Our man in Portland sent us up an hour-long presentation by investigative reporter Greg Palast, produced by Jim Lockhart. We edited it down to fit on our half-hour show. Palast's speaking tour, the "Armed Madhouse Tour," is funny and very sharp politically. In the portion we present, he speaks about how the last two presidential elections were stolen, with considerable attention to what were the smoking gun details of how it was done. With the presidential election campaigns already off and running, it is not too early to remind people that the electoral system is broken. Greg Palast is a very watchable speaker with important things to say. As more and more people turn away from the conservatives and toward our side, the issue isn't will they come to us, but rather what will we tell them when they arrive. This is some of the important stuff we have to say. www.gregpalast.com
"KPCN--Radio Movemiento" is PepperSpray Collective member Bill Birney's piece on the efforts to build a low power FM station in the Chicano town of Woodburn, Oregon. Bill traveled to Woodburn three times to make this piece. He led the first PepperSpray team which went to Woodburn and out into the fields to interview farmworkers, making an advance video that served to build media interest in the Radio KPCN project. Then he went back to cover the Prometheus "barn-raising" weekend, where activists converged and merged with the community, to build the station in a single weekend. Finally, Bill returned to Woodburn for the final occasion, the celebration of the station commencing regular programing. His excellent and uplifting report fills this week's whole program, and is the final of three pieces PepperSpray has produced on this topic. Pepperspray Productions formed shortly after the WTO protests in Seattle, in response to the Independent Media Center's call, "don't hate the media, be the media". We believe ...
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Alternate Focus: Christian Peacemakers Teams in Israel/Palestine
Christian Peacemakers in Palestine http://www.cpt.org This program was sent to us by our friends down in San Diego, who put out an excellent access series called "Alternate Focus." This particular episode is about the Christian Peacemakers Teams in Israel/Palestine. http://alternatefocus.org http://alternate-focus.blip.tv/?view=album&sort=popularity ]]>
The Media That Matters Film Festival, a project of ArtsEngine, just released its 7th annual festival on DVD. They gave us permission to use some of the material of the DVD. These short films are billed as " Short Films that Inspire Action." To get a copy of the entire DVD, or to find out more about this great project, visit their website at http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/. Shorts we feature on "Indymedia Presents": "Rapping At Fear" directed by Andres Tabares, a 13 year old living in Bogota, Columbia. This is a project of the Listen Up! Youth Media Network, http://www.listenup.org "The News Is What We Make It," directed and produced by Nickey Robare. This short won the "Media Reform Award" sponsored by Utne Magazine. It is a claymation about kids who discover first hand how corporate media twists things. "No Child," directed by Gabe Cheifetz, won the "Knowledge is Power" award. Rapper Shakademic and Glenn Scott visit counter-recruiting groups and then a glib-tongued recruiter to discover "Do recruite...
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Citizens Hearing on the Legality of U.S. Actions in Iraq: Part 1
CITIZENS HEARING ON THE LEGALITY OF U.S. ACTIONS IN IRAQ: The Case of Lt. Ehren Watada JANUARY 20-21, 2007 Tacoma, Washington, USA "In an unprecedented two-day Citizens' Hearing held over January 20-21, more than 600 citizens joined a distinguished tribunal panel in listening to testimony about the legality of the US invasion of Iraq. The Citizens' Hearing was convened to present evidence that Lt. Ehren Watada would have presented in his February 5 court martial on the question that the military ruled barred from entry on Jan. 16 - the question of the Iraq War's legality. Lt. Watada has repeatedly asserted that because the Iraq War is illegal, it is his duty to refuse orders to deploy. He is the Army's first commissioned officer to take such a stand." For complete details of the Citizens' Hearing, please see: www.WarTribunal.org For updates on Lt. Watada, please see www.thankyoult.org www.couragetoresist.org Part 2 Tribunal testifiers: * Marjorie Cohn National Lawyers' Guild President; Thomas Jefferson la...
