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The following DVDs are recommended for viewing and discussion by Sisters and Associates during the year 2007. These films deal with Immigration and Human Trafficking and related issues.
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9 BlackwaterVol. 1 – 30 minutes; Vol. 2 – 58 minutes
Excellent overview of Blackwater – how it began, where it is operating, etc.
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9 Occupation 101 (winner of 8 film festival awards) 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Disc 1 – feature film; Disc 2 – special features (both 1 hr. 30 min in length)
An outstanding documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-
Palestinian conflict. Details life under Israeli military rule, the role of the U.S. in the conflict.
Features middle east scholars, peace activists, religious leaders, journalists, and humanitarian
workers whose voices have often been suppressed in American media.
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9 What I’ve Learned About U.S. Foreign Policy—approx 2 hours in length but is divided into
segments that can be viewed or shown independently of the others and they range in length from 3
minutes up to 22 minutes.
An excellent video compilation about CIA covert operations and U.S. Military interventions since
WW II. Featured video clips: Martin Luther King, Jr; John Stockwell, ex-CIA Station Chief; A
look behind the Iran-Contra Affair; School of Assassins; Genocide by Sanctions; Philip Agee,
former CIA Case Officer; Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now; The Panama Deception;
Ramsey Clark, former U.S. Attorney General; S. Brian Wilson, Vietnam Veteran for Peace.
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9 No More Victims 15 minutes.
A look at some cases of collateral damage as a result of the war in Iraq. A very harsh and graphic
reminder of the plight of innocent victims of war – especially children. This CD was produced by
the organization No More Victims that believes one of the most effective means of combating
militarism is to focus on direct relief to its victims. Film shows how No More Victims works to
find medical sponsorships for war-injured Iraqi children and to forge ties between the children,
their families and communities in the U.S.
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9On the Line 55 minutes.
An outstanding documentary about the movement to shut down the SOA and U.S. foreign policy
in Latin America. Features: Martin Sheen; Susan Sarandon; Fr. Roy Bourgeois; John Perkins,
author of Confessions of an Economic Hitman; Bob Barr, political analyst and former US
Congressman; Gerry Weber, ACLU – Georgia.
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9Google Darfur 1 hour and 37 minutes.
Although not as professionally done as some documentaries, it highlights situations in Darfur.
Matt Bowen from Canada and Robert Simental from the U.S. traveled to Eastern Chad in
February 2007 to see first hand what was happening in that area of the world. Since 2003 militias
known as the Janjaweed under orders from the Sudanese Government have killed over 200,000
civilians. Another 2.5 million have been forced into refugee camps. This is the story they
captured during their journey.
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