****************************** V I D E O S /*\ for activism ****************************** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> [Send the 1-line message GET VIDEOS RESOURCE ACTIV-L to ] [LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET for a copy of this file. ] --> [Send GET ACTIV-L ARCHIVE ACTIV-L to above address for a ] [listing with brief descriptions of other files available] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SEE VIDEO LISTINGS ALSO AT: Archived file AFSC CATALOG (American Friend Service Committee's Peace Education Resource Catalog) and archived under AMNESTY.CATALG90 ; Amensty Internationals' ====================================== To get a file named FILE NAME from the archiver (files are two words separa- ted by a space), send the 1-line message GET FILE NAME ACTIV-L to: LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET ====================================== ================================================================== The visual image can be a very powerful tool in awakening people to reality. Imagine setting up several huge-screen movie/slide programs, quite graphic, about what our money is doing in Guatemala or El Salvador, or with the `contras', right in front of the White House/Congress, before votes and such. Another important project would be video-tours (w/speakers) centrally coordinated, for campuses and local groups across the country. Use the PSN network, to prep. to run articles (e.g. Breneke trial) in conjunction; plan together the global and local advertising of the tour, graphics, etc. ################################################################## CONTENTS: Witness for Peace Video "U.S. Policy, Democracy and Central America" Excellent. "Did They Buy It?" video on the 1990 Nicaraguan Elections ---- "COVERUP: Behind The Iran-Contra Affair" Covert "October Surprise" ; Contra drug-running; much more Marin Task Force documentary "El Salvador Human Rights Violations 88-89" Re:Car Bombing of Earth First! Clearcutting of Old Growth redwoods etc. Re: UFW's campaign against dangerous pesticides / grape boycott; ---- Videos on: Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba by Filmakers Library, as advertised in NACLA's _Report on the Americas_ Panama Invasion videos ################################################################## Witness for Peace 2201 P St., NW Room 109 Washington, D.C., 20037 Tel. (202) 797 - 6600 "U.S. Policy, Democracy, and Central America" 1990, 30 minutes. Examines whether U.S. policy does, in fact, support democracy in Central America or rather, "works against it" Excellent for both "beginners" and long-time activists. Good for public education; video directly from Central America, and interview with peasants and workers and human rights workers there, exactly what's all but completely missing from mainstream coverage. Discusses Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua (emph. on 1990 elections and what they really meant), and the Invasion of Panama. Not sure of the price. Call WfP, or arrange to loan a copy from Harel Barzilai (suggested: donation to WfP) at 1 Webster Terrace, Hanover, NH 03755 (Until July 1, 1991); or 216 Fall Creek Drive, Ithaca, NY 14850 after. ################################################################## =================================== " D i d T h e y B u y I t ? " =================================== Nicaragua's 1990 Elections A VIDEO DOCUMENTARY ABOUT MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE 1990 NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS. 45 minutes (VHS) ....$24.95 each (shipping and handling included) Send check or money order to: MEDIA PROCESS GROUP 770. N. Halsted, #507 Chicago, IL 60622 TEL. (312) 850 - 1300 [From In These Times ad. (May 15-21, 1991), p. 11] ################################################################## "COVERUP: Behind The Iran-Contra Affair" Produced by the Empowerment Project, 1988 An extremely well-done, powerful video about the Iran-Contra scandal, and subsequent coverup. Includes interviews with former CIA analyst David MacMichael; Former U.S. Ambassador Robert White; Barbara Honegger, formerly a key Reagan/Bush '80 campaign worker; former Iranian President Bani-Sadr; Former contra Eden Pastora; Former contra directorate member Edgar Chamorro; Peter Dale Scott, co-author of _The Iran-Contra Connection. Secret Teams and Covert Operations in the Reagan Era_; quite a few, surprisingly candid government officials, including Rep. Henry Gonzales and Rep. Jack Brooks; Tony Avirgan and Martha Honey; the Christic Institute's Daniel Sheehan; etc. Includes extensive, professional graphics and video excerpts, including of the La Penca bombing. The video starts with the "October Surprise" -- including displaying copies of U.S. sales of weapons to Iran in *1981* (the official, *post* Iran-Contra story still is that these sales began many years later); the "October Surprise," the title of Honegger's book, is what the Reagan/Bush campaign feared most in late 1980; that Carter might be able to get the hostages out before the elections and thus win... the evidence, increasingly strong, suggests that