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The Left Forum 2012 - Confronting Global Capitalism

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Arun Gupta Spekaing at Left Forum 2012
Arun Gupta, the journalist whose upcoming book will focus on the Occupy movement, and who has been involved in Indy Media, speaking at the closing plenary of the Left Forum 2012.
Chris Hedges Speaking at the Left Forum 2012
Chris Hedges, author, journalist, professor and cultural critic speaks at the closing plenary of the 2012 Left Forum.
Elaine Bernard Speaking at the Left Forum
Elaine Bernard, a life-long union member, activist, and director of the Harvard Labor and Worklife program at Harvard Law School and the Harvard Trade Union Program, speaks with humor and passion about the state of the labor movement.
Hip Hop Politics and Protest
M1 pf Dead Prez, UMI of Dead Prez, WILL VILL, Esteban Nembhard, Esteban Nembhard, Malisha Jimenez, Nyaka NiiLampti address the challenges and potential of hip-hop music and culture in influencing and shaping the worldview, politics, and culture of generations....past present and future.
Horizontalism - Autonomism and a Different Concept of Power -Marina Sitrin
Occupy Wall Street: What Began as a Moment Has Become a Movement - Marina Sitrin has been active in occupy movements worldwide. She is the editor of Horizontalism: Voices of Popular Power in Argentina and author of Everyday Revolutions: Horizontalism and Autonomy in Argentina .
Islamophobia, the NDAA, and the Attack on Civil Liberties with Lamis Deek
Lamis Deek speaks at a Left Forum 2012 panel on the Islamophobic nature of the "War on Terror" ten years after September 11, 2001.
Islamophobia, the NDAA, and the Attack on Civil Liberties with Steve Downs
Steve Downs speaks at a Left Forum 2012 panel on the Islamophobic nature of the "War on Terror" ten years after September 11, 2001.
Leave The Oil In The Soil-Leave the Coal in the Hole.
Opening session of the Left Forum 2012. Intro remarks by Stanley Aronowitz and presentation by Nnimmo Bassey, Execuitive Director of Environmental Rights Action in Nigeria and Chair of Friends of the Earth International
Left Forum 2012 ABORTION! Session
ABORTION! An Urgent Part of Women's Liberation Differing Viewpoints on How to Win This Fight. Writers Eleanor Bader and Sunsara Taylor discuss the right wing's attack on women's right to birth control, the socially-created stigma towards abortion, and the general political backlash against women's autonomy.
Left Forum 2012 Cuban 5 Session with Alejandro Nunez
Cuban ambassador from the UN mission in New York, Alejandro Nuñez, speaking at the Cuba 5 Panel at the Left Forum 2012.
Left Forum 2012 Cuban 5 Session with Jose Pertierra
Michael Smith, author of "Who Killed Che: How the CIA Got Away with Murder," speaks at a panel on "US Terrorism Against Cuba: the 5 Cuban U.S. Held Political Prisoners and the Case of Posada Carriles" on Saturday, March 17, 2012.
Left Forum 2012 Cuban 5 Session with Michael Smith
Michael Smith, author of "Who Killed Che: How the CIA Got Away with Murder," speaks at a panel on "US Terrorism Against Cuba: the 5 Cuban U.S. Held Political Prisoners and the Case of Posada Carriles" on Saturday, March 17, 2012.
Left Forum 2012 Getting Serious about Class Dynamics with Bill Fletcher Jr.
Bill Fletcher of BlackCommentator.com speaks at a Left Forum 2012 Panel on the intersection of race, class and gender in the U.S.
Left Forum 2012 Getting Serious about Class Dynamics with Bill Tabb
Author William Tabb speaks at a Left Forum 2012 Panel on the intersection of race, class and gender in the U.S.
Left Forum 2012 Getting Serious about Class Dynamics with Dr. Mary Gatta
Dr. Mary Gatta of Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) speaks at a Left Forum 2012 Panel on the intersection of race, class and gender in the U.S.
Left Forum 2012 Getting Serious About Class with Michael Zweig
SUNY Professor Michael Zweig speaks at a Left Forum 2012 Panel on the intersection of race, class and gender in the U.S.
Left Forum 2012 Horizontalism vs Revolutionary State Power Session
Raymond Lotta and John Clarke discuss whether or not Occupy and similar movements require vanguard leadership to unleash conscious activism amongst the masses.
Left Forum 2012 Islamophobia, the NDAA, and the Attack on Civil Liberties with Deepa Kumar
Deepa Kumar speaks at a Left Forum 2012 panel on the Islamophobic nature of the "War on Terror" ten years after September 11, 2001.
Left Forum 2012 Multiple Displacements: Neoliberalism, Gentrification, and Resistance in China, Chinatown and Beyond with Sam Stein
Sam Stein speaks at a Left Forum 2012 panel on discusses gentrification in Chinatown, New York, and beyond in the context of the housing crisis, which has disproportionately affected working communities of color.
Left Forum 2012 US-Israel War Moves Against Iran – What’s Going On, Our Responsibility to Resist with Larry Everest
Larry Everest speaks at a Left Forum 2012 panel on the U.S.-Israeli Coalition against Iran, and what dangers it poses for world peace.
Left Forum 2012 US-Israel War Moves Against Iran – What’s Going On, Our Responsibility to Resist with Leila Zand
Leila Zand speaks at a Left Forum 2012 panel on the U.S.-Israeli Coalition against Iran, and what dangers it poses for world peace.
Left Forum 2012 US-Israel War Moves Against Iran – What’s Going On, Our Responsibility to Resist with Michael Klare
Michael Klare speaks at a Left Forum 2012 panel on the U.S.-Israeli Coalition against Iran, and what dangers it poses for world peace.
Left Forum 2012 Workers' Cooperatives: The International Context with Carl Davidson
