National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee

Film Screenings for Death & Taxes

Death & Taxes DVD coversky fest award

See the trailer or Watch the film online (30 min.)

April 2011

April 15 (Friday), Petaluma, CA

Petaluma Film Series, http://www.petalumafilmseries.com.  “Death and Taxes” will show on Friday, April 15, at 7 p.m., at The Clear Heart Gallery, 356 Petaluma Blvd, North.

April 15 (Friday), Portland, Oregon

War Resisters League of Portland hosts Redirection of Taxes Ceremony, with showing of Death and Taxes. First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 13th St., 5:30 to 7:30. Refreshments served at 5:30. For information email Pam or call 503-249-6343.

April 15 (Friday), Las Cruces, NM

Public showing of “Death and Taxes” at the Mountain View Market Co-op in Las Cruces, NM on April 15th at 5:30 p.m. For more info people can contact Vickie Aldrich at mathstar@zianet.com or 575-541-9093.

April 12 (Tuesday), New London, CT

Southeast Connecticut Peace & Justice Network hosts a showing of the film followed by discussion with members of WRL-New England.  6:30 p.m., Provenance Center, 165 State Street, New London. Free and open to the public!

April 6 (Wednesday), Lansing, Michigan

Viewing & Discussion of the movie Death and Taxes to benefit the Michigan Peace Team. Gone Wired Cafe 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, 6 p.m. Email for information or see the Café website.

March 2011

March 13 (Sunday), New York, NY

NY Peace Film Festival, 2:30 p.m., followed by Q & A All Souls Unitarian Church, 80th Street & Lexington, Manhattan http://newyorkpeacefilmfestival.blogspot.com/

March 4 (Friday), Kansas City, KS

Showing, 7 p.m., Upper office at 3200 Strong. The showing will be at the office of Dr. Yolanda Huet-Vaughn, who refused to go to participate in the first Gulf War and was imprisoned in Leavenworth for one year. Sponsored by St. Lawrence Catholic Worker House, Kansas City Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Peace Works of Kansas City.

January 2011

January 17, 28, and 29, Cambridge, MA

Cambridge Community Television. Jan. 17, 8:30 p.m., ch. 10; Jan. 28, 9:30 am, ch. 9, Jan. 29, 12 am, ch. 10.

October 2010

October 10–15, Albuquerque, N.M.

Duke City Docfest. Official Selection, “Shorts.” Watch www.dukecitydocfest.com for more information and screening times.

August 2010

August 21, Washington, DC

World Music and Film Festival People’s Choice Awards

July 2010

July 4, Ventura, California

Ventura Film Festival, Ventura County Library, 651 East Main St., 9 p.m.

July 3, Sandefjord, Norway

The 13th International Conference on War Tax Resistance and Peace Tax Campaigns (held at Skiringssal College) had a screening

May 2010

May 30, Asheville, North Carolina

Twin Rivers Media Festival, 9 Walnut St. Special screening on Sunday, May 30th.

May 12, New York City

Middle Collegiate Church, 50 E. 7th St., will show “Death & Taxes” at 7 p.m. during their Movies with Meaning series. Following the showing will be a Q&A about the film and war tax resistance. For more information, email Adriene Thorne.

May 7, Tucson, Arizona

Pima Friends Meeting House, 931 N. 5th Ave., 7 p.m. Showing will include remarks by Tucson filmmaker Steev Hise and the Pan Left Collective, who co-produced “Death and Taxes.” A simple vegetarian dinner will be served at 6 p.m. for $5 — reservations for dinner required by contacting Jack and Felice no later than May 5 at nukeresister@igc.org or 520-323-8697. This public showing opens NWTRCC’s weekend war tax resistance gathering.

April 2010

April 26, New York City

Every Day Direct Action! Living a Life of Fierce Peace. Following a showing of Death and Taxes, Julia Butterfly Hill shares about her work as part of the war tax resistance movement and how this is a vital part of her activism and life philosophy. Sponsored by NYC War Resisters League and NWTRCC, (718) 768-3420. Sixth Street Community Center, 638 East Sixth Street (between Avenue B & C), 7 p.m. Click here to download a flyer (PDF) about this event.

