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June 06, 2008 "OTHER, OTHER…" screening and panel at Hostos Art Gallery Friday, June 6 6:00pm – 8:00pm Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street 2, 4 5 trains and Bx1, Bx19 buses to 149th Street/Grand Concourse Bronx, NY August 21, 2007 VIDEO: New Yorkers Rally to Defend Arabic-Language School On Monday, supporters of Khalil Gibran International Academy (KGIA) held a rally outside the Department of Education. Many members of the press (including Fox News) squeezed into the tight space allotted by the NYPD for the demonstration. The speeches... August 20, 2007 Communities in Support of the Khalil Gibran International Academy Monday, August 20, 6pm Tweed Courthouse 52 Chambers Street NYC July 11, 2007 Getting the FBI's files on Farouk I filed a Freedom of Information/Privacy Act request (commonly known as a FOIA) for the FBI's files on Farouk in March 2006. The first stirrings of a response started coming in December, when I got a voice mail message from... July 21, 2006 Vigil Commemorating the Life of Farouk Abdel-Muhti At the Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza Broadway at Worth Street NYC July 15, 2006 RISING UP: THE ALAMS at Asian American International Festival Saturday, July 15 & Monday, July 17 NYC May 30, 2006 Greyhound bus sweeps for "illegal" immigrants Hi friends, Last Friday I took a Greyhound bus to Cleveland, Ohio. This bus also stopped in Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo, NY. When we stopped in Rochester a man whose uniform and truck said USBP -- U.S. Border Patrol I... February 23, 2006 NSA Surveillance and the Case of Sherman Austin Editor's note: I came across this article, contacted the email given for supporters and received a reply from his mother, who as you can imagine suffered immeasurably through the political imprisonment of her son. She gave me permission to... February 04, 2006 Revolution in the Gulf Coast Being a pretty minimal blogger, I don't usually follow up on events I participate in -- I wonder how many people in documentary production have the time. But I have to take a moment to praise Common Ground Relief. If... November 01, 2005 Gitmo Hunger Strikers: Attorneys Win Access to Medical Records source: Center for Constitutional Rights On October 25, 2005, in Washington, D.C., United States District Court Judge Gladys Kessler issued an opinion in the case of four Saudi nationals on hunger strike at the Guantánamo Bay prison camp. In an... October 13, 2005 Surviving Katrina: fundraiser/screening Thursday, October 13, 2005 White Rabbit 145 East Houston Street New York City Doors open 6:30pm Screening at 8:00pm October 08, 2005 "Rising Up: The Alams" at BAM Sat, Oct 8 at 4:30, 9:15pm BAM Rose Cinemas Peter Jay Sharp Building 30 Lafayette Street, Brooklyn, NY August 20, 2005 Rising Up... in Philly Saturday, August 20 Center City Co-hosted by Community Youth Organizing Committee 8:30 pm @Jamaican Jerk Hut 1436 South Street Philadelphia, PA August 05, 2005 FUNDRAISER FOR TWO UNJUSTLY DETAINED TEENAGERS Friday, August 5 5 PM-11PM Brecht Forum 451 West Street, NYC (on the West Side Highway between Bank & Bethune Streets) April 08, 2005 Tribute to Farouk this Tuesday on WBAI This coming Tuesday (April 12th) will mark the one year anniversary since the release of our brother and comrade in struggle, Farouk Abdel-Muhti, from custody in the immigration jails of the United States Immigration authorities, on an alleged visa violation.... March 10, 2005 Apology to Commenters I just discovered that my comment spam blocker, MT-Blacklist, has systematically told all commenters "Your comment could not be submitted due to questionable content." This was because it had been mistakenly set to block comments containing a colon, INCLUDING THE... February 24, 2005 The Magic of Internment Michelle Malkin appeared on KPCC to argue that the internment and removal of Japanese from the West Coast in World War II was justified. Author Eric Muller represented the opposing view; you can give a listen at the link above.... January 21, 2005 FBI, MEDIA GENERATE UNFOUNDED CHINESE TERRORIST SCARE On Wednesday an anonymous tipster called the California Highway Patrol, claiming that four Chinese people had come into the U.S. from Mexico and were to receive a shipment of "nuclear oxide" to be used in a terror plot in Boston.... November 03, 2004 11/13/04 Memorial for Farouk Abdel-Muhti Contact: Sharin Chiorazzo,(201)951-6919 abufkheida@maktoob.com David Wilson,(212)674-9499 freefarouk@yahoo.com FOR RELEASE: Immediately MEMORIAL MEETING FOR PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST: A celebration of the life of Farouk Abdel-Muhti, who died July 21, 2004, 100 days after being released from a post-September 11,... August 22, 2004 War on Terra "We actually misnamed the war on terror. It ought to be [called] the struggle against ideological extremists who do not believe in free societies and who happen to use terror as a weapon to try to shake the conscience of the free world." August 09, 2004 Pro-internment book launched today One thing is true that Malkin says on her site; we can't criticize her book without reading it. The problem is figuring out how to read her book without paying for it. I agree with Malkin on one thing: a... August 06, 2004 MAJOR ASIAN AMERICAN PUNDIT WRITES BOOK JUSTIFYING THE INTERNMENT Michelle Malkin's book purports to justify the removal and incarceration of the Japanese Americans, in the service of advocating racial profiling by the Bush Administration. July 22, 2004 Victory in Loss He's gone, but his freedom endures. June 11, 2004 Front Line USA Report on Human Rights Defenders June 9 Washington, D.C. At a press conference at the Longworth House near the Capitol, sponsored by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights, Farouk (I still have a feeling of wonder at dealing with him as a free... June 08, 2004 Farouk Abdel-Muhti goes to Washington ...and I'm going too. This event may be turning up in the documentary. Constitutional scholar and author (Enemy Aliens) will be there. Due to Reagan's passing we may not get to be in the Capitol building as planned; check the... May 17, 2004 Shokriea and Konrad at Albany Independent Film Forum I went to the Albany Independent Film Forum this weekend. Shokriea is starting a committee to work together to get her husband back in the country. Their website: bringalihome.org The point of my work is to connect public support and... |
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