the Reagan/Bush campaign met Iranian officials in Paris in 1980 to avoid an "October Surprise," cutting a deal to delay the release of the American Hostages (by some 70 days) in return for the U.S. selling Iran advanced weapons. Various CIA officials and Iranians (including Bani-Sadr, now living in exile) have confirmed and produced much evidence to support this (see also Breneke below). The video continues to cover the CIA/contra role in drug-running; in the La-Penca bombing; Ollie/NSC's plans to suspend the Constitution, etc. Does not include more recent revelations: e.g., relating to the Breneke trial [Roughly, Breneke testified for the defense in a trial of another person saying his friend/colleague had undertaken what he was accused of doing (spying?drugs? I need to find articles again) as part of his work for the CIA. Breneke also testified that the Reagan/Bush campaign did indeed cut a deal with Iran in '80 to delay the release of the hostages in return for weapons sales. The government promptly sued Breneke for lying under oath. In May, 1990, a jury found Breneke not-guilty of the charges against him]; ...and also the CIA's role in subverting the Costa-Rican investigation of La-Penca, or the fact that the Costa Rican legislature has since declared the former U.S. Ambassador, Ollie North, Robert Owen, and other Iran-Contra characters *persona non grata* in Costa Rica for their roles in the criminal activity; also John Hull, who worked with the CIA in the contra gun/drug running operations, has been indicted in Costa Rica for murder, and has since jumped bail and fled to the U.S. (Hull was named in the Christic Institute's 1986 suit on behalf of Avirgan for his role in the La Penca bombing.) The conclusions of the Costa-Rican Atty. General's investigation of La Penca are nearly identical to those in the Avirgan/Honey suite brought forth by Christic in 1986. [See CAIB #34 (see "publications" file ). Use the GET command with CIA BABIES regarding the findings of the Costa Rican Atty. General's office and Costa Rican parliament supporting charges of contra drug-running etc. Use GET with VERDICT TREASON for more about Brenneke's trial. ====================================== To get a file named FILE NAME from the archiver (files are two words separa- ted by a space), send the 1-line message GET FILE NAME ACTIV-L to: LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET [or: LISTSERV@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU] ====================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------ Produced by the Empowerment Project; available from: Fusion Video 17214 S. Oak Ave. Tinley Park, IL 60477-3402 Item #2118; $29.98; 72 mins (but video continues each time you think you've seen climax). For immediate service, call 24-hours, toll-free: 1 - 800 - 338 - 7710 Shipping and Handling is $4.50; 7% sales tax in Illinois ------------------------------------------------------------------ The same catalog also contains: Inside the CIA -- On Company Business Part 1: The History Part 2: Assassination Part 3: Subversion #2266 3-volumes $59.98 I haven't seen this so I can't comment on content/quality, but it has been advertised in The Nation; ask around. "Overwhelming, powerful... it fills you with a sense of rage and shame" -- New West "Should be required seeing for every responsible, thinking citizen of this country" -- New York Post and: Salt of the Earth #2410; 94 minutes; $29.98 "The only U.S. blacklisted film! This landmark confrontational film portrays the true events of a bitter strike of Chicanos in the zinc mines of New Mexico. Boycotted by almost every theater in America, this film won major awards in Europe, and is now recognized as a classic, even in the United States" --Fusion Video Catalog ################################################################## From Cockburn's article (see "ES.HRs.commiss" at INDEX file) Non-governmental Salvadoran Human Rights Commission (CDHES). From whose records the Marin Task Force put together a documentary, "El Salvador Human Rights Violations 1988-1989," and a 20-page booklet, "A Decade of Abuse." The tape, $19.00, and booklet, $3.50, From: 1024 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, San Anselmo, CA 94960) ################################################################## Find out about the Oakland Car Bombing of Earth First! Activists, Corporate Clearcutting of Old Growth redwoods, and Redwood Summer Actions in "REDWOOD SUMMER:" WHERE THE '90S BEGIN" -- the inspiring 20-minute organizing video that everyone's talking about. Send $15-$25 to: Ecovideographe, 2215R Market St., San Francisco, CA 94114 [ITT advert. Sept/Oct '90] ################################################################## From leaflet "It Won't Wash" by UFW (headed by Cezar Chavez): "Every year 300,000 farm workers are poisoned by the food you eat. And the danger isn't just to field workers picking grapes. The danger can sit right on your table. Listen. One third of all pesticides are known to cause cancer. And some of them won't even wash off under your kitchen tap. Which means you could unwittingly be poisoning your family with every table