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Self-Taught: Life Stories From Self-Directed Learners 77 min
Through the stories of six extraordinary individuals, Self-Taught explores what self-directed education means to them and the impact it has had on their lives, ambitions, work and beliefs.
How Do You Escape an Echo Chamber? | Charles Eisenstein 5 min
Especially for young people who have grown up in the echo chamber world of social media, how do you deprogram from that and open yourself up to truth?
The Worst Possible People are in Charge at the Worst Possible Time | George Monbiot on Coronavirus 7 min
“Coronavirus should be a warning that our current system is not fit for purpose”
State Unemployment agencies have been charged with the grave task of salvaging an economy on the brink of collapse, theoretically through the emergency distribution of living wages and stipends.
For many Americans, it’s time for a system change along the lines of the Nordic model. This has the political establishment deeply worried.
What We Might Learn From Covid-19 (with Kristin Flyntz) 6 min
While Covid-19 is causing great suffering, it has also done something that most believed to be impossible - stopping the global economy in its tracks. What might we learn from this experience?
Life's Hidden Energy (with Jeddah Mali) 7 min
Could all our problems be traced to not understanding how to utilize life’s hidden energy? Learn more: https://www.intelligent.life/
The Hungry Ghost Inside Us (with Gabor Maté) 7 min
“Not all addictions are rooted in abuse or trauma, but I do believe they can all be traced to painful experience. A hurt is at the centre of all addictive behaviours. It is present in the gambler, the Internet addict, the compulsive shopper and the workaholic. The wound may...
Before the Covid-19 crisis, torture survivor Yashilda stuggled to live in London on £5 a day. Now, it’s impossible.
US Empire Exploits COVID-19 For More War 16 min
Abby Martin breaks down all the hidden acts of US foreign policy aggression under the cover of the COVID19 pandemic.
In a world of competing narratives serving competing interests, there’s always a temptation to gravitate to the political centre ground, the would-be midpoint between two apparent extremes, with its aura of moderation, reasonableness and realism. After all, isn’t the truth...
The pandemic is a testing ground for how to address the climate crisis, and vice-versa.
Pumping new money into the economy without altering power relations will only exacerbate existing inequalities.
“The last global crisis didn’t change the world. But this one could” - William Davies It was always going to come to this. Whether it was a pandemic triggering a shutdown, a climate emergency bursting the carbon bubble, a populist backlash against inequality, wars over...
There's no going back.These are the choices that will shape a post-corona world.
Since April 1 in some parts of the world is a traditional day for playing tricks and elaborate jokes (mostly on one’s friends), I found myself musing about the world I would like to see and had some fun taking about five minutes to jot down the following list (without...
When freedoms clash, some must take priority over others. In the economy, the mechanism that determines which freedoms are prioritised is the property rights system. Property rights bestow the freedom to control and profit from what is owned. They determine who has...
Coronavirus is a political crucible, melting down and reshaping current norms. Will the new era be a “Fortress Earth” or a harbinger of a transformed society based on a new set of values?
Apparteniamo alla Terra 115 min
L’idea del film nasce on the road, ascoltando le storie delle persone meravigliose che Stefano e Daniela incontrano in viaggio: vedendo i loro sorrisi e sguardi si rendono conto che sarebbe troppo difficile rendere su carta quello che gli incontri e i racconti delle persone...
We Belong to the Earth 115 min
We Belong to the Earth, by ALTERRATIVE, is a socio-environmental documentary film.
A Message From Mahmoud Mansour to survive in the current circumstances! 2 min
A very precious message from one of the horticulture and medicinal herbs experts for the importance of starting to plant vegetables and fruits in Saint Katherine to cope with current circumistances. Mahmoud Mansour is a resident of Saint Katherine and has a wide knowlodge...
Pertenecemos a la Tierra 115 min
La idea de la película nace on the road, oyendo las historias de las personas maravillosas que Stefano y Daniela encuentran en su viaje; viendo sus sonrisas y miradas se dan cuenta que sería demasiado difícil explicar sobre papel lo que los encuentros y relatos de las...
