June | 2010 |

i’m in oregon right now attending a few language diversity/revitalization conferences and symposiums so i have not had any time to blog. i have, however, been trying to follow the human rights nightmare that the g8/g20 (in)security folks have created.

my heart aches at the blatant p.r. game that the state is trying to play with people’s lives. criminalization of dissent to cover up your own agenda is a slippery slope, my friends.

so from the university of oregon i watch the news and am filled with frustration and anger- i wish there is something i could do to show my solidarity for the people who are still illegally being held in “torontonamo” on serious charges. i feel so shocked that i am almost speechless.

how about some eloquent words from naomi klein?

much respect.

ps: read this CBC article for more evidence on the police’s attempt on a p.r. campaign. shame.

At long last, I have finally had the time to export, compress and upload the film that Emily, Jeremy and I did for ANTH478- Ethnographic Film. Making this film has been an incredibly challenging learning experience from pre-production all the way through production and it did not end at post-production!! Who knew that something as simple as getting your film on YouTube could be soooo difficult?? Needless to say I have learned a lot, thanks to the amazing people in my life (from professors to little brothers)!

Without further ado, here’s the film!!

Synopsis: In February 2010, the world converged on Vancouver, BC to experience the Winter Olympic Games. As aspiring film-makers we witnessed a different type of convergence; a celebration of human rights, social justice, community and political diversity. Activists from all walks of life and special interest groups (indigenous rights activists, environmentalists, anti-capitalists, housing activists and more) came together to voice their opposition to the 2010 games. What was it about 2010 that unified all these groups? Our film explores why three activists oppose the Olympic Games and show how they came together to resist the corporate circus. This is another school project of mine, this time a collaboration with two other students, Emilie Gladstone and Jeremy Withers, for Anthropology 478 (Ethnographic Film).