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I have taped a lot of really good events and some very important events lately. I am trying to avoid putting them all into the Democracy University series because there are so many of them that I'm afraid it would overwhelm people, or make those who have gotten all the tapes so far feel like they have to get them just because they are in the series. I do feel that I need to make the important ones available to those that can use them, however. The following are recent videos that are available for $10 each. Some of them have events that will be going into future volumes of Democracy University when the right combination of events becomes available; they may also be given volume numbers and become volumes in the series just the way they are. For now, however, I will refer to these as "Special Editions" (SEs) in the series. SE1: Two talks and a panel discussion with author Bill Ayers, author of "A Kind and Just Parent: The Juvenile Court", which was the topic of his first talk (4/1/98, 1:21). The second topic was "Children at Risk/Children of Promise" (4/2/98, 1:05). The panel was on "Children and the Juvenile Justice System" (4/3/98, 1:16). The tape also includes a debate on the the voucher system entitled "Should Public Money be Used to Fund Religious Educational Institutions?", and includes Constitutional Law Professor Erwin Chemerinsky and several other professors on both sides of the issue. SE2: FLUORIDATION: A debate before the Santa Cruz City Council, with a spokesperson for the state of California among those on one side, and Dr. David Kennedy and Jeff Green of Citizens for Safe Drinking Water on the other (3/11/98, 4:42). The tape also includes "Fluoridation's Devastating Effects Upon the Body" which is one of my alltime favorite tapes, by biochemist Dr. John Yiamouyiannis (9/4/95, 1:12). SE3: POLICE WATCH Tribute to Excellence Award Dinner with Johnnie Cochran, Danny Glover, Mario Van Peebles, Michael Zinzun, and Hugh Manes. Mr. Manes gives a memorable accounting of the difficulties encountered in the early days of police abuse cases. If I'd attended this event some years ago I probably would have stayed in law school (3/22/98, 2:03). I have this in combination with Geronimo (Ji Jaga) Pratt's Homecoming speech (L.A., 7/26/97, 1:45), given shortly after his release from prison after his conviction was overturned 27 years too late. The tape also includes a press conference with Attorney Leonard Weinglass in which he details the evidence that Mumia Abu-Jamal, presently on death row, was falsely accused and convicted in retaliation for his investigative reporting on Philadelphia's police (4/2/95, 1:20). SE4: Dick Gregory, April 17, 1998, about 2 hours and 15 minutes. A very exciting, informative, and entertaining evening, by one of the greatest political comedians. He discusses CIA involvement in drug trafficking, presents photographic and sites other evidence that Ron Brown was murdered, and touches on innumerable other topics. I haven't decided what else to put with this one, but it may be Gary Webb, the San Jose Mercury reporter that broke the Crack and the Contras story, together with former LAPD officer Michael Rupert on 50 years of CIA drug dealing, if it all fits on one tape. SE5: The Americans for Democratic Action's "Take Back the Democratic Party" Conference (4/18/98, about 7 hours), with U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, Jeff Cohen of Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D- NY), actor Mike Farrell, Tom Hayden, International Law expert Karen Parker, and Lt. Governor Gray Davis. SE6: Greens In Office: highlights from the first convention of elected Greens. Includes a workshop on how to run a winning campaign, with some very sensible suggestions from some very knowledgeable people (2/21/98, tape 1 of 2 six-hour tapes). SE7: NOAM CHOMSKY: "New Horizons in the Study of Language", April 20, 1998, 2 hours, given at Winona State University, Minnesota. I'm not sure what I'll put in combination with this. I was thinking of either the Dick Gregory event, or an Angela Davis talk we recorded 3 weeks ago (if she decides to give us permission to use it). We could also distribute it with another earlier Chomsky event, or with the videotape of an earlier Michael Parenti talk. Let us know what your thinking, or if it doesn't matter what it comes with, or if you would just like it by itself. SE8: For those of you that would like the new Chomsky tapes in 2 hour mode so you can edit them, I'll put DU6 on three VHS tapes for you. I would like $30 for the three, but could conceivably be persuaded down some. PPS: If you would like a quantity discount, remember I ask a minimum donation of $75 for 10 or more. If you don't want that many, order 6 or more and I'll deduct $10 from the minimum donation. PPPS: If you signed up for automatic mailing, I haven't gotten that figured out entirely, so you may want to send in an order. In any case, you'll probably get it sooner that way. If you do, I'll be careful to avoid dups. PPPPS: When ordering, if you mention you already have my lists I will only send the newest ones. Thanks! Ralph Cole, organizer, JusticeVision; (213) 747-6345; [email protected] FOOTNOTE: Before forwarding this letter to friends you may wish to add your name and address to the list below. Also, you may want to send a thank you, either a note or a small gift (like a dollar), to those who passed the information along to you. By remembering those who passed this message along to you in this manner, you will be helping this information to reach an ever-expanding audience. 1. 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