Everybody's Kitchen, a group of volunteer chefs who retrofitted an old school bus into a self-sustained, solar-powered kitchen that they use to travel the country feeding the homeless and providing disaster-relief meals.
A tour of Jackson Barracks in New Orleans with Gordon Soderberg and an invitation to all military veterans to continue serving your country when you return from war.
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Turner takes us on a tour of the fledgling home school he is creating in the former Blair Grocery in New Orlean's lower 9th ward. It was the only grocery store in the area and the 1st black owned business in the lower 9th ward.
download this clip! 11/6/08, Austin, TX The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1091 is in their second day of a drivers' and mechanics' strike on Capitol Metro.
We skip the Henry Rollins show in DC to hang with folks we met via twitter for a home made meal... upon arrival in Philly we found the Reading Terminal market and stumbled upon a wealth of opinions and advice. Distributed by Tubemogul.
We loose my stabilizer baron the train, carve pumpkins in NJ and head to Philly for a gourmet dinner. http://www.ayearatthewheel.com Distributed by Tubemogul.
Our train ride from CHGO 2 NYC was so different from the train we took into CHGO... here's som Presidential advice from our new friends. Distributed by Tubemogul.
As we near the end of our Year at the wheel, and with a handful of video shorts still to be edited and posted, we've decided to try and make sure the timely, before election comments are posted before election day. We'd love it if you posted your thoughts on the BEST & WORST thing about America in the comment section... thanx for your time. Distributed by Tubemogul.
THE STRAIGHT TALK TO HELL EXPRESS hits Chicago. Having grown up in and around Chicago I feel we caught the Chicago FU spirit when filming words and advice for the next President. Distributed by Tubemogul.
Hear the people of America's words of advice and messages for the NEXT president. This is part one from our train trip to D.C. for election day coverage and the end of our year long trip. This video was shot between Washington state and Wyoming. Distributed by Tubemogul.
As residents in the wealthy, transient, neighborhoods of Galveston bitch & moan about being devastated while going out and immediately reBuying their lives with their money & insurance proceeds the Other Galveston stands strong, supporting each other in their attempt to get back to their poverty level lives.
It seems like 90% of the folks we stay with bring up travel journals that remind them of our trip. John Steinbeck's 'Travels with Charlie' is among the more popular ones.<p>Never having read any of the road journals mentioned to us by our gracious hosts, and declining the offer to read, and/or hear, about said travel journals... You see, we really don't want to be influenced or deterred when completing our book of travel stories.<p> Funny thing is... we can't seem to get away from them... in Austin,Tx. we ran into the original Kerouac manuscript, and when staying near Monterey California's cannery row things were no different... Steinbeck this, Steinbeck that.<p> Then we remembered the libraries in his hometown of Salinas, Ca. were threatened with closure a while back... in general another thing we try and stay away from is stories that have been told... good thing for us this one is still unfolding.<p> Find out more here: And if you care, keep an eye on this.. it looks like the political vultures might pick the library's funds clean once again.<p> Libraries are most important in areas of the working class and undereducated... let those go and you will feel it in EVERY zipcode, not just the ones you use and abuse. Distributed by Tubemogul.
Ronnie talks about cancer pol lips and Guinea Pigs and explains his "spells" that are still undiagnosable by doctors who would like to give him some pills for them. follow the rest of the series here
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The saga of the NOmadjik Media Bus at the Republican National Convention played out among context that will sadden anyone who believes in freedom and democracy. The RNC in St. Paul was an exercise in intimidation, harassment and preemptive arrest of JOURNALISTS. MORE about the CORPSES
Rough Cut: filmmaker Shane Ryan This is a bit long and raw but there was just something about it that said leave it alone. It's really like the rough cut before I'd widdle it down to 3 min... I'd love to hear your thoughts, too long, too short?? This video has STRONG LANGUAGE and STRONG SUBJECT MATTER! After getting to know Mr. Ryan's films, he's now one of our favorites. Beware, this isn't easy stuff to swallow... http://www.alteregocinema.com Distributed by Tubemogul.
Sometime Embedded Journalist covering the War. Artist. One time candidate for Mayor of Seattle. Actor. Stand Up Comic. Caleb ‘Shooter’ Schaber can do anything, anywhere and at anytime. He is such a dedicated journalist, he was dropped in the middle of Afghanistan with ONLY $40 in his pocket… and lived to tell!! Ahhh… I’m sure you’d probably rather tune into CNN, right?
