During the campaign period before the 2004 U.S. presidential election, Michael Moore traveled all around the States on a 42-day "Slacker Uprising" tour, visiting 62 cities. In an attempt to remove George W. Bush from office, Mr. Moore helped to inspire a record number of young and/or first-time voters to move into action. As a result, young adults voted in greater numbers than in any previous election! It became clear to Michael Moore that "young people were the ones who were going to save the day" -- just as they are in the 2008 election. Despite these amazing results back in 2004, we still lost our country into the hands of an idiotic, self-interested, election-rigging jerk.Each night of Mr. Moore's U.S. tour brought out thousands of volunteers and participants, driving local Republicans crazy! In one case, they tried to have him arrested, and at 2 of the colleges he visited, rich donors offered more donations in return for having Michael's appearance banned. By the end of his tour, however, 16,000 people a night were coming out to support his efforts. This movie is an account of his experiences on the "Slacker Uprising" tour. In Mr. Moore's own words, "What I encountered during the tour and the filming was both inspiring and frightening, so I thought, hey, this might make for a funny and enlightening movie!"
Mr. Moore has given all citizens of the U.S. and Canada permission to share the movie and to set up public screenings at no charge. Michael hopes we will use it, share it and show it in order to rally voters, and to raise funds for our favorite candidates. Starting next week, from 23-Sep until 13-Oct, we'll be able to stream, download, or burn a DVD of "Slacker Uprising," free of charge, distribution courtesy of Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films. Sign up to get your free copy of the film here: http://slackeruprising.com . I am definitely eager to get mine.
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