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This short film is intended as a conversation-starter for staff, volunteers, board members, and funders of social purpose organisations.
6 min
Since the police force was established in Britain in 1829 the list of their crimes, committed largely with impunity, continues to rise at an alarming rate. Is it time we started to question whether this broken institution actually does more harm than good?
2 min
Could this tidal lagoon project in Wales be the future of sustainable energy?
2 min
Thousands of refugees are going on cross-border bike rides in the Arctic Circle. Why has the Russia-Norway frontier become the latest front line in Europe's refugee crisis?
Massive forest fires have engulfed Indonesia for several months, and produce more daily CO2 emissions than
Jeff Conant
When news broke that Rupert Murdoch, evil overlord of Fox News, had purchased National Geographic, it sent shockwaves of panic through thinking individuals everywhere. After all, National Geographic has traditionally been one of the most well-known sources of scientific...
John Prager
“A theory, however elegant and economical must be rejected or revised if it is untrue. Likewise laws and institutions no matter how efficient and well-arranged must be reformed or abolished if they are unjust”
John Rawls, A Theory of Justice.
Alejandra Orozco-Quintero, Catie Burlando and Lance Robinson
560 min
Plutocracy, by filmmaker Scott Noble, is the first documentary series to comprehensively examine early American history through the lens of class.
1 min
Paul Henshaw and the Scientific Simpletons We Declare Shenanigans Available 12-12-15 paulhenshaw.com
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The Waltons have built a huge, secret underground bunker where they can hide out in case of terrorist attack, natural disaster, or Revolution.
Choosing food with awareness is a revolutionary act that can change the world. Be part of the change, support the reLOVution!
3 min
"Food ReLOVution: What we eat can make a difference" is an eye-opening and compelling feature documentary that examines the consequences of the meat culture as concerns grow about health, world hunger, animal welfare and the environmental cost of livestock production. It aims...
8 min
This documentary recounts a fascinating encounter in the summer of 2005, when The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band performed in ancient Roman ruins at the 50th Anniversary Baalbeck International Festival in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. We traveled to Lebanon expecting no more...
6 min
Towards the end of 2007, when our fears of a military conflict between the U.S. and Iran were at their peak, Make Films Not War resolved to use images and stories to continue building a cultural bride between our two societies, even as our governments ratcheted up their...
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Towards the end of 2007, when our fears of a military conflict between the U.S. and Iran were at their peak, Make Films Not War resolved to use images and stories to continue building a cultural bride between our two societies, even as our governments ratcheted up their...
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Hip-Hop direct from the streets of Tehran, Iran. Hich-Kas drops this trak. Cultures of Resistance helped produce the video and now bringin' it. East, West, North, South. Don't matter where you're from. Beats are universal and music can be a way to understand eachother even...
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The drumbeat to war with Iran is getting louder. With only a few months left in the Bush Presidency, it's tempting to sit back and wait until November. But belligerent rhetoric and fear mongering about Iran is on the rise. With piles of evidence pointing towards the same sort...
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On December 27, 2008 the Israeli military launched a wave of air strikes against the Gaza Strip. They followed this with an invasion of ground troops one week later. The offensive caused horrific damage to the civilian population and the infrastructure that supports it...
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Forty years after its people were promised freedom by departing Spanish rulers, the Western Sahara remains Africa’s last colony. While a UN-brokered ceasefire put an end to armed hostilities in the territory in 1991, the Sahrawi people have continued to live under the...
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Having emerged from an 11-year civil war, Sierra Leone strives for a peaceful and democratic future.
4 min
In the Malian desert, musicians meet to build mutual respect by sharing cultures.
3 min
A Syrian filmmaker conveys the lived experience of the Israeli government’s occupation of the Golan Heights.
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The Israeli government's ongoing siege of Gaza has been particularly devastating for Gaza's roughly 3,000 fishermen. Although international law permits fishing within 20 miles of the Gaza coast, the Israeli navy has for years restricted fishermen to three miles, making a...
5 min
Cluster bombs, widely used for the past 40 years and still manufactured today, are deadly weapons that indiscriminately shower a wide area with shrapnel and dangerous explosives. Any portions of the bombs that do not detonate on impact become landmines that can remain a live...
