Housing
Off the Record
Production Year: 1996
Runtime: 58:00
Producers:
Kate Kirtz,
counter media
Series:
Unofficial Coverage of the 1996 Political Conventions
Subjects:
Political Science,
Native American Studies,
Urban Studies,
Human Rights,
Immigration and Exile,
Politics,
Prisons,
Information,
Unions,
Community Media,
Gender Studies,
Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Transgender,
International Relations,
Housing,
Elections,
Poverty
CatalogueNumber: 03458
Alternative coverage of the 1996 Democratic National Convention. Housing, racism and other issues that were being left out of the convention agenda.Demo with Safiya Bukari and Chicago housing activists,a Native Pipe Ceremony,demo by gays and lesbians for marriage rights, protest against repression of Jorge Guillen, Puerto Rican activist.
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Showdown in Seattle Part 2: People Unite, Police Riot
Protests are met by Seattle poice and barrage of chemical weapons and rubber bullets.
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Showdown in Seattle Part 3: Occupied Seattle
Segment includes Steelworkers' rally which is met with Police teargas, as well as examinations of legal issues posed by Police abuse, indigenous issue with the WTO, and a critical look at how the media has covered the protests.
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Showdown in Seattle Part 4: Unwilling Captives
Segment on questionable legal processing dealing with Seattle protesters
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Showdown in Seattle Part 5: What Democracy Looks Like
The WTO ends in failure and celebration.
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