"Gigante: Despierta! (Giant: Awake!)" is a compilation DVD that contains a number of video segments concerning the historic 2006 mobilization for immigrant rights that swept across the US. While mainstream news media predictably covered the marches with a mix of surprise, ignorance, and racism, grassroots media activists were there to document the voices and stories behind this mass movement. PepperSpray covered a number of stories during this time, and now we bring you some from the DVD "Gigante: Despierta!" We contributed footage to this collaborative project. Those who are involved in organizing around these issues, as well as those who want to know more about the issues are encouraged to check out this compilation DVD. To find it, go to the website: http://www.gigantedespierta.org . Selections featured: -intro -- a good montage -Brian Liola, “Si Se Puede” -- takes you into the lives of two immigrant brothers. These are real people, living real lives, and in their story you can see much of the larg...
This week we feature "Sourcecode," a great program on Free Speech TV (which broadcasts on channel 9415 on the DISH satellite network www.freespeech.org). This episode begins with a report from Baghdad by independent journalist Dahr Jamail. Then the show covers the rise in resistance among active duty soldiers against the continued US presence in Iraq, then it moves to the horror of being a soldier "in harms way," with a report on the "signature" wounds of the US war against Iraq. It ends with a bit of culture. The PepperSpray Collective contributed footage to this episode of "Sourcecode," which is why they sent it to us, allowing us to bring it to you now. "Sourcecode" is an outstanding typical example of the kind of programming that you can find on FSTV. Its enough to make you want to get one of those satellite dishes. Of course, if you are watching "Indymedia Presents" on cable, then chances are you don't get FSTV. Which is why sharing the good stuff makes so much sense. www.freespeech.org
On NEWSREAL, people -- not corporations -- make the news! NEWSREAL is a monthly compilation of coverage from Indymedia video producers across the nation. Indymedia US NewsReal www.newsreal.indymedia.org Segments included in this episode: *Gigante Despierta Trailer www.gigantedespierta.org *Tasers and Lies Producer: Roger Hill Mental-Rev Productions www.mentalrev.com *Si Se Puede, Say No To STRIVE Producer: Jason Aragon Pan Left Productions www.panleft.org *U.S. After Cuba Producer: Maia and Elfie Ballis www.sunmt.org *Fiesta Binacional de Naco Producer: Steev Hise Pan Left Productions & Arizona Indymedia www.arizona.indymedia.org "Indymedia NewsReal" is a monthly joint project of Free Speech TV ( http://www.freespeech.org ) and the Independent Media Center ( www.indymedia.org ). It brings stories of progressive grassroots organizing, going on in backyards everywhere, to a national television audience. Each program covers actions taken in local communities, by ordinary people, to address critical issues li...
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MLK Day in Seattle: Larry Gossett , Lt. Ehren Watada and many others...
MLK Day in Seattle is always big. This year Lt. Ehren Watada spoke to an enthusiastic crowd, who gave him a standing ovation before and after he spoke. Before the Lt. spoke, King County Councilman Larry Gossett addressed the crowd, telling of the time when he was in high-school, going to Franklin HS, where this year's rally was taking place. Gossett recounted how the Black Student Union held a 1968 sit-down protest at the school after the Principal sent 2 Black female students home because they wore their hair in afros. They were instructed to not come back until they "looked lady-like." Gossett told the story to point out how far the school had come. Another lesson could be that he went to jail for justice in 1968, but it certainly did not ruin his life. Lt. Watada faces jail time and much has been said of how it will ruin his life. Not true! www.thankyoult.org www.couragetoresist.org Pepperspray Productions formed shortly after the WTO protests in Seattle, in response to the Independent Media Center's c...
