[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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