Darryl Mitchell on Technological and Social Revolution
Darryl Mitchell, one of the founding members of Detroit’s League of Revolutionary Black Workers, talks about changing times brought about by revolutionary technology.
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Occupy Portland – Sweeping the Streets (Day 8)
Day 8- First shots of the day talking with an occupier sweeping the streets about why they’re here and what they think we can accomplish. Scenes of the street, the process, and the first arrests that took place this morning of those who maintained our right to occupy Main Street with their bodies. Filmed and Read more about Occupy Portland – Sweeping the Streets (Day 8)[…]
Occupy Portland: October 6th March of 10,000
Hard to believe it’s only been a week since Occupy Portland started. Since then the Occupy movement has exploded on to the scene all across the country and around the world, giving renewed hope to millions of people for economic justice and direct control over their destinies. Here’s a montage of the march that kicked Read more about Occupy Portland: October 6th March of 10,000[…]
Create Abate
Here’s the last of the “singles” from Freedumb Fries. This short covers the recent targeting of graffiti artists and unauthorized murals by Portland’s Graffiti Abatement Department. Featured are members of the ArtsBase, Samo Lives Gallery, director of the Graffiti Abatement Department, and volunteers with the Railyard Gallery, who feel that they were targeted for eviction Read more about Create Abate[…]
Rose City Rising – Day 3 Occupy Portland
Portland enters its third day of occupation with over 1000 people actively holding space at the Chapman Park Camp in downtown. As preparations for the Portland Marathon continue, many are nervous about being fenced in and locked down from 4am till 4pm tomorrow. Despite fears and lively debate and consensus making in the People’s General Read more about Rose City Rising – Day 3 Occupy Portland[…]
People’s Media in the Occupy Movement
A few days ago our radical media comrade the Stimulator did an awesome interview with a member of Globalrevolution.tv, about how that site has played a major role in bringing visibility to the occupation of Wall St with it’s 24 hour live stream of the protests. Vlad T breaks down the directly democratic decision making Read more about People’s Media in the Occupy Movement[…]
Feminism Is For Everybody
We spotlight the opening of the In Other Words lending library, a visionary community effort by the last non-profit feminist bookstore in the country. Also discussed is what In Other Words has meant to the Portland feminist community over the last 18 years, and the meaning of feminism today.
Take to the Trees
Fight, love, live and protect. Forest defenders take to the trees under cover of darkness using their bodies to prevent private corporations destroying the few remaining old growth trees for personal (corporate) profit.
Variety #4: Freedumb Fries
This stupor-sized serving of Freedumb Fries is a comedy of terrors featuring Beyoncé home videos gone wrong, homeless camp ins at the the famous rose-petals-covering-horse-poop Rose Parade, the story of anti-war veteran Brian Willson, and an animated guide to counterinsurgency by a budding scholar. We decided to Super-size this edition to include spotlights on In Read more about Variety #4: Freedumb Fries[…]
David Rovics Song for Bradley Manning
PDX singer-songwriter David Rovics has a new music video for his song for Bradley Manning. Check it out.