The Runnymede Eco-Village community have built a long house kitchen, geodesic dome communal space and other low impact structures made from the renewable timbers and recycled materials. We've also dug a well (where we draw water from), setup solar panels for producing electricity.
Hand held cell cam video of historic "Special Treat" Q&A session with Tim DeChristopher after 7:10pm May 17th 2013 NYC Theatrical Opening of documentary film, "Bidder 70". Bidder 70 Director/Producers George and Beth Gage join self described "Anti-Government Activist" Tim DeChristopher onstage at Quad Cinema on W13th in NYC.
More than thirty climate activists and local residents took mass direct action to prevent excavation work on Britain's biggest ever open-cast coal mine at Ffos-y-fran in South Wales. Climate campaigners from all over Wales joined with local people from Merthyr Tydfil to evade police and security.
This video was made in support of the appeal against eviction of the Occupy London Stock Exchange camp in February 2012. It is a short physical theatre piece commenting on the 99% versus 1% imbalance of wealth and power which gave rise to the Occupy movement . Concept and Choreography Natasha Langridge Camera Alice Russel Director and Editor Sanya Mihaylovic Music Queen Performed by The...
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The possibility of oil exploitation has threatened the community of Talamanca, Costa Rica for many years. As one of the most biodiverse areas on this planet, its fertile land supports rich agriculture and a booming ecotourism industry. Petroleum companies cannot be allowed to pollute the fragile ecosystem upon which so many people depend. To not only combat the oil companies but also provide...
College senior, Tim DeChristopher, Bidder #70, monkey-wrenched the out-going Bush administration's contentious oil and gas auction. He bid $1.8 million to save 22,000 acres of Utah's red rock wilderness with no intention to pay or drill. Now he's paying for it with his future.
The blue house is one of the oldest houses in Wan Chai, a busy district on Hongkong island. In 2006, the government told the residents, who had been living there with their families for many years, that they had to move out due to renovation work. read more at www.alternation.at
Jon Lavoie lends his voice to a video documenting the police violence against Montreal residents during the student protests. SUBSCRIBE and check out our other videos! http://www.operationmaple.com http://www.facebook.com/operationmaple http://twitter.com/#!/operationmaple Music by Jon Lajoie http://www.youtube.com/user/jonlajoie?feature=fvst
May Day has been traditionally a day for workers. The New York City celebration of May Day was directed to address the fight against injustice to the 99%,occupy wall street, immigrants, labor unions, the homeless, the unemployed , students, and all working people .
In the spirit of a celebrity 'roast,' comedian Chad Fisher tackles the great Alex Jones. This is a segment taken from Peter Joseph's public access parody -- Culture in Decline #5 "Baby Go Boom!" In the full May 1st 2013 installment, the subject of Security and True Safety is investigated. Watch the Full 30 Min Episode Here. For more of Alex Jones'...
Unveiled and Lifted, a new documentary experience from Lifting the Veil with Cari-Lee, fuses music, art and substance to create an engaging assessment of the current problems facing humanity along with potential solutions to alleviate our situation. The film presents an array of authors, filmmakers, artists and freethinkers, join us as all is Unveiled and Lifted! Featuring special guests...
In a Democracy, citizens are entitled to the freedom of information and the freedom of the press, but what happens when that democratic government turns its back on the truth and begins to punish those who stand up to falsehood, secrecy, and deception? In Robert Greenwald's latest film for Brave New Foundation, we reveal the war targeted at the people who put the US constitution before...
How did two boyhood friends from Midland, Texas wind up arrested on terrorism charges at the 2008 Republican National Convention? Better This World follows the journey of David McKay (22) and Bradley Crowder (23) from political neophytes to accused domestic terrorists with a particular focus on the relationship they develop with a radical activist mentor in the six months leading up to their...
Anonymous, Occupy, Idle No More, Yo Soy 132, Zapatistas, the Quebec student movement, Greenpeace, the Arab Spring, strikes, general strikes Whispers of Revolution celebrates the struggles for a better world. It celebrates people organizing and fighting back. It celebrates the possibility, the hope for global revolution.
An unsuspecting employer often hires domestic help from a “placement agency”. It is little known that these “agents” are most often trafficker. The children they hire are likely to have been tricked, kidnapped, or forced into work, and nearly every trafficked child undergoes physical and sexual abuse during this business transaction. While they work, their salaries are...
A Miss R*EVOLutionaries original video. There's an email circulating that tells of the brutal treatment in 1917 at Occoquan, Virginia, prison, of women who had picketed the White House as part of the campaign to win the vote for women. It took a lot of sacrifice to win the vote for women, and women today should honor their sacrifice by taking our right to vote seriously, and actually...
