The time has come when we must demonstrate in our millions not against this or that, but rather for who we are * * * At this time of economic turmoil it can be difficult to perceive for oneself how the principle of sharing is a solution to world problems, and this is...

Mohammed Mesbahi

Andrea Gibson: Poetry To Make Your Heart Sing

Andrea Gibson performing "Birthday" at Keuka College NY on September 30 2009.

3 min

Sea Change: We All Live Downstream

SeaChange Flotilla is a participatory voyage down the Hudson River in a fleet of full-scale paper boats, charting a course from upstate New York to New York City in a convergence of art and activism to coincide with the meeting of world leaders at the United Nations Climate...

5 min

This Is The "Living on Earth 101" Primer Every Human Needs To See. And It's Only 52 Seconds.

This Wombat has some simple instructions for living on Earth. A great reminder for sure!

1 min

Casa De Paz: House of Peace

In the Fruitvale area of Oakland, California, residents are opening their doors and their hearts, fostering peace in their neighborhood—one block at a time. Casa de Paz is one of several houses joined by a common backyard/ farm, where friends and neighbors are encouraged to...

6 min

As I Am (2012)

Chris Dean’s heart stopped when he was two. He died but he came back. When Chris was five, his father was murdered, riddled by more than 20 bullets in a gang shootout. At age 18, Chris gained national attention when he introduced President Barack Obama at his high school...

13 min

Gabor Mate: Toxic Culture - How Materialistic Society Makes Us Ill

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...

30 min

Grow Heathrow: Residents Resisting Eviction Over 3rd Runway

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.

4 min

#OWS

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.

2 min

What Is Addiction? - Gabor Maté

Dr. Gabor Maté talks about the root causes of addiction and how to deal with them.

3 min

It's The Greatest Love Story of Our Time - A Love Story for the Whole Planet

"The force of love, the force of reunion is unstoppable." - Charles Eisenstein

4 min

Police Brutality Action Kit

Showing up for Racial Justice (SURJ) was formed in 2009 by white people from across the US to respond to the significant increase of targeting and violence against people of color in the aftermath of the election of Barack Obama. The killings of Michael Brown in Ferguson...

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)

The Most Important Question Of Our Time

What can we do that honors and respects every human being on the planet?

8 min

It Takes More Than One Person to Change The World

Want to change the world? Show people that it is already happening. (An inspirational primer on how to get started.)

5 min

How Transformational Festival Culture Is Modelling Sustainability

Transformational festival culture strives to create and become the more beautiful world it imagines. Traveling to several of these festivals across the world, this short film looks at the ways these festival communities are putting sustainability into practice. Certainly...

11 min

When We Judge a Person Harshly With a Label or Dismissal, We Kill the Human Being Inside of Them

No person or group of people is ever one thing. Inside each of us are a thousand diverse aspects - evolving dimensions.

Tim Hjersted

A Letter to My Community: How I'm Pro-Israel

I don’t cry. It didn’t used to be this way – I was a somewhat sensitive kid growing up, and often wore my emotions openly, crying naturally when the world demanded tears. I’m now 40, and haven’t cried in 12 years. Maybe more. I admit

David Harris-Gershon

The Neurochemistry Of Empathy, Explained With Claymation

Want to understand the science behind empathy? This quick video explains why and when we care.

2 min

Gangster, Addict, Dancing queen

See how a former gangster and drug addict changed her life, her children's, and the lives of young "up-coming gangsters." Her secret weapon to reach the troubled youth? Dance. That's our kind of Singapore success story.

3 min

The Problem With Living Your Life on Facebook

Facebook can be depressing because everyone else's lives are better than yours... But are they really? Interestingly, a scientific study recently backed up excactly what this video illustrates. Not that we really needed any proof. I think just about everyone that spends time...

2 min

60 Positive Things You Can Do in 60 Seconds

It doesn't take much to create a brighter day. In fact, it takes only sixty seconds!

Amanda Froelich

The One Simple Truth about Our Existence That Everyone Needs to Know

If humanity came to understand this - everything would change.

3 min

Street Life: Faces Uncovered (2016) (trailer)

Our journey began in 2012...

2 min

Palestinian Performance Poet Speaks Powerful Truth to Power: 'We Teach Life, Sir'

Rafeef Ziadah, a Canadian-Palestinian spoken word artist and activist, performs a poem in response to a journalists who asks "don't you think it would all be better if you just stop teaching your children to hate".

4 min

The Struggle for Survival of the Roma People

Roma people, also known as gypsies, are Europe's largest ethnic minority and have long endured bigotry and abuse. This year, after EU travel and work restrictions for people from Romania and Bulgaria were lifted, rightwing politicians used the fear of "floods of migrants"...

