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Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive Path: sparky!uunet!wupost!mont!pencil.cs.missouri.edu!daemon From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel) Subject: FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEOS: Latin America Message-ID: <1993Jan1.090520.11792@mont.cs.missouri.edu> Followup-To: alt.activism.d Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu Sender: news@mont.cs.missouri.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: pencil.cs.missouri.edu Organization: ? Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 09:05:20 GMT Approved: map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu Lines: 579 FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEOS: Latin America - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FOR MORE INFO: videoproject@igc.org Phone: 1-800-4-PLANET or (510) 655-9050 Fax (510) 655-9115 More on Video Project by anonymous ftp: "video.project" from "pencil.cs.missouri.edu" [Do "cd LOOKEE_HERE/map" after login] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send the 1-line email message GET ACTIV-L ARCHIVE ACTIV-L to: LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET or LISTSERV@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU and see the sections on Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Latin America for many files containing original Oxfam reports, Amnesty International reports, and other useful data and background --Harel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIII LATIN AMERICA Topic 19 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Programs included in this section: *indicates order number 1. GRENADA REVISITED *106 2. THE PANAMA INVASION REVISITED *107 3. UNHEARD VOICES *237 4. BUILDING PEACE IN THE MIDST OF WAR *258 5. WHERE TEACHERS ARE TARGETS *213 6. PEACE BEGINS HERE *389 7. THE DARK LIGHT OF DAWN *361 8. GUAZAPA: THE FACE OF WAR IN EL SALVADOR *362 9. RETURN TO AGUACAYO *356 10. VOICES OF THE VOICELESS *325 11. DESTINATIONA NICARAGUA *321 12. FACE TO FACE: TEENAGERS IN NICARAGUA *304 13. FACES OF WAR *319 14. IN THE SHADOW OF WAR *350 15. NEIGHBORS TO NICARAGUA *339 16. NICARAGUA FOR THE FIRST TIME *338 17. UNTIL IT'S SAFE TO RETURN *326 18. THE WAR IN EL CEDRO *366 19. MACMICHAEL ON NICARAGUA *312 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (1.) Order number: *106 _________________ GRENADA REVISITED 1991 * 28 Min. ----------------- Produced by Sanford Gottlieb, Ctr. For Defense Info. >VHS Sale $25. Was the 1983 U.S. invasion of Grenada necessary? What was its impact and what did we win? GRENADA REVISITED looks back at what pecipitated the deployment of over 5,000 U.S. Troops to this small Caribbean island and examines the consequences today. This program, from the national public television series, AMERICA'S DEFENSE MONITOR, traces the shifting political winds in Grenada from the 1970's up to the U.S. military intervention. A variety of views are presented on the revolutionary government of Maurice Bishop, his relationship with Cuba, and how the U.S. government may have contributed to his overthrow by extreme leftists, leading to the U.S. invasion. Among those interviewed are the current Grenadian Prime Minister, members of the Bishop government, a former U.S. ambassador to the region, and citizens of Grenada. "Programs produced by CDI provide teachers with a powerful instructional tool to help students understand the issues a democracy must address." ---Prof. David Considine, Appalachian State Univ., N.C. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (2.) Order number: *107 _____________________________ THE PANAMA INVASION REVISITED 1991 * 28 Min. ----------------------------- Produced by Sanford Gottlieb, Ctr. For Defense Info. >VHS Sale $25. When 27,000 U.S. troops invaded Panama on December 20, 1989, it was the largest U.S. military operation since Vietnam. This program, from the AMERICA'S DEFENSE MONITOR series, reviews the events leading up to the invasion, how the attack was carried out, the resulting casualties, and the impact on life in Panama today. Regional experts and diplomats discuss the U.S. govern- ment's justification for military action and probe other less overt motivating factors. Observations about Panamanian civil- ian casualties, deaths from "friendly fire," and limits on media bear striking comparisons to the Gulf War. Featured interviews include: U.S. Representative Charles Rangel, Panamanian Ambas- sador Eduardo Vallarino, Latin American affairs expert Mark Falcoff, and National Public Radio's John Dinges. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (3.) Order number *237 ______________ UNHEARD VOICES 1990 * 16 min. -------------- Produced by Ray Gatchalian and Nancy Juliber >INSTITUTIONAL: VHS Sale $55. Rent $30. >INDIVIDUAL/LOW-INCOME GROUPS: VHS Sale $29.95 Rent $20. For 10 years civil war has raged in El Salvador. Yet rarely do we hear the voices of those who have suffered the most: the children, who make up nearly 1/2 the country's population. Many live in orphanages or in refugee camps. Others simply live in poverty, with little chance of ever receiving a basic education. UNHEARD VOICES is a poignant, emotional look at these young, for- gotten victims. Through often graphic footage shot by American firefighter and former Green Beret Ray Gatchalian, we witness the most tragic consequences of the war fueled by $4.5 billion in