Ground Noise and Static: Part 1
June 7th, 2010 | by admin |
Visit http://submedia.tv/stimulator/2008/10/06/ground-noise-and-static/ for the full documentary
In November, one or the other of the corporate candidates will win, and then, as always, it will be what the people do, not the politicians, that counts.
A video report on the protests that occurred in connection with the Democrat and Republican National Conventions, Ground Noise & Static is a manifesto. We went to Denver and St. Paul to take the pulse of the movement. Corporate media would cover the platitudes and posturing of the politicians, we were interested in something else, a story hidden in plain sight, captured in the now-classic street chant, “This is what democracy looks like.”
Ground Noise & Static is a joint effort of Franklin López of subMedia.TV and PepperSpray Productions. It is the direct result of a wonderful collaboration with many indymedia-style activists and journalists who all pitched in for the common good and success of their various efforts to tell their “Unconventional” stories.
subMedia.TV is a Vancouver-based video production company and website headed up by video artist Franklin López, creating and broadcasting independent art and news.
www.submedia.tv
PepperSpray Productions is an independent media collective based in Seattle, WA. Our weekly access program, “Indymedia Presents” airs in Seattle on Thursdays at 8:30pm (SCAN Channel 77). It has regular time slots on about 20 channels nationwide, check local listings.
www.peppersprayproductions.org
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25 Responses to “Ground Noise and Static: Part 1”
By Beauchard on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
@whatoneknows …
@whatoneknows knocking the trash is to create blockades, its not done haphazardly, there is a point to the madness, there’s something more important going on that needs to be addressed and it may take a few well placed turned over dumpsters to do it.
By whatoneknows on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
I agree with this …
I agree with this videos gist.
However, feeling cool by knocking trash onto the street on video is…not cool. It’s counteractive and stupid. However, going to the march, and using that energy much more directly, is cool. Lets put some purpose behind that RAH energy and use it to shout a slogan instead of destroying or dirtying public property, rite?
By craffte on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
lotta raisers …
lotta raisers in St.Paul!
By xxfunnyretardxx on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
need one in LA
need one in LA
By biohax on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
anybody organizing …
anybody organizing one for the Pittsburgh g20?
By NeonTora on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
Even though we’re …
Even though we’re at the bottom of the pyramid,
we make up it’s base.
We’re the foundation..
And if the foundation isn’t there,
the rest of the structure collapses..
By Sinopa9 on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
From the ground up!
From the ground up!
By sheepblitzer on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
the more you step …
the more you step out of line and challenge authority the more oppressive they become.
meanwhile, as long as obedient and/or apathetic people are busy slaving away for the man in pursuit of some cash, or sitting on their getting fat, watching football and american idol, and drinking beer, they will never see oppression, and will even praise the government for letting them be “free.”
what a up world this is
By BethelPrescott on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
There’s a part two …
There’s a part two that deals with the DNC.
By DowntownHound on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
Watch the whole …
Watch the whole movie. Part 3 covers the protests at the DNC.
By reedis1337 on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
No lorax, they …
No lorax, they don’t buy into that illusion. These are true anarchist, not sympathizers of a political regime. They understand that the Republicans and the Democrats are two sides of the same coin.
By CartoonControversy on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
you have to use …
you have to use violence to end violence
By UcanbeGOD on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
I worry about this …
I worry about this as well.
By lorax2013 on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
Did they focus most …
Did they focus most of the protest on the RNC. Why not equal protest on both the RNC and DNC? Are they really anarchists or do they buy into the lie that there is some difference between the two parties?
By milleniumgrenade on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
no that, if im …
no that, if im standing at the coner waiting for my bus and a crack head is doing a deal right next to me…should i be prosucuted and beaten ? no. guilty by association is fucked
By lekotar on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
This happening in …
This happening in the US? Wow.. you people really are positively evolving
By davaeron666 on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
Are u talking about …
Are u talking about me ? I didn’t know this heroin addict existed before you mentioned his name. I was quoting no one but myself maybe.
By Siknezz on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
What the ever …
What the ever happened to assembling peacefully…Black Block Anarchists are violent protesters hands down. They have built a reputation for themselves as being violent towards authority figures…those cops knew who they were and approached them as violent criminals. Also if a certain Anarchist happened to not be a violent person but was with the other’s and got arrested, maced, beat, or tazed then tough shit
By Siknezz on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
Yeah another …
Yeah another person who can quote Ezra Kire congrats…
By davaeron666 on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
Welcome to the …
Welcome to the police state that has now become the US of A.
By DemocracyIsALie on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
really well done. I …
really well done. I hung at the convergence spot for the whole RNC, free food, free computers it was such a beautiful place and I appreciate you putting this up
By Zacariasd on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
Venceramos!
Venceramos!
By ldhablo666 on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
lol.
lol.
By senjindnb on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
ok, +some mobile …
ok, +some mobile phones to build remote control ied’s.
By ldhablo666 on Jun 7, 2010 | Reply
Well even at …
Well even at current exchange rates that’s a good deal, but plane flights to Poland are gonna offset that and then there’s US Customs to navigate trying to bring a rifle back from Europe… lol.
350 in US dollars is a good deal… let’s all get one, ok?