- Part 1: Reserve your seats for "The Vietnam War": Screening and Discussion: Minnesota Remembers Vietnam
- There are going to be three events in the Twin Cities of Ken Burns: "The Vietnam War": Screening and Discussion.
- Part 2: Full Disclosure: Re: The Burns-Novick PBS Series, About the US War in Viet Nam
- The series will almost certainly avoid the fundamental moral issues that define the US as an historically imperial, dangerous, and deceitful political/economic nation state and culture.
Compiled by David Culver, Ed., Evergreene Digest
Part 1: Reserve your seats for "The Vietnam War": Screening and Discussion: Minnesota Remembers Vietnam
There are going to be three events in the Twin Cities of Ken Burns: "The Vietnam War": Screening and Discussion. The events are free, but you need to reserve seats. Click on one (or more) of the links to reserve seats.
September 1, 2017 | Join Twin Cities PBS and our partners for an exclusive first look at clips from the Ken Burns film, followed by candid community discussions. These are FREE events, but attendees must RSVP in advance. Pick the date and location that works best for you. RSVP by clicking the links below:
To see a list of all upcoming Minnesota Remembers Vietnam events, visit mnvietnam.org/events.
The Ken Burns documentary series "The Vietnam War" will begin airing on PBS starting Sept. 17. This is very important business for us. Millions will watch this documentary and we want to make sure they get the Whole story and truth about the American war in Vietnam. This may be our last chance to really set the record straight on this part of our history.
Vets for Peace #27 has been very involved the last several years in making sure the history of the American war in Vietnam is not “white-washed” (as our government is currently trying to do fifty years later) and excused as “well, it was a sad time, mistakes were made, but we all did the best we could, time to forget and move on.” We prefer the narrative: “this war, and all the endless wars that we currently find ourselves in, must not be excused or tolerated for so many reasons!”
We are very interested in having as many people attend these screenings as possible to express the whole ugly truth about the Vietnam War and the full costs of this war. Please go to the website to sign up for a screening at the venue of your choice.
Barry Riesch is spearheading our chapter’s efforts in this campaign. If you plan to go, please contact him to learn how you can help: bwrvfp27@gmail.com. There will be copies of the Full Disclosure newspaper to hand out to people as they leave.
He poses a question: Does anyone have a space in their home or elsewhere with a television that can access PBS where we can gather as a group and view the series?
Veterans for Peace, Chapter 27
4200 Cedar Avenue S, Suite 7
Minneapolis, MN 55407-9998
(612) 821-9141
vfpchapter27.org
e-mail: vfpchapter27@GMAIL.COM
Part 2: Full Disclosure: Re: The Burns-Novick PBS Series, About the US War in Viet Nam
The series will almost certainly avoid the fundamental moral issues that define the US as an historically imperial, dangerous, and deceitful political/economic nation state and culture.
S Brian Willson, Facebook Posting
September 7, 2017 | Burns will present lots of interesting history and dramatic photos that will captivate millions of viewers. He will attempt to be fair while posing some questions and themes provoking lots of thought and discussion.
But two substantial issues will not be posed in any serious manner that, if asked, would make much of the content of this series just distracting entertainment, because the series will almost certainly avoid the fundamental moral issues that define the US as an historically imperial, dangerous, and deceitful political/economic nation state and culture.
1. The US unilaterally and without any authentic justifications, invaded Viet Nam, and in fact a whole region, committing as it has done elsewhere, the ultimate international crime against peace (Nuremberg).
2. The US created a fictional government to represent US imperial interests in Southeast Asia, replacing the French before it, a government that possessed virtually no serious indigenous Vietnamese support, which required massive US military presence to defend the fictional government from the Vietnamese themselves. It was NOT a civil war, but one concocted by the US with malice aforethought.
S Brian Willson: Author / Speaker / Blogger / Activist
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