We have a handful of Caleb Schaber: WAR Correspondent shorts that we’ll be posting over the next couple of weeks, so think about subscribing, it’s FREE and in the right hand, lower corner of our site ( http://www.ayearatthewheel.com )
The Roadium, Torrence, Ca. An open air market where we were introduced to the swap meet economy. Shady merchants whose 'job' it is to job it is to sell an entire families belongings lost in the eviction, a storage area foreclosure or death . This was hard to film, especially because we were there searching for our own memories and mementos, all lost in a storage area snafu. 4 more in the book & film - subscribe for free by clicking this link and adding your email: Distributed by Tubemogul.
As my wife and I, with the help of our dog and turtle travel the entire election year, self producing a book and film, and regularly updating a website along the way... working from town to town, sleeping on floors, couches, in the truck and depending on the kindness of strangers.
We Ask America stuff. The Question, "What do you think is the Best and the Worst thing about America?" is the favorite... it's actually become a requested question from some of our subjects and supporters.
This video features members of the band Arson Anthem and eyehategod.
We hope you enjoy Part 8 of Best and Worst thing about America. Distributed by Tubemogul.
In our ongoing Ask America series we Ask AmericaThis is part 3 of Do you vote? We feature more recurring characters from our year long road trip/election year coverage... Dennis Banks and The Longest Walk, Rozwell residence, The Pussycat Preacher Heather Veitch, and Satanic Witch dot com's Szandora LaVey. Distributed by Tubemogul.
In our ongoing Ask America series we Ask AmericaThis is part 3 of Do you vote? We feature more recurring characters from our year long road trip/election year coverage... Dennis Banks and The Longest Walk, Rozwell residence, The Pussycat Preacher Heather Veitch, and Satanic Witch dot com's Szandora LaVey. Distributed by Tubemogul.
Heather Veitch is an ex-stripper turned christian minister... we met in Vegas at an adult entertainment expo a couple of years ago - we've been friends ever since.
Heather is genuinely a decent person and is a real 'savior' to girls working in Porn, looking for an out, looking for a change, looking to find their way.
Need a helping hand, a word of advice or someone to talk to -
She's a Satanic Witch, A Hula Striptease artist, An Entertainer, an Entrepreneur... she's whatever she wants to be, she's a witch. See the inspiring story of how Satanism saved her life in this video. http://www.SatanicWitchery.com Distributed by Tubemogul.
Captain Grant Mitchell is an odd fellow to say the least. We could start with the Captain title and it's origins or the fact that we were told a young student that worked for him was, in another life, his soul mate... but, for now, we'll just stick to the fact that Amy worked some 90 hrs in 10 days and was robbed of overtime or the fact that I was paid for 20 hrs of work, even though I put in 40 hrs. An odd fellow indeed - he reminds me of the type of guy who dresses as a clown for kids parties. Regardless, after loosing his own ranch, belittling and blaming his ultra young wife for it and living in his truck because of it, he now shovels shit for an awesome and worth the price ranch. If you do stay, please ask how this "draft dogging" patriot got the Captain Grant name and keep an eye on the kids... them there mountains are FULL of predators. http://www.surprisevalleyranch.com Distributed by Tubemogul.
VOTE LOVE! skinnychef's house in TX got thrashed by a tree falling on it from a little tornado offa "Ike". It's looking like an expensive fix that could derail the project.
Help keep independent journalism rolling!
to the "skinnychef tree through the roof fund" and keep the skinnychef on the road where she belongs! Think of it as a relief effort where you actually kinda know who you're helping and where the money is going!
On the first day that we got raided by the cops, I ran into the cafe to charge my gear and was interviewed by Safi from KPFA in Berkely, CA. check it out!
We join the Longest Walk in Taos, NM and talk with American Indian Movement's Dennis Banks... Dennis has a long history standing up and fighting for human rights, look him up if you're not in the know.
Haven't heard of The Longest Walk? Of course you haven't - most mainstream media ignored it and 'new media/bloggers' like the Huffington Post missed it. New Media/blogging has a LONG way to go. Most bloggers are carbon copies of who and what they see on T.V. and outlets like the Huffington Post continue the trend of only giving a voice to the over educated, out of touch, wanna be writers posing as a journalists.
Tip to the world of 'new media news' reporting - Wanna get the dirt? employ a plumber, drug dealer, stripper or someone who lives off of food stamps and you'll truly have your ear to the street.
And to the blogging community - your podcamps and new media expos are lacking what would truly make blogging/podcasting something respectable - breaking the news that the white washed huffington posts of the world miss and reporting on folks of differing backgrounds and color.
Shame on ALL who missed reporting on The Longest Walk. http://www.longestwalk.org Distributed by Tubemogul.
