It sounds like you all need to..: Register Democrat if u haven't done so, update your address if necessary and vote for Bernie in the primaries! Every vote weighs extra heavy bc not many pp vote for primaries. Voting info on voteforbernie.org
----- Reply message ----- From: "Francisco Torres" <fjtorre...@gmail.com> To: "Experimental Film Discussion List" <frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com> Subject: [Frameworks] I'm a revolutionary Date: Wed, Apr 13, 2016 10:03 Warren C - ''Very little has changed'' Indeed, and the change may have been for the worse. Because most people believe that all those issues were settled a long time ago and that there is no need to do anything today. Even back in the 80's any kind of political engagement was seen as ''uncool'' and unfashionable..... 2016-04-13 10:30 GMT-04:00 Warren Cockerham <warrencocker...@gmail.com>: > Gene, > > I agree with your change. I put those words in quotes - the other > democratic candidate says that a lot. He doesn't go far enough in > describing the situation. But, it is refreshing to hear a presidential > candidate say that real change doesn't happen from the top down; it always > happens from the bottom up. I also realize electoral presidential politics > isn't revolutionary. > > I used to teach at The Better Boys Foundation (BBF) in North Lawndale on > the west side of Chicago at 15th and Pulaski. I taught film and video there > for 5 years (2008-2012). That was the site that Fred started the Breakfast > for Children Program in Chicago with his Deputy Minister of Education, > Billy 'Che' Brooks. Billy was my colleague, friend, and supervisor for > those 5 years at BBF. In 2012, I screened Howard Alk and Mike Gray's *The > Murder of Fred Hampton*. By all accounts, it was the first time that film > screened publicly in that community. More than 100 people attended the > screening and stayed for a panel discussion with Billy, Jeff Haas, Flint > Taylor, and Bill Hampton. This was shortly after Flint Taylor led the > People's Law Office to convict that asshole, John Burge. At BBF, I > administered 7 other art and trade apprenticeships for teenagers in the > community. In 2011, we were worried that a new mayor would de-fund or pull > funding from Maggie Daley's After School Matters program which funded more > than half of our apprenticeships. I saw soon-to-be mayor Rahm Emanuel (Bye > Anita!) at a pizza place. I invited him to BBF to speak. We knew he was > going to win the election, so Billy and I wanted to make sure that funding > for after school programs would continue. He promised that it would and > that he would address it at the press conference he was holding there that > afternoon. Before the press conference, he came into my > office/classroom/studio. The place was decorated with posters that students > printed out: Fred Hampton, Hoop Dreams, The 400 Blows, Reservoir Dogs, and > Raging Bull among others. Guess which two posters Rahm praised... yep, > Reservoir Dogs and Raging Bull happen to he his favorite movies. He asked > me something like.. "your white, what can I do to fix race relations in > this city as mayor?" I said, you might start by publicly apologizing for > the assassination of Fred Hampton and commemorate Monroe St. as "Fred > Hampton Way." He said he didn't know a lot about it and he would read up on > it. We were interrupted by Billy and a group of board members. > > I had some idea that he was going to be a terrible mayor. Who knew it was > going to be worse than little Daley and Boss Daley. Unbelievable corruption > and racism. > > > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 9:53 AM, Gene Youngblood <ato...@comcast.net> > wrote: > >> Warren, >> Thanks so much for taking the time to do this. I appreciate it. Yesterday >> I bought the PBS documentary that Bryan Konefsky said the clip was from, >> but maybe Amy’s context makes it stronger. We’ll see. >> >> Naturally, I agree with your assessment of the situation. But since words >> tell us what we think, I suggest a slight modification of terminology: the >> system isn’t “broken,” it’s performing exactly as it’s structured to >> perform (“structural racism”). You fix something that’s broken (that’s >> called reform); you overthrow something that’s structurally incapable of >> transformation (that’s called revolution). To say “broken” is collaboration >> in our oppression. >> >> I was co-editor of the underground newspaper, the Los Angeles Free Press, >> when Hampton was assassinated. We published numerous articles about >> COINTELPRO (Counter Intelligence Program). Ever since the Snowden >> revelations and the NSA’s panoptic response, I’ve argued repeatedly that >> the NSA (aka, the predator state), has no choice: the digital condition >> means that, in the interest of social control, everyone is legitimately >> suspect. It’s COINTELPRO forever. That’s why I want the “I am a >> revolutionary” clip. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Apr 12, 2016, at 11:35 PM, Warren Cockerham <warrencocker...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Dear Gene, >> >> I remember seeing that like a week or so ago - and like Jeff, I thought >> of Fred Hampton (assassinated by the Chicago Police by order of FBI's >> Cointelpro on 12/4/69). Very little has changed. The clip in question was >> on Democracy Now! on 3/31 during the headlines. A protester in Minneapolis >> was shouting "I am a Revolutionary!" to a crowd of hundreds also protesting >> the idiotic and now endemic decision to not charge the cops that >> murdered Jamar Clark >> <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-minnesota-police-idUSKCN0WW1L9>. "... >> a broken criminal justice system." Too broken. Broken enough to have >> another BPP for Self Defense. I think that Fred would be proud of Black >> Lives Matter... we need thousands of Fred Hamptons now. >> >> Amy Goodman covers this briefly during the headlines on 3/31 ( >> http://www.democracynow.org/shows/2016/3/31). The story begins at 5:12 >> and the quote in question begins at 5:49. I remember Amy's interview >> with Keith Ellison >> <http://www.democracynow.org/2015/11/25/us_rep_keith_ellison_demands_transparent> >> in the fall during the initial protests. Some stupid fucking cop pointed an >> assault rifle at Ellison's son! And here in New York City this weekend, >> we have the mayor and a presidential candidate making insensitive racial >> jokes like it's no big deal... and I'm not talking about Donald Trump. I >> hope these voters wake up and realize that these pigs are often not just >> gangs of cops anymore they are often the kinds of cops called 'super >> predators'... no conscience, no empathy... we can talk about why they ended >> up that way but first, we have to bring them to heel. >> >> - Warren >> >> On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 10:32 AM, Gene Youngblood <ato...@comcast.net> >> wrote: >> >>> Frameworkers, >>> I recently saw on Democracy Now (I think; the source really doesn’t >>> matter) an interstitial showing a protest demonstration with a >>> call-and-response where the speaker said “I am a revolutionary” over and >>> over, and the crowd repeated it with him over and over. I vaguely recall >>> it was black and white, but it may not be. And I don’t know if it was a >>> recent event or not. >>> >>> I searched the phrase on You Tube but only found interviews in which it >>> was used by individuals. Does anyone know the clip I’m talking about? >>> _______________________________________________ >>> FrameWorks mailing list >>> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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