Potluck and Propaganda

Greetings P&P friends! I'd like to once again invite you to be a part of our monthly gathering which will take place as usual on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. The last three events were influenced by the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico so this month we are going to take a break and watch something a bit lighter.

The movie Catch 22 (1970) is a cult classic, based on Joseph Heller's book by the same name. It tells the story of a Word War II air force bombardier Yossarian and his attempts to get discharged from the military on the grounds of insanity. Much like M.A.S.H., this parody focuses on "military mentality" and bureaucratic societies in general. BTW, did I mention that this is P&P event no.22? Anyway, here is a link to the trailer.



Potluck theme for this month is Finger Foods! Bring your favorite buffet style dish, tapas recipe or anything that come in small pieces. Here are some ideas to inspire you: Finger Food Ideas. If you don't feel like cooking then just bring some drinks or simply your fabulous self!

Tentative schedule for the evening:
07:30 - 08:30 Gathering.
08:30 - 09:30 Community potluck dinner. Theme: Finger Foods.
09:30 - 11:30 Feature presentation: Catch 22 (121 minutes)

Hope you can make it! P&P is going to go on a hiatus after the October event so I'd really like to see as many of you lovely people as possible before taking off...

Potluck and Propaganda is aimed to present information and encourage critical thinking. Let go of your belief systems (BS) and investigate different reality tunnels. The views and opinions expressed during the events do not necessarily reflect the ones of P&P, its organizers or participants.

Hello everybody! Please join us once again on the 2nd Tuesday of the month for P&P - an evening of flavors, entertainment and information. It's been almost 3 months since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and unfortunately the ongoing spill seem far from over. During this time there has been lot's of talks about finding safer alternatives for oil as a source of energy, natural gas being one of them. But is it really a safer alternative?

To look closer into the issue and learn more about the risks and benefits, the movie we'll watch this month is Gasland which won the Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize of 2010 and recently aired on HBO. I hear it's very interesting. Here is the trailer:



Even though this is the 3rd month in a row that we are looking into environmental issues I really hope that you'll find the time to join us and inform yourself about this important topic. I promise that next month we'll take a break from this topic and focus on something much lighter...

Potluck theme for this month is Summer! Please share your favorite summer dish, drink, or anything else for that matter. Local organic ice cream will also be provided.

Tentative schedule for the evening:
07:30 - 08:30 Gathering.
08:30 - 09:30 Community potluck dinner. Theme: Summer.
09:30 - 11:15 Feature presentation: Gasland (107 minutes)

Hope you can make it!

Potluck and Propaganda is aimed to present information and encourage critical thinking. Let go of your belief systems (BS) and investigate different reality tunnels. The views and opinions expressed during the events do not necessarily reflect the ones of P&P, its organizers or participants.

Greetings friends! Hope you can join us for P&P number 20! That's right folks, P&P is no longer a teen and we will be celebrating the beginning of our 2nd decade (well, kinda) on the THIRD week of June, Tuesday the 15th. Apologies for the short notice about the new date. I really hope you can squeeze us into your busy schedule.

Last month we were already in the midst of the disaster in the gulf, and sadly this f**k-up is still far from over. The accident begs the question - are we not all responsible in some way to the general problem? Don't we all have an impact on the planet?
Well many of us try our best, but here is a guy that took this question to the extreme! The movie No Impact Man tells the story of Colin Beavan who has been writing a blog by the same name since 2007 and exploring what it really means to live with zero footprint. Here is the trailer:



Potluck theme for this month is Cajun Cuisine! Let's have a meal in honor of the states along the golf that are already starting to experience the consequences. Bring a southern dish, southern drink, or just your southern self!

Tentative schedule for the evening:
07:30 - 08:30 Gathering.
08:30 - 09:30 Community potluck dinner. Theme: Cajun Food.
09:30 - 11:00 Feature presentation: No Impact Man (90 minutes)

Please come!

Potluck and Propaganda is aimed to present information and encourage critical thinking. Let go of your belief systems (BS) and investigate different reality tunnels. The views and opinions expressed during the events do not necessarily reflect the ones of P&P, its organizers or participants.

Hello fellow propaganders! As always we will be delighted if you could join us for another installation of P&P. We’ve all heard about the oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico so I think it would be appropriate if this month we take a closer look at the relationship between humans and life in the oceans. Our movie this May is The Cove, winner of the 2009 academy award for best documentary film. It follows an elite team of activists, filmmakers and freedivers as they embark on a covert mission to penetrate a remote and hidden cove in Taiji, Japan, shining a light on a dark and deadly secret... Here is the trailer:



This movie is not very long so we might have some time for open decks (no promises). If you have a short video to share please send me the link or have it handy when you come over.

