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DESCRIPTION:RIGHTS ON THE LINE: VIGILANTES ON THE BORDER\nFriday, July 28, 2006, 
 7:30\nQuaker Meeting House\n    225 Rooney St, Santa Cruz, 95060\n\n"Rights 
 on the Line: Vigilantes at the Border" \nexposes the ugly anti-immigrant 
 politics that \nlurk behind the Minuteman Project - and shows the 
 \ncontinuum between official border militarization \nand vigilante action. 
 This video was shot by \nhuman rights activists and residents of border 
 \ncommunities. It tells the story of border \ntensions from the point of 
 view of those affected \nand reveals the underlying motivations of the 
 \nvigilantes through interviews and disturbing \nfootage of their nighttime 
 patrols.\n\nFor more than a decade, the southern border of \nthe U.S. has 
 resembled a war zone. Aggressive, \nmilitary-style actions by the Border 
 Patrol have \nmade human rights abuses everyday events in \nborder 
 communities. Alongside this official \nmilitarization, armed vigilante 
 groups have \nharassed border crossers and communities, but \ntheir numbers 
 were relatively limited until \nrecently. In April 2005, a new group called 
 the \n“Minuteman Project" became a national media \ndarling when several 
 hundred recruits gathered in \nArizona to patrol the border. Only months 
 later, \nthey are expanding their activities into \nCalifornia, Texas and 
 several other states \nthroughout the country.\n\nLeaders of the Minuteman 
 Project have been very \nskillful at portraying themselves as no more than 
 \na well-meaning "neighborhood watch group." They \nhave been featured on 
 many major television and \nradio programs and have been welcomed by the 
 \ngovernor of California. Their racism and \nxenophobia are rarely 
 explored, nor their \nlegality publicly challenged. In the coming \nmonths, 
 it is essential that opposing voices be \nheard and actions taken to 
 counteract their \ngrowing influence.\n\nProduced by American Friends 
 Service Committee / ACLU / WITNESS.\n\n\nFor more information, contact the 
 Resource Center \nfor Nonviolence, 831-423-1626; or Sheila Payne, 
 \n831-469-3306\n\n\nHosted by AFSCME 3299 and the Resource Center for 
 Nonviolence\nCo-sponsors: La Liga de la Comunidad, ACLU Santa \nCruz Co., 
 Pajaro Valley & Santa Cruz Women's \nInternational League for Peace and 
 Freedom\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/07/22/18290676.php
SUMMARY:Film: Vigilantes On The Border
LOCATION:Quaker Meeting House\n    225 Rooney St, Santa Cruz, 95060
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/07/22/18290676.php
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