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“Better training” is rarely, if ever, directed at those officers who have been on the streets for years, or those who are responsible for commanding other officers in the field.
Thandisizwe Chimurenga
First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.
CELDF
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Living the Change explores solutions to the global crises we face today – solutions any one of us can be part of – through the inspiring stories of people pioneering change in their own lives and in their communities in order to live in a sustainable and regenerative...
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Matt Bruenig presents a devastating challenge to those who call themselves libertarians, and explains why they have no choice but to deny climate change and other environmental problems.
George Monbiot
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Donald's life is turned upside-down by the current economic crisis and he finds himself unemployed and falling behind on his house payments. As his frustration turns into despair Donald discovers a seemingly sympathetic voice coming from his radio named Glenn Beck. Will...
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It might not have been as black, brown or working class as many might have liked. But criticizing it from the sidelines doesn’t help anyone
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
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John Savage
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Charles Derber, Author and Sociologist, discusses the failings of the American left through intersectionality. Charles is the author of Welcome to the Revolution: Universalizing Resistance for Social Justice and Democracy in Perilous Times (links to a preview of the book).
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The political imperative of print as a mass medium is democracy. The political imperative of electronic mass media is fascism. Support my work on Patreon at http://patreon.com/DigitalApostate, and check out my new feature video, Brave New Digital World: The Revelation on...
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The Penguin Protectors follows a group of conservationists in Cape Town, South Africa, that are fighting to keep the African penguin species from extinction.
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“What many failed to understand is that it doesn’t have to be rape to ruin your life, and it doesn’t have to ruin your life to be worth speaking out about,” Samantha notes early on. She closes with a simple request: “Men, if you say you’re a feminist, then fuck like a...
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5 to 12 tells the story of friends Rinus Jossee and Kees Kortleve and their life and death challenges they face as older athletes in their 70-ties.
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“God, Church, Pills & Condoms” tells the story of a teenage mother in Manila and a controversial family planning law in the making for more than…
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Zwarte Piet, or Black Pete, is a controversial friend to Santa Claus, or Sinterklaas, in the Netherlands.
As expats and teachers we wanted to find out what Zwarte Piet is all about.
Is he a racist figure? Is he a racist tradition?
We spoke to pro- and anti-black Pete...
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In 2016 I had the privilige to spend 5 month with teachers at the Fontein primary school in Breda, Netherlands.
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The film imagines what would happen if a person was granted the same privileges extended to corporations - enter Tony Sleaze. Tony is a human representation of a corporation, and we follow him as he acts out some of their most disgraceful behaviours, from dumping toxic waste...
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FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds asserts Pierre Omidyar decided to create The Intercept not only to take ownership of the Snowden leaks but to also continue his blockade against WikiLeaks and to create a “honey trap” for whistleblowers.
Whitney Webb
Starting with the most relevant at the top, these are the best documentaries that capture the spirit and motivation of the #OWS movement.
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In September 2011, The Occupy Wall Street movement propelled issues of economic inequality into the spotlight. 99% - The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film goes behind the scenes of the movement, definitively revealing what happened, and why.
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Trump uses social media as a weapon to control the news cycle. It works like a charm. His tweets are tactical rather than substantive. They mostly fall into one of these four categories.
The tweets either get his framing established first, knowing that whoever frames first...
George Lakoff
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London’s Last Tree Farmer is a short documentary explaining the story of Danny O’Sullivan and his project with his business partner Suraiya. Their company, named Citywood Services, recycles trees that are falling or being cut down and need removing around the capital. This...
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Turns out, Greenland isn't just melting from above—it's also melting from below. Eventually, it could raise sea levels by 24 feet. How long until we're all underwater? NASA's OMG mission is trying to find out.
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I received a unique video - of a young American 13 year old, who has been held captive in various private institutions in Israel, since been snatched by welfare services 3 years ago along with her brother. She has escaped over 50 times, and here is a rare chance to learn...
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The night before his assassination, MLK delivered his most suspenseful, surprising, and inspiring speech — and it’s not “I Have a Dream”. In “If I Had Sneezed” MLK tells the mostly forgotten story of his near death experience — an attempt on his life, several years earlier...
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[Warning: There are some big words here. Not the best words like yours, but big words nonetheless]
Bayo Akomolafe
Dear President Trump,
I am Nigerian, from Nigeria, a shithole non-Norwegian type country in West Africa – widely considered the largest black nation on...
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Is it time to give more power to the cities? VPRO backlight explores the growing and innovative power of the city in Eindhoven, Seattle and Hamburg. Where governments are stuck in their own ambition and party politics, the cities are bubbling with energy, optimism and vigor...
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Are we wholly responsible for our actions? We don’t choose our brains, our genetic inheritance, our circumstances, our milieu – so how much control do we really have over our lives? Philosopher Raoul Martinez argues that no one is truly blameworthy. Our most visionary...
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Our eyes tell us that people look different. No one has trouble distinguishing a Czech from a Chinese, but what do those differences mean? Are they biological? Has race always been with us? How does race affect people today? There's less - and more - to race than meets the eye:
California Newsreel
Be more productive, sleep better, and have deeper insights with a few simple precautions and regular treatments.
Sasha VanHoven
Chasing economic growth gains us nothing but global warming. We should follow the lead of tiny Costa Rica, where life expectancy is soaring
Jason Hickel
More than 100 U.S. House and Senate candidates pledge to move off fossil fuels.
Wenonah Hauter
This is an argument against identity politics, but it is not an argument against feminism, or queer liberation, or anti-racism work. It is instead an argument that the oppressions usually combated through identity politics — a strategy based on the affirmation of Identity —...
Imminent Rebellion
Well-made TV dramas are addictive and “Fauda” is no exception. Still, we would all do well to remember that it is part of Israel’s well-oiled public-relations machine, which knows how to transform Israeli brutality into sexy, heroic images.
Miko Peled
Artificial Intelligence is a frighteningly powerful new tool — and weapon. Who and what will it serve? In the U.S., tech giants Facebook, Google, and Amazon and their corporate agendas; in China, the needs of the public and the economy. These two models should be thought...
Jim Carey
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Introducing the powerful stories of London’s new generation of black and brown activists, Generation Revolution explores the successes and unexpected challenges these inspiring young people face. Motivated by the desire for a more equal future, they embark on the rewarding...
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Engaging Ordinary People in Changing the World
The sacred naturalist’s guide to well-being
Alice Andrews
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When it comes to the internet, our connections are generally controlled by telecom companies. But a group of people in Detroit is trying to change that. Motherboard met with the members of the Equitable Internet Initiative (EII), a group that is building their own wireless...
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People yearn for alternatives to industrial agriculture, but they are worried. They see large-scale operations relying on corporate-supplied chemical inputs as the only high-productivity farming model. Another approach might be kinder to the environment and less risky for...
Frances Moore Lappé
The pro-and anti-GMO positions will remain polarized until larger questions about the future of food production are addressed.
Charles Eisenstein
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Recently, the struggle for Palestinian human rights gained international attention surrounding a new icon of resistance--16 year old Ahed Tamimi.
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In 2017, I wrote a lot about how dangerously centralized our political system in the U.S. has become, and how we need to decentralize governance in order to restore power, liberty and policy experimentation to the local level. This notion that a sprawling and culturally...
Michael Krieger
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Is this an answer to climate change that we're missing? This is a taster for a one-hour documentary coming soon that explores the work of Nick Dunlop and the Climate Parliament.
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This poem was written as a response to the MOD's 2016 'Become a Better You' advertising campaign (see one example here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGSAKuRAjWY). This distasteful recruitment drive could only objectively be viewed as a cynical attempt to manipulate the...
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In 2017, murders of social leaders, union organizers and indigenous activists in Colombia hit a new high since the historic peace agreement. In the past three years, more than 3,000 unionists have been murdered in a disturbing new trend which threatens all social progress.
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"If our goal is to never get angry, that is probably unrealistic, and not even desirable. But if we can get angry less? Surely that's a worthy aim, because anger - if held on to - usually only poisons the self.
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“Trailer trash” remains one of the last unquestioned relics of political incorrectness in our nation. This slur rests on fundamental cultural assumptions about people who live in trailer parks: that they are simple-minded, lawless, reckless with fertility, and indifferent to...
Sonya Salamon and Katherine MacTavish
Three steps to help you see the truth and get back on track.
Gilbert Ross
The Northern California Fibershed aims to skirt the rampant waste of resources in the apparel industry.
Araz Hachadourian
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Despite being different concepts, patriotism and nationalism have increasingly been used synonymously. But blurring the lines between good and bad loyalty for one's country can lead to radicalisation.
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It has been slammed by top names in banking as a giant ponzi scheme. Yet, interest in cryptocurrencies has never been stronger. In fact the biggest of them, Bitcoin, hit an all-time high above $19,000 earlier December 2017. But the warnings are growing louder, over the risks...
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Films For Action is a learning library for people who want to change the world.
Look, I know you think the fact you feel upset or angry or anxious is important. That it matters. Hell, you probably think that because you feel like your face just got shat on makes you important. But it doesn’t. Feelings are just these
Mark Manson
Fifteen thousand scientists have issued a dire warning to humanity about impending collapse but virtually no-one takes notice. Ultimately, our global systems, which are designed for perpetual growth, need to be fundamentally restructured to avoid the worst-case outcome.
Jeremy Lent
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Dr. William Pepper's remarkable 40 year investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. is summarized in his equally remarkable book, "The Plot to Kill King: The Truth Behind the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr." In this conversation we discuss Dr...
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At their core, George Lucas's six Star Wars films are coming of age stories about boys becoming men. Both Luke and Anakin Skywalker are guided and shaped by the principles of the Jedi Order, but buried within Jedi teachings we find some troubling and deeply unhealthy ideas...
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The following is an interview with members of the Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement (RAM), conducted over the course of a month between July and August of 2017. We discuss their formation, vision and goals for the future, and what they are doing to spark a reawakening of...
This is a recent email interview I did with Hampton Institute founder and Social Economics Dept. Chair, Colin Jenkins, on the nature and problems with hierarchical structures, which he discusses in his article entitled Deconstructing Hierarchies: On Contrived Leadership and...
Brenan Daniels
She had been an outspoken advocate for police accountability since her father’s chokehold death in 2014.
Dominique Mosbergen
You may have heard of the Religious Right, yet the Left is just as religious. Both faithfully do worship- not Christianity, however, but today's Cult of Profits. 'Representatives' serve that, not us. Their tiny governmental salary is a mere pittance compared to the millions...
It's hard to believe Films For Action has been around since 2006. From our early years focusing on local film screenings in Lawrence, Kansas to our more recent years, focusing on raising awareness globally via our website and social media, our mission has been to provide a...
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In this discussion we will examine the antagonistic struggles of the oppressed peasants under colonialism. We will attempt to prove that Jesus of Nazareth confrontation with the Scribes, Sadducee and Pharisees was none other than the colonial antagonism between the colonized...
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Hauling everything they owned in two grocery carts, Anderson and his three teenage children had put in a good 12 hours in their trek from Silicon Valley’s northern edge en route to the Promised Land, Berkeley, which was still another 14 miles away as the crow flies.
Jon Jeter
Palestinian citizens have made every effort to integrate as full citizens into a state that, for lack of a better word, forced itself upon them. But hard as they may try, the legal, systemic, and day-to-day reality in which they live gives this community no space to breathe...
Miko Peled
Whether we know it, or not, most of us react to life as victims. Whenever we refuse to take responsibility for ourselves, we are unconsciously choosing to react as victim. This inevitably creates feelings of anger, fear, guilt or inadequacy and leaves us feeling betrayed, or...
Lynne Forrest
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The second instalment of Badgers Christmas Carol. After the surprise of his old friend Sir Richard Burton, Badger continues with the show as normal. However his special guest causes havoc in the spirit world and Shaun Ryder, his bezzie mate, is sent back...
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Pixar’s Wall-E is a masterpiece of animated filmmaking about two adorable robots falling in love. It also serves as an excellent example of sociological storytelling.
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Ugandan dancer and choreographer Antonio Bukhar shares his passion for fostering individuality and celebrating diversity through dance.
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The Silicon Valley drug lords who convene each summer in Sun Valley, Idaho make El Chapo look like a nickel bag dealer in a high school bathroom. Support my work on Patreon at http://patreon.com/DigitalApostate, and check out my new feature video, Brave New Digital World: The...
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Of the tens of thousands of digital algorithms that now rule our lives, none is more important or influential than the Addiction Algorithm.
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Documentary Film based on the album by Phil Jackson 'Running Away From Hugo' Music & Visuals by Phil Jackson Interview and documentary edited by Ross Farley https://rossfarley.uk/
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In this age of economic and societal Armageddon, everyone is looking for peace and stability: so why are so many agitating for violent revolution? Join us this week on The Corbett Report as we take a page from “It’s A Wonderful Life” to explore the possibility for peaceful...
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Despite endless capitalist greed and militarism, people are still fighting for a just world.
Nick Buxton
From the time he was old enough to attend school, Jesus would have been drilled in lessons of compliance and obedience to government authorities, while learning little about his own rights. Had he been daring enough to speak out against injustice while still in school, he...
John Whitehead
Bayou Bridge is another dangerous pipeline from a company that’s shown complete disregard for Indigenous rights, the land and water, and our climate. If approved, the project will run though 11 parishes and cross around 600 acres of wetlands and 700 bodies of water, including...
Emma Fiala
SNOW SCAPE is a reflection, a memory mirrored in time, testing body, finding balance. In the lost town, a slow rhythm builds from the slight of colour in a world of snow. On the surface shallow, yet in itself a visual depth of potential, focusing on the pattern of light...
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Scream about the debt and deficit. Then shrink revenue by slashing taxes and spend a ton of money on wars of choice. Repeat.
Ben Schreiner
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This story follows the work of Caritas Switzerland and other partner NGO's in their efforts to rebuild 31 schools in the remote villages of Sindhupolchok, Nepal.…
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Justin Baldoni wants to start a dialogue with men about redefining masculinity -- to figure out ways to be not just good men but good humans. In a warm, personal talk, he shares his effort to reconcile who he is with who the world tells him a man should be. And he has a...
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We sat down to speak to Artist Shqipe Kamberi in Pristina, Kosovo regarding her recent personal art exhibition titled “Consciousness: Past and Present” displayed at the National Museum of Kosovo. Shqipe began actively pursuing the arts upon graduating from the Academy of Arts...
I take my “binoculars” and observe the news coming from around the world. I see young people fighting for the Islamic State. I know what atrocities they commit, and the delusional ideas these actions are rooted in, yet I also know that they’re looking for the home and...
Dr. Dieter Duhm
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Language is Art is a movie worth watching. Featuring over 600 people from all walks of life, this documentary style film presents a creative exploration into issues commonly disregarded by the mainstream media. Topics include free energy, war, revolution, mind control, slave...
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On The Laura Flanders Show: Author/activist Arundhati Roy on the Annihilation of Caste, B.R. Ambedkar and the Western myth of Mahatma Gandhi. And Glenn Greenwald addresses diversity concerns about his new media venture TheIntercept.com.
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Why infinite growth on a finite planet is impossible, and why the alternative can actually be beautiful.
Jason Hickel
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Orphanages are dense and harmonious living spaces housing hundreds of children under same roof simultaneously. Abandoned Jewish Orphanage Building in Ortaköy (OHR-tah-keuy) Istanbul (also known as El Orfelinato) has been home for thousand lives during its century old history...
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Documentaries about civil resistance and disobedience in the face of state violence: Gandhi and the Indian independence, Anti‑Apartheid Movement in South Africa, Civil Rights and popular struggles in the United States, Catalans against Spanish armed forces in 2017, resistance...
Behaving according to one’s moral principles can make others feel implicitly judged.
Juliana Breines Ph.D.
Notwithstanding its many flaws and centuries of criticisms, capitalism is still the dominant economic system globally. What made it so resilient?
Lorenzo Fioramonti
Recognizing the design flaws in our default programming is the first step to envisioning the world we know is possible.
Judith Schwartz
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There’s a lot of uncertainty around TransCanada’s next move – they’re still expected to make a final decision this month whether to move forward with this pipeline – but one thing is for sure. We’re the biggest obstacle this project will face and no matter what TransCanada...
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This came out several months ago and I share with you now gingerly, humbly, honestly and with love.
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We live in a world of screens. The average adult spends the majority of their waking hours in front of some sort of screen or device. We're enthralled, we're addicted to these machines. How did we get here? Who benefits? What are the cumulative impacts on people, society and...
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One man’s quest to have Canada’s largest war memorial erected in Green Cove, Cape Breton, is met with fervent responses from a community that’s divided on the issue. While some fight for the ecological integrity of the park, others are adamant that the project go forward in...
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Black Snake Killaz chronicles the resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline from April 2016 through March 2017. The film highlights actions taken by water protectors to stop the construction of the oil pipeline and investigates actions taken by law enforcement, military, and...
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On October 5, 2017, police opened fire on unarmed farmers in Tumaco, Colombia. Eight were killed, with dozens more shot. The massacre was part of a crackdown on coca farmers in the "War On Drugs" despite an agreement for crop substitution--and amidst new threats from Trump...
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Futurists warning about the threats of AI are looking in the wrong place. Humanity is already facing an existential threat from an artificial intelligence we created hundreds of years ago. It’s called the Corporation.
Jeremy Lent
I first understood the power of the documentary during the editing of my first film, The Quiet Mutiny.
John Pilger
For many, the holidays are indeed the most wonderful time of the year. Families and friends come together and enjoy food, good cheer – and, often, alcohol.
Jamie Smolen
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My first public poem. Enjoy.
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