COINTELPRO 101

Poster for COINTELPRO 101
MOVIE

COINTELPRO 101

COINTELPRO 101 exposes illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the US government in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. “COINTELPRO” refers to the official FBI COunter INTELigence PROgram carried out to surveil, imprison, and eliminate leaders of social justice movements and to disrupt, divide, and destroy the movements as well. Many of the government's crimes are still unknown. Through interviews with activists who experienced these abuses first-hand, with rare historical footage, the film provides an educational introduction to a period of intense repression and draws relevant lessons for the present and future.

Release Date

2010-05-07

Year

2010

Duration

56m

Status

Released

Score

0.00

#central-intelligence-agency-(cia)#police-state#fbi#intelligence-agency#law-enforcement#police-surveillance#activism#patriot-act#social-movement#political-prisoners#cointel-pro#puerto-rican-history

Cast

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Liz Derias

Self / Narrator (voice)

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Bob Boyle

Self - Attorney

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Jose Lopez

Self - Puerto Rican Cultural Center

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Lucy Rodriguez

Self - Puerto Rican Independentista / Former Political Prisoner

Ward Churchill

Ward Churchill

Self - Native American Activist/Author

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Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Self - Native American Activist/Author

Leonard Peltier

Leonard Peltier

Self - Political Prisoner

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Ricardo Romero

Self - Al Frente de Lucha; Greeley, CO

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Francísco "Kiko" Martinez

Self - Chicano/Mexicano Activist & Attorney

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Priscilla Falcon

Self - Professor, Hispanic Studies, U. of Northern Colorado