Autonomy and Resistance
Testimonies of activist groups during a mitote organized by Acción Zapatista, Humboldt, CA
- Artist Resistance Collective: Collective working with print and multimedia to support other activist organizations. (3:45 min)
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(Descarga aquí) - Teatro Campesino: Community-based guerrilla theater group based on the tradition of teatro campesino. (1:10 min)
(Descarga aquí) - Industrial Workers of the World (IWW): Workers union established 2 years ago in the northern California coast. (3:12 min)
(Descarga aquí) - Cop Watch: Community organization for defense against police violence. (3:45 min)
(Descarga aquí) - Street kids: “Street kid” community that reivindicates the right to live outside the system. (3:05 min)
(Descarga aquí) - Black Student Union: A student organization at Humboldt State University to build community among black students. (2:30 min)
(Descarga aquí) - Traditional Urok village at Blue Creek: A traditonal indigenous village being created on the Klamath river… a place of healing and tradition that “points ahead toward the past. (3:30 min)
(Descarga aquí) - Longest Walk, DQ University and Mujeres de Maíz: A compañera talks about the Longest Walk, the history and actuality of indigenous DQ University, and of the Mujeres de Maíz collective. (4:10 min)
(Descarga aquí) - Advanced Seminar on Women, Power, and Autonomy: Space of encounter to address issues faced by women of color and other underrepresented peoples. (5 min)
(Descarga aquí) - Women of Color Liberation Army (WCLA): Student organization at Humboldt State University that serves as a space for reflection and support among women of color. (7:15 min)
(Descarga aquí) - Transformative Theater / Creating Unity through Non-violent Transformation: A group applying transformative justice theory to struggle against violence through community-building. (3:15 min)
(Descarga aquí) - Klamath Salmon Media Collaborative: Media collective to bring attention to the destruction of the Klamath river and the plight of indigenous river dwellers who depend on salmon fishing. (2:20 min)
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Program in English
Report on the Continental Indigenous Encounter in Vicam, Sonora; Interview with Morning Star of the Intertribal Friendship House and indigenous movement supporter Cesar, on the protests against at UC Berkeley, which is holding 13,000 indigenous ancestor bodies at the Hearst Museum; Interview with members of CopWatch L.A., who talk about the purpose and workings of the organization.