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08
Jul

Singapore Rebel

Citizens in rich Nations often take freedom of expression for granted, even though it’s often heralded by those same people to be a privilege which they hold in great esteem. Just don’t speak too freely, the saying goes.

Singapore, the often-cited economic miracle of the far East, holds this by law. Quite simply you are not allowed to speak against the government, or say or write or create films which could be viewed as upsetting to the deeply conservative Singapore majority. If you do any of these things, you will be silenced, investigated, financially ruined, imprisoned, and even compelled to banish yourself (otherwise “things will happen.”) But even so, there’s a growing call for democracy…

Singapore rebel is a film that chronicles the work of one man making such a call. Dr. Chee Soon Juan, the Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party, has been twice imprisoned for championing democratic change in Singapore. …

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July 8, 2007
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07
Jul

Atenco: Breaking the Siege

The same week Mexico received a position on the United Nations Human Rights Commission, and in the midst of the process of presidential succession in Mexico, a massive campaign of Brutality was committed against the People San Salvador Atenco. This video analyzes the events that occurred on the first days of May 2006, and also deconstructs the mass media’s operating methods which created a climate of fear and an information blockade during this campaign against the people.

A Brief Overview

from Police Brutality in Atenco, Mexico, by John Gibler, ZNet

[On] May 3rd, state police blocked 60 flower vendors from setting up their stands at the Texcoco local market in the State of Mexico, about 20 miles east of Mexico City. The police beat and arrested those who resisted.

The flower vendors called to the residents of neighboring San Salvador Atenco for …

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July 7, 2007
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30
Jun

Oaxaca Documentary from 2006

Through personal testimonies, this 28 minute documentary examines the origin and transformation of the Teachers strike into into a popular Pacific Democratic insurgency in Oaxaca, Mexico.

On May 22, 2006, Teachers in Oaxaca went on strike in protest low funding and to additionally call for the resignation of governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz. 3000 police were sent to break up the occupation in the early morning of June 14, 2006; A street battle ensued which lasted for several hours, resulting in hundreds of injuries but no fatalities. Ortiz declared that he would not resign.

In response to this attack on the unarmed people of Oaxaca, social groups, unions, the Teachers, Parents, and among others, several representatives from around Oaxaca convened, creating the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO) — declaring themselves to be the true governing body of Oaxaca.

Since June, there have been numerous attacks on the People …

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June 30, 2007
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23
Jun

Faith in Exile: The Lesson of Tibet (2004)

Because violence can only breed more violence and suffering, our struggle must be nonviolent and free of Hatred - The Dalai Lama

“For the last half-century, the Tibetan people have endured the brunt of some of the Chinese governments most brutal policies. In the 1990’s, an international activist movement, which attracted a small army of A-list celebrities, brought the Tibetan struggle to the mainstream. But since 9/11, Tibet has all but disappeared from the front page.

September 11th was a tragedy for the American people, but it was a boon for totalitarian regimes around the world. In the pursuit of its so-called war on terror, the United States has forged military alliances and inked trade deals with some of the worlds most repressive regimes. On September 13, 2001 China was quietly admitted to the World Trade Organization, and given Most Favored Nation status by U.S., despite the fact the country is one …

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June 23, 2007
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15
Jun

The Yes Men Strike Again

Yes, slavery is cost effective! Yes, that leisure suit would save time! Yes, I would love to light one of those candles!
Have you ever heard of the Yes Men Before? If not, they are a group of activists who practice what they call “identity correction.” Starting out by creating gwbush.com and gatt.org, the Yes Men have attended numerous conferences and even made onto the mainstream news a few times, posing as individuals from the WTO, McDonalds, Dow, and most recently ExxonMobil. The best part? They are treated as real people, and what they say is often accepted as reasonable and true…

The media portrays them as simple pranksters, but I think they’re much more than that—because— well a prank to me is slapping a pie in someone’s face, a good quick laugh :D but …

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June 15, 2007
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09
Jun

Sourcecode: Indigenous Struggles Episode

The following is an episode from sourcecode. It’s a half-hour look at 4 ongoing indigenous struggles in North America.

The first clip focuses on the dumping of Nuclear Waste on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation in Utah, and the struggles of the Gwich’in in Alaska; The second clip’s on The Grassy Narrows struggle against Weyerhaeuser, Abitibi, and the Canadian government; and the third and final clip is an intro to the ongoing class action lawsuit against the United States — Cobell vs Kempthorne (previously Cobell vs. Norton)

Gwich’in of Alaska; Skull Valley Goshute

“Most Americans know the story of the Trail of Tears; settlers in the New World felt they had more right to the land than the people who were in fact here first. It seems that this attitude has not quite vanished when it comes to Native American land and resources. SourceCode visits the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation in …

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June 9, 2007
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09
Jun

Yamuna Gently Weeps

“No mother wants to nurture her child in a slum. Families do not live in a slum out of choice; it is a matter of survival.”

from The Official Website: Yumana Gently Weeps is the story of one of the biggest and oldest slums in Delhi and in India, called Yamuna Pushta. A slum that gave shelter to 1,50,000 people and which nurtured more than 40,000 homes. A world within a world existed in Yamuna Pushta.

Schools, medical and healthcare centres, self-help groups, shops, restaurants, creches, small businesses and various social organizations, worked closely with the community, bringing about immense positive change in the lives of the residents. This massive township was demolished in a few weeks.

40,000 homes were razed to the ground and more than 1,20,000 people were left to the mercy of the cruel streets. Just twenty percent of the families whose homes were demolished, were in the guise …

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June 9, 2007
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Eight Mayan Women

Eight Mayan Women is a story of continued resistance to the Canadian mining company Goldcorp.

For the past three years the company has been extracting gold and silver in the municipality of San Miguel Ixtahuacan, Guatemala. The people of San Miguel have been opposed the operation, primarily out of a concern that it is destroying the environment and draining the region of its water. Many also say they were deceived and forced into selling their lands, and that …


Underreported Struggles #20, November 2008

In the month’s Underreported Struggles: Talisman decides to ignore warning from the Achuar to “get out now”; A spontaneous tribal uprising forms in West Bengal; Vedanta Resources gets chased away by more than …


I Am A Defender of the Rainforest

Known as ‘Soy defensor de la selva’ in Spanish, I am a Defender of the Rainforest is an award-winning documentary that was filmed, edited, and directed by members of the Sarayaku community in southern Ecuador.

The film shows how the …


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