Category Archives: Protests

Cultural environmentalism in Leicester

by michaelc Posted on 8 March 2020

A small but fascinating interdisciplinary workshop at the University of Leicester on March 6th, on the theme of environmental justice in Latin America, convened by Paula Serafini, proved a congenial occasion for a screening of ‘Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes’. The … Continue reading →

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Stop ¡Basta!

by michaelc Posted on 6 November 2016

For over fifty years, radical and independent filmmakers across Latin America have been making films targeting the history of Latin America’s domination by imperialist powers and above all, in the twentieth century, the USA, whose methods have been economic exploitation, … Continue reading →

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‘Money Puzzles’ almost ready

by michaelc Posted on 18 October 2016

Almost ready. About to get delivery of the first DVD preview copies of ‘Money Puzzles’, and then I’m off to Lisbon, where its first screening takes place at Doclisboa on 29th October. Over the eighteen months I’ve been making ‘Money … Continue reading →

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Brexit, Labour & the Media

by michaelc Posted on 16 July 2016

What the anti-Corbynistas are doing is unconscionable. In pursuing their cackhanded coup, they are abdicating from intervention in the process of negotiating Brexit. They wouldn’t admit it, likely not even to themselves, but this might even be one reason why … Continue reading →

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What the big media don’t show

by michaelc Posted on 30 November 2015

Paris 29 November 2015. By chance I was in Paris for the weekend. No demos are allowed in Paris because of the State of Emergency following the November 13 terrorist attacks, so at midday protestors organised a human chain along … Continue reading →

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Solidarité avec les sans-papiers

by michaelc Posted on 21 October 2015

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Filming the Greek Crisis

by michaelc Posted on 20 July 2015

Athens, 20 July 2015 Two weeks after the referendum in which the Greek people delivered an overwhelming No to Austerity, one week after the Syriza government nonetheless accepted the terms dictated by Brussels, many people in Greece feel either betrayed … Continue reading →

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Behind the News from Gaza

by michaelc Posted on 29 July 2014

When the issues become too sharp and the contradictions too blatant, the news media are severely challenged to contain them within normal bounds. They generally try to keep stories apart in order not to have them contaminate each other, but … Continue reading →

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University of Chile attacked with Tear Gas and Water Cannon

by michaelc Posted on 14 June 2013

It doesn’t only happen in Turkey. Yesterday, while filming in Santiago, I had my first experience of tear gas. I went to film the latest student protest march against the heavily privatised education system which is a heritage of the … Continue reading →

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Tales of a Video Blogger ebook

by michaelc Posted on 14 March 2013

Many thanks to RE.FRAMING ACTIVISM for publishing the ebook ‘Tales of a Video Blogger’, a collection of my recent writing about activist film-making. Download your copy here:http://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/activistmedia/2013/03/free-e-book-tales-of-a-video-blogger-by-michael-chanan/ Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Protests

Cultural environmentalism in Leicester

Stop ¡Basta!

‘Money Puzzles’ almost ready

Brexit, Labour & the Media

What the big media don’t show

Solidarité avec les sans-papiers

Filming the Greek Crisis

Behind the News from Gaza

University of Chile attacked with Tear Gas and Water Cannon

Tales of a Video Blogger ebook

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