@emilyraboteau @aimeenez @CUNY@emilyraboteau Ross is a beautiful fruit tree of a man. If asked, I imagine he’d be open to CUNY students reading scanned copies of his pears of wisdom…
How did a thriving comfortably-in-the-green org like IDA run this large a deficit in a year?
I'll start. By hiring union-busting law firms and a litany unqualified contractors
We invite @sundancefest festival attendees wanting to provide feedback on lack of #accessibility like this to invest 15-min completing the Accessibility Scorecard to ensure disabled filmmakers have access to critical industry events: https://t.co/Bqx3RHr5Vg #Sundance
Community organizers Adama Bah (@nenealamo) and @PowerMalu have been greeting the thousands of migrants arriving in New York City on buses sent by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other far-right Republican governors.
"It's our job as New Yorkers to welcome them," says Malu.
Ten years ago I was interviewed by @democracynow and today proudly wearing purple I was interviewed again for something different.
It's my turn to give back!
Community organizer Adama Bah (@nenealamo), who came to the U.S. at age 2 from Guinea, explains how Black migrants are discriminated against in the immigration system.
People who have been shut out of power finding each other and raising their voices collectively is not “cancel culture.” It’s been sad to see our own doc community fall prey to this false narrative these past weeks, but this article is the antidote:
https://t.co/vthg95mxbF
🧵Meg Smaker who produced the documentary #JihadRehab along w/ her supporters have cried #CancelCulture b/c of the criticism she's gotten. To challenge this idea, highlight ethical concerns, & provide tips for journos, I wrote this piece in @NBCUAcademy
https://t.co/0LYAY4Tsok
Imagine your film being criticized on ethical grounds and instead of responding to the criticisms, you make alliances with right wing media who happily reduce real ethical problems to identity politics. You don’t have to imagine, it’s happening.
@lisalmn@amboora71 Then imagine crowdfunding 500k (and counting) to defend “free speech” while ignoring the free speech of protagonists who say the film endangers them and their families.
"Further still, why did the @nytimes focus so much on indy filmmakers such as Boundaoui, rather than former Guantanamo detainees who had written an open letter explaining the harms caused by the film..." appreciate you @AsimCP for this lucid analysis 🙏
Organizing & Bargaining Committee Members @localgarbageman and @KristalSotomayr served on a panel at Getting Real about union organizing in the documentary industry! #StandWithIDAStaff✊🏽
Thank you to their leadership in representing Documentary Workers United in this panel.