3rd Annual NYC Anarchist Film Festival

Apparently their screening something of mine it's on the poster.

The Third Annual NYC Anarchist Film Festival in Honor of our murdered comrade and colleague Brad Will takes place Friday April 10, 2009 in the lower east side. See attached flier for locations and event times.

As a prelude to the Third Annual NYC Anarchist Bookfair from April 11-12, The Third Annual NYC Anarchist Film Festival will showcase contemporary documentaries and videos on current events and social movements from Palestinian resistance in Gaza to the popular uprising and recent riots that swept Greece like wildfire.

Big Noise Films will screen a selection of short films from Iraq. Other filmmakers will present videos on environment, militant feminism, and movements for justice such as the ongoing struggle for human rights in Oaxaca Mexico. Videos will show courageous examples of resistance from India to Europe, to Latin America, to the U.S.A where dissent is being criminalized as terrorism. See videos that challenge the State’s unconstitutional "anti-terrorist" mandate from protests against the 2008 Republican National Convention. We also proudly present footage from the fight for free speech, in the lower east side's famous "Donut Riot" that ended with spontaneous combustion in Tompkins square park last summer. Carlos Castaneda wrote in "Tales of Power" that the "true art of a warrior is to balance terror and wonder." The NYC Anarchist Film Festival does not shy away from either the terror we are forced to confront in our world or from the wondrous inspiration that graces the human spirit...

Related Links ::: New York City - Anarchist Film Festival 2009

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Rhizome Collective : Code Violations May Force Eviction

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The Rhizome Collective is a consensus-run 501c3 nonprofit organization that has operated a center for community organizing and urban sustainability in an East Austin warehouse since 2000. This warehouse was inspected on March 3rd by officials from the Building and Standards Commission of the City of Austin. On Thursday, March 5th The Code Enforcement Division of The City of Austin delivered a letter outlining a list of code violations to the Collective. The City mandated that the residents and organizations based in the warehouse must vacate before March 16th. The Collective is looking into all options, but is preparing to vacate the warehouse by the deadline. Before this inspection, the Collective was in negotiations to buy the warehouse from its current owner.

Related Links ::: Rhizome Collective

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Winter Soldier - Austin - Bobby Whittenberg

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Winter Soldier Testimony 2.28.09 Austin Texas

Related Links ::: IVAW

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You Can Trust Us, We're From the Road

12 min. ~ Download
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Montage of veggie bus winter tour scenes from LA / Malibu / Slab City etc. with music from AirRacket.

Related Links ::: AirRacket

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NYU Students Revoke the Property Destruction Clause

Last night at 10 pm, NYU students barricaded themselves into a cafeteria in the student center and refused to leave until the administration met their demands. The students are seeking much more transparency, stabilized tuition and socially responsible investment among other things (details at takebacknyu.com). Although NYPD took up positions inside and outside the building, the NYU administration up until now declined to force the students to leave.

Today, a couple of dozen more students rushed into join their comrades in the cafeteria, bolstering their numbers and morale. An hour later the students broke through some doors onto a balcony to take over more space. Previously, the students had taken a formal stance against violence and against property destruction. Apparently they changed their minds when they decided to enter the balcony, writing on their website, "in the interest of tactical flexibility, we have chosen to revoke the property destruction clause of this statement."

In a remarkable use of social media, you can follow along with events from inside the student occupation at a live blog and on live streaming video.

I-Witness Video was on the scene last night and will continue to monitor events periodically.

- Eileen Clancy
I-Witness Video

NYU student occupation links
Occupation organizers site with demands and updates: takebacknyu.com

Live blog from student journalist:
http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2009/02/19/day-2-nyu-students-occupation-of-kimmel

2 live video streams:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/take-back-nyu
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/take-back-nyu-2

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A Common Ground Mole?

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Common Ground Relief co-founder Brandon Darby wore wires for the FBI.
Article 1, Article 2, Brandon's Confession

I have a lot of thoughts about this revelation. Most importantly: Was Brandon a Common Ground Mole or get the job later? AND if he was a Common Ground mole: Why would the FBI infiltrate a grassroots humanitarian organization whose main purpose was to help the Hurricane victims of Katrina? AND since the FBI was fully aware of the vigilante whites randomly shooting black people on the streets post Katrina... why did they allow that to continue?

Related Links ::: Common Ground Relief, FREE THE TEXAS 2

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Behind the Scenes Video Journalism with The Stimulator

The brain behind the eyes of the Stimulator. A must see primer for indy media producers or wanna be's.

Related Links ::: SubMedia TV, Rochester IndyMedia

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All of America's Niggaz

3 min. ~ Download iPod
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Related Links ::: Vermin Supreme, Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinny, Baldwin 4 Prez, the 3rd Party, Bob Barr, Frank 4 Prez

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Hurricane Ike: The Other Galveston

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As residents in the wealthy, transient, neighborhoods of Galveston bitch & moan about being devastated while going out and immediately reBuying their lives with their money & insurance proceeds the Other Galveston stands strong, supporting each other in their attempt to get back to their poverty level lives.

Related Links ::: Here's my very personal experience in Galveston's most elite community

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Political Conventions Ate My Constitution and All I Got Was This Stupid Head Wound

Download iPodA video report on the protests that occurred in connection with the Democrat and Republican National Conventions, Ground Noise & Static is a manifesto. We went to Denver and St. Paul to take the pulse of the movement. Corporate media would cover the platitudes and posturing of the politicians, we were interested in something else, a story hidden in plain sight, captured in the now-classic street chant, “This is what democracy looks like.”

