[Peace-discuss] Re: [Peace] re: PROSPECT FOR PEACE in a Michael Moore video?
Ricky Baldwin
baldwinricky at yahoo.com
Sat Feb 15 00:06:30 CST 2003
Absolutely.
--- Charles Russell <kordlishus at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Folks:
>
> Jim Buell hooked me (Kord) up with a project by
> Michael Moore (BOWLING FOR
> COLUMBINE) involving anti-war protest footage.
> It is a music video by SYSTEM OF A DOWN which Mr.
> Moore is directing. They
> are supposed to be a progressive rock group. I am
> not going to argue for
> their music (which I am unfamiliar with), but it is
> an opportunity to get
> anti-war media coverage at least on MTV. (The band
> is pretty 'big'.)
>
> The focus of the video is to show the range of
> protestors -- probably
> emphasizing that it's also 'everyday folk' against
> the war, not JUST
> Anarchists.
>
> So, if you think this is a worthy project, let's
> show them what we've got:
> come in droves and bring your grandmother.
> It may be a little gross, but feel free to enhance
> your stereotype/
> identity/ role -- for example, if there is a visual
> way to show that you are
> a vet...
>
> I am going to come with the assumption that people
> want to be counted
> against the war. If you have reason to not wish to
> appear on camera, you
> can always tell me so (on camera) -- or perhaps we
> will have a separate
> non-video section on the opposite side of the
> street.
>
> I hope this doesn't seem to presumptuous on my part
> -- I am assuming we are
> out there to be publicity, news against the war --
> and this is simply a
> magnification of that. We are already susceptible
> as news objects, and this
> I take to be part of the point.
>
> Peace, Out.
> Kord Russell
> AWARE tv
>
>
>
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