Police State

Glass Bead Live Stream From COP15

This stream has been LIVE, it may be LIVE again.  Hit the play button to find out.  If it's not live you get a sampling of prerecorded Glass Bead Collective work from the COP15.

COP15 - UN climate conference turns into expression of police state

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December 13, 2009 Copenhagen, Denmark. More than 200 People were arrested today as they tried to march towards the port in protest of the COP15 UN climate change conference. Employing newly passed police powers legislation, the police stopped a non violent march after escorting it for more than 45 minutes. Simultaneously charging the sound truck and attacking journalists trying to document the event, the scene turned to chaos within minutes.

G20 @#$% Police Pittsburgh

Footage from the G20 protests in Pittsburgh, PA, September 2009. from the cameras of Kelly Benjamin, Nigel Parry, GInfinity, Glass Bead, and other independent video folks. The views expressed are the artist's alone and are not meant to condone violence against law enforcement. RIP J Dilla! 

Democracy 101


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.

G20 Resistance 9-24-09

On September 24th 2009 Pittsburgh residents and supporters throughout the country (and the world) organize an "unpermitted" march toward downtown Pittsburgh only to be blocked by riot police using LRAD sound cannons and C2 gas (which is a hybrid of pepper gas/spray). Unable to express themselves peacefully by marching the irate crowd is forced to confront police using such lethal weapons as middle fingers, dumpsters, as well as their voices.

Post G20 Press Conference

Press conference regarding the violation of the rights of
Journalists and activists during and before the G20 summit in
Pittsburgh.

Part 2 includes Gruesome visual evidence of brutality and personal accounts of preemptive repression that clearly infringes on the 1st ammendment.

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Pittsburgh Locals in Support of the G20 Protestors

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During my afternoon of running from ear drum piercing sonic weapons and tear gas canisters while being chased in circles by dog and baton wielding cops in working class neighborhoods miles from the convention center I had the opportunity to talk to a lot of locals.  Here's what they said ... with a small dose of riot porn on the side.

Police State: a music video about life

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Our ancestors laid the ground work for this with their apathetic selfishness. Whether something can be done to keep our next generations out of work camps and able to continue pretending they are free as we are able to do.. Or Not depends on how we respond to the loses currently being extracted from us.

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