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<font size=3>Dear Friends,<br><br>
We are very pleased and excited to let you know thatthanks to <b><i>your
</i></b>grassroots supportour new film, <b><i>COINTELPRO 101</i></b>,
several years in the making, is now out in the world! When, as we hope,
it becomes a useful educational tool, each one of you must share in that
sense of accomplishment becauseto use a fundraising cliché that is
absolutely true in this case<b>it would not have been possible without
you!<br><br>
<i>COINTELPRO 101</i></b> premieredfirst in June at the US Social
Forum in Detroit, and now, in October and November in San Francisco,
Portland, and the Twin Citieswhere it is presented in the context of
recent FBI break-ins and Grand Jury intimidation. The film is already
scheduled to be shown at a number of national and international film
festivals, and will be released as a DVD in spring 2011. It will be
subtitled in both Spanish and French and will include ‘extra’
interviews.<br><br>
We are honored that <b><i>COINTELPRO</i></b> <b><i>101</i></b> and
<b><i>Legacy of Torture</i></b> were part of presentations in Geneva by
the US Human Rights Network for the first ever Universal Public Review of
the United States conducted by the UN Human Rights Council. In this
context the US was challenged for violating the UN Charter and Universal
Declaration of Human Rights – with an emphasis on the ongoing
imprisonment of political prisoners and mass incarceration.<br><br>
<b><i>Cointelpro 101</i></b> was also shown recently with Spanish
subtitles to students in Puerto Rico. Other showings are being scheduled
on the island.<br><br>
At one showing in the Portland area, a middle school student from Forest
Grove happened to be in the audience of mostly college students during
the discussion after the movie. She raised her hand and asked “why don’t
they teach us this in school?” I replied, “Well, maybe you can answer
that question yourself.” She wisely said, “I guess because they don’t
want us to know about this history.”
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<dd><b><i>Cointelpro 101 </i></b>is a riveting recall of history for
anyone who wants to be inspired to work toward an end to the U.S.
practice of terrorism. Because it was not <i>then</i>: it is happening
<i>still </i>in America!
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Lenore Daniels, <i>Black Commentator</i>
</dl>COINTELPRO 101 can be used as part of organizing efforts to combat
the current wave of repression, and that it can be shown widely in high
school and university classes. Some curriculum suggestions to accompany
the film are on our website along with additional readings on COINTELPRO.
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<dd>Strong interviews, rarely seen clips, high quality audio and video
production across the board with equally strong
narration…
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Jared Ball, <i>Black Agenda Radio</i>
</dl>The extensive collection of the Freedom Archives continues to expand
with new additions of printed materials-political and underground papers
along with pamphlets and leaflets. Our dedicated interns are busy
organizing and cataloging our growing “paper archives” so that they can
best compliment our audio and video collections. <br>
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Your support is the key factor in ensuring the growth , expansion, and
accessibility of the Freedom Archives collections. With the recent
passings of long time activists Lolita Lebron and Marilyn Buck we realize
even more the important of preserving our voices of struggle throughout
the generations. The Freedom Archives are fortunate to contain many
hours of recordings with Lolita Lebron; a sample of her can be heard on
our <b><i>Roots of Resistance CD</i></b>. <b><i>Wild
Poppies</i></b> is an important CD devoted entirely to the poetry of
Marilyn Buck. We were honored to provide an edited video of Marilyn
for the recent memorials to her life in Oakland and in New York. <br>
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You make the difference. Despite the challenges of the time we know that
you appreciate and value our work. As an activist community focused
organization, every contribution to our work makes a difference-no matter
how small. (<b><i>You can use the link below to donate on
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</i></b>Thank you so very much. <br><br>
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