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• Mass Protests Sweep Brazil in Uproar over Public Services Cuts & High Costs of World Cup, Olympics
  Brazil is witnessing some of its largest protests in decades, after some 240,000 people protested Monday. Tens of thousands continue to take the streets. The demonstrations were initially sparked by an increase in bus fares in São Paulo, but the uprising soon spiraled nationwide amid outrage over government corruption, inequality, failing public services and police brutality against demonstrators.
• Brazil: This is about public transport fares – but it’s about much more too
  Sean Purdy, an activist in São Paulo’s Free Fare Movement, gives an update on events in Brazil
• International Intellectuals Call on the Turkish Government to Desist from its Repression of Popular Protest
  This assault of the Turkish government on its own people constitutes an attack on democratic principles and a departure from legitimate methods of governance...
• Breast Cancer Patients Declare Victory as Supreme Court Bars Patenting of Human Genes
  Did you know that more than 40,000 patents linked to genetic material have been issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since 1984? Corporations own and patent your genes for profit, essentially, and prohibit others from conducting research on them! An important decision by the Supreme Court last week concerning Myriad Genetics' patent on genes linked to higher risks of breast and ovarian cancer is a major victory for patients and researchers. Last week's ruling, authored by Justice Clarence Thomas, states that naturally occurring DNA segments are not patentable.
• Some aspects of Snowden's presentation that I find worth further inquiry - an update
  Why should it be seen as bizarre to wonder, if there are some potential red flags — the key term is ‘wonder’ — if a former NSA spy turned apparent whistleblower might possibly still be — working for the same people he was working for before? The questions may be reasonable or may turn out to be groundless; but given the vast explicit intention of DHS to intervene in outcomes in domestic life in America — why would it not be sensible to remain alert to all possibilities, especially in evaluating every news story that relates to this all-important issue of vast surveillance?
• Thousands Strike Greek Government Pulling the Plug on State TV
  In Greece, thousands of protesters were in the street last week demonstrating against the closure of the state television station ERT. The public access channel was switched off in the middle of the night by the government.
• COMPLETE LIVE STREAM ARCHIVE OF 2013 LEFT FORUM
  A complete archive of the live stream coverage from the 2013 Left Forum conference at Pace University in NYC on June 7-9.
• NSA Whistleblower Ed Snowden Risks Freedom to Expose Extensive Government Spying
  Michael Ratner: Citizens must demand an end to surveillance state and Obama admin's war on whistle-blowers
• MAG-Net May 2013 Digital Dialogue: "The Immigrant Rights Movement: Advancing Media and Cultural Strategies"
  This Digital Dialogue brought together organizers, media justice activists, journalists, cultural workers and policy experts who are working to advance a immigrant rights agenda that upholds the dignity, labor and human rights of immigrant communities. On the call we hear about the various storytelling, media making and cultural strategies to advance this fight.
• VIDEO REPORT: Solidarity with Gezi From Inside Zuccotti Park, NYC
  Turkish-Americans living in New York show solidarity for Gezi Park from inside Zuccotti Park in NYC. Liza Béar was present at Zuccotti this weekend. Here are 4 of her videos documenting the events.
• Surveilling Surveillance: A Paper Tiger TV Production
  In 2009, Paper Tiger TV began the production of "Surveilling Surveillance"...the mainstream media is just now uncovering what PTTV covered 4 years ago!
• ISTANBUL RISING
  Vice's Milene Larsson reports from Istanbul to cover the biggest civil uprising in the history of the Turkish Republic.
• VIDEO REPORT: Inside Istanbul’s Taksim Square Protesters Remain Despite Police Attacks
  Independent journalist and Deep Dish TV Producer, Brandon Jourdan brings us the voices of union members and others who have continued to join in the protest that began inside Taksim Square.
