On January 1st 2009 Officer Johannes Mehserle shot Oscar Grant in the
back after he was already handcuffed and on the ground. Today they
announced that officer Mehserle was guilty of "involuntary manslaughter,
not murder.

After hours of peaceful protesting the energy and
frustration of the crowd became too intense to express in words. In this
video you can see some windows being smashed and people looting a Foot
Locker.

This is a rough cut. More video to come.

12.14.09    After a long day of demonstrations against the Canadian Tar
Sands, and the issues of climate change and migration activists have
been tear-gassed and arrested by police while attending an evening
party. The police appear to be trying to wear down street-level
opposition through constant offensive action against activists.
This Video Shows fire barricades set up by people in the neighborhood to stop advancing Riot Police.

Made in Pittsburgh within five days of the G20 summit, by a team from Pittsburgh Indymedia, Twin Cities Indymedia, Glassbead Collective, and Mobile Broadcast News, a new documentary: "Democracy 101 (Rough Cut)".

Democracy 101 is a look at the policing and pattern of issues that arise during from National Special Security Events. Made with footage from the recent repression of dissent in Pittsburgh, salvaged from the broken cameras, stolen video and arrested reporters.