-Caveat Lector- Ralph is also available to travel and videotape other progressive events and distribute low cost videotape documentary records of them. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: undisclosed-recipients:; <undisclosed-recipients:;> Subject: Experience Seattle on Eight 8-hour Videotapes, only $40 fromJusticeVision Date: Thursday, December 09, 1999 2:22 AM Hola Friends of JusticeVision and others seeking social justice- First of all, I want to thank those of you that kept nudging me about going to Seattle, either to be there with them or to be there to record events on their behalf. It was an amazing 8 days for me, for reasons you never would have guessed from the media coverage. I doubt if history has ever seen such massive convergence of compassion and intellect. I know you have plenty to read so I will make this as short as I can. There were multi-part teach-ins going on each day, and I taped as many of them as I could, as well as a good sampling of the marches, rallies, and protest demonstrations that were going on. I taped about 66 hours in all. I am putting together eight 8-hour videotapes (one 8-hour tape for each day I was there), that will contain the 30 (or so) events I taped. I am keeping them in chronological order so that the viewer will be able to experience each event in the context of what had taken place before. The experience will make transparent the spin that leaders and media are putting on the the causes and implications of the weeks events, in a way that disorienting sound-bite journalism never could, even if it wanted to. The experience will also give you dozens of often amazing new heros (easily more than a hundred) to cherish from progressive movements around the world, as well as deepened respect for and better familiarity with those you already know. Some show up in more than one venue, sometimes on different topics. A sampling of familiar names from those that spoke at one or more of the events, in alphabetical order, is Maude Barlow, Ruth Caplan, Tony Clarke, Kevin Danaher, Mike Dolan, Ronnie Dugger, Susan George, Randall Hayes, Jim Hightower, Martin Khor, David Korten, Michael Moore (ours, not theirs), Ralph Nader, Mark Ritchie, (Cuban Foreign Minister) Felipe Perez Roque, Vandana Shiva, John Sweeney, Lori Wallach, Jim Wallis, and Maxine Waters. There are also theater groups, and musical performances by solo artists and groups such as the Raging Grandmas, and Honey In The Rock. Though we were recording inside during the most violent of the police riots, we were able to videotape what appeared to be and what we believe was a completely unprovoked use of police force. We also took part in both of the rallies and marches that culminated in the County Jail lockdowns, and enjoyed preserving for you on video a large portion of the several hours we were able to spend there with the protesters. I'm offering the 8-videotape (approx. 64 hour) set for a requested donation of $80, although I'll go as low as $40 because I know a lot of you can't afford to pay more than that, and I would like very much for everyone to share the experience as possible. I ordinarily don't ask people to pay in advance, but I have to this time, because my VCRs are going out and I need to raise money to replace them, to buy blank tapes (which cost me $1.55 each) and pay for mailing. I also have received orders for over 900 tapes in Seattle (@ $5 each to be paid later, in order to introduce people to the Democracy University Video Series we do). The 15 VCRs I have that still work would have to run day and night for almost a month just to fill those orders. In case you are concerned about prepaying, all my tapes come with a No Regrets Guarantee. If you let me know if you are not happy with a tape, I will replace it or refund that portion of the money you sent, or will send something else you think you might like better. Orders will be filled as quickly as possible, but I may have to send them serially, possibly one a week, especially if I am unable to raise enough money to add more machines. Orders that come with donations in excess of the minimum will be priortized accordingly, since they in effect will be helping me increase the rate at which I can get everybody's tapes out. I intend to fill all prepaid orders ahead of the orders I received in Seattle, since those were not prepaid, for the same reason. Individual tapes from the set will be available for a minimum donation of $10 or more (for orders not received in Seattle), which is still a great deal for an 8-hour videotape (it works out to $1.25 an hour). A separate announcement detailing the contents of each tape in the set will be emailed when it is ready. I must tell you, though, that judging upon my own experience in putting the tapes together, there is no tape among the 8 that you will not enjoy immensely, benefit from, and want to share. A Closing Thought: By making this record of the substantive lectures and discussions that comprised the forums and workshops all week, and by documenting on video the huge participation involved, and by putting copies of this video record into the hands of as many as we can, we hope we have helped make it possible to effectively counter the efforts already taking place in the mainstream media to play down or recast the substantive issues behind the movements that converged in Seattle. Thank you very much, and Happy Hollidays. Ralph Cole 1425 W. 12th St. #262 Los Angeles, CA 90015 (If sending a check, please make it payable to Justicevision) (213) 747-6345; [EMAIL PROTECTED] A Note to Subscribers: There were so many wonderful interconnected in Seattle that picking a few for DU19 will not only be difficult, but will fail to do justice to the experience. It will also probably be quite a while before I can get it too you. I recommend getting the Seattle set and foregoing DU19, since it will probably be taken entirely from the Seattle tapes, anyway. -Ralph Cole A Note on Daily Themes in Seattle The 5 days Monday 11/29 through Friday 12/2 each had designated themes around which a number of major peripheral events were organized. The themes for those 5 days were as follows: Monday: Environment and Health Day Tuesday: Labor and Human Rights Day Wednesday: Women, Democracy, Sovereignty, and Development Day Thursday: Food and Agriculture Day Friday: Corporate Accountability Day There were also several teach-ins that took place prior to these. Two examples of these were: "Economic Globalization and the Role of the World Trade Organization" by the International Forum on Globalization, Friday and Saturday, 11/26 and 11/27, and a two-part teach-in by the Alliance for Democracy: "Building the People's Movement: Where We Are and Where We Are Headed", and "Alternatives to Corporate Globalization", both Sunday, 11/28. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! 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