The Sons of the Desert Laurel & Hardy movie marathon and invited Sons members from across America to take part in the live, national broadcast. A documentary film about the Sons organization was produced in 1987 by Alexander Marshall: "Revenge of the Sons of the Desert" is a featurette showing the international membership at one of its conventions, with commentary by celebrity guests. An Emmy Award winner, the film is included in the DVD set "The Laurel & Hardy Collection Volume One" (released in 2006). The Michigan tent also started a helper group named after the Laurel and Hardy short "Brats," which is composed of
International Free Press Society International Free Press Society The International Free Press Society (IFPS), founded on January 1, 2009, is a creation of the Danish Free Press Society. The stated purpose of IFPS "is to defend freedom of expression wherever and by whomever it is threatened". The IFPS was created as an extension of "Free Press Society, Denmark", created in 2004 by Lars Hedegaard, a Danish newspaper commentator. According to its own account, the "Free Press Society" arose because of increasing pressure on free speech, including the Danish Cartoon crisis. The "Free Press Society" claims to be "Denmark´s biggest organisation exclusively devoted to defending