The Maquiladora
Reader: Cross-Border Organizing Since NAFTA
The Maquiladora Reader explores how grassroots activists are facing one of
the most important trends in the globalization of production: the
proliferation of maquiladoras, the foreign-owned (mainly by US corporations)
assembly plants along the Mexico-U.S. border.
The Celling of
America: An Inside Look at the US Prison Industry
In The Celling of America, prison journalists kick open the doors of
America's prisons and take you on a hair-raising tour to teach you: How
corporations like Microsoft are raking in big bucks from prison labor; How
the privatization of prisons means prisoners building their own cages; That
over 3,000 men and women live under a death sentence in America--forty
percent of them are black.
New World
Border
New World Border is a film documenting the rise of human rights abuses along
the US-Mexico border since the implementation of border walls (such as
Operation Gatekeeper) that have been erected in populated areas throughout
the border region during the last decade. This documentary includes
interviews with immigrant rights organizers, testimony from immigrants,
analysis of 'free trade' policies, and discusses current efforts to build a
vibrant movement for immigrant rights.
Abandoned: The
Betrayal of America's Immigrants
This film illustrates the most recent wave of anti-immigrant sentiment in
the United States. Through a close look at the personal impact of new
immigration laws, this film depicts the severity of current detention and
deportation policies.
