The Liberation of Our People: Angela Davis 1969/2008 (2008)

Public reenactment of a speech originally given by activist and Black Panther Party member Angela Davis at DeFremery Park in Oakland, California on November 12, 1969. Davis makes the case for a united movement that links imperialism abroad with domestic oppression. She calls for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam, for the release of domestic political prisoners, and for the defeat and humiliation of the US Government. Sheilagh Brooks, an Oakland-based actor and community organizer, delivered the speech on location in DeFremery Park on August 2, 2008.

Quotes:

"This whole economy in this country is a war economy. It's based on the fact that more and more and more weapons are being produced. What happens if the war in Vietnam ceases? How is the economy going to stand unless another Vietnam is created, and who is to determine where that Vietnam is gonna be? It can be abroad, or it can be right here at home."

"It's evident that the terror is becoming not just isolated instances of police brutality here and there, but that terror is becoming an everyday instrument of the institutions of this country."


This movie is part of the collection: Open Source Movies

Producer: Mark Tribe
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: Angela Davis; Mark Tribe; Port Huron Project; video; art; new left; Vietnam; war; protest; anti-war; economy, fascism; terror; imperialism; liberation; release; political; prisoners; performance; reenactment