Micah 6:8
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Micah 6:8 group is to raise awareness of the need to be good stewards of all that God has provided and to work towards the goal of equal opportunity and justice for all people.
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Monthly Meetings:
Micah 6:8, the social justice group at Bath Church, meets monthly (September through May) on the first Tuesday of the month in Room 202.
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Monthly Movies:
Micah 6:8 Movie Night is the 3rd Sunday of each month (no movies in June, July, or August)
6:30 p.m. in the Hospitality Room
Everyone is Welcome!
Movie Schedule for 2011-12:
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
“Constantine’s Sword “
Constantine’s Sword is the story of James Carroll; a former Catholic priest on a journey to confront his past and uncover the roots of religiously inspired violence and war. His search also reveals a growing scandal involving religious infiltration of the U.S. military and the terrible consequences of religion’s influence on America’s foreign policy.
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
“Waiting for Superman”
http://www.waitingforsuperman.com
In a documentary sure to get parents and teachers talking–and arguing–An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim offers an eye-opening overview of America’s ailing educational system. Geoffrey Canada, founder of the Harlem Children’s Zone, serves as his primary speaker. As a kid in the Bronx, Canada learned that Superman didn’t exist, which broke his heart, but also inspired him to help other underprivileged children. Aside from Canada and Washington, DC, school chancellor Michelle Rhee, Guggenheim profiles Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, engaging young people without access to institutions adequate to their needs (Guggenheim concentrates on the inner city). Bianca’s single mother, for instance, sends her daughter to a private facility in New York, but that ends when she can no longer afford the tuition. The five families choose the charter school option, but not every child will win the lottery, since applicants outnumber spaces (in Bianca’s case, 767 apply for 35 slots). Guggenheim also questions teachers’ unions, which sometimes act against the best interests of students. He’s particularly concerned about underperforming instructors who suffer no disciplinary measures due to tenure, but he credits the dedicated professionals who help at-risk kids beat the odds. The film ends with a potentially happy outcome for one subject, but updates on the others fail to materialize. After investing in their stories, it’s natural to expect more information. Guggenheim otherwise provides a persuasive argument that involved parents will always have an advantage over those who accept whatever comes their way–no matter how ineffective. –Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
“Black Gold”
As westerners revel in designer lattes and cappuccinos, impoverished Ethiopian coffee growers suffer the bitter taste of injustice. In this eye-opening expose of the multi-billion dollar coffee industry, Black Gold traces one man’s fight for a fair price.
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Sunday, April 15, 2012
“The Conspirator”
http://www.conspiratorthemovie.com
A riveting thriller, THE CONSPIRATOR tells the powerful story of a woman who would do anything to protect her family, and the man who risked everything to save her.
In the wake of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, seven men and one woman are arrested and charged with conspiring to kill the President, Vice President, and Secretary of State. The lone woman charged, Mary Surratt (Wright) owns a boarding house where John Wilkes Booth (Toby Kebbell) and others met and planned the simultaneous attacks. Against the ominous back-drop of post-Civil War Washington, newly-minted lawyer, Frederick Aiken (McAvoy), a 28-year-old Union war-hero, reluctantly agrees to defend Surratt before a military tribunal. Aiken realizes his client may be innocent and that she is being used as bait and hostage in order to capture the only conspirator to have escaped a massive manhunt, her own son, John (Johnny Simmons). As the nation turns against her, Surratt is forced to rely on Aiken to uncover the truth and save her life. (disc – Guantanamo Bay, terrorist trials)
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Sunday, May 20, 2012
“Greening of Southie”
http://www.greeningofsouthie.com/
What happens when you’re asked to build the city of tomorrow… today? Set on the storied streets of South Boston, The Greening of Southie is a feature documentary about Boston’s first residential green building, and the men and women who set out to construct it. From wheatboard cabinetry to recycled steel, bamboo flooring to dual-flush toilets, The Macallen Building is something different––a leader in the emerging field of environmentally friendly design. But green building has its challenges, and the jobsite has its skeptics. And when things start to go wrong, a young developer has to keep the project from unraveling.
Funny and poignant, The Greening of Southie is a story of bold ideas, new environmentalists, and the future of urban America. Soon to be broadcast on Sundance Channel’s “The Green” and available now on DVD, The Greening of Southie is the centerpiece of Earth Week in the Union Halls, a campaign that will bring the film––and the national discussion about green jobs––to workers around the country. Anchor support for this effort is provided by the Fledgling Fund.
Created by King Corn’s Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, The Greening of Southie features innovative time-lapse animation, cinematography by Taylor Gentry, and music by Force Theory.
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