Undercurrents no 1, produced by Small World Video, Oxford WANT TO find out about all those grassroots struggles that the mainstream media doesn't cover?
You could do a lot worse than getting hold of the first issue of Undercurrents, an 80minute video on ecological and social justice struggles, produced by Small World. The idea is to produce Undercurrents on a monthly basis, and distribute them inside the left and radical movements.
The first issue starts with an 8-minute round-up of news of struggles which the media haven't covered.
No prizes for guessing the only MP who gets a speech in this bit - yes, Jeremy of London N1, doing his stuff outside Campsfield gates and calling for the repeal of all racist immigration laws.
Totally Out of Order is a hatchet job on the Criminal Justice Bill, which shows in detail how this nasty piece of legislation will criminalise protesters, ravers, travellers and squatters.
Choking
The longest piece in this first issue You've Got to be Choking is a 26-minute feature on the M11 struggle. If you want to see the future of how the state intends to deal with direction action, watch this. There's amazing footage turn out with bailiffs and "Sheriff's deputies" to brutalise protesters.
Small World have embarked on an ambitious project which will be difficult to keep going. It's going to cost a lot of money and time to provide a radical news service like this. So if you want to support an alternative to Sky and News at Ten, get a copy.
The videos can be used not just for privatised radical entertainment, but as the basis for discussions in the labour and radical movements, or in schools for adventurous genpro chicles teachero If you can't afford it personally, try to get your trade union branch, community groups or whatever to subscribe. • Undercurrents costs £8.00 plus £1.50 p&p. Send to Small World Media Ltd, 1A Waterlow Rd., N19 5NJ. 071 281 7320. email: [email protected].
SOCIALIST OUTLOOK No. 66, July 1994, Page 12