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\nPublic Event \u00b7 By Valdosta State University Social Issues in Film Series
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\nWednesday, September 19, 2012
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\n7:00pm
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\nVSU University Center room 1171
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\nDOUBLE-HEADER!<\/p>\n\n“Taken for a Ride” focuses on the Great American Streetcar Scandal
\n(or Conspiracy), in which major US companies deliberately bought-up
\nand dismantled the public light-rail streetcar lines in dozens of
\nAmerican cities. The guilty companies? General Motors, Firestone
\nTire, Standard Oil, Phillips Petroleum, and Mack Trucks\u2014all
\ncompanies that wanted to replace the public streetcars with buses
\nand then private cars.\n<\/p>\n
\n“Pedal Power!” is an inside look at the world’s growing cycling
\nmovement and how bikes are pushing-up against a dominant car culture
\nin North America. From Critical Mass bike rides and “bike-to-work”
\nprograms, to increasingly popular “public bike” programs, bicycles
\nare becoming an ever-important component of cities.\n<\/p>\n
\nCo-sponsored with the Valdosta Community Cycling Center.\n<\/p>\n
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\n-jsq\n<\/p>\n
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