Filmmakers Peter Glenn and Jason A. Schmidt explore the non-violent movement to shut down the School of the Americas in this documentary detailing the challenges faced by protestors in the aftermath of 9/11. Also known as the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, The School of the Americas is an official Department of Defense facility that has trained over 60,000 Latin American soldiers since 1946. Critics of the institution argue that graduates of the program are some of the biggest human rights violators ...
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Filmmakers Peter Glenn and Jason A. Schmidt explore the non-violent movement to shut down the School of the Americas in this documentary detailing the challenges faced by protestors in the aftermath of 9/11. Also known as the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, The School of the Americas is an official Department of Defense facility that has trained over 60,000 Latin American soldiers since 1946. Critics of the institution argue that graduates of the program are some of the biggest human rights violators in the world. But what happens with regular Americans gather peacefully to protest a program that's staunchly defended by the U.S. government? Susan Sarandon, Martin Sheen, School of Americas Watch founder F. Roy Bourgeois, Confessions of an Economic Hitman author John Perkins, and former U.S. Congressman Bob Barr reveal why some people are willing to face arrest and prosecution in order to challenge their government on a program that may ultimately do more harm than good. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Martin Sheen, Susan Sarandon. Very good in very good packaging. Language: English. Run time: 52 minutes. Originally released: 2008. What happens when a group of activists, priests, celebrities, and students risk arrest to protest U.S. foreign policy in Latin America? ON THE LINE is an inside look at the people behind one of the largest nonviolent movements in America today: the movement to close the School of the Americas/WHINSEC, a U.S. Army school that trains Latin American soldiers. In a world where politics, passion, and Constitutional rights collide, protesters discuss their activism, the dark side of US foreign policy, and the challenges of protesting since 9/11. The cast includes: Susan Sarandon; Martin Sheen; Fr. Roy Bourgeois, Founder of School of the Americas Watch; John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hitman; Brian DeRouen, graduate student activist; Bob Barr, political analyst and former US Congressman; Gerry Weber, ACLU-Georgia.
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