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Alter Nativas: Building Possible Futures
Alter Nativas: Building Possible Futures (2024) (trailer)
“Alter Natives” is a documentary about transition initiatives and ecosocial regeneration; a collective project to make visible transformative experiences in our geographies and inspire other possible futures. “Alternatives”, from Latin Alter (other) and Nativus (born), refers...
2 min
No AI for Genocide: Google Fires 28 Workers for Protesting Contract with Israeli Military
No AI for Genocide: Google Fires 28 Workers for Protesting Contract with Israeli Military
Why did Google just fire 28 workers? They tried to stop the company's role in "powering" Israel's AI-enabled genocide. They've seen the tools from the inside and couldn't stand for it. BT's Jackie Kindall followed the historic day of tech worker action with No Tech for...
5 min
The Restorative Revolution and a River of Reciprocity | Sammy Gensaw III
The Restorative Revolution and a River of Reciprocity | Sammy Gensaw III
Sammy Gensaw III, a dynamic young Yurok leader, shares some of his experiences working for ecological and cultural revival along the Klamath River, central to his people’s identity and livelihood. 
12 min
How "Big Picture Activism" Can Change the World
How "Big Picture Activism" Can Change the World
This short video urges people to spread the word about the need for an economic shift from global to local. This type of big picture activism can help tackle our social and environmental crises simultaneously. 
5 min
Lowkey EXPOSES The Dark History Behind Israel’s Murder of Rachel Corrie
Lowkey EXPOSES The Dark History Behind Israel’s Murder of Rachel Corrie
Let me tell you a story... - Lowkey
9 min
Here's Every U.S. Factory Making Bombs For Israel
Here's Every U.S. Factory Making Bombs For Israel
"All of these locations have been carefully mapped out by Christian Sorensen, an Air Force veteran and researcher with the Eisenhower Media Network so if you can't find a location close to you you can go to his SubStack and find a corporate office by your location." ...
5 min
Meet The Wrong Type of Jew, Israel Doesn't Want You To Know Exists
Meet The Wrong Type of Jew, Israel Doesn't Want You To Know Exists
You won’t see this in the mainstream media.
7 min
The Interrelated Structure of Reality
The Interrelated Structure of Reality (trailer)
The work-in-progress film will be an expansive deep dive into our socioeconomic system as the interconnected root cause of all our crises. It's about the two systems that are locked in battle on planet earth: the life system, and the money system. 
7 min
Aaron Bushnell’s Divine Violence
Aaron Bushnell’s Divine Violence
Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation was ultimately a religious act, one that radically delineates good and evil and calls us to resist.
Chris Hedges
'How Many Kids Did You Kill?': Students HUMILIATE Lockheed War Profiteer To His Face
'How Many Kids Did You Kill?': Students HUMILIATE Lockheed War Profiteer To His Face
This is how you do it, folks.
11 min
US Soldier: We Must Stop Sacrificing Lives for Defense Contractors
US Soldier: We Must Stop Sacrificing Lives for Defense Contractors
In 2010, a young soldier named Mike Prysner became a legend for a spontaneous speech saying that the US military fights wars not out of principle, but for Wall St and defense contractors. Today, the truth he spoke is widely known. - Fridayeveryday
5 min
Blocking Israel's War Machine
Blocking Israel's War Machine
Early on the morning of October 30th, a crowd descended on INKAS Armored, a Toronto-based defence contractor with ties to the Israeli Defence Forces. Responding to a call from Palestinian trade unions for workers around the world to shut down exports to the Israeli military...
3 min
“This Is What Our Ruling Class Has Decided Will Be Normal” On Aaron Bushnell’s Action in Solidarity with Gaza
“This Is What Our Ruling Class Has Decided Will Be Normal” On Aaron Bushnell’s Action in Solidarity with Gaza
On Sunday, February 25, we received an email from a person who signed himself Aaron Bushnell.
Crimethinc. Ex-Workers Collective
Tribute to Aaron Bushnell by Iraq Veteran Mike Prysner
Tribute to Aaron Bushnell by Iraq Veteran Mike Prysner
The US military is presented as an institution that does protecting; defending; “saving.” But fundamentally, it is an institution of killing. Of mass killing. Throughout our country’s entire history there have been service members who could not grapple with that fact; who...