• LIVE STREAM COVERAGE of The Left Forum 2013 June 7-9, 2013
  Free Speech TV and Deep Dish TV Present: Live Stream Coverage of the Left Forum 2013 from Pace University in New York City
• A Summary of What is Happening in Turkey
  What started with a mere 100 protestors turned into tens of thousands over the course of a few days. Here is an account of recent events. Please share this information far and wide.
• Bradley Manning Trial: After 3 Years, Army Whistleblower Begins Court Martial Shrouded in Secrecy
  Army whistleblower Bradley Manning goes on trial today accused of being behind the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history.
• Solidarity for Occupy Gezi, Istanbul in Zuccotti, New York
  The calls for the Turkish leader Tayip Erdogan's resignation rang out loud and clear at the solidarity demonstration in Zuccotti Park for Istanbul's Taksim Square protesters. Liza Béar attended the NYC demonstration on June 2, 2013. Here is her account of the event that day.
• G.G.J. Women's Workshop at the 2013 World Social Forum, Tunisia
  "Women's Rights in the Age of Empire" sponsored by G.G.J. and the World March of Women
• Assange: U.S. Probe of WikiLeaks & "Show Trial" of Bradley Manning Aims to Scare Whistleblowers
  Bradley Manning, the Army private accused of disclosing a trove of government documents and cables to WikiLeaks, is set to go on trial next week. Manning has already pleaded guilty to misusing classified material he felt "should become public," but has denied the top charge of aiding the enemy.
• Emel Mathlouthi and Ghalia Benali Enthrall at World Nomads Tunisia, New York
  The songs of Emel Mathlouthi's "My Word is Free" were originally censored in Tunisia by the Ben Ali regime but quickly acquired a following through social media during the Arab spring. At her NYC concert, Mathlouthi, who lives in Paris, was accompanied by only two of her Paris-based musicians, Emmanuel Trouvé, voice, piano, keyboard, and Karim Attoumane, guitar, because regrettably the drummer-percussionist and the violinist were both denied entrance visas to the United States, regardless of whether they had a French or Tunisian passport. Last week, she and Tunisian singer Ghalia Benali enthralled at World Nomads Tunia, New York.
• Big Media, Big Bullying, and What You Can Do About It
  Big media profits from shows that promote hateful messages and bullying disguised as entertainment, also known as "hatertainment". Media must be held accountable for their role in fostering bullying behavior.
• TransCanada Reps Kicked Out of Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation
  TransCanada officials showed up at the Tribal Office in Eagle Butte, South Dakota in an attempt to win the tribe over to the pipeline, but were met with a swift, firm response.
• 100th Day of Guantánamo Hunger Strike
  The hunger strike by prisoners at Guantánamo Bay has entered its 100th day. At least 102 prisoners are on strike, 30 have been force-fed, and 3 hospitalized.
• Thirteen states warn EPA about taking sides re: methane
  Attorneys General from a dozen states and the top environmental cop from a 13th sent a letter dated May 2, to the Environmental Protection Agency, warning administrators not to succumb to efforts by other states to have the agency regulate methane emissions from oil and gas drilling and production. The letter was sent to EPA after several northeastern states threatened to sue the agency for not taking over regulatory responsibility of oil and gas production. Why hide if there's nothing to hide?
• 70,000 people urge New York Times to stop using the dehumanizing and inaccurate term, "illegal", from news coverage
  On Tuesday April 23rd, 2013, the Applied Research Center and a coalition of activists including Fernando Chavez, son of Cesar Chavez, and Jose Antonio Vargas, award-winning journalist and founder of Define American, delivered 70,000 signatures to the New York Times urging them to stop using the term "illegal" in their news coverage.
• Greek Children Go Hungry While Banks Get Bailed Out
  The economic crisis in Greece has left many children hungry and malnourished. With Greece up for another bailout, the government has promised international creditors even more austerity measures. Derek Thompson reports for The Atlantic, "the real tragedy can't really be told with numbers. It's simple, really. Children are starving."
