Library
13,801-13,900 of 18,781 results
3 min
Aboriculturist and climber, Ben Atkinson lives and works in the England's Lake District where he runs an ethical tree surgery business. He is keen to share his passion for exploring and climbing trees with others, and to pass on his knowledge of this unexplored organic...
15 min
Will robots take most of our jobs in the next several years? The film depicts the changes in the economy, technology and human labour.
3 min
www.facebook.com/thejourneyofpurposeTJOP Lessons From Jim Carrey's Journey of Life shared in his inspiring speech at 2014 Maharishi University of Management Graduation Watch the full speech here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpxtlMoL5-c&list=UUaYvVQcC-Zk8EFtuTVnp_xg All...
9 min
The Permaculture Design Course (PDC) has become one of the most popular standards in permaculture training. Hear from trainers Ben Falk and Mark Krawczyk and from participants during a PDC held in Vermont by Whole Systems Design, about how such courses can teach us to view...
3 min
She thought she had lost her voice forever. What she did after made her stop seeing herself as a victim and drew out many other people's songs. For her, it was a journey from despair and isolation to hope and inspiration. For them, her quiet whisper brought down their walls.
In last week’s Sunday Review, psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton praised the “climate swerve” — a deep and dramatic shift in public opinion on the climate crisis. The shift is, as Lifton rightly states, “a major historical change in consciousness that is neither predictable nor...
Kate Aronoff
For the numerous readers who asked: "But what can we do?" after reading my "10 reasons to smash capitalism," here are ten ways we can build a better economic system:
10. We can elect governments that represent people rather than corporations. This will require serious...
Gary Engler
10. Capitalist corporations suffer from a personality disorder characterized by enduring antisocial behavior, diminished empathy and remorse, and are rewarded by shareholders for acting that way. If corporations could be sent to a criminal psychologist's office they'd be...
Gary Engler
There’s little dispute among social scientists that most of our major public programs are counter-productive on their own terms. There is also little analysis of this phenomenon as a pattern in need of an explanation and a solution.
David Swanson
21 min
Investigative journalist Nafeez Ahmed gives specific examples of how Saudi, Qatari, and American interests have supported the group formerly known as ISIS, and what the global community can do now to rein them in.
30 min
The Canadian physician and best-selling author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts is a brilliantly original thinker on addiction, trauma, parenting and the social context of human diseases and imbalances. Contrary to the assumptions of mainstream medicine, he asserts that most...
13 min
When whistle-blower Ed Dodson warned that a financial crisis was emerging, he was told that "the market" controlled America's destiny. In fact, argues Fred Harrison, governments are to blame, because they fail to learn from past mistakes. Politicians are schooled into...
5 min
We hear a lot about the way our system divides power between individual states and the federal government slows things down. This video talks about what a great thing that can be, especially when it comes to our malicious financial industry.
2 min
The difference between 'better' and 'well' makes all the difference.
106 min
At 74, and coming the end of his scientific and broadcasting career, David Suzuki mused on the notion: "If I had one last lecture to give, what would I say?" The result is a very special talk full of humour, warmth, insight and passion.
5 min
Seeds of Hope, produced, directed and edited by Danny Miller (Turning the Canoe, Changing Tides) is a documentary that explores the food and agriculture industry in Hawai'i and problems resulting from land use, importing foods and GMO test sites.
For more information about...
Recently, there has been an event that has affected many people in ways that most dear not speak about openly. A character who everyone assumed, was very happy in life and with his life, seemingly chose to end his life on this planet.
Robin Williams, was known for his humour...
17 min
Central Standard: On Education, focuses on education as seen through the eyes of five 8th grade students at very different publicly-funded schools across Chicagoland. The stories follow these students' transition to high school. See the different layouts, strategies, and...
5 min
Josef Goebbels redet über den totalen Krieg. Thelindgrenn's video: total war speech by Joseph Goebbels. http://codoh.com/ http://forum.codoh.com/ http://www.eliewieseltattoo.com/ http://www.holocaustdenier.com/ http://www.holocaustdenier.com/the-last-days-of-the-big-lie/
A talk given at Occupy Wellington, New Zealand, to counter the prevalence of conspiracy theories amongst the local wing of the Occupy movement.
Asher
3 min
Two talks at Stanford emphasize the need for dialogue in resolving conflict, and the need for compassion that extends beyond creeds and beliefs.
What would happen if we didn't have to worry about making a living anymore? Would people just sit on their asses all day or actually do something meaningful with their lives? Michael Bohmeyer, a 29-year-old founder of a tech startup in Berlin, wanted to find out.
Chris Köver
6 min
Between August 21st and 24th, thousands of Canadians gathered in Ottawa to take part in the countries first Peoples' Social Forum - an event of workshops, education, network, and conscious evolution. As part of the event a unified march was organized towards parliament hill...
