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Archive for December, 2011 [ 4 ]

Criminales Todos Interviews on ICE

Criminales Todos Interviews on ICE

As Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio comes under increasing scrutiny for numerous suspicious and brutal deaths of inmates in his custody, the culture of racism he has cultivated and his refusal to investigate allegations of rape and abuse, the plight of millions of undocumented workers is still in the lurch. Here is a 11 min piece we made around this time last year that gives voice to some of the ‘identity-less’ people who have suffered at the hands of Immigration Customs [...]

Amateur Riot — The Anti-Nuke Movement in Japan

Amateur Riot — The Anti-Nuke Movement in Japan

An excellent peice from Franklin Lopez. Check out more of his amazing and often incendiary work at www.submedia.tv Dispatch #2 of Stop the Flows focuses on the burgeoning anti-nuke movement in Japan, following the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Truth be told I had larger plans for this dispatch. But with time and resources lacking, I could only scratch the surface of not just the anti-nuke movement, but of the anarchist and activist scene in Japan. So [...]

BMC #6: Building Cultural Bridges, Street Stories Festival, Occupy

BMC #6: Building Cultural Bridges, Street Stories Festival, Occupy

The last time we talked it was two days before Occupy Portland started. A mere two months later the landscape of social justice movements has dramatically shifted locallly, nationally and around the world and a whole new world of possibilities has seemingly opened up. We’ve seen things happen in a matter of days that many thought we may never see in our lifetimes. Hundreds of encampments with tens of thouands of participants springing up in every corner of the US [...]