By Dave Orrick | dorrick@pioneerpress.com | photo by Larry Hildes
It's unclear why, but police put the heat on a weathered school bus Tuesday used by an independent media organization.
The group says the cops said they were looking for "dead bodies."
Police refused to provide any information on their actions, but a spokesman said the corpse thing was absurd.
"Does that sound logical?" police spokesman Tom Walsh asked. "We do things logically."
Larry Hildes, a California attorney and a legal observer with the National Lawyers Guild, said he saw a St. Paul police officer trying to pry the bus' side door open around 4:45 p.m. in a parking lot in Lowertown, where the bus was parked. "She informed me she was looking for dead bodies," said Hildes. "I informed here there were none." Hildes asked for a warrant; he said the police said they had none and left.
Hildes said bands of officers returned several times, at one point driving by slowly while one officer shined a light at the blocked-out windows and videotaped the bus.
"We're completely above-board," said Mary-Kate Stoever, a.k.a. Skinny Chef. "We just live in the bus."
Hours later, a Pioneer Press reporter observed a police car parked near the bus; the officer appeared to be watching. When asked what the cops were up to, Walsh responded, "I don't know anything about it. ... Nope, I'm not going to look into it either." SOURCE
MEDIA ADVISORY September, 4, 2008 For Immediate Release: Contingent of Lawyers, Activists, and Media Take Concerns of Police Brutality at RNC to Mayor Coleman's Office
Contact: Kris Hermes 510-681-6361 - WHAT: Attempt to meet with Mayor Chris Coleman about escalation of police brutality in St. Paul - WHO: Lawyers, activists, and members of the media - WHEN: September 4, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m. - WHERE: St. Paul Mayor’s Office, 15 W. Kellogg Blvd. Police violence has not been limited to the streets. The Coldsnap Legal Collective, providing support to people arrested at the RNC, has received numerous reports of abuse in the jails. In addition to widespread denial of medical attention, multiple people have been brutalized by Sheriff’s Deputies inside their cells.
At a press conference earlier today, recently released activist Elliot Hughes made statements that while in jail he had a bag placed over his head, a gag in his mouth, and was beaten to unconsciousness by multiple correctional officers.
Interview with a Portland IndyMedia reporter who was snatched from the Poor People's March Tuesday at the RNC in St. Paul mixed with footage from the incident and the march.
Longtime homeless advocate and former homeless person Bruce Wright traveled from St. Petersburg, Florida to St. Paul to take part in the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign and draw attention to how Republican policies over the past 8 years have oppressed poor people in the United States.
This is 5 minutes of raw footage from my camera leading up to my arrest on September 1st in St. Paul. Note that I attempt to obey every command given to me by an officer yet I was charged with resisting arrest.
Funk The War, a students' peace activist group based on ending the war thru music and fun and direct action, took to the streets 9/1 in St Paul and were attacked by over zealous bike cops with bikes and "less lethal" weapons.
9/1 Protests at the RNC. The atmosphere in St. Paul is best described as a war zone. This video attempts to show some of why people are protesting. Reporters from the AP, NY Post, Indy Media Center, Pepper Spray Productions and 3 producers from Democracy Now have been arrested, including Amy Goodman.
This afternoon the bus was repeatedly harassed by St. Paul police. We were notified by our lawyers who were on the scene while we were attempting to cover the Poor People's March. Eyewitnesses reported that they attempted to open the door both by hand and CROW BAR. They attempted to film inside the bus and claimed they were concerned about "liquids". Our bus is legally parked in a paid lot with permission from the Parking lot. 2 private buses have been confiscated in St. Paul 1 bus carrying a marching band of activists have chosen to leave town. The police came by 3 times each time with more squad cars and equipment. At this time the bus, inhabitants and property are safe... and insecure. Much more about this later.
Sometime Embeded Journalist covering the War. Artist. One time candidate for Mayor of Seattle. Actor. Stand Up Comic. Caleb "Shooter" Schaber can do anything, anywhere and at anytime. We have a handful of Caleb Schaber: WAR Correspondent shorts that we'll be posting over the next couple of weeks, so think about subscribing, it's FREE and in the right hand, lower corner of our site ( http://www.ayearatthewheel.com ) Caleb Schaber: WAR Correspondent pt.1 & pt.2 Distributed by Tubemogul.
IVAW backed up by 5,000 liberals, peaceniks and anarchists illegally march from the DNC Rage Against the Machine concert to the Pepsi center to demand that they are allowed to read their letter to the delegates. Unfortunately they pussed out and accepted a deal by which they agreed to meet with someone from the Obama campaign the next day... when the delegates were all gone... when it was impossible to meet their demands.
