Coverage of supposedly massive anti-government protests in Cuba … but as we know by now the American media is notorious for twisting the truth. The Truth About the Cuba Protests, Youtube 20.12, Second Thought 2021
Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art protest Nan Goldin et al: ‘Sacklers’ lies, people die.’ Arena: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, BBC 2023
Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency 1983-2022 (35mm slideshow) ibid.
My relationship to Oxycontin started several years ago in Berlin. It was originally prescribed for surgery. So I took it as directed. I got addicted overnight. In the beginning 40 mg was too strong. But as my habit grew there was never enough. I went from 3 pills a day as prescribed to 18. ibid.
Crushing and snorting was my full-time job. When I got out of treatment I learned that the Sackler family whose name I knew from museums and galleries were responsible for the epidemic …. I started a group P.A.I.N. to hold them accountable. ibid.
‘There’s the family of the art world, and the museum world and philanthropy. And then there’s the grubby, unpleasant story of Big Pharma marketing and death.’ ibid.
My anger at the Sackler family. It’s personal. I hate these people. But it’s not about my own addiction. ibid.
All the museums, institutions, need to stop taking money from these corrupt evil bastards. ibid. Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art protest
Wymondham: 460-odd years ago a little local trouble here sparked a huge rebellion that resulted in the death of thousands. It’s called Kett’s Rebellion, and it’s one of the most fascinating and violent struggles for justice this country has ever seen. Rob Bell, Britain’s Lost Battlefields s1e6: Class War in Tudor England
What started out as a minor disagreement about sheep between a farmer and the local townsfolk developed into an extraordinary uprising against the establishment. A class war in which hundreds lost their lives for what they believed was a just cause.
The movement attracted 16,000 supporters from all over Norfolk … But when the marched on Norwich they were branded as traitors and fired on by the city’s guns. ibid.
Direct Action – bringing out cities to a standstill. Should it be stopped? Are these controversial tactics working? And has the government’s clampdown on activists undermined the right to protest? Tonight: Direct Action: Should It Be Stopped, ITV 2023
Just after World War II, the RAF sent a 25-year-old wireless operator to prison for 10 years for mutiny … the biggest act of mass defiance in the history of Britain’s armed forces. Secret History s4e4: Mutiny in the RAF, Channel 4 1995
RAF Jodhpur: 2,000 airmen went on strike. The strike ended peacefully after four days. But it had demonstrated the men’s deep resentment, particularly over living conditions. ibid.