Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Documents
This is what Democracy Looks Like
Call Number: V 122Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Produced by the Independent Media Center, and Big Noise films, with footage shot by over 100 media activists, this is yet another great film on the Seattle/WTO protests. It's certainly the most 'professional' of the videos, with narration by Michael Franti and Susan Sarandon, and music from the likes of Rage Against the Machine, Company of Prophets, DJ Shadow, DJ Moosaka, Jim Page and more.
Guerilla Video Primer: How to tape, edit and distribute videos for radical social change
Call Number: V 145Format: VHSProducers: Cascadia Media CollectiveCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
An educational video on how to become a community video producer.
Minister Louis Farrakhan speaks before the National Newspaper Publishers Association
Date: 3/14/1996Call Number: V 159Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Louis Farrakhan is being honored with the 1995 newsmaker of the year award,given by the National Newspaper Publishers Associaton ( the assciaton is a trade association for 200 black newspapers). He speaks about how the media has distorted and crushed black leaders and their views; but he honors the National Newspaper Publishers Association for going against the mainsteam and awarding him for his work.He talks about his trips to Africa and the Islamic world.
Food Not Bombs: Selective Enforcement
Call Number: V 165Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
This tape contains a collection of corporate news footage regarding Food Not Bombs and police attempts to thwart their distribution of free food in front of the San Francisco City Hall. One police officer states: "They are here to make an anarchist statement, and we aren't going to allow it."
The tape also contains a collection of video evidence of police interference with Food Not Bombs food distribution and portrays the selective enforcement of food distribution laws by SFPD.
Festival at the Lake: KTVU
Date: 6/6/1994Call Number: V 170Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
KTVU footage of 1994 Festival at the Lake “mini-riot.”
Virtually identical to V168 and V169
Festival at the Lake: Channel 7
Date: 6/6/1994Call Number: V 171Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Channel 7 footage of Festival at the Lake incident. Anchorperson describes the event as a “full-scale riot.”
This tape is virtually identical to V170, V169, and V168.
CISPES Federal Building Blockade: News Footage
Call Number: V 174Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Corporate news coverage of a demonstration against the US war on El Salvador at the San Francisco Federal Building shows footage of undercover SFPD officers using mace against protesters and violently arresting them. Both anchorperson and SFPD spokesperson place the blame on anarchists, referring to them as "outside agitators" and "goons."
CISPES Federal Building Blockade: News Footage II
Call Number: V 192Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Footage begins 1/2 way through tape.
This video contains footage of corporate news coverage of police brutality at a demonstration against the US war in El Salvador at the San Francisco Federal Building. Contains an interview with Julie Sinai of Bay Area Call to Action and various violent tactics employed by SFPD. The blame for violence is place on "anarchists."
Of tangential interest is a episode of NBC nightly news previous to above footage containing stories on the bombing of Winnie Mandela's home, the Iran-Iraq War, Israeli-Soviet relations, the Dukakis presidential campaign, and US hostages in Lebanon.
KGO-SF: Crime Scene Investigation
Call Number: V 198Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
This video contains extremely brief and unedited ABC News (KGO-SF) footage of police investigating a crime scene.
Televison News Response to East Bay Serial Rapist of 1997
Date: 1/1/1997Call Number: V 260Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Clips of the local news coverage of the East Bay serial-rapist case of 1997 in which 12 women were raped. Clips included come from KTVU, KPIX and KGO San Francisco Bay Area television stations. The clips highlight the grassroots response to the serial rapist, including scenes of the "Fear Is Not the Answer" rally held at Macarthur BART station and local activists pleading for a non-racist response from the public to the rapes. Small blurbs from the mayors of Oakland and Berkeley (Elihu Harris and Shirley Dean, respectively) and Oakland policeman Captain Pete Dunbar are also included.
