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Postville Project Videos

The videos in this collection include sessions from the Postville: Past, Present and Future Conference held at the University of Northern Iowa in spring 2009.

To view an additional forty-two videos from the "abUSed: The Postville Raid" video collection, click here. [Unedited videos that were donated by filmmaker Luis Argueta to The Postville Project (postvilleproject.org)]

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  • Immigration Rights & American Values: Seeing with New Eyes by Erik Camayd-Freixas

    Immigration Rights & American Values: Seeing with New Eyes

    Erik Camayd-Freixas

    Dr. Erik Camayd-Freixas speaks on his experiences as a translator and advocate for some of the over 300 arrested during the Postville immigration raid at the Agriprocessors plant in 2008. He covers the conditions that the detainees dealt with after the raid.

  • Media coverage: Past present and future by Jeff Abbas

    Media coverage: Past present and future

    Jeff Abbas

    Panelists discuss past and current media coverage, recording testimonials, and future archiving of information about Postville. Jeff Abbas, KPVL Radio, Postville; Thomas Kessler, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa; Jens Manuel Krogstad, Waterloo Courier; Erin Marth, AmeriCorps VISTA, Postville Recovery Effort of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission. This presentation was part of the conference Postville: Past, Present and Future on April 30 and May 1, 2009, at the University of Northern Iowa. Introduced by conference organizer Jennifer Cooley.

  • abUSed: The Postville raid: The technical aspects of the documentary by Luis Argueta

    abUSed: The Postville raid: The technical aspects of the documentary

    Luis Argueta

    Filmmaker Luis Argueta tells the story of creating the documentary film, AbUSed: The Postville Raid, and shows clips from the film. This lecture and presentation was part of the conference Postville: Past, Present and Future on April 30 and May 1, 2009, at the University of Northern Iowa. Introduced by conference organizer Jennifer Cooley.

  • Legal, judicial and constitutional implications of the Postville raid by James Benzoni

    Legal, judicial and constitutional implications of the Postville raid

    James Benzoni

    Attorney James Benzoni of Benzoni Law Firm, Des Moines discusses the legal, judicial and constitutional implications of United States immigration law and the Postville raid. This presentation was part of the conference Postville: Past, Present and Future on April 30 and May 1, 2009, at the University of Northern Iowa. Introduced by conference organizer Jennifer Cooley.

  • Postville: The emotional consequences by Mollie Burke

    Postville: The emotional consequences

    Mollie Burke

    UNI student presents findings from her honors thesis on the psychological impact of the Postville raid, with comments from Virginia Gibbs and Luz María Ramírez Ede. This presentation was part of the conference Postville: Past, Present and Future on April 30 and May 1, 2009, at the University of Northern Iowa. Introduced by conference organizer Jennifer Cooley.

  • Neuvo amanecer: Weaving a new beginning? by Jennifer Cooley

    Neuvo amanecer: Weaving a new beginning?

    Jennifer Cooley

    Jennifer Cooley, Sandra Rybachek, and actresses Elena Dobrila, Magda Caicedo, Yulia Vorobyeva, Ellen Nuss, and Alma de Pérez present excerpts from a play, a work-in-progress, based on testimonials from Guatemalan women in Postville and their constructive response to the raid. This presentation was part of the conference Postville: Past, Present and Future on April 30 and May 1, 2009, at the University of Northern Iowa. Introduced by conference organizer Jennifer Cooley.

  • Voices from Postville by Virginia Gibbs

    Voices from Postville

    Virginia Gibbs

    Virginia Gibbs, Professor of Spanish, Luther College, Luz María Ramírez Ede, Instructor Luther College will discuss their current book in process, Voices from Postville. This presentation was part of the conference Postville: Past, Present and Future on April 30 and May 1, 2009, at the University of Northern Iowa. Introduced by conference organizer Jennifer Cooley.

  • Postville, USA: Surviving diversity in small town America by Mark A. Grey

    Postville, USA: Surviving diversity in small town America

    Mark A. Grey

    Panelists Mark Grey, Michele Devlin, and Aaron Goldsmith discuss the recent history of Postville, Iowa, including a brief history and background, its unusual diversity in a small town, and the large Federal immigration raid in 2008. This presentation was part of the conference Postville: Past, Present and Future on April 30 and May 1, 2009, at the University of Northern Iowa. Introduced by conference organizer Jennifer Cooley.

  • Historia de nuestras vidas by Teatro Indocumentado

    Historia de nuestras vidas

    Teatro Indocumentado

    A work-in-progress performance detailing personal accounts of immigration, imprisonment, and the Postville raid. The original play is performed by Teatro Indocumentado, an ensemble of seven Guatemalan and Mexican workers arrested in the Agriprocessors raid. This presentation was part of the conference Postville: Past, Present and Future on April 30 and May 1, 2009, at the University of Northern Iowa. Introduced by conference organizer Jennifer Cooley.

  • Postville, USA: The community's perception of the past and predictions for the future by Chad Wahls

    Postville, USA: The community's perception of the past and predictions for the future

    Chad Wahls

    Community service providers discuss their perceptions of the initial impact of the Postville raid, its continued effect of the community, and the future direction of Postville. Panelists include Chad Wahls, Postville Schools principal); Nina Van Gorp, Postville Schools teacher; Dawn Hernández, Allamakee Substance Abuse Prevention Youth Coordinator; Maryn Olson, Response Coordinator, Postville Response Coalition; and MaryJo Moore, 30-year Postville resident. This presentation was part of the conference Postville: Past, Present and Future on April 30 and May 1, 2009, at the University of Northern Iowa. Introduced by conference organizer Jennifer Cooley.

 
 
 

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