Never Mind the Ballot: Some things to do in your local social centre to take your mind off the futility of voting

2 to 8pm

On Polling Day

Friday 25th February

at Seomra Spraoi

10 Belvedere Court, Dublin D1

Vegan Cafe, Bike Workshop, Games, Cinema, Tea and cakes, and Art Workshop.

Activities are by suggested donations. More if you can afford it, less if you can't.

Soup served between 2 and 4pm

Bike Workshop from 2 to 5pm

Art Workshop from 2 to 4pm

Cakes from 3 to 5pm

Games: Table-tennis and boardgames, 2 to 8pm

Dinner served between 6 and 7pm

Cinema: Election themed Hollywood :-

Bulworth (1998) 2pm

 A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.

 

Election (1999) 4pm

 A 1999 American comedy film adapted from a 1998 novel of the same title by Tom Perrotta. The plot revolves around a three-way election race in high school, and satirizes both suburban high school life and politics.
 

The Candidate (1972) 6pm

 Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.  Themes of the film include how the political machine corrupts and the pointlessness of politics.