4 min
Combining a passion for performance with an acute social consciousness, Miatta Fahnbulleh is helping Liberia’s next generation move out of the shadow of war.
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In war-torn Uganda, a music and dance festival fosters cultural pride and forges bonds between ethnic groups.
3 min
Hundreds of African women and international delegates joined Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to strategize about how women leaders can help bring a lasting peace.
3 min
A Colombian artist and guitarist transforms guns into musical instruments and helps disaffected youth become advocates for demilitarization.
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A duo of graffiti artists challenges an undemocratic regime and provides an uncommon look at Iranian culture.
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Katibe 5 carries forward a long tradition of blending rap and resistance. A Palestinian hip-hop group formed in the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Lebanon, the artists use their music to publicize the plight of refugees and to issue a resolute call for the freedom and...
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The Israeli military's Operation Cast Lead, a three-week assault on Gaza in late 2008 and early 2009, was a display of indiscriminate force against the entire civilian population in the territory. In response, politically engaged leaders of New York City's hip-hop community...
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In the closing week of 2009, Cultures of Resistance took part in the Gaza Freedom March. The demonstration was organized by the International Coalition to End the Illegal Siege of Gaza to mark the one-year anniversary of Israel’s attack on the territory. The Freedom March...
3 min
A Brazilian photographer reveals the humanity of those living in his country’s largest slum, provoking us to look deeper at the roots of the drug trade and urban violence.
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During the 1980s a military government in Guatemala, supported by the Reagan administration, waged a brutal war that left tens of thousands people dead. Because the military exterminated entire villages of indigenous people in the Guatemalan highlands, the UN-mediated truth...
2 min
Suffering nine bullet wounds during an armed robbery did not stop former star drummer Marcelo Yuka from speaking out against urban violence and militarization.
11 min
Imagine if Hurricane Katrina was not a hurricane at all, but an event sponsored by the federal government, in collaboration with several multinational corporations. If your imagination fails you, then perhaps you'll get a clearer picture by learning about the people of the...
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This just in: One week after Barack Obama’s election, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan end… according to the Yes Men’s version of the New York Times.
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Amid the horrific ethnic violence of the Rwandan genocide, many Hutus risked their lives to save Tutsi neighbors.
According to Human Rights Watch, the Rwandan genocide resulted in the death of at least 800,000 people. In a matter of months in early 1994, Hutus slaughtered...
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What does it mean to have a ‘free’ media when the nation’s TV channels, news outlets, radio stations, search engines and social media platforms are owned by a handful of giant corporations?
What does it mean to have ‘independent media’ when many of our most influential...
3 min
Day of the Dead sponsored by... BP and the Mexican Government. Did the British Museum have an irony bypass?
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Eleanor Penny talks to a range of sex workers and sex work advocates to discuss how different legal models affect workers and what additional measures are needed to ensure their safety and wellbeing.
Villagers in rural PNG are facing devastating climate change and the loss of land and livelihoods as demand for palm oil grows
Jen Wilton
Corporations bleed what profits they can from disaster. Democracy is replaced by a business plan. An excerpt from Antony Loewenstein’s Disaster Capitalism: Making A Killing Out Of Catastrophe.
Antony Loewenstein
2 min
The Intercept has obtained a cache of secret documents detailing the inner workings of the U.S. military’s assassination program in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia. The documents, provided by a whistleblower, offer an unprecedented glimpse into Obama’s drone wars.
4 min
Bestselling author, feminist and all-round funny woman, Caitlin Moran takes us on a tour of her house and talks us through some of the feminist basics: how being a bit hairier down below could result in a massive telly, Russell Crowe, his wrinkles and some provocative posing...
Thirty years, but probably less - that is how long Botswana’s Kalahari bushmen have left before their way of life and culture are consigned to the history books. With their looming demise, which is fuelled by diamonds and economic growth, the world is about to lose one of the...
Miriam Mannak
78 min
Richard Wolff, Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Visiting Professor at the New School University in New York. Our economy's crises since 2008 continue. Millions face ever deeper income and wealth inequalities, ecological dangers...
