On the eve of the Democratic National Convention demonstrators gathered in Denver. Some were calling for an end to the war in Iraq; others demanding more open debates. Their promise was to "Recreate '68," but a relatively small turnout and an intensive effort by the Democratic Party to keep protesters out of the media eye raised the question of the efficacy and meaning of protest at the 2008 DNC.
The Nation hit the streets to speak with demonstrators, exploring their goals for the convention and their thoughts on protest and dissent around the 2008 election. The Nation's Brett Story spoke with Cindy, an activist and writer from Vermont and Nick, a professor of Political Philosophy in New York along with other protesters from groups like Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the Alliance for Real Democracy, the Recreate '68 Alliance and the immigrant coalition the We Are America DNC Alliance.
indeed... the only thing corrupt MONEY & POWER have learned is to *create a perimeter* & prevent video documentation of events...
to create a 'GreenZone' of embedded media.
The AT&T Convention in Denver - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com gee, I wonder what happened to those 'wiretapping' issues?
so the footage of police civil abuses outside the AT&T GreenZone in Denver... funny how the 'Progressive Left' embedded on-air talent seems to ignore whatever goes on ... just beyond the PR perimeter??
Why are the Police Protecting Big Money from Public Scrutiny in Denver? - Jane Hamsher, FireDogLake reprinted | Rights & Liberties | AlterNet
Media Trapped at the DNC - Veracifier
Thank all that's holy... we are OUR OWN MEDIA:
Marshall McLuhan - The Media is the Message
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Police Trap Peaceful Protesters AT&T Democratic Convention in Denver
A calm political protest quickly turned chaotic as anxious police take out their toys
Shocking Video of Police Brutality Against Woman at DNC Protest - CodePink
FEAR THE PRETTY PACIFIST CHICK IN A PINK TUTU! Smack her in the throat with a baton! ...then haul her off as she testifies to Press"
MEANWHILE THE MAINSTREAM PRESS CHARACTERIZES PROTESTERS AS 'futile', 'puny', 'pathetically disgruntled Utopianists' or VIOLENTLY ATTACKING 'anarchists'...
"The Police Were Itching For A Fight" - DNC Protesters - TheUpTake Collective
SubMedia's Stimulator's DNC Dispatch: Day 3 - Pt.1 / Pt.2
1. Special M*therf*ck'n Report
2. The motherfuckin NLG
3. Cynthia McKinny
4. Code Pink Brutality
5. TV Sheriff
6. The Stimulator's nightmare
7. Pepperspray Special Report
8. Derrick Jensen
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