Democracy Digest Volume 89: American Scholars Symposium -- 9/11 and the Neo-Con Agenda: Facing the Facts (on 3 DVDs)

Total Running Time: 21 hours 14 minutes.
(When ordering, ask for "DD89" to request all 3 discs or specify disc numbers desired)

Disc 1 of 3: All at the Los Angeles Sheraton Hotel; 6/24/06.
Total Running Time 6 hours 41 minutes.
(When ordering, ask for "DD89.1")

1) Pre-Symposium Press Conference, with Alex Jones, Steven E. Jones, Webster Tarpley, Dylan Avery and Jason Bermas, Jimmy Walter, Rick Seigel, William Rodriguez, and James Fetzer; 54 minutes.

2) Introduction by Conference Chairman Alex Jones; 14 minutes.

3) Alex Jones' "Terror Storm" (rough cut) Debut Screening; 1 hour 51 minutes.

4) Director Q&A with Alex Jones; 36 minutes.

5) Special Presentation by Prof. James Fetzer; 1 hour 49 minutes.

6) Special Presentation by Webster Griffin Tarpley; 1 hour 16 minutes.


Disc 2 of 3: All at the Los Angeles Sheraton Hotel, 6/24/06 & 6/25/06.
Total Running Time 7 hours 33 minutes.
(When ordering, ask for "DD89.2")

1) Charlie Sheen and Alex Jones. 6/24/06; 1 hour 28 minutes.

2) Presentation by Jimmy Walter. 6/24/06; 37 minutes.

3) Keynote Presentation by Steven E. Jones. 6/24/06; 2 hours 4 minutes.

4) Day 2: Panel Discussion, with Professor Steven E. Jones, Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Robert M. Bowman, Webster G. Tarpley, Professor James Fetzer, and Alex Jones. 6/25/06; 1 hour 51 minutes.

5) Dylan Avery & Jason Bermas of the Dylan Avery Film Project, with Preview of footage for the next edition of Loose Change. 6/25/06; 1 hour 33 minutes.


Disc 3 of 3: All at the Los Angeles Sheraton Hotel on 6/25/06.
Total Running Time 7 hours even.
(When ordering, ask for "DD89.3")

1) Special Presentation by William Rodriguez; 1 hour 2 minutes.

2) Screening of the Re-Edit of 9/11 Eyewitness, with discussion and Q&A with director Rick Siegel; 1 hour 31 minutes.

3) "A Scanner Darkly" Sneak Peak with Tommy Pallotta; 51 minutes.

4) Special Presentation by Barry Zwicker; 44 minutes.

5) Keynote Presentation by Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Robert M. Bowman; 1 hour 46 minutes.

6) Closing Remarks by Alex Jones and Others; 1 hour 6 minutes.


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This conference is also available as a 4-DVD set at the same $3/disc rate (for a total of $12 for this version of the set). The 4-DVD set does not contain any additional content -- the video is simply less compressed, and therefore higher quality, and more suitable for copying, public showing, and other uses. To order the conference on 4 higher-quality DVDs, use catalog numbers "DD89.4-7" rather than the numbers provided above.

Democracy Digest Volume 88: 4 Events on the Erosion of Human Rights and Civil Liberties in the US since 9/11

(When ordering, ask for "DD88")

1) Greg Palast: "The Armed Madhouse Class-War Bootcamp", at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CA, 6/9/06; 1 hour 42 minutes.

2) Former US Army Muslim Chaplain James Yee, author of For God and Country: Faith & Patriotism Under Fire, at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Los Angeles, CA, 10/23/05; 1 hour 29 minutes.

3) The Formerly Guantanamo-Detained Mirmehdi brothers participating in a forum entitled "Torture & Detentions: The Struggle for Human Rights & Civil Liberties since 9/11", also with Stephen Longfellow Fiske & Attorney Steve Rohde. At the Buddhist Friendship Center, Los Angeles, CA, 2/13/06; 2 hours 3 minutes.

4) Constitutional Lawyer Ann Fagan Ginger, executive director of the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute and editor of "Challenging US Human Rights Violations since 9/11", at the Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Church, North Hills, CA. 2/8/06; 1 hour 33 minutes.

Democracy Digest Volume 87: On the Road to a Just Society -- Gathering for a Positive Future with David Korten and Frances Moore Lappe

Total Running Time: 6 hours 56 minutes.
(When ordering, ask for "DD87")

1) A Conversation with David and Fran Korten: "How We Got Here", at St. Michael and All Angels Church, Studio City, CA, 5/10/06, 1 hour 42 minutes.

