<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8pt"><div><br></div><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8pt"><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:21px;font-style:italic;">The Militant Labor Forum presents a film showing</span></div><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica,
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<p class="MsoHeading7" style="text-align:center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 0);">BLACK SOLDIER BLUES</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">Using first hand
interviews with veteran African American soldiers, film footage of the war, and
recollections of native Australians, <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color:transparent;">Black
Soldier Blues</span></i></b> chronicles the experiences of African American
soldiers who were stationed in Australia
during World War II. The prime minister, John Curtin, while welcoming the white
G.I.s, was adamantly opposed to having black soldiers stationed on Australian
territory. Eventually Black soldiers were allowed to go ashore and developed
relationships with the Australian people.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span style=""> </span>In
the US
military Black soldiers were for the most part assigned to service
units—engineering and quartermaster corps—while their officers were white.
Conflicts occurred primarily between American Blacks and the white military
police and shore patrol. As one veteran stated, the problem was “home grown. We
brought it with us.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span style=""> </span>Tensions
escalated until riots broke out in Brisbane
between Black and white Americans during March of 1942. At this point the Queensland government
asked that the Black American troops be moved out of the city.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span style=""> </span><b style="">Come to a discussion on the fight against
war and racism. </b></span></p>
<h2 align="center" style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-style:normal;">Friday,
October 9, 7:30 pm</span></h2><h2 align="center" style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-style:normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:27px;">Militant
Labor Forum Hall</span></span></h2>
<h2 align="center" style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-style:normal;">13 Bennington Street</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-style:normal;">, 2nd
floor, East Boston</span><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-style:normal;"></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><span lang="ES-CO" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana;">617-569-9169 or email: </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana;"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:swpboston@verizon.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:swpboston@verizon.net">bostonmlf@yahoo.com</a></span><span lang="ES-CO" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana;"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><span lang="ES-CO" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana;">Suggested Donation -- $5 </span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana;">Translation to Spanish available • </span><b><span lang="ES-CO" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana;">Traducción al español </span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><span lang="ES-CO" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;">Visit <b><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://themilitant.com">themilitant.com</a></b>
and <b><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://pathfinderpress.com">pathfinderpress.com</a> </b>for news, analysis, and literature.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><span lang="ES-CO" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;">By train,
take the blue line to Maverick Square Station and walk down Meridian about 5
blocks to Bennington St., at Liberty Plaza.</span></p></div><div style=""></div></div><br>
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