Journal
Marc, director of Resist, to visit the border areas of Mexico / USA
During January Marc will be visiting the border area meeting migrants who are risking their lives to cross the desert to head North in search of jobs.
‘This is the Southern edge of America where the so-called ‘third world’ grates against the ‘first world’ and bleeds. This border, more than any other in the world best represents what i think we are trying to explore in the film. America is the world’s largest gated community living under a siege mentality, speaking about ‘invasions’, ‘illegals’, ‘aliens’ and ‘frontlines’.
The deaths in the desert are about the deaths of people trying to ‘break in’ at the very boundary between rich and poor, between the haves and have nots.
On this trip I…
Leaked BNP list published on the web by Wikileaks.
You may have heard of the BNP members list that was leaked onto the internet this week by Wikileaks.
A few months ago one of the founders of Wikileaks explained to Resist the power of leaking secrets via the web and the ethical justifications behind it. You can watch parts of our conversation here ...
http://www.resistnetwork.com/research/interviews#Wikileaks
Gael Garcia Bernal meets Annie Lennox
Gael and Annie met to discuss activism, creativity and resistance. Watch their conversation here
www.resistnetwork.com/interviews#annie_lennox
Marc, director of Resist, visited Auschwitz today.
Learning of the resistance movement that fought from within the camp, I read this ...
‘Outwardly it might seem that Auschwitz was the last ideal place to start an underground organisation. All reasonable arguments and calculations spoke against any hope of successful underground work, yet, as it turned out, the situation was favourable. Clandestine action is usually taken and is usually successful when all other forms of action have failed, when desperate people must seek secret ties to help each other, to fight an enemy who is too strong for open struggle. Unlimited however, are the moral and physical powers which man has within him’.
Extract from the book ‘Fighting Auschwitz’ by Josef Garlinski (former inmate of Auschwitz, no. 121421)
Live Webcast - see it here if you missed it!
- to watch the webcast again www.resistnetwork.com/amnesty
- to read some of the questions that were mailed in from around the world
http://network.resistnetwork.com/forum/topic/show?id=2042177%3ATopic%3A3643
Show your film on Current TV
Know any Rebels?
Current TV are looking for short documentaries about young rebels who are making waves and doing things differently.
http://current.com/rebels
If you’d like to pitch in an idea or submit a finished film please email Emily ...
erenshaw-smith@current.com
An article about Resist and Amnesty in Screen International
Download the Screen International Article (pdf 500k)
Resist member imprisoned today
Sahar Vardi was imprisoned today in Israel for refusing to serve in the army.
Read more here ...
http://www.resistnetwork.com/contribute/show/80
Sahar’s member profile is here ...
http://network.resistnetwork.com/profile/saharmvardi
(photo by Dani Lagartofernandez)
An article about Resist's engagement with NGOs
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/aug/06/voluntarysector
A little animation about the power of resistance