8 min
Turkey just had elections, and we have surprising results. Despite consistently polling behind leading up to the election, the incumbent won a miraculous victory. Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, breaks it down.
2 min
Hundreds of police officers have lost their licenses due to sexual misconduct on the job.
It’s fairly easy to spot the “anti-knowledge” spouted by the Tea Party and the Religious Right’s favorite candidates, but a more subtle form of reality-deprived “group think” pervades America’s elites though it is rarely noted in the polite circles of the mainstream media.
Mike Lofgren
It began in high school—actually before that—but my my first organizing effort was done senior year of high school. Speaking out against things that seemed unjust has always felt natural to me. I had this deep understanding of what I thought was fair or not fair, even when I...
Bulaong Ramiz
6 min
WOW! We knew the system was bad, but this is just twisted beyond comprehension! Thank you Represent.Us for making this. More info:
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This incredible 2-minute animation by www.rightsinfo.org will tell you everything you need to know about your human rights and why they matter. Want to know more?
18 min
Over the last century, cities have been designed to accommodate the automobile. So, how do we redesign them to benefit people?
7 min
The favelas of Brazil are some of the world's poorest urban slums. While the Brazilian government addresses the favelas through force, artists and activists have found ways to creatively resist state and criminal violence while lifting up ordinary people. From César López...
6 min
The ever-expanding Israeli settlements of Palestinian land have created violence and discord – but also a burgeoning culture of art and resistance against occupation. From hip hop to animation, artists and activists are rising up to assert Palestinian self-determination.
62 min
In the predawn hours of May 31, 2010, showing a terrifying disregard for human life, Israeli naval forces surrounded and boarded ships sailing to bring humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip. On the largest ship, the Mavi Marmara, Israeli commandos opened fire on...
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In the predawn hours of May 31, 2010, showing a terrifying disregard for human life, Israeli naval forces surrounded and boarded ships sailing to bring humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip. On the largest ship, the Mavi Marmara, Israeli commandos opened fire on...
3 min
In the pre-dawn hours of Monday, May 31, 2010, showing a terrifying disregard for human life, Israeli naval forces surrounded and boarded ships sailing to bring humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip. On the largest ship, the Mavi Marmara, Israeli commandos opened fire...
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During Spring 2010, Iraqi rapper Lowkey and Palestinian lyricist Shadia Mansour joined scholar Norman Finkelstein on his book tour to tell the truth about the Israeli military's attack on the Gaza Strip. Cultures of Resistance was at a number of these performances, where the...
5 min
The United States, and the international community at large, continues to pursue a strategy of belligerent threats and sanctions against Iran. With Barack Obama's election many Iran watchers breathed a sigh of relief, as the new incoming president had campaigned on a promise...
5 min
Coal ash is the toxic waste created by coal-fired power plants and it is polluting communities all across America. This is the story of one of those places, La Belle, PA.
2 min
Nobel Peace Prize-winner Shirin Ebadi discusses the realities of life in Iran, from the political to the day-to-day. She pierces Western myths about ordinary Iranians while lifting up the work of Iranian peace activists and human rights defenders like herself.
5 min
Some two million farmworkers grow and harvest our food each day, often working in fields sprayed with pesticides. Former farmworker Amelia Moran Ceja demonstrates that stewarding the land and your workers can be good for business. "Mindful Vineyards” features leaders and...
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo's wealth of mineral resources continues to be a curse. Since militants from Uganda and Rwanda invaded the DRC in the mid-1990s, an ongoing war has claimed an average of 1,500 lives each day. The United States considers both of these...
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Hip-hop artist MV Bill calls out Rio’s heavy-handed approach to policing the favelas while promoting a more human alternative: engaging youth in the arts.
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Wolves once roamed the United States before decades of unregulated slaughter wiped them out. It wasn't until they were missing that people began to recognize the crucial role wolves play in maintaining the health of the natural world.
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The Turkish NGO IHH began in 1992 as a humanitarian mission to offer relief to victims injured and displaced during the Bosnian war. They have held Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 2004. Since becoming a fully registered...