2) David Korten launches his new book, The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community, with response by Frances Moore Lappe. All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena, CA, 5/12/06, 1 hour 39 minutes.

3) Opening address by Frances Moore Lappe, author of Democracy's Edge and Diet for a Small Planet. At All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena, CA, 5/13/06, 1 hour 45 minutes.

4) A Workshop by David Korten for high school students on Global Sustainability. All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena, CA, 5/13/06, 1 hour 8 minutes.

5) Rector's Forum with David Korten and Frances Moore Lappe. All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena, CA, 5/14/06, 42 minutes.

Democracy Digest Volume 86: Howard Zinn, Gino Strada, Vandana Shiva, Julia Butterfly Hill, Scott Ritter, and Gore Vidal -- From War to Earth Democracy

Total Running Time: 6 hours 16 minutes.
(When ordering, ask for "DD86")

1) "Just War", with historian Howard Zinn and Dr. Gino Strada, founder of the medical relief organization "Emergency", at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CA, 5/12/06; 1 hour 28 minutes.

2) "Ecological Activism & Community Renewal", with John Seed, Vandana Shiva, & Satish Kumar. Thornton Auditorium, Santa Barbara, CA, 4/27/06; 1 hour 36 minutes.

3) Environmental Activist Julia Butterfly Hill: "Environmental Science 1", at Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA, on 11/15/06. 1 hour 36 minutes.

4) Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter (author of Iraq Confidential: The Untold Story . . .) with Gore Vidal. At Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CA, 3/4/06, 1 hours 35 minutes.

Democracy Digest Volume 85: Obstacles to Peace In Israel and Palestine (3 Events)

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1) Norman Finkelstein, professor of history at DePaul University & author of Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History and The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering, speaking on how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a paradox. Part of the "Israel & Palestine: Obstacles to Peace" Conference, UCLA, 5/23/06; 2 hours 50 minutes.

2) An Evening with Ilan Pappe, Haifa University professor and author of A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples & The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, with introduction by Mahmood Ibrahim. Los Angeles, CA, 10/26/05, 1 hour 46 minutes.

3) "Nonviolent Resistance to the Apartheid Separation Wall", with Palestinian activist Ayed Morrar & Israeli activist Jonathan Pollak. At USC, Los Angeles, CA, 10/25/06, 1 hour 51 minutes.

Democracy Digest Volume 84: Speaking the Unspeakable -- US Crimes Against Humanity

Total Running Time: 6 hours 11 minutes.
(When ordering, ask for "DD84")

1) "Speaking the Unspeakable: Is the Bush Administration Guilty of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity?", with Larry Everest, journalist and author of Oil, Power, and Empire: Iraq & the U.S. Global Agenda; Daphne Wysham, founder and co-director of the Sustainable Energy and Economy Network; former Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, whose 800th Military Police Brigade was in charge of 17 prison facilities in Iraq, including Abu Ghraib; Ann Wright, who resigned from the U.S. diplomatic corps in March, 2003 in opposition to the war on Iraq. UCLA, 5/18/06, 2 hours 50 minutes.

2) Iraqi Peace Emissary and Blogger Faiz Al-Araji gives her first-hand story of the US occupation & asks for our help in getting the US Out of Iraq. Oceanside, CA, 3/17/06; 1 hour 37 minutes.

3) Leading Woman Member of the Afghan Parliament Malalai Joya: "Women's Rights, Warlords, & the US Occupation of Afghanistan". Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CA, 3/6/06; 1 hour 44 minutes.

Democracy Digest Volume 83: 4 talks on War and the Christian Right with journalist and author Chris Hedges

Total Running Time: 5 hours 54 minutes.
(When ordering, ask for "DD83")

1) Chris Hedges: "Ordained to Write", or "Losing Moses on the Freeway: The 10 Commandments in America". 3/3/06; All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena, CA, 3/3/06, 2 hours 19 minutes.

2) Chris Hedges: "War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning". All Saints Church, 3/4/06; 1 hour 18 minutes.

3) Chris Hedges: "War: Realities and Myths", a workshop with high school students. All Saints Church, 3/4/06, 1 hour 4 minutes.

4) Chris Hedges: "The Rise of the Christian Right", All Saints Church, 3/5/06, 49 minutes.

5) Ed Bacon: "Chris Hedges on Love and War". 3/5/06, 23 minutes.

