Join

Add New Content

View City Chapters

Democracy 101: Pittsburgh G20 Protests and the Police Occupation of Pitt University (2009)

Favorite This

1 rating

Posted by Films For Action on Nov. 22, 2009

30 min - Documentary - 3204 Views

youtube.com

More Like This

Version 1 of a documentary about the recent Pittsburgh G20 Protests, and the Police Occupation of the University of Pittsburgh. This film is a collaboration between Pittsburgh Indymedia, Chicago Indymedia, Twin Cities Indymedia, and the Glass Bead Collective. Expect a future version with even more footage, and more analysis about the G20 and the Occupation of Pitt.

Read more: activism, government, police state

comments powered by Disqus

Recommended for You

Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (2005)

Based on the book by Pepi Leistyna, Class Dismissed navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American television's beginnings to today's sitcoms, reality shows, police dramas, and daytime talk shows. Featuring interviews with media analysts and cultural historians, this documentary examines the patterns inherent in TV's disturbing depictions of working class...

Into The Fire (2011)

World leaders and activists from around the world gathered for the G20 Summit. With over 19,000 police officers and security personnel on hand, the results lead to over 1100 arrests, martial law in downtown Toronto, and the most massive violation of civil liberties in Canadian history. Please support the film makers by getting your copy on DVD. Burn copies and hand them out to your friends...

Occupation 101: Voices of a Silenced Majority (2006)

A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Unlike any other film ever produced on the conflict, "Occupation 101" presents a comprehensive analysis of the facts and hidden truths surrounding the never ending controversy and dispels many of its long-perceived myths and misconceptions. The film also details...

The Zionist Story (2009)

The Zionist Story, an independent film by Ronen Berelovich, is the story of ethnic cleansing, colonialism and apartheid to produce a demographically Jewish State. Ronen successfully combines archival footage with commentary from himself and others such as Ilan Pappe, Terry Boullata, Alan Hart and Jeff Halper. "I have recently finished an independent documentary, The Zionist Story, in which I...

Police State Canada

Provocation and police terror at the G20 summit in Toronto. "A brilliant production" - Michel Chossudovsky, Centre for Research on Globalization.

Unwritten Future (2008)

A documentary that looks into the events during the Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, MN. Footage contains excessive use of force and questionable tactics used by police toward activists. It also includes interviews with citizens, asking them what they are fighting for. This documentary is strictly for educational purposes only and should never be sold. The footage contains...

Vancouver Media Co-op's Round Up of G20 Resistance

Canadian police have arrested over 900 people in Toronto in a police crackdown on protests at the G20 summit. Riot police used batons, plastic bullets and tear gas for the first time in the city's history. More than 19,000 security personnel were deployed in Toronto, and a nearly four-mile-long security wall was erected around the G20 summit site at the Toronto Convention Center. The security...

The Toronto G20 Riot Fraud: Toronto Black Bloc Gets Green Light to Rampage

A photo Journalist describes his experience following the black bloc as they rampage through the streets of Toronto during the G20 Summit, entirely unhindered by police, despite an unprecedented 1 billion dollar security budget. Over 900 peaceful protesters were arrested during the summit. For more, check out: The Toronto G20 Riot Fraud: Undercover Police engaged in Purposeful Provocation"

Wall Street Occupation (7 Part Video Series)

Wall Street Occupation, was a video of the 8Th day of the occupation of Wall Street, in New York City, which took place on Sept 25, 2011. 99% of the people are going to take back our Media, Military, Courts, and our Government, which have been taken over by the wealthy 1%. The message of the occupation is that America belongs to all the people. Power to the People. In unity we will win...

Madrid On The Brink: S25 - S29

This short film chronicles the events of September 25-29th in Madrid, Spain where tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets to demand the resignation of the government and an end to police brutality. Many of the protests ended in clashes with the police. Read More: Do you know why the the Spanish Congress was surrounded by people on #25s? Read the Manifesto

Actions

Start a Films For Action Chapter in Your City

Films For Action's City Chapter websites aim to provide a definitive web-based resource for the activist community of that city. By providing a robust set of information and...

Activity

Tell Congress: Investigate Egypt's Internet Crackdown

Egypt's Mubarak regime today shut down Internet and cell phone communications before launching a violent crackdown against protesters. Free Press has just discovered that...

Petition

Kick It Over (Neoclassical Economics)

Deep in a recession and with scary ecological scenarios looming, now may be the ripest moment we’ll ever have to power-shift global capitalism onto a new path. Adbusters...

Campaign

How to Occupy: Grassroots Practices for Global Change

HowToOccupy is conceived to promote and spread the methods, techniques and knowledge about peaceful occupation of public spaces while developing sustainable ways of living...

Organization

Tell Congress: No Internet Kill Switch

A million people took to the streets of Egypt on Tuesday to protest the Mubarak regime and call for democratic reform. The Egyptian government responded, again, by cutting...

Petition

News