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Shutdown - the rise and fall of Direct action to Stop the War
Date: 1/1/2009Call Number: V 331Format: DVDProducers: AK PressCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Using the March 20, 2003 occupation and disruption of the San Francisco Financial District as a case study, the film casts an eye on one of the most successful actions of the current anti-war movement, facilitated by Direct Action to Stop the War (DASW). The movie tells the story of how social justice organizers and everyday people came together to plan and shut down the financial district of a major US city.
Operation Small Axe
Date: 1/1/2009Call Number: CD 733Format: DVDProducers: JR ValreyCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Takes a raw and unflinching look at life under police terrorism in Oakland, drawing parallels with the struggles against oppression in Palestine and South Africa. Through the stories of Oscar Grant and Lovelle Mixon, the film focuses on the occupation of Oakland’s communities of color by militarized and racist police forces.
Death Row Radical: Mumia Abu Jamal
Comprehensive examination of this high-profile case, from the events of that long-ago night to the fateful decisions made in 1999. Among the many people interviewed are Jamal's current lawyer, the prosecuting attorney, and actor and activist Alec Baldwin. What emerges is a picture far more complicated than what either side would have us believe, a fascinating portrait of justice, crime, race and publicity with a man's life at stake.
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