Mike Prysner
Walk With Me: A Journey into Mindfulness
Walk With Me: A Journey into Mindfulness (2017)
Directed by Marc J Francis & Max Pugh, ‘Walk With Me’ is a cinematic and immersive exploration into the world-famous monastery of Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh. 
94 min
Jewish Resistance to Germans Explains Palestine Right Now
Jewish Resistance to Germans Explains Palestine Right Now
How does the Jewish uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto against the Germans teach us about what's happening in Palestine today? 
6 min
Miki Kashtan Interviewed by Martin Winiecki
Miki Kashtan Interviewed by Martin Winiecki
What we think is special about this conversation/interview is, that it is for an audience that already shares NGL’s focus on courage, truth, love and liberation. It touches on many relevant topics like gift economy, power with/power over and capacity. - Nonviolent Global...
78 min
How To Resist Radical Evil | Chris Hedges
How To Resist Radical Evil | Chris Hedges
Across diverse landscapes of conflict and peace, a common thread unites them: the unwavering resolve to confront injustice. From the depths of their courage, they challenge the very essence of what it means to defy forces that seek to diminish the human spirit. 
6 min
The Needs of the Management Class Shaped Racial Pseudoscience
The Needs of the Management Class Shaped Racial Pseudoscience
As we enter Black History Month, it is important to understand how management race science was developed to divide and conquer the workforce as it struggled against long odds to form labor unions.
Les Leopold
The Sacredness of Twoness | Lyla June Johnston
The Sacredness of Twoness | Lyla June Johnston
From the session: ONE, NOT TWO: SACRED WHOLENESS | 2018 Festival of Faiths 
26 min
Maxima
Maxima (trailer)
An indigenous woman from the Peruvian Andes who cannot read or write, stands up to the largest gold producer in the world, US-based Newmont Mining Corporation.
3 min
Mr. Fish: Cartooning from the Deep End
Mr. Fish: Cartooning from the Deep End (2017) (trailer)
We find Mr. Fish, once successful outrageous editorial cartoonist, as his profession is dying out. Can he support his family and maintain his unique defiant voice in a world where biting satiric humor has an ever-diminishing market value?
2 min
Israeli Teen JAILED For Refusing Army Service Over Gaza Tells Devastating Truths - w/ Tal Mitnick
Israeli Teen JAILED For Refusing Army Service Over Gaza Tells Devastating Truths - w/ Tal Mitnick
Tal Mitnick is a courageous 18-year-old Israeli citizen who was jailed after refusing to serve in the army - in protest at the war on Gaza, and the oppression of the Palestinian people. Here he tells me absolutely shocking truths - but also explains why there is hope. - Owen...
27 min
Criminalizing Dissent: Silencing Pro-Palestinian Speech
Criminalizing Dissent: Silencing Pro-Palestinian Speech (2019)
Criminalizing Dissent: The Attack on BDS & Pro-Palestinian Speech, a panel featuring Cornel West, Linda Sarsour, Shaun King, Omar Barghouti, Tim Wise, and Dima Khalidi, was held at the UMass-Amherst Fine Arts Center on Nov. 12, 2019 in front of a capacity crowd despite being...
185 min
SHAME Those Silent Over Gaza. No More Excuses.
SHAME Those Silent Over Gaza. No More Excuses.
While those still cheering on the massacre of Gaza should be treated as morally depraved beyond reason, what of those still silent? No excuses anymore. It's time to shame these people - this is about life and death on a colossal scale. - Owen Jones 
16 min
LAST CALL!
LAST CALL! (2022)
"Last Call!" is a cinematic examination of the question of who determines our future. The filmmakers Esther Petsche and Samuel Schlaefli accompany climate activists, climate researchers and artists during the historic UN climate conference "COP26" in Glasgow and document how...