• A Violent Act Again in a Violent Nation
  Dave Lindorff, investigative news reporter and columnist for CounterPunch, reflects on the tragic Boston Marathon bombings and on the violence that exists within American politics and culture.
• Where Should the Birds Fly Film Screening and Discussion - Thursday, April 18 7PM @ Bluestockings Bookstore
  Please join us for a film screening and discussion of Fida Qishta's Where Should the Birds Fly.
• Drop the I-Word
  The Associated Press recently dropped the term "illegal immigrant" from its stylebook. Will the New York Times follow?
• Persistence of Vision: Revisiting the Mission and Methods of Public Access
  An essay about the future of public access by Bob Devine
• Rousing Speech by Victoria Pannell, 13, at Postal Rally
  The surprise hit of the rally was thirteen-year-old Victoria Pannell who delivered an outstanding address--lucid, passionate and well-researched-- to hundreds of postal workers from the city and upstate who participated in the National Day of Action to Save the Post Office on Sunday, March 24th.
• Community Access Television (Channel 10) will run the ENTIRE Shocking and Awful Series SATURDAY, MAR 23rd 3-9PM
  Community Access Television, (CATV), serves the towns of Hartford, Hartland and Norwich, Vermont and Hanover and Lebanon, New Hampshire.
• MONDAY, MARCH 25 - Where Should the Birds Fly Film Screening and Discussion
  The Center for Palestine Studies at Columbia University Presents The Powerful New Film by Fida Qishta, Produced by Deep Dish TV: Where Should the Birds Fly - MONDAY, MARCH 25th at 7:45PM
• Announcing Shocking and Awful Marathon on Free Speech TV Saturday, March 23rd
  On Saturday, March 23, 2013, the 10th anniversary of the global uprising against the U.S invasion of Iraq, Free Speech TV will run a marathon of the Shocking and Awful Series, produced by Deep Dish TV.
• Shocking and Awful Series on PhillyCAM Saturdays in March
  Leading to the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War, PhillyCAM will air Deep Dish's Shocking and Awful Series Saturdays in March at 10:30pm.
• "Beyond the Hills" Cristian Mungiu Video Interview
  "Beyond the Hills" opened theatrically on March 8th. Here is an excerpt from Liza Béar's interview with director Cristian Mungiu about his latest film, which screened at the 50th New York Film Festival following its premiere last year at Cannes, where it won Best Screenplay and the Best Actress award shared by its two leads.
• LGBT Center Bars Sarah Schulman Reading
  A leading queer community author was barred from an appearance at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center apparently because the book she was to discuss deals with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
• Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Palestinian Statehood
  Despite the success of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s plan for Palestinian statehood, there do not seem to be any signs of cooperation from Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli state for further progress towards peace between the two countries.
• Beyond Gun Control, Obama Urged to Tackle Joblessness, Incarceration and U.S. "Culture of Violence"
  Obama asked Congress to vote on new gun reform measures, including background checks and a ban on assault weapons. But with the gun lobby-beholden Congress unlikely to approve Obama’s agenda.
• The Real Causes of the Postal Deficit
  U.S.P.S., which receives no tax dollars, reported a $3.2 billion deficit for January through March 2012, up from $2.2 billion for the same period a year ago. This article by Liza Béar was originally published in The Villager on June 7th, 2012.
• Fifty-four Nations Are Implicated in a CIA Torture Scheme
  An important report released February 5 by the Open Society Justice Initiative shows that a central element of the Bush administration’s response was itself to spread terror—on a global scale.
• Kill List Exposed: Leaked Obama Memo Shows Assassination of U.S. Citizens "Has No Geographic Limit"
  The Obama administration’s internal legal justification for assassinating U.S. citizens without charge has been revealed for the first time.
• How Immigration Reform Could Expand Incarceration of Immigrants
  The heightened enforcement that Goodlatte and others seek raises a thorny question for the immigration reform process: Will it address the dire concerns many have about the ways in which immigrants are detained while awaiting deportation?