The government has announced that the badger cull will go ahead, and is likely to start on June 1st. This is despite many eminent scientists and wildlife experts opposing the cull. Opinion polls show the majority is also decisively opposed and, in October 2012, MPs voted to abandon the cull by 147 to just 28 votes. In Wales, badgers are being trapped and vaccinated instead of shot. ...
Lost actress Evangeline Lilly speaks out at the National Conference for Media Reform in Denver, April 2013. Her keynote tells the story of how she woke up and got involved in the media reform movement.
Breast cancer affects the lives of millions of Americans every day, and the disease has become a hot-button issue for corporations seeking to support a cause. But where does all of the money raised in the name of breast cancer actually go?
Engaging People is a web series of short documentaries about people who are engaged and actively making change in their communities. They serve as models of service, volunteerism and political action every day and in crisis situations, illustrating what it means to be an active participant in American democracy. Part 2: Bonnie Kerness Social Change Activist Bonnie Kerness has been...
The scramble for Africa never ended, it was renewed, renamed and redefined by the White supremacist power structure. The exploitation of Africa, its inhabitants, animals, flora and mineral resources has been carefully crafted, designed and implemented by western(White) governments and corporations. The scramble for Africa now includes other nations like China, India and Korea as well as...
The story of former Senior Police Intelligence Analyst, Tony Farrell, who lost everything by refusing to endorse the official versions of 9/11 and 7/7...
What do people do when the law prevents them from protecting themselves? This is a documentary film on the small Irish village that stood up to Big Oil.
Can one person make a difference . Its a question that stops too many people from stepping up an making a difference. Too many people answer no. Let this film show you how ordinary people have in the past and today are making a difference. Children, adults, celebrities, normal citizens... you to can make a difference....
Birgitta Jonsdottir, is a member of the Icelandic parliament who helped WikiLeaks edit and produce Collateral Murder. April 5, 2013, is the third anniversary of the release of that Video. Collateral Murder shows the brutal killing of innocent civilians and journalists by a US Military in Iraq. Birgitta Jonsdottir is visiting the U.S. to help raise awareness of our governments poor treatment of...
A short documentary that centers around a volunteer guide at Quetzaltrekkers, a trekking organization in Quetzaltenango (Xela), Guatemala, that puts all of its profits towards Escuela de la Calle and El Hogar, a school and a home built to aid street kids in Guatemala.
The first documentary of the BREAK THE COUCH team. 18 people from every corner of the planet decided instead of holidays to travel at their own expenses in the small village of Isternia in Tinos island. They wanted to join one of the hundreds of workcamps taking place each year around the world. The purpose of the program was to give life to a marble build path of unique historical...
In South Minneapolis, eight family have declared their community an Eviction Free Zone. Support them by signing their petition at: http://start2.occupyourhomes.org/ We, the residents of the Central and Powderhorn neighborhoods of Minneapolis, want stable and affordable housing accessible to everyone who lives in our neighborhoods. Take Action: START AND WIN LOCAL CAMPAIGNS...
First-person testimony of the police brutality around the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy, in 2001. Told by Lena, Niels, Chabi, Mina, Dan, Michael and Muli - who experienced the violence in the raid on the Diaz school and the torture at the Bolzaneto detention center - this film is a testament to them all and a damning indictment of a system that talks about freedom and democracy but that is...
Basic Income should be universal, individual, unconditional and high enough to ensure a dignified existence and participation in society. This new fundamental right for humanity, not only would eradicate misery, it is also a way to develop non-market oriented work: such as artists, parents and volunteers. Sign the petition here: http://basicincome2013.eu Follow us on facebook...
It is essential that we preserve our water for present and future generations. A whole culture and way of life is in danger due to the proposed extraction of natural gas using the process of Hydrolic Fracking. in the Shannon Erne Basin in the North-West of Ireland. Although the film does not go in to this, the area is also of great scientific interest as it is one of the world's 89...
Free hugs downtown on St. Patty's Day? You know it. ∞ Choose to be the change you wish to see. ∞ Who is Skull Babylon? - http://www.ParadigmShiftCentral.com/SkullBabylon http://www.ParadigmShiftCentral.com Paradigm Shift London - http://www.facebook.com/ParadigmShiftLondon Paradigm Shift Radio - http://www.facebook.com/ParadigmShiftRadio
Freedom is a film about a deep quest for total freedom. The quest takes 12 steps and they are based on the 12 signs of the zodiac, although you don't necessarily see that unless you know more about them. Anyway it is a personal quest for freedom that doesn't stop with easy answers.
