something's goin on but you'll probably never get it
Tomato pickers in Immokalee, Florida are asking Publix Supermarkets for fair wages and to take a stand against slavery practices in the fields.
Reclaim the Fields: food sovereignty, local production and consumption, urban gardening, self sufficiency and more. Video from Copenhagen, December 2009 during COP15. Shot by Kelly Benjamin
Vandana Shiva at COP15 Climate Justice March Copenhagen 12.12.2009
Video for Tampa's Then And Than originally screened with live soundtrack at the Sleep of Reason Film Series @ 5Art. Shot and Edited by Kelly Benjamin.
Almost 5 years later, I found the tape I recorded on the day of dubya's second Presidential coronation. Looking back, it's interesting to note the palpable anger and division in the streets at the exact mid-point of a very dark 8 years. Similar to the 2001 Presidential Inauguration, few news sources reported on the widespread protests in the streets or the extreme police state created to usher in another reign of error for dubya. Who would Jesus bomb?
from a 250 mile bike ride up and down route 9. August, 2009.
Ed Rendell toots his horn on his Green Jobs record as PA Governor at the Clean Energy Jobs Now Rally in Pittsburgh during the G20 Summit: 9.23.09
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