To show solidarity with our neighbors from the south, the potluck theme this month is MEXICAN FOOD. Ay caramba! Bring your leftovers from Cinco de Mayo and toast to some margaritas with us!

Tentative schedule for the evening:
07:30 - 08:30 Gathering.
08:30 - 09:30 Community potluck dinner. Theme: Mexican Food.
09:30 - 11:00 Feature presentation: The Cove (92 minutes)

Hope to see you!

Potluck and Propaganda is aimed to present information and encourage critical thinking. Let go of your belief systems (BS) and investigate different reality tunnels. The views and opinions expressed during the events do not necessarily reflect the ones of P&P, its organizers or participants.

Happy spring greetings everybody! The days are getting longer and warmer here on the northern hemisphere so let us get together once again for P&P #18 to celebrate the wonderful rejuvenation of nature all around us!

After watching "mainstream" Hollywood movies for the last 3 events it's time to revisit our original format and watch some "real" documentaries again. The one we have this month is the excellent and thought-provoking PBS program The Botany of Desire. Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this show takes viewers on an eye-opening exploration of the human relationship with the plant world - seen from the plants' point of view. The program shows how four familiar species (the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato) evolved to satisfy our yearnings for sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control. Here is a 6 minute preview of the show to give you a sense of what's it about:



The potluck theme this month is of course SPRING - anything that's fresh or reminds you of new beginnings. Feel free to post your intended dish on the Facebook event wall.

Tentative schedule for the evening:
07:30 - 08:30 Gathering.
08:30 - 09:30 Community potluck dinner. Theme: Spring.
09:30 - 11:30 Feature presentation: The Botany of Desire (121 minutes)

Hope to see you!

Potluck and Propaganda is aimed to present information and encourage critical thinking. Let go of your belief systems (BS) and investigate different reality tunnels. The opinions expressed in the movies shown do not necessarily reflect the ones of P&P or its participants.

Greetings fellow propaganders! Apologies for the short notice, but by now you should know the drill. On the 2nd Tuesday of March we once again open our doors and invite you to join for P&P #17. The feature movie this month is Milk which tells the story of San Francisco's politician Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected for public office in California, who in 1978 was murdered along with Mayor George Moscone by disgruntled city supervisor Dan White. Here is the Trailer:



The obvious potluck theme this month would have been Milk of course, but we decided to take it a bit further and instead have a fondue dinner! Melted cheese and melted chocolate are also made of milk so I think it counts. Thanks Angela for the wonderful idea!



We do ask for your help however - if you have a fondue cooking set that we can borrow please let us know (even if you can’t make it to the evening). We'll probably need a few of them to feed everybody with both cheese and chocolate style fondue. Also, it would be great if you can post what you intend to bring on the event wall. We could use some salads and light side dishes to complement the main course and fruits/berries to dip in chocolate at the end. If you want to make one of the fondue dishes yourself then that's good too!

Tentative schedule for the evening:
07:30 - 08:30 Gathering and fondue setup.
08:30 - 09:30 Community potluck fondue dinner.
09:30 - 11:40 Feature presentation: Milk (129 minutes).

Hope to see you!

Potluck and Propaganda is aimed to present information and encourage critical thinking. Let go of your belief systems (BS) and investigate different reality tunnels. The opinions expressed in the movies shown do not necessarily reflect the ones of P&P or its participants.

Greetings Friends! Please join us for P&P #16, as we travel back in time to 1969 and the summer of love. Taking Woodstock tells the story of the people who brought the festival to its location in Bethel, New York, expecting 50,000 people and getting 400,000... Here is the trailer:



The potluck theme this month is LOVE. In the spirit of the summer of love bring anything that warms your heart or makes you remember the ones you care about. It's a good opportunity to practice your Valentine's Day recipe!

Tentative schedule for the evening:
07:30 - 08:30 Gathering.
08:30 - 09:30 Community potluck dinner. Theme: Love.
09:30 - 11:30 Feature presentation: Taking Woodstock (121 minutes).

We'd love to have you over!

Potluck and Propaganda is aimed to present information and encourage critical thinking. Let go of your belief systems (BS) and investigate different reality tunnels. The opinions expressed in the movies shown do not necessarily reflect the ones of P&P or its participants.

