“Pay to Pay” – a film by Director John Ennis – will be presented by the First Tuesday Social Justice Films. There is no admission charged.  Refreshments are provided.  Audience discussion will follow.

This documentary examines our Monopoly-inspired system of government, how money in politics obstructs meaningful change, and how the primary function of the pay to play politics is to provide a substantial return on the  donor’s investments.

“Looking into the Pay 2 Play System, Ennis learns about The Powell Memo, a treatise written by Lawrence Powell in 1972 as a strategy to create the appearance of broad public support for a corporate agenda through think tanks, academic stooges, and anti-union laws.  As Ennis is watching this agenda unfold in new anti-union laws in 2011 in Wisconsin and Ohio, he feels helpless to get the word out, so he turns to the exciting but dangerous underworld of street art as an effort at “ubiquity” of the message, as described in the Powell Memo.

“Revelations from the Wisconsin protests lead to identifying a long running shadow organization known as ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, which writes corporate friendly legislation and brings it to lawmakers across the country.  While the corporate money and legislative power of ALEC make them seem invincible, Ennis observes how the individual efforts of citizens brings the law-writing giant to its knees.”   http://www.pay2play.tv/issues 

Each month, First Tuesday Social Justice Films hosts free, public screenings of socially relevant films followed by audience talk back. The Festival is co-sponsored by the UUCOC’s Social Justice Ministry and the Dallas Peace Center  http://dallaspeacecenter.org

“Nuclear Savage” will be shown April 7.  March film will be announced shortly.  For more information and schedules, visit the website.