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On July 10th, the Cook County Board of Commissioners will vote on four resolutions related to Police torture and the Jon Burge Scandal. The resolutions are as follows (contact information provided):

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Today has been designated the Day of Action to Restore Law and Justice and thosands will be marching in Washington demanding Congress to restore our constitutional values. I’m disappointed I was unable to attend, but we can all call our members of Congress to ask them to support the following measures:

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“Moore’s greatest charm results from a tension between the razor sharpness of his irreverent, sardonic wit and the comfortable blandness of his middle-America, everyman demeanor. Fortunately, SiCKO puts that tension front and center.”

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In addition to updating the site, it’s been a great couple of weeks for my documentary, Shielded Brutality. The Cook County Board hearing last week provided great footage and (much more importantly) provided an opportunity for the County to actually take legitimate action in seeking justice for torture victims.

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Mr. Willis has been an unrelenting activist for civil rights since leading the charge to name Chicago’s west side campus Malcolm X College in 1969. He has been one of the most important figures in fighting for justice for Burge torture victims.

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The most powerful testimony came from the victims and family members of victims. Much of the hearing was intensely emotional, heart-wrenching, and profoundly compelling. Thirty years of anger, frustration, and outrage boiled forth as witness after witness expressed dismay at the fact that justice has yet to be served in this sordid history.

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So, what is Brave New Theaters? Basically, it’s an online portal that allows you to provide information and links to your completed film. Through the Brave New Theaters website, people can learn about your film and host a screening, just like the model Greenwald used for his films.

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This is easily my favorite book on this list. I would recommend it for any documentary filmmaker that has not already won an Oscar, Emmy, or Peabody. It focuses on the most important and most basic element of documentary filmmaking - storytelling.

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For the last several weeks I’ve been trying to put together a proposal for my documentary film, Shielded Brutality. The primary reason for the proposal is to seek funding through grant-lending bodies. Production has already begun because events have unfolded that I didn’t want to miss. Also, I feel I’ll need a solid [...]

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Dr. Morris has a towering biography as a historian, Reverend, and lifelong activist/organizer on the front lines of civil rights and social justice issues. He worked with Rev. Jesse Jackson in the late 60’s and early 70’s for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Operation Breadbasket (now Rainbow PUSH).

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