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Residents of the Niger Delta continue to struggle for greater benefits from oil extraction in their homeland.
Over the last two decades there have been ongoing conflicts over the exploitation and ownership of natural resources in the Niger Delta. This has resulted in a...
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A new generation of Iranian artists is breaking down stereotypes and challenging power relations between Iran and the West.
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Most people might think that helmets, kneepads, and skateboards are unusual tools for rebuilding a society, but not Oliver Percovich, who in 2007 founded Skateistan, Afghanistan’s first and only co-ed skateboarding school. Poor families will often dedicate their limited...
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With so many justifications for why the U.S. continues its occupation of Afghanistan, are there any that are legitimate?
By mid-2010, the war in Afghanistan had arguably passed Vietnam as the longest war in the history of the United States. At the war’s outset many U.S...
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Inside Afghanistan, young photographers are emerging to tell their own stories about life in a war-torn country.
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The 2007 uprising in Burma forced the international community to confront its duplicity in supporting a violent military regime.
2 min
A bold political cartoonist demands freedom of the press in Afghanistan.
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In 2009, the United States government spent some $650 billion on its military. This is more than the next 46 highest-spending countries combined. Much of this treasure ended up in the hands of profit-driven weapons manufacturers. In the following short film, Cultures of...
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A Congolese illustrator believes that the collective work of artists seeking to expose injustice can produce revolutionary results.
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For the youth of the DRC, Papa Wemba was a model of free expression and defiance in the face of illegitimate power.
As a young man Papa Wemba left his rural home in central Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the city of Kinshasa to pursue his musical career. In 1969...
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Africa’s brightest young thinkers and musicians come together at the Gatwitch Festival to discuss how the continent can overcome histories of violence.
4 min
Wars in Afghanistan have ruined the country’s economy, but NATO continues to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on efforts to eradicate one of the only income-generating crops: opium.
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Afghanistan’s first female governor bravely stands up for women’s rights in her country.
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Guatemala: Foro Social Américas
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The election in 2016 decides our new president, but the one this year could determine whether many Americans will have healthcare.
4 min
Racism is real but race is not. "Black" and "White" were labels invented in the 15th century - made up to divide us. Is it time to let these labels go? Prince Ea believes the answer is yes.
Extreme inequality directly undermines human rights, and is a cause for shame for the human rights community.
Philip Alston
First, Iceland jailed its crooked bankers for their direct involvement in the financial crisis of 2008. Now, every Icelander will receive a payout for the sale of one of its three largest banks, Íslandsbanki.
Claire Bernish
6 min
This is the film Mermaid Moon Productions made for the Damien Center in Indianapolis. The Damien Center is a wonderful asset to the Indianapolis community.
8 min
Clip from the documentary Visions of Abolition, which was designed as a teaching tool to expand knowledge about the history of the prison industrial complex and the prison abolition movement in the United States. Featuring Angela Y. Davis, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Susan Burton...
23 min
They're the farm workers who feed America, but migrant labourers remain underprivileged and exploited. Now, the newest generation of Mexican Americans are fighting back, and Donald Trump is in their sights.
"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best", said...
"The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion" ~ Paulo Coelho
Desiree Adaway
New World Summit recently started building a revolutionary public parliament in Derîk, open to all, and a true home for Rojava’s stateless democracy.
Jonas Staal
The UN climate talks in Paris (COP21) are right around the corner.
In the greatest environmental disaster of the 21st Century (so far), Indonesia has been blotted out by smoke. And the media.
George Monbiot
Why must we all work long hours to earn the right to live? Why must only the wealthy have access to leisure, aesthetic pleasure, self-actualization…?
Josh Jones
57 min
With the UN and FBI suspecting that there are up to 750,000 people online at any one time hunting for children to exploit, how can the booming cybersex trade be policed effectively?
'The Paris moment will be defined not by what happens in the negotiating halls, but in the streets of Paris and around the world.'
Deirdre Fulton
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The Jean-Quarré High School, renamed the House of Refugees, and evacuated the 23rd of October, just before winter, has provided a roof for several months to a couple of hundred of migrants in Paris.
Lycée Jean-Quarré, renommé la Maison des...