Resiste! is a series a graphics related with the native people struggle in Chile and that we found over the internet today. It looks that is not a finished work, so maybe it will be a good idea to check out the work from delafuentegalvez

The series are licenced under a Creative Commons things, so you can download, print, distribute and modify the works without fear of the author getting mad.

Check out the flickr set with links to full big copies of the images

ps. Yeah, s/he used one of our pictures.

Chile, From Popular Power to Social War

That’s the name of an article published on Crimethinc’s Rolling Thunder #8. Looks like they decided to include some of our pics on their magazine and we really love that publications use them!

Posters! Posters! Posters!

Some nice kids decided to make some posters of our S11 and distributed them in some places of the US. They also sent to us the computer files of what they did. So you can download the pdf here or the jpg here. We also have the indd file, but it’s too big to host it here, so if somebody wants it we can find a way to send it (drop us an email using our contact form and we will solve it).

Our friends and co-conspiratos, the kids from Subversive Action Films will show their last work, The Chicago Conspiracy @ Santiago de Chile. The date is the next Sept 1 @ the Cine Arte Normandie… All the info in the image above. It’s a premier in solidarity, that’s the reason because it cost 4 bucks to watch it. Track more info at their Website.

This is the first time that ourwar.org gets a web award at an international level.

“As photographers, we all understand the power photographs can have in changing perspectives and affecting the outcomes of a situation. When the photographer lives in a nation that has a history of violence, uprisings, and military actions, the camera can become an activist’s tool. OurWar Collective understand this power and use it to promote a stand against the injustices they see.

No matter which side one may fall on the issues that are portrayed, it is important to realize how much of an impact each photograph can have on the right audience. When faced with poverty, social inequities, and racial conflicts, the photographer becomes a communicator who can decide what an audience sees and how it is construed. OurWar Collective share with us their views of Chile. The power of their photography is in the realization that life (and our photography) is political. What we portray can make a difference.”

http://photos.vfxy.com/weekly/20081208

And yes… they used OurWar’s Pics.

The following is a communique that was sent out to all the local media in Carrboro and Chapel Hill, NC on the morning after election day. Hundreds of newspaper boxes had their covers changed and contents augmented with anarchist news and opinion, a small payback for the election media blitz and near media blackout that followed militant conflict at the conventions.

Over 20 similar actions happened across the country. We anticipate (and hope!) that other groups will post their own press releases and action reportbacks. This cross-country, coordinated action was set for the day after election day, on the biggest news day of the year. In addition to confronting the media itself, and providing counter-information to the public, this action seems to have served as a kind of “experiment” in what can be done with the networks leftover from the conventions. Judging simply by the unprecedented numbers of cities participating, it seems to have been a success. Once again, we would encourage other groups to post their own logic behind participating.

“A Public Service Announcement”

Early this morning, many thousands of corporate newspapers in over 20 cities across the United States, including Chapel Hill and Carrboro, were given more accurate front pages. That one wealthy politician will replace another is not news worthy. Capitalism has always won at the polls, and it always will. McCain and Obama’s support for the financial bailout proved this, and ensured that any vote would be a vote for Wall St. The real stories worth telling are those of resistance and struggle, any instance where oppressed people attempt to realize dignity, autonomy, and equality in their daily lives.

We are getting organized. We will continue to ensure that the real stories get told.

Sincerely,
Unconventional Action – journalism department – NC