Ground Noise & Static is a joint effort of Franklin López of subMedia.TV and PepperSpray Productions. It is the direct result of a wonderful collaboration with many indymedia-style activists and journalists who all pitched in for the common good and success of their various efforts to tell their “Unconventional” stories.

Related Links ::: Pepper Spray Productions, Submedia

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Unwritten Future: RNC Police State Tactics

.mp4, HiRes Download available for free(2008) A documentary that looks into the events during the Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, MN.

Footage contains excessive use of force and questionable tactics used by police toward activists. It also includes interviews with citizens, asking them what they are fighting for.

This documentary is strictly for educational purposes only and should never be sold. The footage contains graphic state terrorism of its own people and some adult language.

The footage used in this documentary was shot mainly by independent, non-profit, and volunteer citizens that have risked much to bring you this uncensored look into the Republican National Convention. Thanks to all of you that fight for truth.

Related Links ::: GuerrillaJournal60

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RNC Shame of Democracy

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embedding options @ Blip 9/1 Protests at the RNC. The atmosphere in St. Paul is best described as a war zone. This video attempts to show some of why people are protesting. Reporters from the AP, NY Post, Indy Media Center, Pepper Spray Productions and 3 producers from Democracy Now have been arrested, including Amy Goodman.

This afternoon the bus was repeatedly harassed by St. Paul police. We were notified by our lawyers who were on the scene while we were attempting to cover the Poor People's March. Eyewitnesses reported that they attempted to open the door both by hand and CROW BAR. They attempted to film inside the bus and claimed they were concerned about "liquids". Our bus is legally parked in a paid lot with permission from the Parking lot. 2 private buses have been confiscated in St. Paul 1 bus carrying a marching band of activists have chosen to leave town. The police came by 3 times each time with more squad cars and equipment. At this time the bus, inhabitants and property are safe... and insecure. Much more about this later.

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DNC: BRINGING THE WAR HOME

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IVAW Operation 1St Casualty DNC Tuesday 26th 2008
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Anti Capitalist DNC Protestors being detained Monday night in Denver

Related Links ::: IVAW, Operation 1st Casualty

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DNC Funk the War Protest

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Contingents from Code Pink, IVAW, the Green Party and Anarchists snake marched through downtown Denver without a permit. Anarchists took the streets and played cat an mouse with the cops all afternoon.

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National Day of Action Against Electoral Politics

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August 10th protests against electoral politics at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

Related Links ::: Come to Denver, Unconventional Action

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Inside the Mind of Vermin Supreme & Bill Richardson

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January 7th New Hampshire Primary coverage.
Featuring: Vermin Supreme, Bill Richardson

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CORPORATE MEDIA - A Day In The Lies

20 min. ~ This is an exquisitely dissected day in the lie machine. Want to understand Anarchists? Want to trust your media? Can't believe it until it's on the TV? Watch this and your new (or rekindled) mantra will be: "Fuck the corporate media!" ... feels good doesn't it. Remember that next time you get the chance to say it to their faces.

Related Links ::: Portland Indymedia, CC rights, on U2B

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The New York Anarchist Film Festival

NYAF ~ Today

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FOX NEWS LIES4th Anniversary Extravaganza

Download ~ The Glass Bead Collective 4th anniversary of the 2nd Iraq War Ground Zero Projections were blatently misreported by FOX News Who claim the event was shut down because no "permit" had been issued. Whata you think?... and why would FOX spend valuable News Time telling it's viewers that something they didn't know about, didn't happen.

Related Links ::: NY Magazine, The Gothamist, A Focus Group, 1st Anniversary,
2nd Anniversary, 3rd Anniversary Special, My Human Computer,
Glass Bead Collective

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A Message to my Subscribers ... and The NY Anarchist Film Festival

Partially due to the NEW dangers inherit in reporting 1st hand accounts of dissent and corruption, independently, in a fascist society and partially due to my perception of the rapidly changing world of online video... This site's going to be a lot different from here out. I am currently working on a new video show concept and hope to have a new site and show for your enjoyment in a month or 2. I wish it could be sooner but there are many details to work out. This is gonna be cool and you can play along at home. ;!)

Vlog~Flux will continue on with more frequent posting and fewer original videos. There are a ton of quality, truthful programs available to us on the internet these days but It seems that a Mentos & Coke mentality has taken over the minds of the general online video consumer. Vlog~Flux will be a place for cultural, documentary and news video that intend to inform you of your place in history and help you decide what you are comfortable doing to help shape the future by exposing you to evidence and stories that show the under belly of corporatism, nationalism, fundimentalism, rascism & capitalism. (other isms may also be addressed). Basically, expect a post every day or 2, very few will be my Original deProgramming and feel free to get excited about the new "Show" you'll be among the 1st to watch in a month or so.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Call For Submissions

The New York Anarchist Bookfair and Film Festival will take place
April 13-15, 2007 in the belly of the beast, New York City.

The First Ever New York Anarchist Film Festival will honor the life and work of Brad Will, a friend and comrade killed by a government sniper in Oaxaca Mexico on October 27, 2006. We will screen a cut of Brad’s remarkable footage that documents a determined revolutionary people’s uprising in Oaxaca, Mexico.

The New York Anarchist Film Festival is now accepting submissions. We are seeking videos & multi-media pertaining to people’s movements & uprisings. The shorter the better. Rebellious, strong insurrectionary & diverse subversive political & cultural content encouraged.

Deadline March 25th, 2007
Contact: WarcryCinema

Related Links ::: WarcryCinema, The New York Anarchist Bookfair, Flyer Yer Hood, Friends of Brad, David Rovics LIVE @ Brad Will's Memorial, Brad Will's Last Stand, The War on Journalism

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