VANCOUVER, Wash. - Washington State University Vancouver's Diversity Council welcomes the community to the Diversity Film Festival Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 4 p.m. in the Multimedia Classroom building, room 6 for "Punk's Not Dead."
"Punk's Not Dead" traces the origins of the punk movement in the 1970s U.K. and U.S. Punk music inspired a youth movement whose music, art, literature, politics and fashion reflected the angst, social alienation and a growing political awareness of a generation. The film follows the movement as it became the inspiration for later generations of youth and was appropriated and embraced by marketers, media corporations and the general public. Among the bands featured in the film are the Sex Pistols, The Clash, Ramones, Black Flag, Rancid, the Pixies, Fugazi, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, L7, Green Day, Sum 41, Tsunami Bomb and Good Charlotte.
The theme for the 2009 Diversity Film Festival is "Living Out Loud! A celebration of diversity through music in film." The films offered capture the passion, pride and power of people asserting their values, identity and resistance through music. The Diversity Film Festival runs through October 1. For a synopsis of each movie and show times, visit
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The Diversity Film Festival showcases works and artists that touch on and reflect the many and various aspects of cultural diversity we see around the world today. The festival's goal is to foster a forum for, encourage dialog about and promote an understanding of diversity issues on the 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø campus and throughout the community.
91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø is celebrating 20 years of bringing quality education, research and service to the citizens of Southwest Washington. The campus is located at 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave., east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-Tran bus service. 91³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø offers 16 bachelor's degrees, 10 master's degrees, one doctorate degree and more than 36 fields of study. Learn more at
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