17 min

Hidden Treasures You Didn't Know You Owned

Self-organized commons are undergoing a renaissance today as one of the most robust alternatives to modern-day capitalism. Mention the commons and most people conjure up the image of a bucolic English pasture. The commons were the fields and forests where medieval commoners...

David Bollier

Transition Towns and Beyond: The Ecological Land Co-operative

The Transition movement is a loose network of thousands of communities (ranging from favelas in Brazil to Japanese towns; from rural villages in England to Transition Los Angeles) unified in their drive to devise and implement positive solutions that build local resilience...

Shaun Chamberlin

Where Sewing Machines Are Status symbols

In Atauro Island, Timor Leste, the 8,000-9,000 locals mainly work as subsistence farmers or fishermen, often struggling to make ends meet. When the women of the UK-based social enterprise Swags World (Simply Women and Girls in a Sustainable World) first visited, they found...

5 min

The Call of the Hummingbird (2007)

In the gorgeous setting of central Brazil, a rag tag group of 10000 mayan calendar followers, bioregionalists, permaculture experts, Rastafarians, alternative health practitioners, and NGO executives come together to imagine another way of being.

62 min

Dryden - The Small Town that Changed the Fracking Game

Watch the true story of a town who discovered strength in unity and turned the tables on the powerful oil & gas industry. Help us share this inspiring video with everyone you know! Visit http://earthjustice.org/advocacy-campaigns/unfracktured to learn more.

11 min

Another World (2013)

"Another World" is a film about the grassroots initiatives in Greece that form another world right here and now, away from the crisis and beyond capitalism (Greek narration, English subtitles in captions).

91 min

15 Ways To Create A Summer Of Sharing

With Summer Solstice right around the corner for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, this is the peak time to be outside, among friends, enjoying all that the season has to offer. And what better way to celebrate than by doing a whole lot of sharing?

Cat Johnson

The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible (By Charles Eisenstein): A Review

The reader should be aware that this is not your typical review. As a world-weary academic, disillusioned by the failed promises of the ivory tower and its pretensions to inevitability, I think I know full well how reviews ought to proceed. Little wonder Steve Wasserman wrote...

Adebayo Akomolafe

Grasp The Nettle (2013)

Grasp The Nettle follows the exploits of a ragtag band of land rights activists in London as they struggle against corporations, government, police - and themselves - in their efforts to create alternative communities outside the framework of consumer society.

89 min

The Life of a Plastic Bag

Boomerang Bags presents the Bag Monster in an initative to promote the use of reusable bags, reducing plastics and fostering sustainable behaviour among local communities. For more information about the initiative, and to get involved visit www.boomerangbags.org or find us at...

4 min

The Starfish Throwers (trailer)

Worlds apart, a five-star chef, a twelve year-old girl, and a retired school teacher discover how their individual efforts to feed the poor ignite a movement in the fight against hunger. Award-winning chef Narayanan Krishnan, fighting against the caste system in India, quits...

3 min

Christie Walk: A Piece Of Ecocity (2011)

A Piece of Ecocity is an inspiring 2-part film about one of the only inner-city eco-housing projects in the world. It is a great example of what could be possible everywhere.

45 min

Doing Good Feels Good

Action for Happiness is a movement for positive social change. We're bringing together people from all walks of life who want to play a part in creating a happier society for everyone. For fifty years we've aimed relentlessly at higher incomes. But despite being much...

1 min

Mr. Happy Man

Meet Mr. Happy Man: 88-year-old Bermudian Johnny Barnes devotes six hours every day to an endearing traffic ritual that has made him one of the island’s most cherished citizens. Come rain or shine, he’s there. He stands and blows kisses. This story will make you smile. Every...

10 min

Why a Growing Number of Brazilians Won't Be Celebrating The World Cup

A collection of short films from filmmaker Carla Dauden explain why many Brazilians are unhappy that the World Cup (and Olympic Games) are being hosted in their country. Issues range from the enormous cost (estimated at more than the last 3 World Cup's combined) when...

3 min

Anyone Can Change the World

What if you really could change the world? Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize winner, firmly believes that each and every one of us can and should contribute to creating a better world. In this empowering RSA Short Jody explains why it is so important that we strive to make a...

2 min

Noise Complaint Make Cops Tase Grandma | Police Beat

Abby Martin goes over a round-up of some of the most outrageous recent police stories, including a noise complaint that turned into a SWAT team style raid and the sentencing of Occupy protestor, Cecily McMillan for assaulting a cop after having her breast grabbed.

4 min

A World Beyond Markets: How Will The 'Collaborative Commons' Transform Our Lives?

Jeremy Rifkin, one of the world's most popular public thinkers and political advisors, argues that capitalism will no longer be the dominant paradigm in the second half of the 21st century.

