This year marks the 60th year of the founding of the World Bank and IMF, and given the devastating impact of the policies, programs and projects of these institutions over these six decades, 2004 is a crucial year in the struggle for global justice. Along with partner organizations and activists, the 50 Years Is Enough Network presents a collection of eleven films that expose the pressing social, economic and environmental issues that have mobilized thousands of people around the world to call for a profound transformation of these institutions.

** All films are free to the public **

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Saturday March 13th, 2004    2:00 -4:30pm
Drowned Out: We Can't wash Them Away
Spanner Films Ltd., 2003
Chronicles the fight against the Narmada dam which threatens to submerge the Jalsindi village in central India.
Venue: Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Rd, NW
Metro: Columbia Heights
Discussant: Rahul Vashwani, Rural Community Assistance Program

Thursday, March 18th, 2004    7:00-8:30pm
Deadly Embrace - Nicaragua, the World Bank and the IMF
Elizabeth Canner & Ashley Eames, 1996/1999
Account of how Nicaragua is affected by the threat of structural adjustment and the debt crisis.
Venue: All Souls Church- Unitarian, 1500 Harvard St. NW
Metro: Columbia Heights
Discussant: Rita Clark, Nicaragua-U.S. Friendship Office

Thursday, March 18th, 2004    7:00 -8:30pm
Two Trevors Go To Washington
Seipone Productions 2000
The April 2000 IMF/WB meetings seen through the eyes of two South Africans -- a finance minister and a Soweto activist.
Venue: All Souls Church - Unitarian, 1500 Harvard St. NW
Metro: Columbia Heights
Discussant: Soren Ambrose, 50 Years is Enough Network

Thursday March 25th, 2004    7:00 - 9:00pm
Working Women of the World
Marie France Collard 2000
Follows the relocation of the garment industry focusing on Levi Strauss & Co.
Venue: IPS, 733 15th Street NW
Metro: Metro Center /McPherson Sq
Discussant: Analia Penchaszadeh, Jobs with Justice

Saturday March 27th, 2004    2:00 -4:30pm
Breaking the Bank
Coalition of independent media groups, 2000
Independent account of the April 2000 protests and examines the issues behind the protests.
Venue: Josephine Butler Parks Center
Metro: Columbia Heights
Discussant: Neil Watkins, Jubilee USA Network

Thursday, April 1st, 2004    7:00 - 9:00 pm
Life and Debt
Stephanie Black, 2001
Exposes the devastating effects of free trade and debt on the lives of Jamaicans.
Venue: IPS, 733 15th Street NW
Metro: Metro Center/McPherson Sq
Discussant: Marie Clarke, Jubilee USA Network and Njoki Njoroge Njehu, 50 Years is Enough Network

Saturday, April 3rd, 2004    2:00-4:30pm
Choropampa: The Price of Gold
Ernesto Cabellos & Stephanie Boyd 2002
Follows the valiant struggle for health care and justice after a devastating mercury spill at the Yanacocha gold mine in the Peruvian Andes.
Venue: Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Rd, NW Metro: Columbia Heights
Discussant: Radhika Sarin, Earthworks

Thursday, April 8th, 2004    7:00-9:00pm
Patient Abuse
Jack Lewis 2001
Chronicles the Treatment Action Campaign in South Africa and their struggle against international drug companies.
Venue: IPS, 733 15th Street NW
Metro: Metro Center /McPherson Sq
Discussant: Salih Booker, Africa Action

Saturday April 10th, 2004    2:00-4:30pm
Profits of Doom
BBC, 2001
In depth analysis of the structural adjustment programs of World Bank and IMF in Ghana
Venue: Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Rd, NW
Metro: Columbia Heights
Discussant: TBA

Thursday, April 15th, 2004    7:00-9:00pm
Fisheries Beyond the Crisis
CBC, 1998
Follows two fishing communities one in Canada, one in India and explores the issues behind the decline of once vibrant fishing communities.
Venue: IPS, 733 15th Street NW
Metro: Metro Center/McPherson Sq
Discussant: TBA

Sunday April 18th, 2004    2:00-4:00pm
To Be a Woman
Visafric Productions, 1992
Examines the issues of debt, structural adjustment and development through the stories of women in Uganda, Zambia and Ghana.
Venue: Sisterspace & Books, 1515 U Street, N.W.
Metro: U Street/Cardozo
Discussant: Njoki Njoroge Njehu, 50 Years Is Enough Network

We would like to thank all the individuals and organizations that have contributed to the 2004 Global Justice Film Festival and continue to support the work of the 50 Years Is Enough Network.

** All films are free to the public **