Introduction for the new documentary film - The Blooming of a Movement - 2010!

On
Saturday, thousands of people converged at the White House for the
March 20 March on Washington—the largest anti-war demonstration since
the announcement of the escalation of the Afghanistan war. By the time
the march started at 2 p.m., the crowd had swelled up to 10,000
protesters.

Transportation to Washington, D.C., was organized
from over 50 cities in 20 states. Demonstrators rallied and marched
shoulder to shoulder to demand U.S. Out of Iraq and Afghanistan Now,
Free Palestine, Reparations for Haiti and No sanctions against Iran as
well as Money for jobs, education and health care!

Speakers at
the Washington rally represented a broad cross section of the anti-war
movement, including veterans and military families, labor, youth and
students, immigrant right groups, and the Muslim and Arab American
community.

Following the rally, a militant march led by

Oakland's community voices their disapproval of the "involuntary
manslaughter" charge given to Johannes Mehserle after he killed 22
year-old Oscar Grant on January 1st 2009 and urge the demonstrators to
remain "non-violent".

Oscar Grant's Grandfather addresses crowd assembled and pleads for
"peace" after Mehserle was charged with "involuntary manslaughter" and
not murder, even though Oscar grant was shot by the officer in the back
with his hands tied.

The Brass Liberation Orchestra performs to a funky, music loving crowd of angry citizens. These citizens are angry not only because of Oscar Grant's murder, but the fact that a jury just determined Oscar Grants death by police officer Johannes Mehserle constitutes only "involuntary manslaughter".

After Officer Johannes Mehserle was convicted of "involuntary
manslaughter" instead of murder, angry residents gather in downtown
Oakland to express their outrage.

...and while "non-violence"
and positivity are promoted, it becomes apparent that its only a matter
of time before the collective anger manifests itself in more than
speeches and chants. Windows were broken, graffiti was written, and a
Foot Locker was looted.

The official teaser trailer for the new documentary film - The Blooming of a Movement - 2010!

With the State of Israel's continued occupation of Palestine and their
recent killing of peace activists on a humanitarian aid mission, the
Austin Palestine Solidarity Committee decided to hold a rally in
support of the people of Palestine and the Gaza Freedom Flotilla.
We lend our voices to the international community in proclaiming that
it is time to FREE Palestine and END THE OCCUPATION! Salaam!

This event took place in front of the Texas State Capitol Building on

Sponsored by the Univeristy of Texas - Austin - Palestine Solidarity Committee

This is a ZGraphix production. http://ZGraphix.org
Produced by Jeff Zavala

The Joint Terrorism Task Force Division of the FBI Visits an Austin
Peace Activist to Question About Pre-Crimes.

This video is dedicated to the Courageous People in the Freedom
Flotilla for Gaza. We stand with you. We mourn with your family and
friends today, on this BLOODY Memorial Day Massacre Monday.


Here, In Austin Texas in front of Whole Foods, at Sixth Street and
Lamar, we spent the afternoon of the Memorial Day Massacre in protest
of Israel's murderous massacre of 19 Peace Volunteers who were killed
in an illegal raid on May 31, 2010.

The terrorist state of
Israel boarded the ships in INTERNATIONAL waters and committed
unspeakable acts of violence against humanitarian workers and
activists. We stand in solidarity with the Freedom Flotilla, all of
Palestine and against these acts of violence.

This is a ZGraphix production. Produced by Jeff Zavala

Yaocentli Rojo of Mexica Danza Azteca performs traditional dances
during the National Day of Action Against Arizona SB 1070 rally at the
Capitol on Saturday May 29, 2010.

This is a ZGraphix production.
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Kiko Villamizar of the band Huerta Culture sings during the
National Day of Action Against Arizona SB 1070 rally at the Texas State
Capitol in Austin on Saturday May 29, 2010.

This is a ZGraphix production.

On May 1st 2010, millions of activists across the country pushed for
immigration reform in the streets for May Day rallies, expressing anger
about the controversial Arizona immigration law. The new law, SB 1070,
requires police to question people about their immigration status.
Several thousands joined the AIRC march at the Texas State Capitol
building to protest the law and to call for just and humane immigration
reform.

May 1st is celebrated all over the world as labor day,
May Day started in the U.S. in Chicago in 1886 during the fight for the
8-hour day. Immigrant workers know about “los martires de Chicago”–the
Chicago martyrs, unionists who were executed on trumped-up charges of
fomenting the Haymarket “riot” in 1886. We need to reclaim May Day as
the real Labor Day, a day of struggle, and we thank immigrants for
making this holiday big in the U.S. again.

Sponsored by the
Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition. Speakers, music, entertainment. One

Rally, March, Protest, Celebration! People here in Austin and all
across the world came together on May 1st to stand for All Workers
Rights. We stood in solidarity with the struggle for Justice, Equality
and Dignity for all citizen and immigrant workers. All of us must work
together to reshape immigration policy. The issues are:

Livable
Wages, Creating Jobs with Justice, Immigration Reform, Stop the Raids,
Re-unite Families, Stop the Deportations, End the Criminalization, Stop
the Militarization and Just and Humane REFORM.

This is a ZGraphix Production
Photography by Jason Cato

Austin’s first May Day demonstration focused on immigrant rights was in
2006. I was stunned then by an Austin crowd as large as any I had ever
seen -- 30,000 -- massive numbers, snaking through downtown streets to
the federal building. That was the year of the first national
mobilizations for comprehensive immigration reform. There were
unprecedented turnouts occurring in every major U.S. city, including
Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. Other Texas cities -- Houston,
Dallas, El Paso and San Antonio -- had large demonstrations that year.

Those
national mobilizations met with considerable blowback. There were rants
on cable television about Mexican flags. Vigilante Minute Men got
publicity for assembling on the border. More important, there were
raids on places of employment, deportations, and jailings. Along with
repression, the collapsing U.S. construction sector and increased
violence associated with Mexican drug cartels made for a perfect storm

Luxury condos were the backdrop for two protests yesterday, April 28, in Austin. The Workers Defense Project, also known as Proyecto Defensa Laboral, brought 120 workers and supporters into the streets at two different sites demanding wages and safe working conditions.

“Three of my co-workers were killed, and the rest of us are still owed our money. When is it enough?” said Gumercindo Rodriquez, who performed plaster work at 21 Rio and Gables Park Plaza. Gumercindo, along with two dozen other workers are owed over $120,000 in wages by a Dallas-based contractor, GMI (Greater Metroplex Interiors).