http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/oakland 2008-12-02T18:30:55Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63912-slouching-towards-oakland 2008-12-02T18:30:55Z DJMattWerner <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZEReHbuBuHs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZEReHbuBuHs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63912-slouching-towards-oakland"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80495" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Here's a freestyle poem I put together, with many references to William Butler Yeats, among other things.</p> <p>Features the instrumental from "Lost" by Coldplay. Note: I made this mix before Jay-Z came out with his hip hop remix of Coldplay.</p> <p>The first two lines of the poem are by Joe Sciarrillo and his housemates.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63912-slouching-towards-oakland">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/59880-kulture-clash-international-presents-musiq-soulchild 2008-12-02T18:41:48Z KultureClash <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/akMzcVC4XRk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/akMzcVC4XRk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/59880-kulture-clash-international-presents-musiq-soulchild"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/73795" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Musiq SoulChild performing live at the House of Courvosier listening party in Oakland, CA. Hosted By: BET's Bigg Tigga w/DJ Biz Markie. Guest in attendance included Too Short, Dwayne Wiggins, B-Legit and others.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/59880-kulture-clash-international-presents-musiq-soulchild">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/59055-the-hella-hyphy-hour 2008-12-02T18:30:56Z DJMattWerner <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/500liPCO3uM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/500liPCO3uM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/59055-the-hella-hyphy-hour"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/72484" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>http://www.freshair.org.uk</p> <p>Tune into The Hella Hyphy Hour on Fresh Air: The Alternative, broadcast live out of Edinburgh, Scotland on Tuesday nights 10-11 p.m. (Scotland time), 2-3 p.m. (West Coast U.S. time), or 5-6 p.m. (East Coast U.S. time).</p> <p>HOW TO LISTEN ONLINE (The 3 Ways): <br />** Open ITunes - Click Radio - Alternative - Fresh Air <br />or <br />Website - <a href="http://www.freshair.org.uk">www.freshair.org.uk</a> - Listen Live <br />or <br />Fresh Air Facebook Application - <br /><a href="http://apps.facebook.com/fresh-air/">apps.facebook.com</a> </p> <p>This show will feature cutting-edge music out of the underground in hip hop, spoken word, and alternative rock. It will also feature many world premieres of songs by talented artists who are unduly neglected by the mainstream, and also feature some one-of-a-kind literary DJ routines by DJ Matt Werner.</p> <p>Intro music is "Stay Crunchy" by Ronald Jenkees, which can be purchased at <a href="http://www.ronaldjenkees.com">www.ronaldjenkees.com</a> </p> <p>Voice-overs for The Hella Hyphy Hour by Ben Felsing.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/59055-the-hella-hyphy-hour">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/58315-we-the-people-poverty-no-way-out-20-oct-08-part-1 2008-10-22T04:50:19Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VmaSrg4Ww-E&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VmaSrg4Ww-E&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/58315-we-the-people-poverty-no-way-out-20-oct-08-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/71405" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>One in eight Americans - that is 37 million people - live below the poverty line. We the People travels to Oakland, California, where a lack of opportunities, little investment in education and the legacy of the drug epidemic of the 1980s have created a cycle of poverty.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/58315-we-the-people-poverty-no-way-out-20-oct-08-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/58299-we-the-people-poverty-no-way-out-20-oct-08-part-2 2008-10-22T04:50:19Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/c1ZM5jOn65M&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/c1ZM5jOn65M&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/58299-we-the-people-poverty-no-way-out-20-oct-08-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/71381" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>One in eight Americans - that is 37 million people - live below the poverty line. We the People travels to Oakland, California, where a lack of opportunities, little investment in education and the legacy of the drug epidemic of the 1980s have created a cycle of poverty.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/58299-we-the-people-poverty-no-way-out-20-oct-08-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53039--2-billion-a-year-medical-marijuana-turns-a-new-leaf 2008-12-02T18:42:07Z AmericanDrugWar <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qOT5INUuTYI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qOT5INUuTYI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/53039--2-billion-a-year-medical-marijuana-turns-a-new-leaf"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/64349" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Starting a certification process to sell medical marijuana, Oaksterdam University is a groundbreaking trade school offering quality training for the cannabis industry.</p> <p>What if we legalized all drugs? <br />http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/CollegeAndFamily/RaiseKids/WhatIfWeLegalizedAllDrugs.aspx</p> <p>http://www.AmericanDrugWar.com</p> </div> <a href="/blog/53039--2-billion-a-year-medical-marijuana-turns-a-new-leaf">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47787-teamsters-439-port-rally-part-1 2008-12-02T18:32:09Z Ranknfile2008 <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2owKcWTnvE4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2owKcWTnvE4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47787-teamsters-439-port-rally-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/57344" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>On July 22, 2008 a coalition of labor, environmentalist, and city government took part of City of Oakland's Port Rally</p> </div> <a href="/blog/47787-teamsters-439-port-rally-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47685-good-jobs-clean-air 2008-12-02T18:19:36Z teamster <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pYHv5iOApho&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pYHv5iOApho&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47685-good-jobs-clean-air"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/57156" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Teamsters rally at the Port of Oakland for good jobs and clean air.