<html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <title>Hallo, this is probably too short notice for your list</title> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1>  (Apologies to non-New Yorkers; but check out the book and maybe consider bringing the authors to your area – contact them c/o <a href="mailto:editor@prwatch.org">editor@prwatch.org</a> )   -- PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY --    *Fri.Aug8th~NYC Book Party w/ Authors Stauber & Rampton of PR Watch* Join for an evening of art, music, movie (Amandla) and thoughtful discussion w/ authors of Weapons of Mass Deception, The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq    7:30 pm: Amandla! A Revolution In Four-Part Harmony (2002) The power of song to communicate, motivate, console, unite and, ultimately, beget change: lies at the heart of director Lee Hirsch's inspiring feature film documentary Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony. The film tells the story of black South African freedom music and reveals the central role it played in the long battle against apartheid.        ( http://www.amandla.com/home/index.php )   9:30 pm: Poetry from Jen Edwardsm, Suneel Mubayi and             commentary by John DeVore of WhiteHouse.org   10 pm: Muckraking journalists Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber, authors of the classic expose’ Toxic Sludge Is Good For You, will discuss their new book Weapons of Mass Deception, The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq. ( http://www.prwatch.org/books/wmd.html ; read an excerpt from the book at http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=16497 ) Presentation to be followed by Q&A and book signing.   11 pm: Music, performance art, poetry, other?   WHEN: Friday Aug. 8th, 7:30pm - 1 am WHERE: CHASHAMA @ TIMES SQUARE,       125 W 42nd STREET (between 6th & Broadway), Street Level DRINKS: Yes, Drinks and Snacks will be available COST: FREE!    Contact for more info:       Bernardo, 917 721 5787, hellobernardo@yahoo.com ( If you’d like to perform, speak, show art, please be in touch.      Announcements and distribution of leaflets welcome.) </div> </body> </html>