As the capitalist economy is in a state of rapid decline, the panel examines the historic and contemporary relevance of workers cooperatives as an alternative to capitalist and private ownership of property and enterprises. The panel explores the trajectory of worker control in the comparative national contexts and its challenge to capitalist domination.
Left Forum 2012 Workers' Cooperatives: The International Context with Peter Ranis
As the capitalist economy is in a state of rapid decline, the panel examines the historic and contemporary relevance of workers cooperatives as an alternative to capitalist and private ownership of property and enterprises. The panel explores the trajectory of worker control in the comparative national contexts and its challenge to capitalist domination.
Left Forum 2012: Global Insurgencies Amidst the End of Empire with Gregory Wilpert
Gregory Wilpert, professor, author, and activist, speaks at a Left Forum 2012 session on how the Arab Spring, protests against austerity in Europe, and the global Occupy movements have challenged U.S. and European hegemony.
Left Forum 2012: Global Insurgencies Amidst the End of Empire with Michael Klare
Michael Klare speaks at a Left Forum 2012 session on how the Arab Spring, protests against austerity in Europe, and the global Occupy movements have challenged U.S. and European hegemony.
Left Forum 2012: Global Insurgencies Amidst the End of Empire with Neil Smith
Neil Smith, CUNY Ph.D professor, speaks at a Left Forum 2012 session on how the Arab Spring, protests against austerity in Europe, and the global Occupy movements have challenged U.S. and European hegemony.
Left Forum 2012: Global Insurgencies Amidst the End of Empire with Phyllis Bennis
Phyllis Bennis, writer, analyst, and activist on Middle East and UN issues, speaks at a Left Forum 2012 session on how the Arab Spring, protests against austerity in Europe, and the global Occupy movements have challenged U.S. and European hegemony.
Left Forum 2012: Islamophobia, the NDAA, and the Attack on Civil Liberties wtih Dr. Shaik Ubaid
Dr. Shaik Ubaid speaks at a Left Forum 2012 panel on the Islamophobic nature of the "War on Terror" ten years after September 11, 2001.
Left Forum 2012: Multiple Displacements: Neoliberalism, Gentrification, and Resistance in China, Chinatown and Beyond with Ellen David Friedman
Ellen David Friedman, a Visiting Scholar from the International Center for Joint Labor Research at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou speaks at a Left Forum 2012 panel on race, the housing crisis, and gentrification in Chinatown, New York,and beyond.
Left Forum 2012: Multiple Displacements: Neoliberalism, Gentrification, and Resistance in China, Chinatown and Beyond with Helena Wong
Helena Wong, a community organizer focusing on Asian American communities, discusses gentrification in Chinatown, New York, and beyond in the context of the housing crisis, which has disproportionately affected working communities of color.
Left Forum 2012: Multiple Displacements: Neoliberalism, Gentrification, and Resistance in China, Chinatown and Beyond with Pengfei Li
Pengfei Li, a student and researcher at the the CUNY Graduate Center's Environmental Psychology Program, speaks at a Left Forum 2012 panel on race, the housing crisis, and gentrification in Chinatown, New York,and beyond.
Left Forum Closing Plenary 2012
The closing plenary for the 2012 Left Forum in its entirety.
Michael Moore at the Left Forum
Michael Moore's speech at the Left Forum 2012.
Occupy Malcom X - By Any Means Necessary
Provocative panel from the Left Forum 2012 wrangles over Manning Marabel's 2010 biography "Malcom X a Life of Reinvention." Participants: Herb Boyd, Haki Madhubuti, Bill Fletcher Jr, and Amiri Baraka.
Student Debt Serfdom
If nothing changes, student debt will haunt today’s youth into old age. How did we get locked into debt, who’s profiting from the status quo, and how can we reclaim our futures?
The Problem Is the System of Unequal Privlege and Control. Occupy the Narrative!
William Tabb is the author of The Restructuring of Capitalism in Our Time.
Wally Shawn: Why I am a Socialist
Wally Shawn, who has acted on screen and lent his voice to many movies and TV shows, reads from his new book.
We Are The Crisis of Capital
John Holloway is a Professor of Sociology in the Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades of the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla in Mexico

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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
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Left Forum 2012: Multiple Displacements: Neoliberalism, Gentrification, and Resistance in China, Chinatown and Beyond with Helena Wong

ProductionYear: 2012
Runtime: 19:06
Series: The Left Forum 2012 - Confronting Global Capitalism
Locale: : New York City
Subject: Economics, Economic Development, Racism, Asian Studies, Asian American Studies, Housing
Catalogue Number: 03584

The left frequently refers to gentrification in the context of neoliberalism and the housing crisis in United States. However, land grabs are occurring all over the world for the purpose of "economic development." This panel will explore how local processes of gentrification interconnect with neoliberal capitalism by making connections between struggles against displacement in Chinatown of New York City and in China, looking at issues such as labor, housing, and migration in a global context. This is Part 1 of a two-part panel on Organizing Asian Communities, organized by CAAAV.

Helena became a CAAAV member as a high school youth in 1995 and joined staff in 2003. Helena formed CAAAV's Chinatown Tenants Union, a multigenerational organizing project that develops the leadership of Chinese residents to participate in the broader movement for social justice. She became CAAAV's executive director in 2010.

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