Happy New Year and hope you are enjoying the holiday season! Don’t forget to keep some energy on reserve for the New Year’s mega weekend - OMG it’s going to be a memorable one for sure... I am once again delighted to invite you to join us on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, for a night of friends, food, entertainment and conversation. What better way to kick start 2010?

This month's feature film is "Jarhead". Directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition) this movie is based on U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford's 2003 Gulf War memoir of the same name. Having seen very little actual combat during the war (like most of the half million troops stationed there), Swofford's story tends to focus on topics that are not often discussed in war movies. Trailer:



The potluck theme this month is winter. Bring your favorite soup, stew, pie, or alternatively something that's in compliance with your New Year resolution (whatever it is).

Tentative schedule for the evening:
07:30 - 08:30 Gathering.
08:30 - 09:30 Community potluck dinner. Theme: Winter.
09:30 - 11:30 Feature presentation: Jarhead (125 minutes)

Hope to see you and launch the year in style together!

Potluck and Propaganda is aimed to present information and encourage critical thinking. Let go of your belief systems (BS) and investigate different reality tunnels. The opinions expressed in the movies shown do not necessarily reflect the ones of P&P or its organizers.

Greetings friends, and happy holidaze! Please join us for P&P #14 as we celebrate our one year anniversary! That's right, our little monthly gathering has been going on since Thanksgiving 2008 and this month we are once again having it out on location. We have been invited to kick-start the party "Entheogenic Garden" which will take place on Saturday December 12th at a SOMA warehouse in San Francisco (exact location TBA). Also celebrating birthdays with us are Jenn, Shanti and Sara. We will have the floor from 4pm to 8pm after which David (aka Dog of Tears) will present a short film titled "Rusted Sodom" that he created.



One of the intentions behind this evening is creating an environment that supports the process of healing. P&P will feature the film The Beautiful Truth which takes a look at the Gerson Therapy - a powerful treatment based on a natural diet which is shown to heal cancer and many other degenerative diseases but totally shunned by the conventional medical establishment. This inspiring movie is full of useful information about the Gerson Therapy itself and aspects of western health-care that we should always keep in mind. Trailer:



The potluck theme for this month is home food: share with us some of the dishes which remind you of the holiday season, "family" or "home", whatever these terms mean to you. Otherwise just bring any food or drink that you wish to share with the community.

Also before the main movie we will have some time for "open decks" so if you wish to share a short video on the big screen please get in touch on Facebook or potluckandpropaganda@gmail.com. It can be anything that you found entertaining, educational or inspirational.

Tentative schedule for the evening:
4:00 - 5:00 Community potluck. Theme: Home Food.
5:00 - 6:00 Open Decks
6:00 - 8:00 Movie: The Beautiful Truth
8:00 - 8:30 Rusted Sodom – a film by David Cohen (aka Dog of Tears)
9:00 - Entheogenic Garden music lineup starts

Hope to see you!

Potluck and Propaganda is aimed to present information and encourage critical thinking. Let go of your belief systems (BS) and investigate different reality tunnels. The opinions expressed in the movies shown do not necessarily reflect the ones of P&P or its organizers.

Happy Halloween-recovery day everybody! Hope you had fun last night. I'd like to once again invite you to come over, on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, for an evening of friends, food, entertainment and conversation. This month we'll be watching a movie about a group called The Yes Men who you might remember from Leon's presentations at the "open decks" gathering in August. These activists define themselves as: "Impersonating big-time criminals in order to publicly humiliate them. Targets are leaders and big corporations who put profits ahead of everything else". The movie is an entertaining documentary about their true story. Trailer:



The film is 82 minutes long so we'll probably have time for some YouTubes or whatever you care to share before or after the movie (contact me). Before the movie I'll also be making an announcement regarding next month's P&P Holidays special! Wuuuuu...

The potluck theme this month is Pizza and Italian food. I'll be getting a few trays of pizza and would welcome any additional pasta dishes, salads or anything that goes well with Italian food.

Tentative schedule for the evening:
07:30 - 08:30 Gathering.
08:30 - 09:30 Community potluck dinner. Theme: Pizza and Italian food.
09:30 - 10:00 Open decks (?) and special announcements.
10:00 - 11:30 Feature presentation: The Yes Men (82 minutes)

Hope to see you!

Potluck and Propaganda is aimed to present information and encourage critical thinking. Let go of your belief systems (BS) and investigate different reality tunnels. The opinions expressed in the movies shown do not necessarily reflect the ones of P&P or its organizers.