Debt: the first 5000 years is a book by anthropologist and anarchist activist David Graeber published in 2011. Graeber analyzes the function of debt in human history. He traces the history of debt from ancient civilizations to our modern-day economic crises, arguing that debt has often driven revolutions and social and political changes.
Building Cultural Bridges is the culmination of a year-long community project to make a film about the experience of coming to America.
Portland Oregon’s very own Flying Focus Video Collective has been around for a while –check out some of the original community media makers in town “The Flying Focus Video Collective recently marked its 20th year of producing documentary-style cable television programming about progressive issues and organizations. Core members, including PC Peri and Dan Handelman, have documented so many events, speeches and actions that their catalogue of video reads like a modern history of Portland — and the world. The group [...]
This Friday marks the triumphant return of B Media’s People’s Cinema, a wildly popular film series that we held three times a week at the Chapman Park occupation during October. People’s Cinema will now be a part of Occupy Portland’s Arts and Entertainment Night in collaboration with OP’s Arts and Entertainment Committee and TUPAC at St Francis Church Fridays from 7-9 PM. Check Occupy Portland’s website to see exactly when we’ll be showing films in the future, this showing is [...]
Building Cultural Bridges is the culmination of a year-long community project to make a film about the experience of coming to America. Covering the cultural and spiritual realities of transition through community dialogues, interviews with immigration service stakeholders, teachers and volunteers, the film provides insight into the transition to life in Portland, OR. The film was made by youth from the Bhutanese refugee community, edited in collaboration with members of B media Collective, sponsored by the Center for Intercultural Organizing [...]