6 min
As in the American civil rights movement, both music and adult education for action are central to the Dongria Kondh people's resistance struggle. Niyamgiri is the mountain sacred to the Dongria Kondh people which is threatened by the Vedanta mining company.
Nearly two years ago a group named Occupy Sandy organized an unprecedented response to the unprecedented disaster that was Hurricane Sandy. Occupy Sandy, which was sparked by a few radical activists wh
Easton Smith
A new world requires new stories, but people will only listen to them when they themselves are included in the storyline. This requires a ‘gear-shift’ in conversations about radical action.
Simon Hodges
1 min
Desmond Tutu shares a simple and important message for us all - in 19 seconds.
2 min
A shocking exposé of the inner workings of the $50 billion a year U.S. family law industry, Divorce Corp shines a bright light on the appalling waste, and shameless collusive practices seen daily in family courts. It is a stunning documentary film that anyone considering...
28 min
The world's leading proponent of sane drug policies asks us to imagine a world in which criminal laws and institutions play little role in drug control policy. What do we risk? What do we gain? What do we fear? And what can we do?
29 min
Paul Hawken is a visionary social entrepreneur, the award-winning author of multiple landmark books including Blessed Unrest, The Ecology of Commerce and Natural Capitalism (co-author), and the Co-Founder of OneSun, a radically innovative solar energy technology company.
25 min
Greg Sarris describes how his people (descendants of Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo) are using their understanding that they have always been a part of the natural world to embark on a major commitment to position themselves as “keepers of the land” once again. Using ancient...
7 min
A Rap News summary of the past months' remarkable series of events. From Gaza to Syria, ISIS to Ukraine, Sinkholes to Ebola, Ferguson to Robin Williams, the world has been experiencing a seemingly endless series of events befitting of a Ronald Emmerich movie. How do we manage...
The fight against fracking, fracked gas pipelines and LNG terminals is heating up in BC. Resistance is on the rise - communities across BC are mobilizing to take a stand against a fractured future and oppose Premier Clark’s dangerous and dirty LNG pipedreams.
Leila Darwish
31 min
If everyone watched this it could transform the world.
16 min
Disillusioned with his life, Dr. John Kitchin abandons his career as a neurologist and moves to Pacific Beach. There, he undergoes a radical transformation into SLOMO, trading his lab coat for a pair of rollerblades and his IRA for a taste of divinity.
The State
The state is a dangerous wild predetory animal, if we (the people) ever managed to tame it and bring it under our control then it would instantly cease to exist and we would be left stood there alone, free.
Class
I grew up thinking I was middle class, I guess I was if you accept the bullshit definition of class that most people eat up these days. What I meant by middle class was things like behavioural norms, an accent, tastes in music and clothing etc. Now A) as an adult alot...
Feminism
Somethimes I hear things that feminists say and sometimes they annoy me, or I feel accused or 'got at', Here is the thing though, half the bloody point is that it doesn't matter how I as a man feel about this, or that I don't have much to add to the conversation or...
War
I often say that there should be no millitary, people say back "but what would happen if the country was invaded?!" I don't get it, have I missed something? Didn't I just say that there should be no millitary? Who is going to be invading if there is no millitary? You're...
“Fired up! Ready to go!”
From the south steps of the Indiana Statehouse Thursday, members and supporters of the Indiana S
Amber Stearns
3 min
Today I lost a good friend. Zaccheus Jackson and I connected over our mutual love for the art of spoken word poetry a few years back, and our paths often crossed when I would return to Vancovuer. Our conversations would often be around issues of addiction, the ones that he...
1 min
"If there wasn't so much love, there wouldn't be so much pain. It's like love is the nervous system of the universe, bringing us joy, and sorrow." - Drew Dellinger
21 min
Evidence exposing who put ISIS in power, and how it was done.
From left to right: Starhawk, Julia Butterfly Hill, Majora Carter, Vandana Shiva, and Patricia Gualinga.
August 26th is Women’s Equality Day, a day to honor when American women gained the right to vote, 95 years ago. In honor of women’s equality, we present 5 fearless women...
Rachael Steineckert
A Wikileaks post published on The Nation shows that the Obama Administration fought to keep Haitian wages at 31 cents an hour.
Robert Johnson
CBS News, August 18, 2011:
President Barack Obama officially demanded that Syrian President Bashar Assad resign for the sake of his own people, saying he was no longer fit to lead after “imprisoning, torturing, and slaughtering his own people” during a crackdown on...
Glenn Greenwald
A young lady walks by, who you find sexually attractive. You're probably not clever enough to come up with an original thought, so the only remaining option is to yell out at her, like you are not a smart person. Should you do it?