Democracy Digest Volume 82: Five Events with Novelist Gore Vidal

Total Running Time: 6 hours
(When ordering, ask for "DD82")

1) Gore Vidal in conversation with Christopher Hitchens. Berkeley Community Theater, 3/11/98, 1 hour 28 minutes.

2) Gore Vidal at the Los Angeles "World Peace Day" Rally. 2/15/03; 14 minutes.

3) An Evening with Gore Vidal, author of Dreaming War, in discussion with Laura Flanders, with intro by Ann Philbin. Royce Hall, UCLA, 3/18/03, 1 hour 42 minutes.

4) Gore Vidal with Dennis Altman, author of Gore Vidal's America, at Dutton's Books, Beverly Hills, CA, 11/2/05, 1 hour 1 minute.

5) Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter (author of Iraq Confidential: The Untold Story . . .) with Gore Vidal. At Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CA, 3/4/06, 1 hour 36 minutes.

Democracy Digest Volume 81: The Life and Work of a Champion of Civil Liberties: Frank Wilkinson Remembered

Total Running Time 6 hours 4 minutes.
(When ordering, ask for "DD81")

1) A Celebration of the Life of Frank Byron Wilkinson (8/16/14 - 1/2/06), with Sarah Cooper, Jo Wilkinson, Jan Breidenbach, Ry Cooder, Jackie Goldberg, Karen Bass, Ramona Ripston, Kit Gage, Jeffry Wilkinson, Andrea McEvoy, Michael Reggio, John Childers, William Childers, Robert Childers, Tony Wilkinson, and Donna Wilkinson. At Holman UMC, Los Angeles, CA; 1/28/06, 2 hours 41 minutes.

2) "The Price of Freedom", with Ed Asner & Frank Wilkinson. 1991; 21 minutes.

3) Southern California Library 2002 Dinner honoring Frank Wilkinson; also with Culture Clash. 1 hour 45 minutes.

4) Frank Wilkinson on Late Night America with Dennis Wholey. Detroit, MI; 1985; 23 minutes.

5) Frank Wilkinson & Jerry Persky inter-viewed by Alicia Sandoval. 6/1982; 23 minutes.

6) Frank Wilkinson interviewed by David Kerby. Los Angeles, CA, 3/2002; 29 minutes.

Democracy Digest Volume 80: Take Back the House (plus 3 Events on Election Reform)

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1) "Take Back the House" with General Wesley Clark, Stephanie Miller of Air America, Michael Warner, John Heaner, Rick Jacobs, and Francine Busby. At Hollywood UMC, Los Angeles, CA 2/4/06, 1 hour 3 minutes.

2) "Empowering America to Take Back the Vote" with Bev Harris. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Vista, CA, 2/25/05, 1 hour 49 minutes.

3) Clean Money Initiative Fundraiser at the home of Ted Williams. Los Angeles, CA, 10/18/05, 1 hour 14 minutes.

4) Public Hearing on the Experiences of States that have Instituted Public Funding of Elections. At the Ronald Reagan Office Building, Los Angeles, CA, 10/19/05, 2 hours 50 minutes.

Democracy Digest Volume 79: A Memorial Service for Stanley "Tookie" Williams

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1) Invocations by Reverend Lewis E. Logent and Minister Tony Muhammed; Recorded Message from Stanley "Tookie" Williams; Reverend Jesse Jackson; Gospel Soloist; Bruce Gordon of NAACP (by telephone); Snoop Dogg; Lynn Whitfield (by telephone); Tony Robbins; Jonathan Stack; Video Tribute to Stanley "Tookie" Williams. 1 hour 27 minutes.

2) Shirley Neal, reading from Blue Rage, Black Redemption by Stanley "Tookie" Williams; Rudy Langlais; Franziska Greber; Reverend Al Sharpton (by telephone); Bianca Jagger; acknowledgements; readings by Vondie Curtis Hall and Kasi Lemmons; Vicky Lindsey; Attorney Verma Wefald; Stacy Cooper; Stanley "Tookie" Williams' last recorded message; Stan Muhammed; Tony Muhammed's introduction of Minister Farrakhan; gospel music by Fred Jackson. 1 hour 31 minutes.

3) Minister Louis Farrakhan; Travon Williams, Stanley "Tookie" Williams' last message read by Barbara Becnal; Street Soldiers (open mike); Benediction; police & crowd pictures outside. 1 hour 26 minutes.

All in Los Angeles on 12/20/05; Total running time 4 hours 24 minutes.

ADDED EVENT: Tim Wise: "White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son". At Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CA, 2/18/05; 2 hours 29 minutes.