Contingents from Code Pink, IVAW, the Green Party and Anarchists snake marched through downtown Denver without a permit. Anarchists took the streets and played cat an mouse with the cops all afternoon.
DNC protestors prepare for the Democratic Convention. Free activist trainings and Prohibition Speak Out at Civic Center Park in Denver. Featuring Drug War Activist Dana Beal and YIPPIE Aaron "Pie Man" Kay.
We talk politics and religion with legendary artist Joel Peter Witkin... He explains one of his newest photographs "The Wrath of George Bush". To see more Mr. Witkin, subscribe. Distributed by Tubemogul.
democrats and republicans alike have sold our rights up the river. nancy pelosi was at a book signing and the good people outside discuss. 8/20/08 denver, co
Stephen Fleming is an artist, and an outspoken one at that... as we were passing thru the tourist trap known as Roswell, NM. we stumbled upon The Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art and thru there, the Roswell Artist-In-Residence program, where Mr. Fleming is the director. That stop was amazing for us for alot of reasons, Stephen Fleming being the top... a true inspiration. Distributed by Tubemogul.
Roswell, New Mexico may be known as a UFO crash site, but it is also home to one of the most unique artist communities on this planet. For 40 years, the very best visual artists in the world have been welcomed into tiny Roswell to work, and learn, and relax, in an artist compound that truly is extraordinary. The Roswell Artist-in-Residence program offers the "Gift Of Time" courtesy of local oil tycoon and founder Don Anderson, who decided art was more important than yachts, caviar, or a Rolls Royce. The Anderson Museum showcases pieces from every artist in residence, and the collection rivals any big city art museum on this planet or any other. find out more at: http://www.rair.org/ Distributed by Tubemogul.
demonstration in support of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in their struggle for a standard wage for picking tomatoes. Chipotle is one of the only fast food chains that have rejected the $0.01 increase per pound on their tomatoes. denver, co. 8/8/2008
Tony Sferlazza is a field director working with the graqssroots relief organization, Plenty International. Plenty is a not-for-profit alternative relief and development organization founded in Tennessee in 1974.
Scott Horton is on the front lines as far as alternative media goes, some call it new media, or citizen journalism, regardless... Scott digs for the jewels known as answers, only to hand them out free of charge. scott horton for president. Distributed by Tubemogul.
well, well, well.... we got hacked. i guess it's the highest form of compliment when they try to stop you... so hahaha, hackers, here is a little sample of my stuff from the last year. hope this isn't too redundant for you subscribers, but we wanted to put some of the work back up on the site, so.... here ya go! if you want to see more skinnychef check out my blog or my youtube for more. thanks everybody for your support thru this hacking b.s.! xoxox skinnychef
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We entered the Rainbow Gathering on July 7th.. most of the family had left by this time and those who hadn't were packing up, except for the clean up crew. At the final turn into the gathering we were informed that the event was under a MANDITORY EVACUATION due to a raging forest fire ... that no one could see.
A part of the Republic of Lakotah Red Ribbon Grand Jury Against Racism & Corruption in Dawes County Nebraska. This is testimony regarding felony assault charges brought against Dominique Ten Fingers, apparently for defending herself in her home.
Russell Means and Vernon Moves Camp give opening remarks at the Republic of Lakotah sponsored Red Ribbon Grand Jury on Systematic Racism and Corruption in Dawes County Nebraska. Racism, however is a door that swings both directions.
An interview regarding Freedom and sovereignty with Russell Means leader of the movement to establish the Republic of Lakotah as an independent nation, separate from the United States.
A talk with Tom Cook; field director for Running Strong for American Indian Youth, regarding Uranium Mining in the North West Nebraska and South West South Dakota.
This video DOES NOT represent the views of FluxRostrum. This is NOT the story that I have come to the Lakota to hear but it is a story that they want told; and that is as important as any agenda.
An invitation for independent video journalists to get on the bus and a tour of our current facilities. Check out what 11 months of progress looks like on a school bus converted to run on waste vegetable oil and deployed to facilitate independent journalism focusing on grass roots movements while giving the middle finger to corporate media.
An update regarding the video "Get That Camera!". The NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board has recommended command discipline for one officer and allowed 2 to skate by. The CCRB has NO authority to actually discipline police officers, their recommendations are sent to the Police Commissioner. I expect another letter in 2 years telling me no punishment will be levied against the fall guy.