April 15, Asheville, North Carolina

Asheville War Resisters League/War Tax Resistance, Email. Death and Taxes film will be shown at Courtyard Gallery, 9 Walnut Street at 7:30 p.m. A potluck will begin at 6:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Film editor Carlos Steward will be present for comment and there will be opportunity for discussion with seasoned peace tax payers and war tax resisters and counselors. The potluck and film showing will be preceded by street actions throughout the day, including freeway blogging, leafleting at post office with the tax dollars pie chart, and dialog with other tax day demonstrators.

April 15, Berkeley, California

Northern California War Tax Resistance, www.nowartax.org. 6–9p.m., 2220 Sacramento St., Berkeley. Northern California War Tax Resistance and the People’s Life Fund are delighted to be making nearly $20,000 in grants to twenty one amazing organizations that are working to bring about social justice and peace in our communities. Program includes showing of Death & Taxes. This event is free and open to the public.

April 15, Louisville, Kentucky

Luncheon meeting with showing of Death & Taxes followed by discussion. Sponsor: Fellowship of Reconciliation-Louisville chapter. Rudyard Kipling, 422 West Oak. Buffet lunch at 11:30; presentation begins at noon. $6. For reservations, call Jean Edwards at (502) 458-8056 or email.

April 15, Missoula, Montana

University of Montana Students for Peace and Justice present Tax Day Shorts, including Death and Taxes, as part of their Peace & Justice Film Series. Urey Underground Lecture Hall, Univeristy of Montana, 7:00p.m.

April 15, Portland, Oregon

First Unitarian Church, 1211 SW Main. Conscience in Action program to benefit Coffee Strong, 6:30 p.m. film showing. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Sponsored by Oregon Community for War Tax Resistance/WRL, Veterans for Peace #72, Iraq Veterans Against the War, others. Contact: (503) 238-0605 or email.

April 10, Ithaca, New York

Tompkins County Public Library, 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by Ithaca War Tax Resisters. Contact: (607) 256-9733.

April 9, Chicago, Illinois

White Rose Catholic Worker House, right next to the salvation army store, 2127 W. Devon Ave. 6:00p.m.–9:00p.m. (potluck followed by 30 minute short film, “Death and Taxes,” with tax resistance roundtable discussion to follow.) Contact: whiterosecw@gmail.com (317) 908-2248.

April 8, Las Vegas, Nevada

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (Back meeting room), across the street from UNLV, 4550 S. Maryland Pkwy. 6:00p.m.–8:00p.m. (30 minute short film, with a talk and discussion to follow.) The Vegas A-Cafe and Southern Nevada ALL are pleased to announce that this week’s A-Cafe will feature a special presentation and screening of the short film “Death and Taxes,” hosted by Jim Haber of the Nevada Desert Experience. Read more.

April 8, Austin, Texas

Monkeywrench Books, 110 E. North Loop, 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by Austin Conscientious Objectors to Military Taxation (ACOMT). Read more.

April 7, Fresno, California

Two things are certain: noon and 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 7 / Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness Ave. / free / (559) 237-3223 The Fresno Center for Nonviolence will hold two screenings of Death & Taxes, a film that asks 28 people their motivations and methods of resisting funding the war with their tax money. It examines questions such as: Why and how do people refuse to pay for a war? Where does the money go? How does war tax resistance affect one’s life? Gerry Bill and Steve Ratzlaff will be on hand for post-screening discussions. Read more.

April 6, Newton, Kansas

Showings to church groups. Open to the public. For location and time contact Heartland Peace Tax Group

Tips for Screenings (PDF)

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Screening Posters

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Version 1 (black and white)

Version 1 (color, lower resolution)

Version 2 (black and white)

Version 2 (color, lower resolution)

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