The human tragedy of the coronavirus is immense. Thousands have died, hundreds of thousands have been infected globally, and millions more have been affected. Whilst infectious disease has always been a part of the human experience, the expansion of industrial civilization...
This past weekend, a bright Georgetown undergraduate asked me how I squared my passion for localization with the theory of comparative advantage. For economics newbies, he was referring to David Ricardo’s argument that every community should find one product to specialize in...
The pandemic, economic collapse and the government’s response to them are going to not only determine the 2020 election but define the future for this decade and beyond. People are seeing the failure of the US healthcare nonsystem and the economy. The government was able to...
The Empire of a Sailor 77 min
An old sailor decides to make his last journey, to say goodbye to his friends.
Grappling with the traumas of dark atrocities, these leaders offer our global community a glimpse of what it looks like to orient away from revenge and move towards sourcing peace and forgiveness from within.
Plastic Wars 54 min
Have efforts to solve the plastic pollution problem made it worse? Go inside the battle over plastics, recycling and what’s at stake.
OffGrid Solar powered Tattoo Bus Studio in Colombia 7 min
We met Julian and his project "El Dorado Tattoo", the first tattoo studio that pays tribute to the sun, operated 100% with solar energy. His artistic project took him to the countryside a few years ago, where he and his family have forged a lifestyle based on sustainability...
Lecciones de Gandhi sobre la tiranía y la No-violencia. De la película de 1984 (Gandhi). 5 min
Seres iluminados han caminado nuestro planeta tierra desde tiempos inmemorables y Gandhi fue uno de ellos. Sus mensajes inspiradores nos recuerdan el camino más efectivo para vivir tiempos rodeados de violencia y tiranía: El Amor. Mahatma "alma grande" Gandhi luchó de forma...
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Why environmental sustainability and social justice must go hand in hand? 4 min
Cities increasingly suffer from poverty, inequality and ecological unsustainability. Yet, projects geared toward urban sustainability often neglect issues of justice. As a response, the UrbanA project takes up the challenge to co-creatively synthesize and broker knowledge for...
Zero Weeks 87 min
Watch for free on Tubi.
Why People Take Things Out of Context | Charles Eisenstein 5 min
It's a tactic of war. You take something out of context, you blow it up to be totally outrageous, you provoke outrage and indignation, and you use it as a weapon. Why?  - Charles Eisenstein
Capitalism And The American Pandemic Response 27 min
This particular moment in American and world history demands that we all take an honest look at the trajectory of the United States of America. The current system is untenable and the Coronavirus pandemic has laid bare how truly ill-prepared the country is to protect its...
I: The American Reality America was founded on a dream. It was a dream that all people, from all the war-torn and disease-ridden corners of the earth, could come to this new-age Promised Land and build a common future side-by-side. It was half history, and half mythology...
Custodians of Life: Reviving Culture and Nature in Uganda's Great Lakes 15 min
Custodians of Life tells the story of how, through innovative mapping techniques and intergenerational dialogues, the Indigenous Bagungu People are reviving culture and Nature in their sacred homeland.
Kalbelia People - COBRA GYPSIES - full documentary 53 min
An adventure with the indian gypsies, the new movie of Raphael Treza If you enjoyed this feel free to support me by Subscribing or becoming a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/raphaeltreza ▶FOLLOW ME◀ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raphaeltreza/ Facebook...
“Covid-19 is like a rehab intervention that breaks the addictive hold of normality. To interrupt a habit is to make it visible; it is to turn it from a compulsion to a choice. When the crisis subsides, we might have occasion to ask whether we want to return to normal, or...
As awareness spreads of the ecocidal consequences of our civilisation, I increasingly hear opinions to the effect that humanity is nothing but a plague, a parasite. A virus with shoes…
#TreesAreTheKey 40 min
#TreesAreTheKey is a powerful new environmental film from documentary maker, Tim Tyson Short, narrated by Kate Winslet. It contains a blueprint for mitigating climate change and alleviating hunger and poverty in Africa. Please help The Word Forest Organisation spread the word...