I was unable to get my stolen/broken equipment returned to me even though I jumped through all the required hoops to do so.
Bush's trip raised only $500,000. It probably cost the taxpayers at least that much, if not more, in security for him, between the number of local police and overtime; federal security; helicopters, air force one, pilots, delays at the airport, the horrible mess caused by shutting down the interstate between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Add up the lost time for all of the taxpayers sitting in traffic and not being able to be productive anywhere else, and who knows how much his little fundraising party actually cost. It would have been cheaper to just write John Kennedy a check from the federal coffers for $500,000, and save us all the time and aggravation of being stuck in traffic for an extra hour just so the almighty could come to a fundraiser.
after the second sunburnt day of the gulf coast's people's summit, we here in new orleans are acting like we have months left before bush comes to town, when in fact he is here enjoying the city, comforted by air conditioning and motorcades. we are already witnessing the effects of his Security & Prosperity Partnership: with the mississippi river bridge's on and off ramps blocked, I-10 was made into an express highway, directing flows of traffic and people, conveniently out of his way, inconveniencing everyone else from having access to the city.
The canal street ferry, shuttling internally displaced traffic across the mississippi river, was circled through the day by coast guard boats fully armed and ready to fire mounted machine guns, in full show of force and what bush intends to mean by 'security,' we on the docks agreed was menacing and intimidating. the imminent, historic, and nation-altering meeting about to take place between the leaders of the "free world'' is being met with little, hardly any, noticeable resistance. Due at least in part to the crippled condition of new orleans, where 3 years after the hurricanes people continue to face daily struggles to survive, with no surplus resources, time, or active community members to lend to what would likely be, in any other city in the hemisphere, an equally historic People's protest to the executive meeting.
Civilian resistance and protest to massive free trade agreements seems to be planned for more by bush than by the american public or the "progressive left", and so new orleans is the perfect backdrop for the announcement of the spp: sweeping decisions adversely affecting millions of people are met with a strangled cry, gone unheard by the rest of the nation.
"Understanding who profits and how: NAFTA + and Katrina Profiteering" was a misnomer, a vague power-analysis turned roundcircle discussion, facilitated by the people's institute for survival and beyond. The session was attended by community organizers, international public service workers union representative, mexican trade unions, activists from chiapas, american and canadian youth, citizen journalists and media activists, farmer union representative, social workers, non-profit organizations, and new orleanians, served more as the critical race theory workshop that the Peoples Institute is known for, and not as any attempt for a coordinated approach or discussion on how to challenge bush, calderon and harper at this critical moment.
ironically, at this international summit, facilitators asked that we divide ourselves into national groups to notice similarities between new orleans and wherever we were visiting from, something that would have been manifold more useful to hear from each other, as it was a rare opportunity to hear voices from across the heavily guarded borders. discussion was derailed and became about how we are gate keepers, moving further and further away from any plan of action. the 6 hours were used as an introduction to social inequality, as if people signed up to take a class on the internalization of inferiority/superiority. in fact people came to act together in the face of big brother government.
for all of our talk on giving voices to disenfranchised people around the world, taking queues from these communities, learning from eachother, creating access to decision-making, none of the mexicans who traveled the long distance were asked what they thought should happen at this summit. there was no mention of their very successful strategies for organizing resistance to destructive neo-colonial economic policies. nobody asked "what can we do now that all of our presidents are in town?"
instead was the same old, painfully ineffective naval-gazing
speaking with a gentleman from mexico after the looooong winded sessions were over, he asked what the break-out group of americans discussed, and i said they were just talking and not saying much, like americans do. and he laughed, agreeing said i should have been sitting with the mexican delegation because they were discussing that very point.
The Political Frenzy picks up the pace in Austin Texas, February 21st as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama face off in a stadium full of party operatives while the people scream their names in vain on the street.
The 1st Common Ground Relief owned facility in New Orleans has been dedicated to Anita Roddick, recently deceased owner of the Body Shop and Champion of Humanitarian and Civil Rights issues world wide.
The dedication ceremony took place next to where the barge landed in the lower 9th ward and features Malik Rahim, CoFounder of Common Ground Collective; Sakura Kone, media relations director of Common Ground Collective; The Rebirth Brass Band, The Revolution 2nd Line and Fiyaya.
January 5th New Hampshire Primary coverage. Featuring: Vermin Supreme, Iraq Vet Against the War and Dennis Kucinich speaking from inside the Free speech pen. Dennis comes in about halfway through.
Dharma jumped off the bus HERE 2 days ago.
By Dave Orrick | dorrick@pioneerpress.com | photo by Larry Hildes