42 min
To Defend Israel as 'Moral Society,' Knesset Member Backs South Africa's ICJ Genocide Case
To Defend Israel as 'Moral Society,' Knesset Member Backs South Africa's ICJ Genocide Case
"This is the true patriotism—no revenge wars and calls for extermination, no unnecessary bloodshed, and no sacrifice of kidnapped citizens and soldiers in false wars," said KM Ofer Cassif
Jon Queally
Nonviolent Communication with Dr Roxy Manning
Nonviolent Communication with Dr Roxy Manning
This is the full interview of Dr Roxy Manning on the subject of Nonviolent Communication. 
35 min
Project 2025: The New Fascist Playbook
Project 2025: The New Fascist Playbook
You've probably heard there's a new conservative manifesto gaining steam among the far-right. What exactly is Project 2025, and why is it so dangerous?
18 min
How YOU Can Help Stop Israel's Carnage In Gaza - And Support Palestinian Liberation
How YOU Can Help Stop Israel's Carnage In Gaza - And Support Palestinian Liberation
Many of you feel you have watched the horror of Israel's onslaught against Palestinians in Gaza and felt fury and grief - but helplessness. You may have participated in large demos, tweeted about it, peacefully occupied a train station, yelled at your computer screens and...
38 min
When Only Love Remains
When Only Love Remains
A conversation with Michal Halev, whose only son was murdered by Hamas on October 7. She tells the story of how she came to call for an end to vengeance.
45 min
The Problem with Wokeness From a Left Perspective
The Problem with Wokeness From a Left Perspective
Identity, which is at the heart of wokeness, is often regarded as the most fundamental thing we have. But clinging too hard to your identity can lead to an emphasis on what makes us different, rather than what we all might have in common. Stylist and cultural commentator...
59 min
How to Truly Forgive
How to Truly Forgive
True forgiveness is a fundamental aspect of a sane world. 👉 Part 2: Listen to the full episode
2 min
The Wild: How Do You Save What You Love?
The Wild: How Do You Save What You Love? (2020)
Award-winning documentary, The Wild is a race against time. “Newly into addiction recovery, an urgent threat emerges to spur fisherman/filmmaker, Mark Titus back to the wilds of Alaska, where the people of Bristol Bay and its storied wild salmon runs face devastation if a...
64 min
DEBUNKED: Where Is Palestine’s MLK?
DEBUNKED: Where Is Palestine’s MLK?
Abby Martin discusses how Palestinians are killed by the Israeli army regardless of whether they protest non-violently, recounting the non-violent Great March of Return protests that took place between 2018–2019, where over 223 Palestinians, including medics and journalists...
10 min
"In My Name, I Want No Vengeance." - The Call of Michal Halev
"In My Name, I Want No Vengeance." - The Call of Michal Halev
Here is a message of peace from my friend Michal Halev, the mother of Laor Avramov who was murdered on October 7th, 2023. I share this with you and stand behind her:
3 min
Four Died Trying: JFK, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Robert F. Kennedy
Four Died Trying: JFK, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Robert F. Kennedy (2023) (trailer)
The opening instalment of an unprecedented multi-part documentary series, filmed primarily from the vantage point of their children, close associates, and witnesses to their assassinations. Four Died Trying considers the "turning” President John Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin...
1 min
You Will Never Walk Alone! The Meaning of Solidarity with Gaza
You Will Never Walk Alone! The Meaning of Solidarity with Gaza
"I am discussing the meaning of solidarity with Gaza with Scottish journalist and filmmaker Liam O'Hare. Liam has covered the topic of Palestine for many years. He is also a Celtic Glasgow supporter who was at the stadium on October 25th for the amazing show of support from...
24 min
Blood Lions: Bred for the Bullet
Blood Lions: Bred for the Bullet (2015)
Blood Lions, an award-winning documentary exposes the terrible truth behind the cub petting, predator breeding, canned lion hunting and lion bone industries in South Africa.
85 min
Jewish-American Activist Maya Edery on Her Journey Away from Zionism
Jewish-American Activist Maya Edery on Her Journey Away from Zionism
“Our education was so entrenched in believing that you should support Israel and that being Jewish meant loving and supporting Israel that I didn’t know there was another way to be Jewish.” Jewish-American activist, Maya Edery, from Jewish Voice for Peace, speaks to MEE...
