In 2008, Greg Elmer of Ryerson University and Andy Opel of Florida State University came out with Preempting Dissent, a book about surveillance, security, and suppression of dissent in the modern era. Now they are working with Open Source Cinema to create a collaborative documentary on the topic, and they need you to participate:

We are seeking video content from those of you who have experienced and/or captured on video new forms of surveillance and social control. Have you been Tasered by police, security guards, or other citizens? Did you witness someone being Tasered and record it on video? Has your name been placed on a “no-fly” list – or similar exclusionary watch-list? If so, we invite you to submit your video footage, personal video testimonials, audio testimonials, photographs, news footage, cell phone videos, mash-ups, and any other audio-visual medium which will convey your story.

To participate in this project, please go to http://www.opensourcecinema.org/project/preempting-dissent

By utilizing collaborative sites like Open Source Cinema, Preempting Dissent is taking advantage of the awesome power of participatory media. What better way to get powerful videos of interactions with security and surveillance than from the people themselves?

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