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/47685-good-jobs-clean-air">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/42211-raider-wr-javon-walker-gets-robbed 2008-10-26T15:30:59Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y_98p1xIeMI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y_98p1xIeMI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/42211-raider-wr-javon-walker-gets-robbed"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/47633" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Watch more at <a href="http://www.theyoungturks.com">www.theyoungturks.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/42211-raider-wr-javon-walker-gets-robbed">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30028-ted-kennedy-in-oakland 2008-12-02T18:30:57Z DJMattWerner <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JhPsU9jYJ7A&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JhPsU9jYJ7A&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30028-ted-kennedy-in-oakland"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32336" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Ted Kennedy delivering a rousing speech in support of Barack Obama at Beebe Memorial Cathedral in Oakland, California on February 1, 2008.</p> <p>This 3 min. clip is low-quality, shot from my camera, but it shows a little of what many at the event called "passing Camelot onto Obama."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30028-ted-kennedy-in-oakland">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30025-oakland-s-for-obama-on-super-tuesday 2008-12-02T18:30:57Z DJMattWerner <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FOfgdLu52Q0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FOfgdLu52Q0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30025-oakland-s-for-obama-on-super-tuesday"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32333" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>An impromptu Barack Obama rally assembled in Downtown Oakland, California on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008. Many people honked their horns in support.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30025-oakland-s-for-obama-on-super-tuesday">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/27257-individualized-education 2008-10-20T09:29:50Z Mary Wallace <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GnWOU3QtOMk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GnWOU3QtOMk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/27257-individualized-education"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/29299" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/27257-individualized-education">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/13899-ecstasy-takes-on-a-new-identity-as-thizz 2008-12-02T16:55:48Z faster democrat kill kill <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3e9lcRZoFCE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3e9lcRZoFCE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/13899-ecstasy-takes-on-a-new-identity-as-thizz"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/13913" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>In the Bay Area hyphy community, Ecstasy has become "Thizz": half MDMA, half meth amphetamine. Unlike Ecstasy, police claim this new version of the drug has led some to commit crime and acts of violence.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/13899-ecstasy-takes-on-a-new-identity-as-thizz">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/13869-milton-bradley-suicide-bombs-his-teams 2008-10-24T09:29:35Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YfbTYyZEij8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YfbTYyZEij8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/13869-milton-bradley-suicide-bombs-his-teams"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/13885" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Bradley's meltdown could cost The Padres playoff push. Watch the entire show at www.theyoungturks.com</p> </div> <a href="/blog/13869-milton-bradley-suicide-bombs-his-teams">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/9137-fox-news-misreports-christian-flyer-punished-as-hate-speech 2008-11-12T10:03:31Z LiberalViewer <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L3pd6RIiQVg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L3pd6RIiQVg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/9137-fox-news-misreports-christian-flyer-punished-as-hate-speech"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/9212" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Several times in June, Fox News falsely claimed that a case that may be reviewed by the US Supreme Court allows the words "marriage" and "natural family" to be punished as "hate speech" in government workplaces. In this video, I provide examples of these erroneous reports and point out the specific errors.</p> <p>The two federal rulings that Fox News erroneously described are from the case of GOOD NEWS EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION v. HICKS. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in that case is available at: <a href="http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/coa/memdispo.nsf/pdfview/030507/$File/05-15467.PDF">www.ca9.uscourts.gov</a> </p> <p>The federal district court ruling is at: <a href="http://www.oaklandcityattorney.org/PDFS/Opinions/GoodNewsruling2-2005.pdf">www.oaklandcityattorney.org</a> </p> <p>Finally, this video means I now have TWO DOZEN examples of Fox News Bias on my Fox News Bias YouTube playlist at: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A3BD2524FE99BD4D">www.youtube.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/9137-fox-news-misreports-christian-flyer-punished-as-hate-speech">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/2245-oakland-excerpt 2008-10-17T03:29:51Z barackobama <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UZN1t0OcUMM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UZN1t0OcUMM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/2245-oakland-excerpt"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/1524" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>A short excerpt from Senator Obama's recent rally in Oakland, CA.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/2245-oakland-excerpt">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/2240-obama-in-oakland 2008-10-20T15:29:31Z barackobama <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DlWXkAAd9C4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DlWXkAAd9C4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/2240-obama-in-oakland"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/1519" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The Senator holds a rally in Oakland, California on March 17th, attracting 12,000+ supporters.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/2240-obama-in-oakland">Watch the video</a>