SOVEREIGNTY DREAMING 48 min
In the nothern territory of Australia, Aboriginal tribes are fighting to protect a sacred land against a proposed nuclear waste dump. Traditionnal owners decide to launch a trial against the federal government.
6 Ways Coronavirus Proves Bernie Sanders Right 14 min
Newsbroke is back! This time from Francesca’s “Helter Shelter”, a.k.a her living room. We’re looking at how solutions to COVID-19 sound like they’re right out of a Bernie Sanders stump speech. So, is the Coronavirus pandemic proving that Bernie’s been right the whole time?
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed a simple fact: it’s low-wage workers that make our society run — not bankers, landlords, or CEOs.
The Great Hack 3 min
They took your data. Then they took control. The Great Hack uncovers the dark world of data exploitation through the compelling personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data scandal.
Who Cares In Sweden (2012)  About the Risks of Antidepressants 62 min
Who Cares in Sweden? ... is a Documentary Trilogy about the risks of SSRIs i.e., antidepressants.  If you would like to help, please send these teasers to journalists in countries outside of Sweden: https://vimeo.com/showcase/6859202
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, millionaires and billionaires, who have been key to oppressing the working class, are trying to position themselves as everyday Americans. We need to understand them for what they are: beneficiaries and key supporters of the capitalist...
Residue Of The Resident B.I. 11 min
#Europe #Brexit #BorisJohnson Disclaimer: All rights belong to its rightful owner. No copyright infringement intended. For educational purposes only!
The Sequel: What Will Follow Our Troubled Civilisation? 61 min
Opening with a powerful ‘deep time’ perspective, from the beginning of the Earth to our present moment, BAFTA-winning director Peter Armstrong's new film recognises the fundamental unsustainability of today’s society and dares to ask the big question: What will follow?
En mars 2020, Genève est soumise à un semi-confinement : écoles et commerces non-essentiels fermés. Comme chaque pays réagit d’une manière differente, nous avons décidé de témoigner de la situation.
Fracked - Award Winning Short Film by Antony Stone 28 min
A little girl is thrust into a dystopian future caused by over fracking the earth. A farming family is disrupted by fracking. Lily, the farmers young daughter eavesdrops as her parents argue. John, her father sets explosives at the fracking pad. Lily, caught in the explosion...
A promising commons-based approach for the digital age.
The human heart is the first home of democracy. It is where we embrace our questions. Can we be equitable? Can we be generous? Can we listen with our whole beings, not just our minds, and offer our attention rather than our opinions? And do we have enough resolve in our...
Our consumer culture is collective insanity and it's driving us to destruction, says clinical psychologist John F Schumaker.
Santiago & Paloma 8 min
"Santiago & Paloma" is an ecologically made short-film that through a variety of pictures and a song, tells us the magical (but not impossible) story between Santiago and Paloma, a pigeon from the city streets and a big hearted girl.
INARA, Protectora Del Agua It is a small stop-motion film made in two days through our innovative Ecological Animation Workshop. It was created and registered in the framework of the magical Nomade 2020 Festival in Manquemapu, Chile. INARA was produced thanks to the...
“May you live in interesting times." A curse once assigned Chinese origin, now thought to be apocryphal, is deceptively mild until you realize you have no resistance to a novel, viral load of interestingness. We feel like we can’t blink, yet our eyelids are getting very...
The Reading Factory - A Life Changing Literacy Support Program 36 min
A stunning documentary film by award-winning filmmaker, Amel Tresnjic that documents the genesis, implementation and fine-tuning of a highly successful, evidence-based literacy intervention program at Dandenong North Primary School, Victoria, Australia.
The Untold Truth about Our Social and Ecological Collapse, with Helena Norberg-Hodge 11 min
Many talk about climate change, but rare are those who dare to speak about its systemic, deeply-ingrained root cause.