grape you eat. If consumers refuse to buy table grapes, the United Farm Workers can persuade the California grape growers to come to the bargaining table. The UFW's demands include regular testing of grapes and a compete ban of the five deadliest pesticides[..]" Send your name, address, and phone for FREE COPY of the information video, "The Wrath of Grapes," write to: United Farmworkers of America, AFL-CIO, Video Requests, P.O. Box 62, Keene, CA 93531 ################################################################## From NACLA Report on the Americas, V22N2, inside cover: Chile: Hasta Cuando? * Academy Award Nomination, 1987 Filmed at great personal risk, this documentary shows a country racked with political repression and torture. It is a story of indiscriminate arrests, military intimidation, brutal murders and disappearances, under the dictatorship of Pinochet. Produced by David Bradbury (producer of _Nicaragua -- No Passaran_) 55 min. Rental $85. Sale $850. Video $500 Costa Rica: Child in the Wind * American Film Festival, 1988 This new release explores the oldest democracy in Latin America, and the reasons why it has been able to exist as a neutral country, despite the pressures of its more militant neighbors. Firmly committed to free elections and social welfare, Costa Rica uses its resources for hospitals and schools instead of weapons. Produced by Jim Burroughs and Ceil Sutherland. 16mm, 58min. Rental $85. Sale $850. Video $500 Cuba: In The Shadow of Doubt * San Francisco Film Festival, 1987 Filmed on location at La Plata, Castro's former guerrilla headquarters, this documentary examines the origins of Castro's revolution, and its ultimate successes and failures. The film traces the uneasy relationship between Cuba and the United States. Produced by Jim Burroughs, Suzanne Bauman (producers of _Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey_), and Carol Polakoff. 55 min. Rental $85. Sale $850. Video $500 For further information, write or call: FILMAKERS LIBRARY, 133 East 58th St., new York, NY 10022 (212)355-6545 ################################################################## From an alt.activism article posted by AML member Rich Winkel Subject: New Documentary on Panama invasion Date: 21 Jul 90 23:10:12 GMT /** carnet.panama: 20.0 **/ ** Written 12:06 pm Jul 20, 1990 by empower in cdp:carnet.panama ** FILMMAKERS OF DOCUMENTARY IN PROGRESS: AVAILABLE FOR HOUSE PARTIES TO HELP RAISE FUNDS IN LOS ANGELES AREA ALSO, IN NEW YORK CITY AREA AUGUST 4 - 8 // WASHINGTON AUGUST 4 - 8. They will show an exclusive 20 minute clip of the film containing some startling new information and shocking footage of the invasion's aftermath. [...] The filmmakers will be available for 8 p.m. house parties, although daytime events may be considered. Dates may change, so please check on PeaceNet, or phone Joanne Doroshow at (213) 828-8807 or FAX to (213) 453-4347 to finalize details. ** End of text from cdp:carnet.panama ** /* Written 12:08 pm Jul 20, 1990 by empower in cdp:carnet.panama DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENTARY IN PROGRESS INVASION IN PANAMA [My only criticism of which is the neglect to mention key Nicaragua-related reasons when they enumerate "the real reasons for the invasion": Noriega's refusal to participate in a "discovered weapons" setup for Nica planned by US; Noriega's having helped Nica "get around" the US embargo partially (and with Nica elections coming up) and, possibly, giving CIA trouble with canal zone, which had been used (quite illegally wrt canal treaty) to coordinate the contra war] ################################################################## Voices From Panama "Prominent Panamanian unionists, religious leaders, former government officials, human rights activists, and residents of El Chorrillo, a poor neighborhood destroyed by U.S. bombardments, speak out against the illegal U.S. invasion and occupation of their country" [From leaflet describing July 28 talks by Unionist Diane Goldberg (Vice President of AFSCME Local 457 (Detroit Health Dept.)) just back from a trip to Panama, and a United Labor Action Network representative, along with the video showing. I missed this event; it was held at the Friends meeting house // 5615 S. Woodlawn, Chicago, IL 60637(?), and Hosted by Liberation and Marxism Magazine, P.O. box 6510, Chicago, IL 60680 (312)283-0851. [Blunt comment: I'm an atheist, but that doesn't mean I don't deal with the religious left, or appreciate it when they make significant contributions.Ditto for Marx] ############################################################### # Harel Barzilai for Activists Mailing List (AML) # ################################################################ { For more info about ACTIV-L or PeaceNet's brochure send } { inquiries to harel@dartmouth.edu / mathrich@umcvmb.bitnet } To join AML, just send the 1-line message "SUB ACTIV-L " to: LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET; you should receive a confirmation message within 2 days. Alternate address: LISTSERV@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU Qs/problems: Rich Winkel, MATHRICH@UMCVMB.["MISSOURI.EDU" or "BITNET"]