Works In Progress


author : Brian Nicholson

Olympia Film Society votes in favor of democracy, nothing changes

November 2007

by Brian Nicholson

On Saturday, October 13, an emergency meeting was held by the Olympia Film Society membership. This was to be the culminating action by the volunteer-organized movement that formed following the firing of Operations Manager Jeffrey Bartone. The movement’s aim was to reclaim the Film Society from a leadership perceived as being out of touch with its membership and trying to suit commercial interests. [Editor’s Note: See stories in the September 2007 and October 2007 issues of Works In Progress for more background on the issues leading up to the meeting.] The emergency meeting . . .

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