"We can call it a bailout. But this is so big it is more like Congress is creating a new government for our economy, replacing our old government. And this one doesn't have any meaningful democratic protections. A pandemic coup." —Zephyr Teachout, Fordham Law
acTVism-Quarantine Videos with Edward Snowden & Glenn Greenwald 3 min
During the quarantine period we will be compiling our past videos including conversations with WikiLeaks, Edward Snowden, Noam Chomsky, Abby Martin, Glenn Greenwald and many others. The issues examined in these videos have only grown in relevance and will not only provide our...
Delicate Balance 3 min
Centered around an extensive interview with Jose “Pepe” Mujica, the former President of Uruguay who gained notoriety on the world stage as a rare politician: one that lives according to the ideas and principles he preaches, Delicate Balance is a contemplative essay on the...
An NYC physician on the war against the coronavirus and the ongoing war against for-profit health care, Trump and capitalism itself. The coronavirus pandemic is magnifying capitalism’s complete inability to foster overall health and well being. We don’t just need a new...
In 2008, they told us not to “politicize” the crash. We ended up with a decade of austerity. The coronavirus crisis will reshape the economy in profound ways — now is the time to make socialist arguments about how to respond.
As the COVID-19 pandemic turns the global political and economic order on its head, two vastly different futures appear possible.
The Euroleaks & how Austerity accelerated the Coronavirus |  With David Adler 20 min
✔ Donate to support our journalism: https://bit.ly/2Q4FUW9 ✔ Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/aMkRjb In this interview with David Adler, Policy Director of the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25), we examine the Euroleaks that were recently released by DiEM25...
Yanis Varoufakis: "The Coronavirus is going to accelerate the post 2008 Crisis" 19 min
In this video the economist and co-founder of DiEM25 Yanis Varoufakis, examines the socio-economic implications of the Coronavirus. This video was originally produced by DiEM25 and republished by acTVism Munich in order to create awareness on this issue.
Julian Assange Global Protest in London - Share this video & break the Silence! 1 min
acTVism Munich recently traveled to London to document the protest that took place for Julian Assange and press freedom on the 22nd of February, 2020. Unfortunately the video has only attained circa 6000 views so far and is not gaining the traction on YouTube, Facebook &...
Since Super Tuesday, one after the other, the arms of the corporate media and Democratic establishment have been calling for Bernie Sanders to drop out. While it is true that his path to victory has greatly narrowed (there’s no sugarcoating it), right now is not the time for...
The COVID-19 public health crisis is rapidly devolving into a vast, multi-faceted crisis of social reproduction with no end in sight. How can we seize this moment to build dual power?
Today, new forms of solidarity, mutual aid, and common struggle are emerging in the pandemic. How will they shape tomorrow’s struggles for a post-capitalist world?
Beautiful Trouble’s irreverent guide to activism in the time of pandemic
Belgium - United for Climate - 20th of September 2019 4 min
Song: The Kids Don't Stand A Chance - Vampire Weekend
Even before the novel coronavirus appeared, many American families were falling behind on student loans, auto loans, credit cards and other payments. America’s debt overhead was pricing its labor and industry out of world markets. A debt crisis was inevitable eventually, but...
What if you thought of it as the Jews consider the Sabbath— the most sacred of times? Cease from travel. Cease from buying and selling. Give up, just for now, on trying to make the world different than it is. Sing. Pray. Touch only those to whom you commit your life. Center...
THE PREY | Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church 53 min
Italy is the symbol of the Catholic Church. Vatican City, the smallest independent state in the world, is situated right in the heart of Rome. The Holy See is the sovereign of Vatican City and it is an absolute monarchy under the Pope. Italy is the country which is...
We are Rebels  | Catalonia 27 min
In Catalonia, November 9th is an historic date; the day when the autonomous community voted in a self-organised independence referendum. We meet the "9N" activists driving the fight for independence and voting for a revolution. "We vote 'yes' to dignity, 'yes' to...
