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Franklin López<p>They don’t want this film to exist. </p><p>We just got refused for our first grant application. Not surprising. In Canada—and around the world—making films about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> is treated as taboo. We knew going into this that it would be an uphill battle. Canadian institutions don’t want to fund projects that expose Israel’s genocidal violence. They want silence. They want compliance.</p><p>But we’re not stopping. This film will be made.</p><p>It’s becoming clear that "A Red Road to the West Bank" may have to be 100% crowdfunded. And that’s fine. Because we’d rather make this film on our own terms than bow to institutions that refuse to speak the truth.</p><p>So we’re gearing up for more fundraisers, screenings, and community support. If you haven’t donated yet, or if you know someone who would stand behind a project like this, please share this link: </p><p>They won’t fund our resistance. But we will. ✊🔥</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RedRoadToTheWestBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedRoadToTheWestBank</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Decolonize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decolonize</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSolidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSolidarity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FundResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FundResistance</span></a></p><p><a href="https://amplifierfilms.ca/redroad" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amplifierfilms.ca/redroad</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Franklin López<p>🔥 They stole the land. They bombed the beaches. They poisoned the water. But the people of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Vieques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vieques</span></a> fought back—and they won.</p><p>For 60 years, the U.S. Navy used Vieques as a war playground, displacing families and turning paradise into a toxic wasteland. The people resisted with blockades, occupations, and mass disobedience—until they forced the empire to back down.</p><p>But colonialism doesn’t end when the soldiers leave. The land is still fenced off, contaminated, stolen. Sound familiar? <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>. Kanien’kehá:ka lands. Different places, same colonial script.</p><p>They want us to accept displacement as normal. We never will.</p><p>🎥 Read the full story + watch my short film: <a href="https://amplifierfilms.ca/vieques-colonialism-resistance-and-the-fight-for-liberation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amplifierfilms.ca/vieques-colo</span><span class="invisible">nialism-resistance-and-the-fight-for-liberation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DecolonizeVieques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DecolonizeVieques</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandBack</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RedRoadToTheWestBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedRoadToTheWestBank</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ColonialismKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColonialismKills</span></a></p>
Amplifier Films<p>We’ve officially hit 25% of our goal for A Red Road to the West Bank! 🎉🔥</p><p>A huge thank you to everyone who has supported, shared, and stood in solidarity with this project. This film is about connecting Indigenous struggles across continents, and every contribution helps us bring this story to life.</p><p>Let’s keep the momentum going—we’re just getting started!</p><p>🔗 Support &amp; share: <a href="https://amplifierfilms.ca/redroad" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amplifierfilms.ca/redroad</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RedRoadToTheWestBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedRoadToTheWestBank</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSolidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSolidarity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Decolonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decolonization</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIM</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mohawk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mohawk</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KeepItGoing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeepItGoing</span></a> 🚀✊</p>
Amplifier Films<p>Leonard Peltier’s release after 49 years of wrongful imprisonment resonates deeply within anti-colonial struggles, particularly when compared to the systematic incarceration of Palestinians under Israeli military rule. Both cases exemplify how settler-colonial states use imprisonment as a tool of repression against Indigenous resistance.</p><p>Peltier, an Anishinaabe-Lakota activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM), was convicted in 1977 for the killing of two FBI agents during a 1975 shootout on the Pine Ridge Reservation. His trial was riddled with misconduct, including fabricated evidence, coerced witnesses, and prosecutorial misconduct. The U.S. government made him a political prisoner, punishing him not for any proven crime, but for his role in defending Indigenous sovereignty. His nearly five decades behind bars symbolize the criminalization of Indigenous resistance in North America.</p><p>Similarly, Israel systematically imprisons Palestinians, especially those engaged in resistance against occupation. Since 1967, over 800,000 Palestinians—including activists, political leaders, and children—have been detained under military rule. Many are held without charge under "administrative detention," a practice that allows indefinite imprisonment without trial. Just as Peltier was targeted for his role in AIM, Palestinians are arrested for organizing protests, resisting land seizures, or even posting anti-occupation statements online.</p><p>Both cases highlight how settler-colonial powers use incarceration to neutralize Indigenous movements. The U.S. government sought to break AIM through the imprisonment of Peltier, just as Israel aims to weaken Palestinian resistance by jailing its leaders and youth. The goal in both cases is not justice, but deterrence—turning prisons into tools of colonial control.</p><p>Yet, despite decades of imprisonment, neither Peltier nor Palestinian political prisoners have been silenced. Their struggles continue to inspire movements for decolonization, Indigenous sovereignty, and global solidarity against settler oppression. This is exactly what we seek to unpack in A Red Road to the West Bank—the shared tools of repression used by colonial states and the enduring spirit of resistance that connects Indigenous struggles across continents.</p><p>🔗 Learn more at: www.redroadtothewestbank.com</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeLeonardPeltier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeLeonardPeltier</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestinianPrisoners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestinianPrisoners</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSolidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSolidarity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Decolonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decolonization</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIM</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndColonialPrisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndColonialPrisons</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RedRoadToTheWestBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedRoadToTheWestBank</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousResistance</span></a></p>
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