Documentaries and Discussion with members of the Hawaiian independence movement

Friday, May 18th 8:00 p.m.
Sliding Scale Donation at the Door at ABC No Rio
156 Rivington Street, Manhattan
F J M Z trains to Delancey/Essex

Films:
Act of War - The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston landed at Honolulu in support of a treasonous coup d'etat against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili'uok alani. The event was described by U.S. President Grover Cleveland as "an act of war."

We Are Who We Were
17 minutes long, but a very powerful video about the overthrow, fraudulent annexation and statehood vote.

Facilitators:
'Ehu Kekahu Cardwell is a director with the Koani Foundation, a Kaua`i based native Hawai'i rights organization that produced the Aloha Marches in 1998 and 2000 in Washington, DC. He coordinated media for both march es, which resulted in national and international coverage for both events. He is currently co-host of Voices of Truth, One-On-One With H awai'is Future, the Koani Foundations weekly television show that airs throughout Hawai'i.

Kai'opua Fyfe is a Charter Board Member, past officer and Island Council Representative to the Native Hawaiian Education Council, appointed by the Secretary, US Department of Education. At the Hawai'i State Legislature he has served as in-session Clerk of the Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs. He is a student, trainer and facilitator of strategic planning and collaborative leadership for Native Hawaiian Community Based Development.