Take It To The Streets
Portland’s Fast Rattler brings you the bangin’ new cult classic Occupy anthem “Take It To The Streets”. Words were written in part by Utah Phillips and sung by Bodhi Busick.
Category: Video Release
New Video Releases by B Media
Building Cultural Bridges: Bhutan – Nepal – Portland
Building Cultural Bridges is the culmination of a year-long community project to make a film about the experience of coming to America. Covering the cultural and spiritual realities of transition through community dialogues, interviews with immigration service stakeholders, teachers and volunteers, the film provides insight into the transition to life in Portland, OR. The film was made by youth from the Bhutanese refugee community, and edited in collaboration with members of B media Collective. While the film is made through the culturally specific lens of South Asian refugee immigrants, the issues raised and advice given is relevant to all newcomers to America.
Below is a video short from one of the media trainings conducted through the course of this project: […]
Criminales Todos Interviews on ICE
As Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio comes under increasing scrutiny for numerous suspicious and brutal deaths of inmates in his custody, the culture of racism he has cultivated and his refusal to investigate allegations of rape and abuse, the plight of millions of undocumented workers is still in the lurch. Here is a 11 min piece Read more about Criminales Todos Interviews on ICE[…]
Create Abate
Here’s the last of the “singles” from Freedumb Fries. This short covers the recent targeting of graffiti artists and unauthorized murals by Portland’s Graffiti Abatement Department. Featured are members of the ArtsBase, Samo Lives Gallery, director of the Graffiti Abatement Department, and volunteers with the Railyard Gallery, who feel that they were targeted for eviction Read more about Create Abate[…]
Feminism Is For Everybody
We spotlight the opening of the In Other Words lending library, a visionary community effort by the last non-profit feminist bookstore in the country. Also discussed is what In Other Words has meant to the Portland feminist community over the last 18 years, and the meaning of feminism today.
Bring it to the Streets
Coming to a wall near you! Check back at the site before Last Thursday each month, or sign up on our announcement email list to know where we’ll be doing showings.
Variety Show #1: Solidarity 4-Ever!
The first of a monthly media mash of forgotten histories, breaking stories and beautified b-roll.
Arbitration vs. Mediation – Janus Workers Picket Workplace for Their Rights
February 24th, 2011– Workers from Janus Youth Program, a frontline organization helping at risk youth, continue picketing their workplace after management made the decision to move to an expensive and undemocratic arbitration process for dispute resolution.