On NEWSREAL, people -- not corporations -- make the news! NEWSREAL is a monthly compilation of coverage from citizen journalists (like you!) across the nation. NEWSREAL's goals are to embolden the global movement for social, environmental, and economic justice, strengthen non-corporate communication networks, and to encourage authentic participatory democracy, one community at a time. Segments included in this episode: We Take On Nuclear Power Still Producers: George and Maia Ballis http://www.sunmt.org Political Travel Producer: http://www.allies.org Comfest Anti-War Protest Producer: Columbus Indymdia http://www.columbus.indymedia.org Report From Bush Producer: Steev Hise http://www.indymedia.org We Immigrant Women Protest the Raids Producers: George and Maia Ballis http://www.sunmt.org ]]>
The first in a new batch of programs sent to us from Alternate Focus, out of San Diego. This one is from a great speech by Greg Palast, investigative journalist. "I'm not cynical enough to believe we went in for the oil, but we sure as heck ain't leaving without it!" he says in his tongue-in-cheek way, and later "Do not fight for a dying regime, it is not worth your life." (quoting Bush) This guy is funny and insightful at the same time. Just how naked does aggression have to get? We were entertained when we saw this piece, we think you will be too. www.gregpalast.com www.alternatefocus.org
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Citizens Hearing on the Legality of U.S. Actions in Iraq: Part 2
CITIZENS HEARING ON THE LEGALITY OF U.S. ACTIONS IN IRAQ: The Case of Lt. Ehren Watada JANUARY 20-21, 2007 Tacoma, Washington, USA "In an unprecedented two-day Citizens' Hearing held over January 20-21, more than 600 citizens joined a distinguished tribunal panel in listening to testimony about the legality of the US invasion of Iraq. The Citizens' Hearing was convened to present evidence that Lt. Ehren Watada would have presented in his February 5 court martial on the question that the military ruled barred from entry on Jan. 16 - the question of the Iraq War's legality. Lt. Watada has repeatedly asserted that because the Iraq War is illegal, it is his duty to refuse orders to deploy. He is the Army's first commissioned officer to take such a stand." For complete details of the Citizens' Hearing, please see: www.WarTribunal.org For updates on Lt. Watada, please see: www.thankyoult.org www.couragetoresist.org Part 1 Tribunal testifiers: * Geoffrey Millard 8 years in Army National Guard; awarded 13 medals ...
The election system is broken. We reprised our segment on Black Box voting. You may start off thinking that those voting machines are really ripping off our democracy, but there's more: The Black Box investigators found out the system is broken in many other ways too. "Understand something. You cannot manipulate a national election without having a network of local corruption. That local corruption has evolved over about 100 years. But it is fairly easy to find by simply following the money in a given county. For example, in some counties the money is in development and the key positions which are most vulnerable to election corruption are the county supervisor or county commissioner positions which sign off on zoning because millions and sometimes hundreds of millions of dollars flow right through them. In fact, elections are becoming part of a money laundering process and I don't think its too strong to say that. www.blackboxvoting.org
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Lt. Ehren Watada's Last Speech Before His Court Martial Hearing
We bring you the last speech Lt. Watada gave before facing court martial (which as you may know, ended in a mistrial, when the military judge pulled the plug on the trial after the prosecution rested their shaky case, rather than risk a Watada victory. We will bring you all the details on that in the near future). The Saturday night before Watada's trial began on Feb 5th, Lt. Watada appeared for what most folks thought would be his last public event before going to prison. Patricia Boiko was there to capture the event, so thanks to her, and Winning Pictures, we bring you this moving speech. Lt. Ehren Watada www.thankyoult.org Iraq Veterans Against the War Deployed www.ivawdeployed.org Courage to Resist www.couragetoresist.org Counter Recruiting www.counter-recruiting.org Beyond Treason www.beyondtreason.org Sir! No Sir! www.SirNoSir.com Pepperspray Productions formed shortly after the WTO protests in Seattle, in response to the Independent Media Center's call, "don't hate the media, be the media". We beli...
Medical Providers live by the oath to "Do No Harm." What does that mean when providing care as part of the military in Iraq? A general surgeon and a medic, who both served in Iraq, give their different perspectives on how to "do no harm." The surgeon believes that caring for injured soldiers, enemy combatants and civilians is doing no harm. The medic believes that refusing to load his weapon and becoming a Conscientious Objector to all war is doing no harm. Produced and directed by Pepperspray videographer Patricia Boiko. http://www.aguayodefense.org/ Indymedia Presents is available on the internet at: Blip TV-- http://indymediapresents.blip.tv Zencast-- http://www.zencast.com/channels/showchannel.asp?mc=20&cid=10721 VlogMap-- http://community.vlogmap.org/node/1699 Mefeedia-- http://www.mefeedia.com/feeds/22908/ ... or download/subscribe to the Indymedia Presents podcast via the iTunes Store. BE THE MEDIA! Pepperspray Productions formed shortly after the WTO protests in Seattle, in response to the Indepen...