United States military assistance since 1980. But the voices of these children are not cries of despair. They are cries of hope, a call for peace, and a plea not to be forgotten. *2nd PLACE, Marin National Film Festival "Heartwrenching...Presents testimony from mothers and children who have been ravaged by 10 years of civil war." --Oakland Tribune "This video needs to be shown in every high school in Am- erica...then every college...and then to everyone else." --Colman McCarthy, Syndicated National Columnist, Washington Post, Founder and Director, Center for Teaching Peace - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send the 1-line email message GET AI_REPT ELSALV ACTIV-L to: LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET or LISTSERV@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU for crucial background -- Harel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (4.) Order number *258 __________________________________ BUILDING PEACE IN THE MIDST OF WAR 1988 * 30 min. ---------------------------------- Produced by Carol Yourman >INSTITUTIONS: VHS Sale $75. Rental $35. >INDIVIDUALS/LOW-INCOME GROUPS: VHS Sale $35. Rental $20. BUILDING PEACE IN THE MIDST OF WAR is an inspiring document- ary showing how individuals and communities can make a difference in Central America. Cambridge (MA) and San Jose Las Flores (El Salvador) are sister cities. The people of San Jose are re- building their village -- schools, clinics, and homes --all des- troyed by the Salvadoran military in an effort to create "free fire zones." Over 75% of US aid to El Salvador is military as- sistance. But this sister cities program is a people-to-people exchange. Traveling from Cambridge, a US delegation delivered over $10,000 worth of milk, medicine and building supplies. The personal testimonies of both the North Americans and the Salva- dorans bring this story to life. An excellent organizing tape. **1st PRIZE, Dorothy Arzner Film and Video Festival **!st PRIZE, National Fed. of Local Cable Programmmers **HONORABLE MENTION, New England Film and Video Festival **Women in the Director's Chair "...remarkably informative..." --Michael Blowen, The Boston Globe "...what BUILDING PEACE does with impressive success is to make you understand how policy has affected people's lives--and deaths--in El Salvador." --David Wiegand, Managing Editor, Cambridge Chronicle IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (5.) Order number *213 __________________________ WHERE TEACHERS ARE TARGETS 1989 * 29 min. -------------------------- Produced by Lorne Wallace >INSTITUTIONS: VHS Sale $75. Rent $40. >INDIVIDUALS/LOW-INCOME GROUPS VHS Sale $39. Rent $25. Over 350 teachers have been killed or "disappeared" in troubled El Salvador since 1979. Many teachers are labelled terrorists or subversives by the Salvadoran government or the country's "death squads" because they are attempting to educate the poor. WHERE TEACHERS ARE TARGETS follows a group of Canad- ian teachers who visit El Salvador to learn more about the dif- ficult realities facing teachers in this war-torn country. The Canadians unexpectedly witness the "disappearance" of a Salva- doran, are themselves followed by possible "death squad" vehi- cles, and organize to free a teacher who is captured during the visit. A vivid, sobering look at life in El Salvador by a for- mer Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) newsman. **RUNNERUP, BEST DOCUMENTARY, Alberta Motion Picture Industry Festival "WHERE TEACHERS ARE TARGETS does a superb job of cap- turing the learning experiences of a group of teachers during their trip in El Salvador. This video may be next best thing to being there." --Lorna Jamison, Neworks Magazine IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (6.) Order number *389 _________________ PEACE BEGINS HERE 1989 * 29 min ----------------- Produced by Liz Walker and Bliss Bruen >VHS Sale $39.95 Rent $25. Many Americans are concerned about U.S. policy in Central America. This provocative, broadcast-quality video examines the thoughts and motivations of a range of Americans who are doing something to change it. Their moving personal stories serve as powerful inspiration for those not involved. Featured are former Air Force Captain Brian Wilson, who was run over by a train dur- ing protest at Concord Naval Weapons Station; a Presbyterian min- ister involved in escorting Salvadorans back to their villages; a retired social worker and kindergarten teacher who developed a slideshow based on their trip to Nicaragua; and a single par- ent whose temple has adopted Guatemalan refugees. PEACE BEGINS HERE is a useful bridge to those who disagree with our govern- ment's policy in Central America, but feel powerless or are un- involved. "I'm going to look at it over and over until I do something for Central America." --Amy Zins, Head Teacher, New Traditions School "This video is actually going to help change U.S. policy. The quality is outstanding." --Arlene Prigoff, Professor, Sacramento State University, CA IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (7.) Order number *361 ______________________ THE DARK LIGHT OF DAWN 1987 * 28 min. ---------------------- Produced by Insite Productions for the Guatemalan Human Rights Commission/USA >VHS Sale $35. Rent $25. An eye-opening look at the troubling human rights situation in Guatemala, where as many os 100,000 people were killed ar dis- appeared, and one million displaced