Minneapolis Teamsters Strike Documentary Part 1

Originally made for KTCA Channel 2 in Minneapolis, This great documentary from the 70’s features interviews with people who actually participated in the 1934 Minneapolis Truckers Strike.

Victoria’s Power Sell-Off

When Victoria privatised their electricity assets in the 1990s, the workers were told nothing would change. Twenty years on, former SEC workers, Latrobe Valley locals, economists and consumer advocates reveal whether the reality has lived up to the promises.

2014

This short documentary entitled the “Richmond 8” was produced by Steve Meyer and John Wickham in 1994 as a “Friends of Richmond Production”. It was aimed at building solidarity for the “Richmond 8”, a group of eight protestors who were charged after being arrested on the picketline at the Richmond Seondary College protest in 1993. It includes footage from the eviction, the baton charge on December 13th including footage obtained from the media and from behind the police lines

(Includes interviews with Socialist Party members Stephen Jolly and Simon Millar)

Merata Mita’s Patu! is a startling documentary record of the mass civil disobedience that took place throughout New Zealand during the winter of 1981, in protest against a South African rugby tour. Testament to the courage and faith of both the filmmakers and marchers, Patu! is a landmark in New Zealand’s film history. 

#tunnelpicket takes on Lend Lease

Here is some footage from our community picket on Lend Lease HQ today. Thank you and well done to all those involved. 

This morning around 50 community picketers blockaded the offices of Lend Lease, a major construction firm that is one of the front runners to win the East West Link contract. 

Aside from peacefully disrupting their business-as-usual, we also offered Lend Lease $8 billion in ‘taxpayers money’ to leave town. Sadly they didn’t take us up on our offer.

Socialist Party Councillor Stephen Jolly addresses a rally opposed the the East West toll road tunnel - Melbourne October 13, 2013