We are Rebels | New Caledonia 27 min
A documentary by Silvia Luzi & Luca Bellino - 26'/2013
Media's Influence On Women & Girls - from The Goddess Project documentary 3 min
Sneak peek of The Goddess Project documentary. Let's reclaim media to empower women & girls! Watch the film at TheGoddessProject.com
Speaking Up About Sexual Assault - from The Goddess Project documentary 2 min
***TRIGGER WARNING*** Our hearts go out to all of the brave souls who share their experiences to show others that they are not alone. This video features excerpts from The Goddess Project documentary. Find or host a screening of the film at www.thegoddessproject.com
The Goddess Project 4 min
Determined to create more representation for women in media, two filmmakers packed their lives into a school bus and hit the road for what became the most transformative adventure of their lives. Through powerful conversations with over 100 women from different walks of life...
SHINE - A Short Film On Vulnerability & Sisterhood 3 min
"With nudity and elaborate costumes, this short clip has the makings for a popular HBO show. But its motives are much more innocent than creating a TV series with a cult following — instead, the "SHINE" video seeks to empower women to accept their bodies and feel comfortable...
Thirty five years ago today Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners was founded. It's an incredible story of struggle and solidarity - and it’s one everyone should know.
Pride in your Union 10 min
Interview with Mike Jackson in 2014 about the importance of trade unions today. Video produced by USDAW. Mike's character is portrayed by Joesph Gilgun in the award winning movie PRIDE produced by Pathé in 2014.
Planetary Mission: Unique Self Symphony of Human Genius, Innovation & Synergy 5 min
"For the first time in history, humanity has a story that has the potential to unite us all. As we embody the natural impulse of evolution within us, we create a powerful field connecting cocreators worldwide in a unique self symphony of human genius, innovation and synergy...
The New Story | La Nueva Historia 20 min
The old paradigm of separateness, patriarchal anthropocentrism, religious monopolies, and the dictatorship of the ego, among other guiding threads, have brought humanity and planetary living systems to the brink of collapse. To aspire to a possible future, it is essential to...
A Letter from the Virus: #LISTEN 4 min
An Imagined Letter from Covid-19 to Humans Stop. Just stop. It is no longer a request. It is a mandate. We will help you. We will bring the supersonic, high speed merry-go-round to a halt We will stop the planes the trains the schools the malls the meetings the frenetic...
Pandemics & Infodemics - Wisdom In The Time Of Covid-19 | Russell Brand & Dr. Gabor Mate 24 min
A clip from the latest Under The Skin podcast with Dr. Gabor Mate out Saturday, March 21st only on Luminary. If you don't have the Luminary app already you can sign up here.
Climate Rejoices, Best It's Been in Years 7 min
Despite the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc on public health and the economy, the slow down of transportation and industrial production has had measurable environmental benefits.
[199] Why Did It Take A Virus To Get Human Rights? 31 min
Watch Lee's newest Stand-Up Comedy Special for free here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOncSVhQBjs This week Lee sits down with Redacted Tonight correspondents Naomi Karavani and Anders Lee. They discuss the social impacts of the coronavirus pandemic as it sweeps the US...
And the People Stayed Home: A Poem about Hope in Coronavirus Times 2 min
This beautiful poem by Kitty O'Meara has been shared around the world already. If you haven't heard it yet, here it is in video form.  So much love for this! May it be so!  - Films For Action
Cabelo de Identidade, POR, 2019 (Doc, '14) 14 min
Um documentário sobre cabelo afro que também é um documentário sobre identidade negra. A documentary on afro hair that is also a documentary on black identity. Por/By Sofia Riço Calado. English Subtitles.
The Biggest Little Farm 92 min
The Biggest Little Farm chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature's...
This bears repeating: Humans are not inherently toxic, sinfl or destructive. Humanity is not a cancer.
The coronavirus shutdown as a dress rehearsal for the reformation of late-capitalism to allow climate repair.
Coronavirus: What Has It Revealed? | Russell Brand 13 min
An update on Covid-19 and the coronavirus epidemic...what has it revealed so far? How is society responding to it? What can we do?
Why do we trust dehumanizing institutions with our education more than we trust ourselves? How has the global industrial education system disempowered us? Self-Directed Education (SDE) advocate and educator, Nariman Moustafa, gives us a stark picture of what "education" has...
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