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Thursday 17
BORDER LINES. Divisions of geography, politics, identity
and gender continue their rapid reshuffling as we barrel towards
the millennium. Today, novelist and poet Demetria Martinez hosts
Women, Identity and Borders, a showcase of satirical and
humorous short films by women offering a poignant look at where
we re headed. Included are The Orientation Express, a funny animated
piece by Frances Leeming, which uses cut-out images from
Life
magazine to explore conservative morality and pompous patriarchy
from the 50s to the 80s ; and Lourdes Portillo s courtroom
comedy Columbus on Trial, in which the explorer
Taste Of The Nation Brings Relief To Local Families.
By Rebecca Cook
IT CERTAINLY ISN T news that in this land of the BMW and
$100 Nikes, many people go hungry. Last year over 21 million people, including eight million children,
sought relief through emergency food assistance programs. Many
of these folks were working (at minimum wage jobs), or already
receiving food stamps, which somehow never seemed to stretch far
enough. Tucson s Community Food Bank works diligently to fill the needs
of local families, but a rising demand for services coupled with
a dwindling shelf stock are worrisome, especially now that our
more charitable holiday seasons are behind us.