Great events over the next few weeks

Those of us living in Ottawa are very lucky to have access to these upcoming events - they are all important and sure to be informative and inspirational. Don't miss them if you can help it! January 22 and 23
Global Apartheid: a conference/convergence - tons happening, check out http://opirgcarletonpis2010.wordpress.com/ Monday January 25, 2010 Screening begins 19h00
Venue: 301 Azrieli Theatre (AT) Carleton University The Coca-Cola Case - A documentary film about Coke and labour rights in the bottling plants.

German Gutierrez and Carmen Garcia / Canada / 2009 / English and Spanish (w/ eng. s.t.) THE COCA COLA CASE is screening throughout the CP Network between winter and spring 2010 as part of the The Coca Cola Case Film Tour, co-organized the the NFB. SYNOPSIS: Colombia is the trade union murder capital of the world. Since 2002, more than 470 workers’ leaders have been brutally killed, usually by paramilitaries hired by private companies intent on crushing the unions. Among these unscrupulous corporate brands is the poster boy for American business: Coca-Cola. Talk to Martin Gil: His brother Isidro was killed at point-blank range while working at the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Carepa, because he was part of a union bargaining unit. Like most violent crimes committed against Colombian union leaders, Gil’s murder went unpunished. However, U.S. lawyers Daniel Kovalik and Terry Collingsworth, as well as activist Ray Rogers, stepped in and launched an ambitious crusade against the behemoth Coca-Cola. In an incredible three-year saga, filmmakers Germán Gutiérrez and Carmen Garcia follow these heroes in a legal game of cat and mouse. From Bogotá to New York, Guatemala to Atlanta, Washington to Canada, The Coca-Cola Case maintains the suspense of a hard-fought struggle. The lawyers filed several cases at the U.S. federal court against Cola-Cola for murder, abduction and torture committed in Colombia and Guatemala. Thanks to activist Ray Rogers, they also attacked the brand image of the Atlanta-based giant, with the devastating campaign Stop Killer Coke!, causing dozens of U.S. colleges and universities to boycott the drink. Still the company would not give up. After five years of haggling, will the lawyers get justice? In the end, they reach a settlement of sorts, but what will the victims choose - cash, or power and integrity? In January, February and March of 2010 the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Cinema Politica are teaming up to organize a tour of the documentary THE COCA-COLA CASE, a film about the legal case against Coca-Cola and their operations in Colombia.
Coca Cola is clearly not happy about  this!
http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/2469 Monday February 1 7:00 pm
Angela Davis (the ANGELA DAVIS)is speaking at Carleton University - tickets are $15 for students, $25 for non students and available at the CUSA offices and Octopus Books Tuesday, February 2
7:00 pm 9:00 pm
Bronson Centre, 211 Bronson Street
An evening with Angela Davis
The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) is hosting Angela Davis to kick off Black History Month activities on campus. The former professor at the University of California and political activist will be addressing the crowd on issues relating to identity and there will be a Question and Answer period. Tickets are 10$ in advance, 20$ at the door for students and 25$ for community members. Tickets are available at the SFUO office located at 85 University Street, Room 07 at the University of Ottawa. For information : vp.finance@sfuo.ca.