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  David Harvey in Athens

  June 15, 2012 at 11:38 pm / Interviews

  David Harvey is the Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). His work has contributed greatly to broad social and political debate; most recently he has been credited with restoring social class and Marxist methods as serious methodological tools in the critique of global capitalism. He is a leading proponent of the idea of the right to the city, as well as a member of the Interim Committee for […]

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  They Do Not Represent Us: Barcelona 12M-15M

  May 21, 2012 at 12:37 am / By Country, Spain, video series

  By Brandon Jourdan and Marianne Maeckelbergh From May 12-May 15th, protesters throughout Spain marked the first anniversary of the 15M movement by re-taking the streets and squares of over 80 cities. The 15M movement inspired people all over the world to occupy their local squares, to self-organize general assemblies and to build networks of solidarity in the face of severe economic policy. This short documentary documents the 15M anniversary protests in Barcelona. The YouTube version is here: May 21st, 2012

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  Barcelona March 29th: General Strike

  April 11, 2012 at 12:39 am / By Country, Spain, video series

  By Marianne Maeckelbergh and Brandon Jourdan On 29 March 2012, millions of people across Spain went on strike. The strike, which was the first general strike since September 2010, brought the country to a near halt. The situation in Spain has grown increasingly difficult with 1 in 4 people out of work and many struggling to make rent or mortgage payments.

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  The Battle of Oakland

  February 5, 2012 at 10:49 am / By Country, United States, video series

  By Brandon Jourdan and David Martinez On January 28th, 2012, Occupy Oakland moved to take a vacant building to use as a social center and a new place to continue organizing. This is the story of what happened that day as told by those who were a part of it. it features rare footage and interviews with Boots Riley, David Graeber, Maria Lewis, and several other witnesses to key events.

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  The Oakland Commune

  January 23, 2012 at 3:51 pm / By Country, United States, video series

  Produced by Marianne Maeckelbergh and Brandon Jourdan On October 10th 2011, hundreds of people in downtown Oakland occupied Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of city hall. They built a self-organized tent city and began to meet some of the community’s most urgent needs. They renamed the plaza Oscar Grant Plaza in honor of a young African-American man who was shot and killed by BART Police in 2009. Although the action was partially inspired by Occupy Wall Street and austerity protests […]

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