Shea Strauss
Earlier this week, a group of male students at North Carolina State University introduced Undercover Colors, a new line of nail polish designed to change color when it comes into contact with date rape drugs. While many have praised the young entrepreneurs, some anti-rape...
Julianne Ross
3 min
Political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal sets the record straight on the media and Ferguson police claiming "outside agitators" were causing trouble in the streets in response to the murder of 18 year old Mike Brown who was gunned down by Ferguson, Missouri police.
33 min
Tercera intervención de la "Jornada de Decreixement".
29 min
Segunda intervención Jordi Solé "La crisi financera, energètica i ambiental ens duu cap al decreixement forçat?"
40 min
Presentación del acto y primera intervención, Santiago Niño Becerra, "La crisi financera, energètica i ambiental ens duu cap al decreixement forçat?"
70 min
Conferencia dada por Gary Yourofsky (activista por el derecho de los animales) en Georgia Tech el verano de 2010 sobre el veganismo y el esclavismo actual de las especies animales para consumo humano.
7 min
Cortometraje de Aleix Saló sobre la crisis inmobiliaria en España.
5 min
When art meets medicine, healing takes a whole new form. Art, in all its subtleties and nuances, is therapeutic in a unique way.
On February 1st, the ‘Arts and Medicine’ initiative of the Kochi Biennale Foundati
4 min
On March 1st 2010 Transition Heathrow members swooped on an abandoned market garden site in Sipson; one of the villages to be completely tarmacked to make way for a third runway at Heathrow.
10 min
500 innocent Americans are murdered by police every year (USDOJ). 5,000 since 9/11, equal to the number of US soldiers lost in Iraq.
In 1994 the US Government passed a law authorizing the Pentagon to donate surplus Cold War
The boring old idea of representative democracy (rightly slated as being fundamentally hierarchical and unrealistic by all good anarchists) would still be massively dangerous in the hands of someone who knew that we don't have it and in fact we've never come close!
3 min
In a fairytale setting, the movie explains the disastrous war on drugs by telling the story of a dragon banished from an ancient kingdom, and how people that spent time with the dragon were thrown in jail.
2 min
The Occupy Wall Street movement made headlines around the world and spawned hundreds of similar occupation protests internationally. This short multimedia piece reflects on what happened through the voices of some of those who took part and archival footage.
On the heels of the open letter signed by over 1,400 sociologists in the wake of the police killing of unarmed black teen Michael Brown, the newly formed group Sociologists for Justice has released a list of published research that info
Nicki Lisa Cole
1 min
When Boots Riley from the Coup was asked to go on Fox News as part of a segment about a local music festival, the producers clearly hadn't really thought about what they were doing. When asked to describe the band he starts by saying "We're a punk funk communist revolution...
90 min
A Dangerous Game is the jaw-dropping sequel to You've Been Trumped (winner of a dozen major awards). Fearless director Anthony Baxter follows American billionaire Donald Trump and a cast of other greedy and outlandish characters who want to turn some of the Earth’s most...
Not long ago I met some dedicated young women who were doing their student teaching at an impressive nature-based preschool. They made it clear that they’d love to pursue careers at similar schools. But they were discouraged about the prospects. Despite growing demand from...
Richard Louv
3 min
Day after day police seem to feel using excessive force is the way to protect the communities they serve.
6 min
Can a Tipi Stop a Pipeline?
Keystone Tar Sands / XL Pipeline. Nearly everyone is familiar with these words and most have at least some opinion about what they represent. Those who are willing to sacrifice the very things which make life possible on this planet for personal...
56 min
This is the story of our unique moment in history. We are living through an age of tipping points and rapid social and planetary change. We’re the first generation to feel the impacts of climate disruption, and the last generation that can do something about it. The film...
55 min
Documentary about Benny Wenda, the Nobel Peace Prize nominated West Papuan independence leader, in his ongoing struggle to free his people from Indonesian colonial rule.
1 min
60 seconds that may change your life, in just one question from Rebekah Campbell, founder of Posse.com and a blogger for the New York Times.
5 min
3 min
Dr. Gabor Maté talks about the root causes of addiction and how to deal with them.
4 min
"The force of love, the force of reunion is unstoppable." - Charles Eisenstein
4 min
But we're too disconnected to notice. Featuring Arik Mcbay and Charles Eisenstein.
This is a clip from "Occupied Cascadia" (2012). Watch the full film here.
3 min
It's an animation movie about a violinist playing at a theater and when he close his eyes he find the entire world melting. After a crazy play he open his eyes over an unexpected reality. A video by Francina Ramos and Benjamin Braceras (Argentina)
4 min
This film encourages everyone to discover or rediscover the beauty of our Earth--after all, that's why we're interested in mitigating climate change in the first place. This personal but widely relevant story explores outdoor sports and their connection with climate change.
7 min
My documentary shows how climate change has affected my village's prestigious and traditional Lake. Lake Wamala's size has reduced over time and this has affected a lot of things but most significant is the change in fish species and this affects economical well-being of the...
4 min
This is a clip from "Occupied Cascadia" (2012). Watch the full film here. Featuring Derrick Jensen, Charles Eisenstein and Dillon Thompson.
3 min
What effect will a changing climate have on Perth Western Australia in 2100. If you ever wondered what are the real issues here is a scientists who has dedicated his research on just that. A video by Geo Newmedia (Australia) - Age Group 18-35
1 min
Jeremy Rifkin answers the question, "What's wrong with us?"
This is a clip from Occupy Love (2013) by Velcrow Ripper. If this got you interested in watching more, we highly recommend checking out the full documentary here.
h...
24 min
Povo Capital is a documentary about the riots that occured in London and other UK cities after the death of a young black boy in Tottenham.
8 min
Two indigenous communities grapple with tradition and modernization in response to rising sea levels in Panama. A video by Patrick Riggs (USA) - Age Group: 18-35
8 min
La Gota Más Importante (The Most Important Drop Of Water): Open the space for a documentary full of common experiences and other perspectives about Climate change that receive little exposure. A curious blend between ordinary people and experts was the result of this documentary.
8 min
The situation in the south of the Greenlandic Ice Cap is deteriorating. A global warming of the earth seems to threaten this area more than anywhere else in the world. Recorded temperatures have begun to fluctuate, and native inhabitants find their culture beginning to sink...
5 min
A five minute reflection of a young man about the climate change he has been feeling during his short life on Earth. A film written, directed and edited by José Guilherme Marques and Teresa Leonor with Lourenço Providência and Pedro Pinto da Costa.
23 min
From Nimbin to New York the legendary Benny Zable has personified the greed and evil of corporations pillaging the environment. In this short doco, Benny speaks candidly about his art and philosophy, and the reasons his character's darkness is a crucial componant of...
5 min
Madiha Bhatti rapping about the objectifying women in rap songs.
3 min
These mothers chose to support the Blockade ahead of homely comforts and picnics in the park. From as far as Port Macquarie and Byron Bay, they agreed there was no better place to be than with other mothers who also cared deeply about their children's future, and to honour...
5 min
On a rainy Monday morning, at the crack of dawn on the 14th April 2014, 3000 concerned protectors came together to defend our land, water and air from the toxic and invasive unconventional gas mining industry.
6 min
The diversity of volunteers that keep Camp Liberty functioning around the clock, from traffic management to Knitting Nanas. Hundreds of people have put their lives on hold, donating their holidays and thousands of hours of labour in the mud and dust and mist and driving rain...
11 min
In a fun & humourous way, Dylan Strain looks at what's behind the public spending cuts? How do they relate to the economic and financial crisis? Can we go beyond resistance to the cuts? These and other issues are explored in Dylan Strain's film. Features an interview with...
History turns: Even as Israel's onslaught in Gaza continues - in the latest insanity, obliterating an apartment building housing 44 families to punish one alleged combatant - over 300 Holocaust survivors and descendants have written a stunning
Abby Zimet
Here is one of those little things – tiny on the scale of the vast tragedies unfolding on Earth today – that got under my skin. A family living on wild land in Oregon in tipis, raising their daughter, is now threatened with eviction because the owners are forced to sell the...
Charles Eisenstein
‘We are reaching out to you because we want to re-examine what it means to be pro-Israel or pro-Palestine,’ says a public letter published by Israelis for a Sustainable Future. ‘We argue that these terms might be one and the same.’
A group of Israelis living in the U.S. has...
Noam Sheizaf
There have been increasingly vocal calls for Twitter, Facebook and other Silicon Valley corporations to more aggressively police what their users are permitted to see and read. Last month in The Washington Post, for instance, MSNBC host Ronan Farrow demanded that social media...
Glenn Greenwald
The horrific pictures of the beheading of American reporter James Foley, the images of executions of alleged collaborators in Gaza and the bullet-ridden bodies left behind in Iraq by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant are the end of a story, not the beginning. They are...
Chris Hedges
1 in 7 Americans are food insecure, which means they are often hungry with no food to eat, yet we produce enough food to feed every American two times over. That’s about $165 billion worth of food that is not being eaten. So where’s all that extra food? Well it’s in our...
Rob Greenfield
Trauma runs through the narratives of both Israelis and Palestinians in the form of the Holocaust and the Nakba. But in order to rationalize their moral superiority, both sides actively deny the other’s suffering.
Shannon Thomas
It was not hard for me to make the connection between the tragedy in Ferguson, Missouri, and the catalyst for my work to stop the climate crisis.
Deirdre Smith