Much like the AWBC, SURGE is an event that is be= ing organized with hopes of not replicating the style and approach of tradition= al film festivals. Many traditio= nal events and film festivals are often alienating and racially homogenized with little attempt to create universal accessibility and outreach to non-English speaking people, visually and physically challenged people of our society and children who are the vict= ims of society's 'unspeakable' crimes, injustices and inequalities. These segments= of our society are often the most vulnerable populations victimized by the oppressive characteristics of capitalism and institutionalized oppression.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> A movement for a better world cann= ot begin nor thrive without the inclusion of such people! SURGE is an attempt to use outreac= h to create an inclusive gathering and encourage the movement for a better world= !.

Several of the films shown at SURGE which exempl= ify this approach to outreach are three World Premiers of SURGE: "Golden Gloves" which documents the brutal inequalities in women's athletics, a very often overlooked portion of our society; Incest: A Family tragedy, whi= ch documents how politicians' incarceration-without-rehabilitation approach to incest, society's 'unspeakable' crime, is worsening the problem of incest; = and A Tale of Two Cemeteries, which documents aspects of the holocaust, speakin= g up for those who have past away.

or more information about the A World Beyond Capi= talism Conference, the Free of Kings conference and other events, visit: www.aworldbeyondcapitalism.= org

Statement of Encouragement fr= om Leyla Leidecker, the Director of Golden Gloves, to SURGE Film Festival Attendants:

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"It's an honor to be the first film in your program. It is a world premier. As a fellow woman boxer I want to = invite you into the locker rooms of amateur women boxers. I feel responsible to cl= ear up a few misconceptions and clichés about these girls who box. =

Women's boxing is not a curiosity anymore. It is a legitimate sport, looking for recognition and an equality of sportsmanship, offering women the same opportunities as men. But as of today, unfortunately, women still do not ha= ve the same rights in this sport as men.

In amateur boxing nobody gets paid to fight. All you can hope for is a title a= nd the honor to be champ in the city, state or country, or even in the Olympic= s.

However, boxing is the only sport on the Summer Olympics exclusively for men. In 2005 the International Olympic Comity voted "No" to the inclusion of women's boxing in the next Olympic Games in Beijing.

This decision alone should be protested. But its effects in the USA are devastat= ing, coming down to many broken dreams and lots of wasted talent. Because of this decision, amateur women's boxing gets no funding, so that while male competitors receive monthly stipends, competition costs, and travel expense= s, women have no rights to any of these funds.

This part is the film’s political message, calling for equal rights for wo= men.

I also wanted to introduce the public to these incredible women, who besides being very successful in their out-of-the-ring careers, show great sportsmanship and camaraderie to each other.”

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Contact Information: For each film, we at least placed an email or website address so that you can seek full contact information. When an email or web address was n= ot available we placed a mailing address if one was available. If you feel we should have done a = better job on this film festival program thats a good time for you to start volunteering to make it so! S= URGE continues to permit anonymous entries into the film festival.

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The Golden Glo= ves

The Golden Gloves is America's oldest amateur boxing tournament, a coveted go= al for young boxing athletes since 1928.

Women have been trying to get into the competition for many years. But not until 1994 was the case for women given real attention.

A boxing novice from Brooklyn, Dee Hamaguchi, also a civil action worker, teamed up with the ACLU to threaten USA Boxing with a civil lawsuit. Fina= lly women were let in for the first time in 1995.

As of today, boxing is the only sport in the Olympic Games exclusively for men. This fact has a serious effect with all amateur boxing foundations a= nd athletes all across the US- because if the sport is not in the Olympics, = it gets no funding.

The winner of the NY Golden Gloves tournament gets the right to represent= NY in the National Golden Gloves. USA Boxing pays all expenses for travel, hotel, food, etc for state champions- but only for men. Women have to pay= for all expenses by themselves.

We follow 8 women in the 2005 tournament who all think they can be the champion, from the quarter finals in the Brooklyn suburbs till the prestigious Finals in Madison Square Garden.

At the end of the competition, the winner, an outspoken Puerto Rican youn= g woman cannot go to compete on the National level, because she does not have the money....
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Other Worlds: = Malian Gift Economy
A look at the gift economy in Mali, a living alternative to the dominant profits-before-people-motivated paradigm propagated by economic
globalization. Film Length: 7 Minutes, 13 seconds.

Director: Andy Li= n
Contact: outromundialista 'atsymbol' gmail.com

Country of Filmin= g: Mali

You can also watc= h it on the link below:
http://ww= w.youtube.com/watch?v=3DBr_hw-ANfZE

Memories of Rain
Start time: 6:15pm

Memories of rain tells the st= ory of Jenny C. and Kevin Q., two South Africans, she from the white wo