2008 Pax Christi Film Series

This film series on peace and justice themes, now beginning its third year, is sponsored by Pax Christi El Paso and the Peace and Justice Ministry of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso. Admission is free. Donations are accepted but not required. Light refreshments are served, and there is time for discussion after each film. Movies have been scheduled at 3:00 p. m. on the second Sunday of each month through the end of 2008.

November 9, 2008 “On the Line: Dissent in an Age of Terrorism” tells of a young graduate student who is among those arrested for nonviolent acts of civil disobedience during a protest of alleged human-rights violations by graduates of School of the Americas (also known as WHINSEC), This event introduces a discussion of the clash between civil liberties and maintaining security since 9/11.

For more information, call (915)217-8190 or (915)874-8422
Show time: 3:00 p. m.
Martyrs Room of St. Charles Seminary
8330 Park Haven Ave.
El Paso, TX
(Just off of St. Matthews Street, near North Loop Drive. From North Loop Drive, turn south onto St. Matthews Street. Then turn right on Park Haven Avenue. The Martyrs Room is the central building between the two wings of the seminary complex.)
Show time: 3:00 p. m.

Tentative Schedule for 2009
January 11 - THE INVISIBLE CHAPEL
February 8 - WAR DANCE
March 8 - DOROTHY DAY: DON'T CALL ME A SAINT
April 19 - THIRST
May 17 - THE CORPORATION
June - SALT OF THE EARTH
July - PEACE IS EVERY STEP (Thich Nhat Hanh)