New indy film about 2005 deportation of Texan peace and environmental activist from Australia

Not sure how well this is known in the RAN blogosphere, but in 2005, before I came to RAN, I was detained and forcibly removed from Australia for reasons of state security. I traveled through that lovely land doing workshops on civil disobedience, anti-corporate campaigning and the U.S. anti-war movement. The government didn’t like.

You can check out more about it here.

Anyway, a film-maker friend has made a short video about that experience and I wanted to post it.

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Posted on 17 June 2008

Tags: anti-war, deport, texan

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Scott Parkin currently works as Rainforest Action Network's Senior Campaigner on the Global Finance Campaign targeting mountaintop removal, the government agencies which allow it and the banks that fund it. Scott has worked in anti-corporate globalization, anti-war, labor and environmental movements for over a decade. Originally from Texas, Scott lives in San Francisco. Scott can be found on Twitter: @sparki1969

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1 Comment For This Post I'd Love to Hear Yours!

Toben says:

June 19, 2008 at 2:01 pm

A frightening portrait of the global war on dissent and free speech as well as a revealing tale of how governments could better serve their citizenry by stopping spying on them!

Two thumbs up!

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