Inspired by the uprisings of the Arab Spring, filmmaker Rodrigo Dorfman embarks on an exploration of his roots in 1970s Chile, where as a child he witnessed the first peaceful socialist revolution in history. Fascinated by the transformative power of art, Dorfman uncovers the power and legacy of his father’s controversial book How to Read Donald Duck, which the military junta burned and...
THE BLOOM, a ground-breaking new documentary webseries, illuminates the blossoming phenomenon of Transformational Festivals, immersive participatory realities that are having profound life-changing effects on hundreds of thousands of lives. Episode 1: Fundamental Frequencies March 21st: Premiers at local screenings around the world. Flagship Premier in Portland, OR at The Academy...
A hard look behind the curtain, stopping the corporatocracy, revolution and political reality. About Class War Films: We have one mission: to expose, explain, attack, and dismantle the myth of American Exceptionalism, the mask and disguise of Predatory Capitalism. We have no loyalty to any politics or party, dogma or philosophy, and our one governing principle is justice for all...
Preserving Paradise is a documentary about the best ways to conserve tropical rainforests. The film features three environmental filmmakers on an adventure to Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Madagascar to share these efforts with the world through film, and empower people to join movements for rainforest conservation. 3-11-2013 is the last day for their Kickstarter to raise funds to cover film...
In 2010 thousands took to the streets to protest the governments plan to treble tuition fees for higher education. Whilst on these demonstrations people were subjected to a host of violent police tactics: they were charged by horses, beaten and held on mass for hours in the cold. News reports however presented a narrative of the police as struggling to contain a mob bent on violence. Images of...
Hannah Fraser stars in this music film by Shawn Heinrichs which highlights the beauty and interactivity of the mysterious Manta Rays. The time of the manta rays is over, lost to greed and exploitation by humans. Hannah is a wanderer, a sea gypsy, a manta ray reincarnate as person, lost to the world. Watch the finished Music video 'Mantas Last Dance' here...
The Punk Patriot on why apathy is caused not by fluoride, but by pessimism and desperation (and why activism should be FUN and make you feel GOOD). DONATE: ?http://bit.ly/
This film is set in Dakar and its suburbs. A few kilometers from the Social Forum 2011 which took place in the University, residents of a neighborhood affected by extreme poverty spend time and energy trying to improve their living conditions and those of their neighbours, in order to live decently in an area that is constantly flooded. These young people want to raise awareness on the...
Free Bradley Manning is a video of a rally which took place Feb 23 2013 in Union Sq., New York City. Bradley Manning has been imprisoned and tortured by our government for revealing war crimes committed by our military.
The Food is Free Project is creating a repeatable model of growing food and community. It is our vision and wish to empower you with the knowledge and know-how to transform your block and neighborhood step-by-step. Using salvaged materials we are building front yard community gardens for all to share.
This video features two presentations from Bioneers 2010. The first is by john a. powell and asks us to "Dance Like You Matter in an Intra-Related World." The second presentation is by Gloria Feldt and her talk is titled, "Riding the Leadership Wave: Women Embracing Controversy." Both highly recommended. Skip to the 9:00 minute mark if you want to skip the introductory...
Social entrepreneur Nina Simons, a charismatic New Yorker-turned-New Mexican, is a living example of someone who walks her walk and talks her talk. As cofounder, with husband Kenny Ausubel, of the annual Bioneers Conference: Revolution from the Heart of Nature
VIGILANTE SUPPORT ANONYMOUS WITH NEW SINGLE "IT'S OUR TIME". "When Internet activists are getting longer prison sentences than rapists you have to wonder what kind of world we're leaving for our kids" (Anonymous). In a world where we see every day how goverments, banks and corporations strip away our privacy and freedoms in the name of greed, power and...
50 states. 365 Days. Stop the NDAA by December 31st, 2013. This is Operation Homeland Liberty. Learn more about the NDAA here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OokcwMm2wjo Join the movement: http://www.pandaunite.org/join-us
"Five Broken Cameras" was nominated to the Oscars for 2013, but will the Oscars help to bring this film to Israeli youth? "Five Broken Cameras" is the engaging story of Palestinian cameraman, Emad Burnat, who documented 6 years of the Non-violent movement in his village, Bil'in. Support our campaign here: http://www.indiegogo.com/5bcyouth
Mrs. Ratchanee Saychana, President of Sisaket Community Network, has been actively supporting community-leaders in many neighbourhoods, to establish credit unions, an obligatory condition in order to gain access to national anti-poverty programs. She seeks to empower communities and to find ways for them to be heard by the authorities and local leaders. Her work is and will...