June 29, 2010 - In the early morning of April 19th, 235 years ago, a small band of Militia men numbering nearly 70 and led by Captain John Parker fired the "shot heard round the world". The actions on that day
would forever be the turning point for the fledgling colonies who would
soon make up the United Sates. In the same fashion on June 26th, 2010,
thousands of freedom-loving Americans attended more than 300 screenings
of the new William Lewis/Gary Franchi film "Don't Tread On Me: Rise of
the Republic". Members of various grassroots organizations, tea parties
and concerned citizens joined together to share the message of
Sovereignty and freedom for all, and discuss the solutions presented in
the film.

As a bonus, just in time for the screenings, Producer Franchi turned the "quiz" that comes with the film into a ten-part video series. The
video quiz is currently posted at http://DontTreadOnMeMovie.com/quiz.html
, for anyone interested in using it for their groups or screenings at
later dates.

The new film presents information for solving the problem of a government that is ever-encroaching on state, local and individual
rights. "Don't Tread On Me: Rise of the Republic" shares what some
state governments are doing to protect themselves, offers a rather
colorful suggestion for the eventual death of the Federal Reserve, and a
rather gutsy solution to federally mandated programs that hold states
hostage through the doling out of Federal Income Tax monies. Responses
to the film have been very positive, so far.

Franchi, in response to the national effort stressed, "this is only the beginning, the momentum and message of this film is powerful, August
7th we're doing it again, we need all hands on deck for the next
National Screening date".

Updates for the June 26th screenings are coming in. Be sure to let us know how it went in your area by e-mail your comments about the
screening you hosted/attended to debbie@bridgestonemediagroup.com

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