Discussions + Documentary on South America + Excellent Hyper Cult French Film + Great Gig with a Ramones Tribute Band!

11.00am - Dave Douglas: May '68 and After...a Geordie perspective

Based upon his forthcoming autobiography ‘Coaldust and Stardust’, Dave Douglass presents an account of Tyneside’s contribution to and perspective on the events of May 1968 and the period following.

The presentation includes verbatim records of speeches and diaries. It will start with the rally in Newcastle Haymarket to prepare the region's intervention for the historic attack on the US embassy in Grosvenor Square, inspired by the heroic Tet Offensive in Vietnam.

It tells of ‘the bold aud Geordie Cong’ a sarcastic term given by the ‘old left’ to the regions young anarchists and revolutionary socialist milieu, which became a badge of identity.

The north region of the 60s and 70s housed a vibrant anarchist, working class, hippy, far left, sometimes armed and militant, proletarian, free-verse, happening, free love, folk singing, pot smoking, broon dog drinking, community. This presentation will attempt to reveal some of  it.

1.00pm - Open Melting Slot

A chance for anybody attending projectile to hold their own meeting, discussion or performance.

2.45pm - DOCUMENTARY: Salud y Solidaridad (Health and Solidarity, Dir Camcorder Guerillas, 21 min, 2008)

This new film documents the struggle of the people of zapatista autonomous municipality “16th February” to construct their own health clinic, run by and for the community. In their own words the local indigenous people describe the need for an autonomous health care system, detailing the serious health problems they face in the Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico.

The screening is followed by a discussion led by the filmmakers Camcorder Guerillas and Mike Valance from Scottish Zapatistas Solidarity Group, who organised the making of the film.

3.55pm - Chris Reeves: Platform Films

A chance to meet Chris Reeves of Platform Films, makers of 'The Miners Campaign Tapes'; 'Not in My Name' and 'Proud Arabs and Texas Oilmen'. There’ll be an opportunity to see extracts from these important films and to discuss the work of Platform Films.

5.20pm - FILM: Zero de Conduite

Jean Vigo’s influential1933 film draws on his own experience of boarding schools and the repressive nature of institutionalised education.

The son of noted anarchist Miguel Almeryda, who died in prison in suspicious circumstances, Jean Vigo was himself dead by the age of 29, a victim of tuberculosis.  He left behind only three films, luminous classics of French radical film-making, of which Zero de Conduite (Zero for Conduct) is perhaps the most celebrated.

Introduced by Nick Heath.

6.30pm - DOCUMENTARY: The Free Voice of Labour - The Jewish Anarchists (dIR. Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher, 58 min, 1980)

Skilfully blending participant's interviews with stills, newsreel footage and selections from old motion pictures, this film gives a fascinating and penetrating insight into the contribution of Jewish émigré anarchists to the fledging US labour movement in the tumultuous period from 1880 to the First World war. This film lets them tell their own inspiring story in their own words.

8pm - Gig!

A line-up headed by one of the most influential punk rock bands in history. All Girl tribute band The Ramanas, supported by local DJs.

(Free with projectile pass, £7 without)

http://www.projectile.org.uk