I’ll keep this one short– domestic violence is not sexy.

Eminem and Rihanna both should know that all too well as human beings, forget trying to call them out as “artists.”

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Oakland, CA Protest/Picket of Israeli Ship: June 20, 2010 from Oriana Bolden on Vimeo.

I shot and edited this footage of the protest at the Port of Oakland, CA on Sunday, June 20, 2010. Many lies that are being spread about the protest/protesters are directly contradicted by my footage and interviews. I was there for at least 12 of the 14 hours that the action was in progress. I know what I saw and I have hours of footage of it on these neat little cards that were tucked inside my fully functioning camera.

Costing an apartheid government real money for their actions- it was a key strategy against apartheid South Africa. Humanitarians, activist, organizers, justice-minded global citizens in the US are renewing their campaigns against the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestine/Palestinians.

Boycott. Divest. Sanction.

This is one example, a renewal and hopefully revitalization of the BDS, Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement. On this historic day I witnessed the first time in history that a US community and labor coalition has prevented the unloading of an Israeli cargo ship at a US port.

Women’s Initiative!

Miss Karen’s Krew from Oriana Bolden on Vimeo.

UPDATE/DISCLAIMER: I am only one individual Facebook user who noticed some really weird things from my Facebook account in the middle of the night. I have no idea what it means, if it is available to everyone, or if it is permanent. It seems alarming, so I wrote about my concerns, that is all this blog posting is. If I had a way to “test” some things I would, if I had the direct line to someone at Facebook who would answer my questions I would certainly ask. There is a link below to what Facebook is saying publicly on the Facebook Blog.

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This reel is more personal to Oriana than it is organizational. This features everything from clips from Oriana’s first film to clips from a documentary about one of her classes and the amazing young women who were the students that semester.