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Making Contact

"Making Contact" is produced by International Media Project, an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1994, committed to investigative journalism, in-depth critical analysis, the promotion of civic participation and the dissemination of educational material. Its core focus is National Radio Project, the team that creates Making Contact.

As threats to the environment persist across the world, laws and police practices continue to protect corporate interests ” taking aim at front line activists who defend the land and natural resources. This strategy of criminalizing dissent took an ugly turn in 1990, in Oakland, California, when environmental activists Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney were car bombed. Despite receiving death threats, the pair was instantly arrested by the FBI and Oakland Police for bombing themselves.

Our radio adaptation of the film, Who Bombed Judi Bari?, explores Baris bold activism to save the Redwood Forest in the face of corporate greed, and the violent measures taken to silence the environmental movement. Produced by Darryl Cherney, Elyse Katz, Sheila Laffey, Bill and Laurie Benenson and directed by Mary Liz Thomson, the film delves into the bombing and her fight against the FBI’s attempted frame-up.
Special thanks to the producers Darryl Cherney, Elyse Katz, Sheila Laffey, Executive Producers Bill and Laurie Benenson and Director by Mary Liz Thomson for use of the film.
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