• Massive Cuts to Postal Service a Step Towards Privatization?
  Plan to restructure post office a big real estate play and boon to private courier companies
• Online pioneer, activist is hailed at memorial at The Cooper Union
  Liza Béar attended Aaron Swartz's memorial service last week. Here is her account of the event published in The Villager today.
• Israeli news broadcasters don't cry
  Israeli news commentator Shlomi Eldar reflects on the live television report that profoundly changed the way he sees the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Interview from the major Israeli paper Haaretz
• Announcing the Free Speech TV Broadcast of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine
  Beginning January 28th, the Russell Tribunal on Palestine (RToP) will be broadcast on Free Speech TV. The 4-part program, produced by Deep Dish TV will air through the month of February.
• 5 Broken Cameras Nominated for Oscar (Documentary)
  5 Broken Cameras, a Palestinian-Israeli collaboration between Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi, has just been nominated for an Oscar in the documentary category. This interview with both filmmakers was done by Liza Béar, artist in residence at Deep Dish TV, when the film screened at New Directors New Films last May.
• Mali: The 'gentle' face of al-Qaeda
  Former Deep Dish TV producer May Ying Welsh reports from Northern Mali for Al Jazeera
• Where Should the Birds Fly on KPFA Pacifica Radio 94.1FM
  Excerpts of the new documentary Where Should the Birds Fly, directed by Fida Qishta & produced by Deep Dish TV, was featured on KPFA Pacifica Radio 94.1FM on December 5, 2012.
• Video Calls for Clemency for Leonard Peltier
  Over 30 years in jail - framed for a crime he did not commit. New campaign petitions Obama for clemency for Native American leader.
• Slain Peace Activist Rachel Corrie's Parents Reflect on Gaza Visit Just Before Recent Cross-Border Violence
  Interview with Cindy and Craig Corrie, parents of Rachel Corrie, peace activist slain by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza, conducted by Scott Harris
• Occupy Sandy: From Relief to Resistance
  Occupy Sandy, a flexible network and offshoot of Occupy Wall Street shows itself a more fluid, more dynamic response than corporate or government agencies.
• Russell Tribunal on Palestine: Oct 6 - 7, 2012 at Cooper Union
  The RToP will be holding its 4th international session in NYC on Saturday, Oct. 6 and Sunday, Oct. 7 in the Great Hall at Cooper Union (7 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10003).
• GMOs--What's Eating You?!
  Will Genetically Modified food modify you? An estimated 80% of products on our super market shelves are made with Genetically Modified Organisms, food with unnatural DNA, split by bacteria and viruses.
• Thinking of Troy Davis in Gaza
  Sitting last night in the north of Gaza, listening to shelling and mortars while sitting with a family whose 9 year old child had been killed and home destroyed, I could not get Troy, and this night in Georgia last year, off my mind.
• Economic Sanctions: The Backlash on Iranians
  In 1990, "Manufacturing the Enemy" exposed the stories of Arab Americans who, in a post Gulf War world, faced various forms of racism and violence. Today, economic sanctions on Iran have situated Iranians at the forefront of racial profiling and discrimination, particularly by large corporations.
• Fracking in the Blackfeet Nation
  1 million acres of the Blackfeet reservation in Northern Montana have been leased to oil companies for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking,a procedure that has been widely unregulated and linked to groundwater contamination. Members of the Blackfeet have been organizing peacefully to raise awareness against fracking, despite council and tribal members who are in support of oil exploration.
• Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark
  Former Deep Dish TV producer May Ying Welsh wins George K. Polk award for excellence in coverage of the Bahraini protest movement.
• Deep Dish TV's South Asia Video Collection
  Extensive South Asia video collection now available for college and university libraries.
• Occupy Wall Street - Live Video Feed
  The battle broadens and deepens.
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