23 min

Look Up: A Video With One Powerful Message For Us All

Everyone should watch this at least once. This short video by Gary Turk is a reminder of the effects of social media on our society. By connecting online, we are disconnecting offline. What are we missing from life as a result? What critical moments do we miss that we didn't...

5 min

10 Ways To Love Where You Live

Community is not just for extroverts. For thousands of years, our ancestors lived in barrios, hamlets, neighborhoods, and villages. Yet in the time since our parents and grandparents were young, privacy has become so valued that many neighborhoods are not much more than...

Ross Chapin

The Next American Revolution Has Begun And This Is What It Looks Like

This is what real revolution looks like. This is the future. Ron Finley in South Central LA was tired of living in a food desert and he decided to do something about it. He took back control over his food supply and health, while also setting his community on a path towards...

Dan West

The Top 3 Most Epic Twitter Campaign Fails | Police Beat

Abby Martin calls out an NYPD Twitter campaign that massively backfired when twitter users got police brutality pictures trending instead of the nice police photos the department was hoping for. LIKE Breaking the Set @ http://fb.me/BreakingTheSet FOLLOW Abby Martin @...

4 min

17 Days In Community: A Manifestation of Love (2014)

O.U.R. Ecovillage is a sustainable educational center and a presentation ground situated in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Their activities are rooted in Permaculture standards and give educational opportunities for natural architecture...

55 min

Pieces of Madrid

This short documentary from the excellent Global Uprisings crew explores ongoing resistance and self-organization in the midst of the economic and social crisis in Madrid, Spain. As social conditions continue to deteriorate across the country, people have been turning to the...

18 min

The Narcicyst Breaks the Stage on Conscious Hip Hop, 'Sumeria' & 'Leap of Faith'

Breaking the Set features an exclusive interview and musical performance by politically conscious Iraqi-Canadian Hip Hop artist, Yassim 'The Narcicyst' Alsalman, who performs the songs 'Leap of Faith' and 'Sumeria'. LIKE Breaking the Set @ http://fb.me/BreakingTheSet FOLLOW...

13 min

Mindful Insight Across the Philippines

Bhante Rakkhita Samanera is an English Buddhist monk exploring the Philippines. Local villagers experience the opportunity to offer spiritual & material support during this residential stay at yoga-healing communities.

5 min

My Father's Gift

'Gift' is a must watch short film that has a profound, heart-touching message about the importance of giving, and the true value of wealth. It’s a beautiful depiction of how we deeply touch others when we selflessly give our time, love and kindness. “Gift” is about a boy who...

7 min

Brilliantly Articulated Animation About Mass Incarceration In The US

Thanks to Visually (http://Visual.ly) for facilitating the creation of this video, to http://youtube.com/kurzgesagt for the animation, and to The Prison Policy Initiative for research help and fact checking. (http://www.prisonpolicy.org). It wasn't easy to pick this topic...

4 min

Battle for Bentley - Will you show up?

Bentley is a beautiful valley community that has peacefully resided 12 kms north west of Lismore for many years. It is a primary produce area and sits within the Northern Rivers water catchment area. Right now it is the new frontline in the fight for fresh water, safe air and...

6 min

Recipe For Change | Building an Earthship in Ushuaia (2014)

Recipe For Change follows the story of Earthship Biotecture in Ushuaia, Argentina as they and a group of academy students build a two-room simple survival Earthship. Earthships are fully off the grid buildings which catch t

62 min

The Secret Reason Sustainable Living Is Now Illegal

Many states are cracking down on sustainable off-the-grid living. They generally come up with ridiculous laws to justify it. However, there is a much larger, deeper reason as to why these communities are being stopped.

6 min

5 Ways to Make Life More Like Burning Man

So you’ve been to the playa, and you’ve seen the promised land – the promise of freedom, of self-expression, of immediacy and creativity and community. The playa fed you, and it changed you. It provided you opportunities for growth, you took advantage of those...

Troy Dayton and Steve Bearman

Typhoon Haiyan Survivors Dance to Pharrell Williams-and They Are Incredible

Want to see a different side of Tacloban City's destruction? These survivors' moves will change how you think about resilience after chaos. After four months of images of chaos, destruction, and grief-stricken families in the hardest-hit areas of the post-Haiyan...

3 min

Detention, Deportation or Death: The Stark Choice for Many Migrants to the UK Who Can be Detained Indefinitely Without Trial

The treatment of people that the British government wants to deport is among the harshest in the world. The UK is the only country in the European Union that detains people for years with no time limit. Detention Action believes that this is one of the most important civil...

4 min

Future Suspended (2014)

How does a global financial crisis permeate the spaces of everyday life in a city? From the streets of Athens, Greece, Future Suspended is divided in three sections. “Privatised” explores the legacy of mass privatisation projects that preceded the 2004 Olympics, placing them...

35 min

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