Further to this post of Adrian’s on Mr Levant,
A Good Argument On The Oil Sands
this, received by e-mail, should be more fun than a barrel of…(the festival’s organizer is good friend Fred, do check out the whole festival):
Elizabeth May to debate Ezra Levant!
We have been working on this for over six months and the First Annual Free Thinking Film Festival is going to be an amazing event!
Please visit our official website for the complete schedule of films, presentations and events.
On November 13th, 2010, Elizabeth May will debate Ezra Levant on the oil sands of Alberta – as part of the First Annual Free Thinking Film Festival 2010.Elizabeth May is the leader of the Green Party of Canada, and Ezra Levant is an author who has a new book out called “Ethical Oil: The Case for Canada’s Oil Sands.”
The debate will take place at the Library & Archives Canada right after the showing of the film, “Mine Your Own Business,” which starts at 2:30 PM on Saturday, November 13th. The debate should start at approximately 4:00 PM.
“I am delighted to welcome both Ezra Levant and Elizabeth May to our festival,” said Fred Litwin, Managing Director for the Free Thinking Film Society of Ottawa. “I want to present a fair and honest debate – something of substance for attendees.”
Since seating will be limited, precedence will be given to Festival Pass holders.
The First Annual Free Thinking Film Festival will run between November 12-14th and will feature three Gala Events:
- Kalifornistan
- An evening with Philippe Karsenty
- The Stoning of Soraya M
In between the 3 Gala events, the May-Levant debate, the Festival will also show 19 films like “The Cartel,” a film about the power of unions in public schools; “Mugabe and the White African,” a film about the injustice of the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe; “Generation Zero,” a film about the cultural roots of the global financial meltdown; “Atomic Jihad,” a film about Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s coming war for Islamic revival; “Mr. Conservative,” a surprising look at the life of Barry Goldwater; “Do As I Say,” a film about liberal hypocrisy; “For Neda,” a look at the brave woman Neda Agha-Soltan who was murdered by Iranian militia during protests against Iran’s fraudulent election; “Conflict: The Power of Propaganda,” a Canadian film which looks at media bias against Israel; and “Outside the Great Wall,” a look at 12 prominent Chinese intellectuals and artist fighting for democracy in China.
Earlier from Kate McMillan on Mr Levant and a previous debate:
Ethical Oil
Predate: Fred was interviewed on CFRA Ottawa about an earlier film showing:
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
“Crossing”
Madely in the Morning – 8:40am — Steve Madely is joined by Fred Litwin of the Free Thinking Film Society, and Kyung Lee, the founding President of the Council for Human Rights in North Korea based in Toronto. They’ll discuss tonight’s showing at the Library and Archives Canada of “Crossing”, the first major film to capture the dire situation of North Korean refugees & North Korea’s denial of human rights.
mp3 (click here to download)…
Mark
Ottawa