by war in the 1980's. THE DARK LIGHT OF DAWN provides a history of human rights abuses under the former military government and describes the progress towards correcting these violations under the current civilian government. The film highlights the efforts of the award-winning GRUPO DE APOYO MUTUO (Mutual Support Group) to stop the contin- uing abuses, to locate the thousands that disappeared, and to prosecute those responsible for the earlier assasinations. *Complete with study guide. **BEST VIDEO DOCUMENTARY, Global Village Film Festival "...Graphic but thoughtful description of the Guatemalan army's brutal suppression of land reform and union ac- tivity. Recommended for college and high school and public libraries." --Choice, American Library Association "THE DARK LIGHT OF DAWN is a good vehicle to educate people who don't now know the history and current con- ditions in Guatemala..." --Ramon Custodia, President, Central American Human Rights Commission. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (8.) Order number *362 _______________________________________ GUAZAPA: THE FACE OF WAR IN EL SALVADOR Revised 1987 * 37 min. --------------------------------------- Produced by Don North >VHS Sale $35. Rent $25. A remarkable first-hand look at life and war in a rebel-con- trolled area of El Salvador by veteran war correspondent Don North. GUAZAPA documents rebel soldiers and civilians working together to harvest crops, educate their children, and care for the sick and wounded. North takes us along on a rebel attack against a National Guard outpost, and we witness the government's forceful counterattack, which causes a mass exodus of the Guaz- apa population. The film's moving protrayal of daily life in El Salvador amidst constant warfare offers Americans a rare look at the human consequences of a war our government is helping to finance. **BEST DOCUMENTARY, Philadelphia Int'l Film Festival **CINE GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD "...a technically polished, visually dramatic, and very moving documentary..." --Choice, American Library Association IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (9.) Order number *356 __________________ RETURN TO AGUACAYO 1987 * 18 min. ------------------ Produce by Celeste Greco >INSTITUTIONS: VHS Sale $65. Rent $35. >INDIVIDUALS/LOW-INCOME GROUPS: VHS Sale $35. Rent $25. RETURN TO AGUACAYO is a dramatic account of 450 displaced Salvadorans who attempt to return to their homes and farming cooperative in the Guazapa region of El Salvador, after hav- ing been forced to leave by the army. The unique footage was acquired by a member of a North American religious delegation which went to El Salvador in hopes of protecting the displaced >from attacks by the Armed Forces on their journey home. The determination of the Salvadorans to return to their land, des- pite the destruction of their homes and the threat from the army, is a stirring example of unusual courage and a rare glimpse at the personal toll of the continuing war in El Salva- dor. A good sequel to Don North's GUAZAPA. (Includes "Song of the Mes Grande Refugees.") **HONORABLE MENTION, National Educational Film and Video Festival IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (10.) Order number *325 _______________________ VOICES OF THE VOICELESS 1983 * 58 min. ----------------------- Produced by Mark Melchiorre >VHS Sale $39.95 Rent $25. VOICES OF THE VOICELESS is a moving portrait of the half mil- lion El Salvadora refugees who were driven to flee their country and live in the United States, many illegally. The film drama- tically chronicles the U.S.-supported war which has forced them here and their struggles to survive in this country amidst pov- erty and constant fear of deportation. The film draws its title the late Archbishop Oscar Romero who was an outspoken leader of the poor in El Salvador until his assasination, a voice for those silenced by fear of torture and death. Filmed in El Salvador and a Los Angeles' refugee community, VOICES OF THE VOICELESS depicts a largely unacknowledged truth--the victims of the current war are here among us. These refugees are eyewitnesses to the brutal repression that has resulted in the murder of over 44,000 El Sal- vadorans and in over a million more being driven into refugee camps. Should they be forced to return, many will face the same fate. This is their story. **GOLD AWARD, Houston International Film Festival IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (11.) Order number *321 _____________________ DESTINATION NICARAGUA 1986 * 58 min. --------------------- Produced by Barbara Trent and David Kasper >VHS Sale $35. Rent $25. The story of "average Americans" traveling to Nicaragua to see the impact of the U.S.-funded Contra war there. *Narrated by Tyne Daley ("Cagney and Lacey") IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (12.) Order number *304 ____________________________________ FACE TO FACE: TEENAGERS IN NICARAGUA 1986 * 58 min. ------------------------------------ Produced by Gail Dolgin >VHS Sale $35. Rent $25. Traveling to Nicaragua, US teens meet their counterparts and see first hand the effects of civil war there. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (13.) Order number *319 ____________ FACES OF WAR 1985 * 22 min ------------ Produced by Nick Allen and Gil Friend >VHS Sale $35. Rent $25. A powerful program examining US foreign policy in El Salva- dor and Nicaragua. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (14.) Order number *350 ____________________ IN THE SHADOW OF WAR 1985 * 28 min -------------------- Produced by Wolf Tirado and Jackie Reiter >VHS Sale $35. Rent $25. Christian activists work to overcome poverty amid war rav- aged Nicaragua. *Narrated by Glenda Jackson IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (15.) Order number *339 ______________________ NEIGHBORS TO NICARAGUA 1985 * 28 min. ---------------------- Produced by Gregory Rutchik and Robert Vaaler for PML >VHS Sale $35. Rent $25. This is the inspiring story of a highly successful, church organized "sister state" program between Minnesota and Leon (Nicaragua). IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (16.) Order number *338 ____________________________ NICARAGUA FOR THE FIRST TIME 1984 * 58 min. ---------------------------- Produced by Cineaccion >VHS Sale $95. Rent $45. The recent electoral victory of Violetta Chamorro wasn't the first free election in Nicaragua since the fall of the Som- *?*?*?*?*?*?*(see below --HB) oza dictatorship. This film documents the election of 1984, the initial step towards Nicaraguan democracy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For More information, use the GET command (see below) on any of the following two-word file names: NICA-84 ELECTION Documented: Fair under Sandinistas; US subversion FAIRNESS NICA-USA Flwup:`Is Nicaragua More Democratic than the US?' and, re 1990: NICRAGUA ELECTION Study in US subversion of '90 Nicaraguan election DEMOCRAT DECLINE Noam Chomsky,excellent,on the 1990 Nica. election Especially the later, which notes that the 1990 election wasn't so free after all: ******************************************** ************** On the "free" Nicaraguan elections of 1990: * Yanqui Doodle got its way * In Nicaragua's vote * but take a look at all * We've done * Before you start to gloat. * Yanqui Doodle kept them * down * Yanqui Doodle's million$ * Mined their harbors, cut off * trade, * And paid to kill civilians. * Yanqui Doodle promised * them * If they elect Chamorro * The contra thugs and em- * bargo * Would be called off tomor- * row. * Vote results cause much * surprise * At Nicaraguan's views * But yanqui Doodle made * an offer * They could not refuse. * Yanqui Doodle gets its way * By hook or else by crook * And when it comes to * Covert tricks * The U.S. wrote the book * Yanqui Doodle breaks the * law * Thinks that it's just dandy * When we're censured by * world courts * Our power comes in handy [...] -- Carolyn Greenwood, Knoxville, TN Letter to Z magazine, page 5, March 1988 issue [For more about Z, email harelb@math.cornell.edu] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chomsky, on the "free" Nicaraguan elections of 1990: [...] The most interesting point, however, is the third. Suppose that the USSR were to follow the U.S. model as the Baltic states declare independence, organizing a proxy army to attack them from foreign bases, training its terrorist forces to hit "soft targets" (health centers, schools, etc.) so that the governments cannot provide social services, reducing the economies to ruin through embargo and other sanctions, and so on, in the familiar routine. Suppose further that when elections come, the Kremlin informs the population, loud and clear, that they can vote for the CP or starve. Perhaps some unreconstructed Stalinist might call this a "free and fair election." Surely no one else would. [...] =================================== T h e D e c l i n e o f t h e D e m o c r a t i c I d e a l =================================== By Noam Chomsky, Z magazine, 3/90 --> [Send the 1-line message GET DEMOCRAT DECLINE ACTIV-L to ] [LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET for a copy of the article from ] [which the above quote is taken. Try GET on FSLN ACHIEVE ] --> [Send GET ACTIV-L ARCHIVE ACTIV-L to above address for a ] [listing with brief descriptions of other files available] [For more about Z, email harelb@math.cornell.edu] IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (17.) Order number *326 _________________________ UNTIL IT'S SAFE TO RETURN 1985 * 46 min. ------------------------- Produced by Luin Goldring, Wendy Kohli, Leanne Hogie >VHS Sale $35. Rent $25. A portrait of the "Sanctuary Movement," this program is a unique account of how Esperanza (Hope) and her child fled El Salvador and found refuge in Ithaca (NY). IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (18.) Order number *366 ___________________ THE WAR IN EL CEDRO 1987 * 50 min ------------------- Produced by Don North >VHS Sale $39.95 rent $25. American combat veterans traveled to Nicaragua determined to make a positive contribution to that war-ravaged country. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (19.) Order Number: *312 _______________________ MACMICHAEL ON NICARAGUA 1984 * 28 min. ----------------------- Produced by Ian Thiermann >VHS Sale $19.95 David MacMichael spent two years on assignment with the CIA trying to uncover evidence of Sandinista involvement with rebels in El Salvador. His conclusion that US policy in the region is misguided and disasterous to US best interests was rejected. This film is his report of a three month tour of Nicaragua he undertook studying the election process there. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIII End of LATIN AMERICA section IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII