The Revolution Will Be Televised

Gabe Meyers Speaks (Part 3) Watch the video This is the final part of Bill Carpenter's three part series in which he interviews Gabe Meyer's, the defendent charged with Attempted Lynching of himself in the July 8th G8 protest last year. The very same protest which has led to the contempt charges currently pending agasint me. If you'd like to write Gabe, his e-mail is styrofoam(at)riseup.net. This video was originally published on Indybay.

Gabe Meyers Speaks (Part 2) Watch the video Here is the second part of Bill Carpenter's interview with Gabe Meyers. The original post can be found on . You can e-mail Gabe at styrofoam(at)riseup.net

Gabe Meyers Speaks about July 8th, 2005 Watch the video Gabriel Meyers is one of three people that were charged at the protest that occured on July 8th, 2005. This interview with Gabe was posted to Indybay earlier today by Bill Carpenter.

Video of June 15th Press Conference Watch the video Bill Carpenter actually published this on Indybay a while ago, but I just didn't get a chance to blog it myself until now. Now that I am facing civil contempt charges, it seems more important than ever to get this story out as far and wide as possible...

Grand Jury Update Watch the video Hi Everyone, I recently learned that I will be having to appear in front of Federal court next week on July 20th and that I am now facing civil contempt charges. I'm not sure how everything is going to pan out at this point, but I wanted to share with you an audio transcript that I recorded of what happened when I last appeared in front of court. It's important to note that this is my best attempt at accurately reading the court transcripts and any mistakes I may have made were unintentional; additionally, all emphasis and inflection included in the audio recording is my own and not reflected in the court transcripts.The Judge that's currently handling the case, and who is referred to as "The Court," is actually Judge Alsup, the very same judge that just threw Barry Bond's trainer in jail...Wish me luck, guys!

1 Year Ago... Watch the video It's hard to believe it's been a year since I shot this video; so much has happened since that night both in regards to my life and the incident itself. In regards to the incident itself, the first repercussions from this footage surfaced when I discovered that various outlets in the mainstream media had been using my footage from this particular protest without my permission; this actually turned out all right: I sent them a bill for the use of my footage, and they mostly all complied. The next event that transpired has not turned out so fortuitous: a few days after the protest, I received a visit from the FBI along with two SFPD investigators. They asked for the unedited footage and I told them I would not be able to provide them with the footage at that point in time. A few months later, they returned with a subpoena ordering me to appear in front of the Federal Grand Jury and provide the tape. I have documented this situation at length on my blog and created a resource library with everything publicly available in regards to this matter. And, I suppose it's only fitting that I found out today, 1 year from the very same evening that this all went down, that I will have to appear in front of Federal court on Thursday, July 20th for a hearing on civil contempt charges against me. Any support you can offer would be greatly appreciated... Thanks.

Don't Get Left Behind Watch the video As I've mentioned on my blog in the past, I work for an education-based cable television station run out of the Peralta Community Colleges District: peralta.TV. I recently had a hand in creating this commercial that we've put together in an attempt to increase enrollment on the four campuses our district represents. This isn't a final version, by any means, so please feel free to comment and let me know what you like about it, and what you think can be improved. Thanks!

Hunter's Point Power Plant Watch the video After literally decades of community organizing, various community leaders have finally succeeding shutting down the Hunter's Point power plant which has dumped tons of toxins into the predominately black and poor neighborhood of Hunters Point. The pollution is so rampant that over 40% of children that grow up in Hunter's Point suffer from asthma. Shutting down the plant was truly a monumental accomplishment, and not surprisingly, the SF politicos we're out the other day trying to take the credit with a fancy party and a photo-op at the plant. My friend Rob and I tried to get in to cover the event. We couldn't. This is what we were able to get.

Collaborative Arts Insurgency Watch the video Last Thursday night, after leaving the wrap-up party for Talk Back, I got off BART at 16th and Mission and came across the tail end of CAI's open mic. Here's a little video of what I saw.

May 1st (Morning) Watch the video This is the first of three, maybe four videos I'll be uploading from yesterday's protest. Unfortunately this file is rather large at 35Mb; I will try to replace it with a smaller file some time tonight or tomorrow morning.

Independent Journalist Bill Carpenter Assaulted by ANSWER Security Watch the video I just returned from the protest today, I had planned to shoot the entire demonstration, but after several incidents in which the independent press, and the media in general were treated in a represhensible manner, I decided to return home. While filming the front of the protest at the beginning of the day, I was asked repeatedly for my papers to establish myself as a legitimate media presence. Something ironic, about being asked for my papers at a pro-immigration march if you ask me. Despite the fact that I had no credentials on my person, after telling several people on several occasions that I work for peralta.TV, I was able to stay in the front of the march. Once the march began moving, I stumbled upon Bill Carpenter who had staked out a spot inside one of the islands. I joined him, and after a short while, we were approached by several ANSWER organizers and told we needed to move. As newsgatherers, we are allowed to film anywhere on public space, and even cross police lines in some situations as long as we do not interefere with the business of the police. After explaining this to the ANSWER security we were told again that we would need to move. Shortly after this point, we were threatened that they would come get the police. Knowing my legal rights, I told them that this was fine and that we'd be happy to straighten this out with the police. At this point 2 organizers with ANSWER were summoned to get the police to deal with us. About this time, the main guy we were dealing with began repeating, "You're going to jail, You're going to get arrested," in an attempt to intimidate us. After the organizers returned, without the requested police assistance, the organizers returned to demanding that we move in order to protect the public safety. When we refused to oblige, they began to phsyically force Bill Carpenter onto the sidewalk. They then came up to me implying that if I didn't move they would physically attack me. Although I didn't capture the assault on Bill, the video attached gives at least some idea of what happened. The final straw came when I was filming from Civic Center as the march approached and was pushed out of the way by a gentleman demanding "Move Blanco." I'm used to the police being assholes but when the police' behavior is more professional than the protest organizers it seems more than just a little counter-intuitive. Technorati Tags: protest SanFrancisco ANSWER immigration mayday

The Dignity of the Nobodies Watch the video I had an opportunity to see two films at the San Francisco International Film Festival last night. The first film I saw was The Dignity of the Nobodies, a cinema verite documentary by Fernando E. Solonas. The film captures the untold stories of the everyday people in Argentina: a man who was shot in the head during a protest and the man who saved him, a poor priest railing against police mafias and operating a soup kitchen out of his home, and an unfortunate picketeer who was shot and killed while trying to help a fellow comrade who had been shot by the police. The Dignity of the Nobodies is a beautiful film and achieves an intimacy rarely achieved by cinema. It is both a tragedy of the rampant poverty that rages through Argentina and the horror stories of these people's oppression, but it is also a dark fairy-tale of sorts illustrating that everyday people can and do change the world we live in for the better every day. After the film, Fernando Solonas was able to sit down for some Q an excerpt of this Q Saturday, April 29th 1:00PM at the PFA and on May 1st at 7:00PM at the Aquarius Theatre in Palo Alto.

click here to download Last night, Min Jung Kim hosted a San Francisco International Film Festival pre-festival party for the SFIFF Citizen's Press Corps. The event was part of a new initiative called SF360, and as part of a partnership with Ironweed Films, people throughout the city gathered to watch the documentary Street Fight, a film about the 2002 mayoral race in Newark. Quite a few of us from the SFIFF Citizen's Press Corps were able to attend including our coordinator Kevin Smokler along with Ted Rheingold, Jason Schultz, Steve Rhodes, Nicole Lee and fellow videoblogger Enric. It was fun; looking forwards to checking out more films at the festival...

SFIFF Press Kick-Off Q & A (Day 4 of Videoblogging Week2006) Watch the video Yesterday I posted a video from the San Francisco International Film Festival Press Conference kick-off. Today, for the 4th installment of videoblogging week, I've uploaded the second part of the press conference, the question and answer section. All of the questions asked in the conference have been included although some questions and resposnes have been shortened in the sake of time. Technorati tags: videobloggingweek2006 SanFrancisco sfiff filmfestival vloggingdangerously

click here to download Ok, so I'm almost three hours late -- but here's my third installment for videoblogging week. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to join the citizen press corps for the San Francisco International Film Festival. This video are a few of the highlights from the conference. The Q&A from the press conference will be tomorrow's video... Technorati tags: videobloggingweek2006 SanFrancisco sfiff filmfestival vloggingdangerously