On NEWSREAL, people -- not corporations -- make the news! NEWSREAL is a monthly compilation of coverage from Indymedia video producers across the nation. Segments included in this episode: "Tucson Activists and La Otra" Producer: Steev Hise, www.arizona.indymedia.org "Ya Se Pudo" www.peppersprayproductions.org "Sacred Species" Seventh Generation Fund, www.7genfund.org ]]>
The Seattle Times came out with an editorial calling for Watada's conviction. Lt. Watada faces not only charges of missing movement but also several "Conduct Unbecoming" charges stemming from speeches he gave. It has been a while in America since somebody went to jail for giving a speech, but that is the situation with Lt. Watada. Give a speech, go to jail. One of the "criminal" speeches he is charged with giving was to a veterans convention. We start off with that speech. You be the judge; hear the speech and decide if a crime was committed. I sincerely doubt if the editors at the Seattle Times who called for Watada's conviction had even heard the speech, or seen it in print. Yet there they were--aping, chanting for a conviction like a Greek chorus of harpies. We present the speech, uncut. Be inspired, we were. www.thankyoult.org www.couragetoresist.org We follow this up with footage from the FTA tours that occurred in the early 70s. Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda, Holly Near, Country Jo McDonald, and oth...
Produce a NEWSREAL segment! On NEWSREAL, people -- not corporations -- make the news! NEWSREAL is a monthly compilation of coverage from citizen journalists (like you!) across the nation. NEWSREAL's goals are to embolden the global movement for social, environmental, and economic justice, strengthen non-corporate communication networks, and to encourage authentic participatory democracy, one community at a time. Please see submission information below this month's runsheet. Segments included in this episode: Baden Gehen Parts 1 & 2 Producer: less than ten minutes TV www.g8-tv.org Cesar Turning in His Grave Producer: George and Maia Ballis www.sunmt.org G8 Day of Action for Migration Producer: Steev Hise arizona.indymedia.org kein.tv Molly's Ghost Producer: George and Maia Ballis www.sunmt.org Resolutionary Television Producer: Undergrowth Media Newsreal is looking for current reports of people taking action to achieve progressive social, environmental and economic justice. You can help by covering actions...
n this episode we bring you a piece sent to us by our friends in San Diego, who have a great show called "Alternate Focus," which mostly trains their investigative lens on issues related to the Middle East. They do excellent work and this piece is really good. "The Bases Are Loaded" is their look at US military bases in Iraq. http://alternatefocus.org Will the U.S. ever leave Iraq? Official policy promises an eventual departure, while warning of the dire consequences of a "premature" withdrawal. But while Washington equivocates, facts on the ground tell another story. Independent journalist Dahr Jamail, and author Chalmers Johnson, are discovering that military bases in Iraq are being consolidated from over a hundred to a handful of permanent US "megabases" with lavish amenities. While US officials try to obscure much of what is taking place through denials and quibbles over the definition of "permanent," this excellent video cuts through the crap. Gary Hart, James Goldsborough, Nadia Keilani, Raed Jarrar...
Medical Providers live by the oath to "Do No Harm." What does that mean when providing care as part of the military in Iraq? A general surgeon and a medic, who both served in Iraq, give their different perspectives on how to "do no harm." The surgeon believes that caring for injured soldiers, enemy combatants and civilians is doing no harm. The medic believes that refusing to load his weapon and becoming a Conscientious Objector to all war is doing no harm. Produced and directed by Pepperspray videographer Patricia Boiko. Indymedia Presents is available on the internet at: Blip TV-- http://indymediapresents.blip.tv Zencast--http://www.zencast.com/channels/showchannel.asp?mc=20&cid=10721 VlogMap--http://community.vlogmap.org/node/1699 Mefeedia--http://www.mefeedia.com/feeds/22908/ ... or download/subscribe to the Indymedia Presents podcast via the iTunes Store. BE THE MEDIA! Pepperspray Productions formed shortly after the WTO protests in Seattle, in response to the Independent Media Center's call, "don't ...
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