Category: Protest! By Paki Wieland

Protests at the Trident Submarine Base in Brunswick, GA

A Protest at the nuclear submarine base in Brunswick, Georgia. Followed by meetings of the support people who are awaiting trial for a “Ploughshare Action” at the base on April 4, 2018. Interviews begin with people who are supporting defendants…

Guantanamo Bay Protest in Northampton 6/28/17

A protest of Guantanamo Bay, attended by local activists Paki Wieland and Francis Crowe, took place outside of Northampton City Hall on June 28th, 2017. Video by Paki Wieland Edited by Terrence Smith

Oscar Lopez Rivera Speaks to Youth 6/22/17

Oscar Lopez Rivera was welcomed in Holyoke as a hero with a neighborhood celebration and other planned events for the man who recently was released after over 35 years in prison and who elsewhere is villified. Lopez Rivera, 73, had…

An Interview with Saudi & Iranian Women

Laila Zane of Iran and Marwa of Saudi Arabia discuss their perceptions of each other’s countries formed while growing up. They explore topics of religion, political tension between their two nations, living as women in the Middle East, and more….