6 min
How to Speak Truth to Power When It Counts
How to Speak Truth to Power When It Counts
Rabbi Michael Lerner spoke at Muhammad Ali's memorial service in 2016 and received a roaring standing ovation for sharing a message that deserves to be heard around the world today.
9 min
I’m Jewish. I Want a Ceasefire in Gaza. | Dave Zirin
I’m Jewish. I Want a Ceasefire in Gaza. | Dave Zirin
On Oct 18, hundreds of Jewish activists were arrested after staging a sit-in at the US Capitol to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. Dave Zirin, who joined the sit-in, explains why he did so in this special edition of ‘Choice Words.’
6 min
Identity Politics and the Professional-Managerial Class
Identity Politics and the Professional-Managerial Class
"Raising the standard of living for the working class by increasing the minimum wage, creating stronger worker protections and job security, funding education and job training, making housing affordable, and socializing healthcare would benefit the entire working class, which...
Rhyd Wildermuth
Trust Your Heart - An animated Talk by Charles Eisenstein
Trust Your Heart - An animated Talk by Charles Eisenstein
This video shows and speaks of the idea that trusting 'what makes you come alive' is a valid source of information on how to spend your time. I find it very helpful to remind myself of this every day and follow and trust the longings of the heart. As Charles says: we don't...
6 min
What Happens to Rich People Under Socialism?
What Happens to Rich People Under Socialism?
It's a common misconception that socialists want to...ahem...*bonk* the rich. So what do we really want to do? Come learn about how socialist societies treat those with wealth and power!
14 min
Fascism in the Holy Land: A Revised Jewish Understanding of the State of Israel
Fascism in the Holy Land: A Revised Jewish Understanding of the State of Israel
"While Israel has had a right-wing government for much of the last 25 years, the government that took power in late 2022 has become a fascist government with little respect for the history and judicial processes of a democratic society."
Rabbi Michael Lerner
Separated Interbeings | Volume 2
Separated Interbeings | Volume 2 (2023)
Separated Interbeings is a film collage of our diverse and complex world caught on camera, creatively put together to open deeper perspectives and insights on the world we live in.
900 min
Imprint
Imprint (2023)
What can one person do? What can a group of people do? What do we want to leave behind? In the film "Imprint" we visit 13 projects in 13 different places where committed groups work for a vibrant future. A personal and poetic depiction of what it means to be fully human in...
75 min
Realists of a Larger Reality: The introduction to Here Be Monsters: How To Fight Capitalism Instead of Each Other
Realists of a Larger Reality: The introduction to Here Be Monsters: How To Fight Capitalism Instead of Each Other
"Not everything that looks like liberation actually is, nor is every political idea which claims to help people actually helpful. Sometimes, we can dream up things which become nightmares. Sometimes, the left is actually out of touch with reality, with “larger reality.”...
Rhyd Wildermuth
A Case for Color Blindness | Coleman Hughes
A Case for Color Blindness | Coleman Hughes
Racial inequality provokes passionate opinions and varied ideas of how to build a fair, equitable society. One topic that's been contentiously debated for generations is color blindness: the concept that we should look beyond race when thinking about equity. In this talk...
14 min
Inequality for All Turns 10: Has the Movie’s Warning Come True? | Robert Reich
Inequality for All Turns 10: Has the Movie’s Warning Come True? | Robert Reich
In the 10 years since we made Inequality for All, inequality has surged. Yet I have hope for the future:
6 min
Why Does Mainstream Feminism Support the Prison System?
Why Does Mainstream Feminism Support the Prison System?
Can we achieve feminist justice through the criminal law? Carceral feminism is a branch of feminism that would answer yes, but this video challenges carceral feminist thinking and explores alternative approaches to justice. - oliSUNvia
30 min
When Social Control Masquerades as Social Justice
When Social Control Masquerades as Social Justice (2023)
When ideas and movements that threaten to overturn established hierarchies of power are absorbed into elite institutions like Ivy League universities and for-profit corporations, they get transformed into ideas that support the status quo, while remaining cloaked in the...
89 min
Could America Have A General Strike Like France?
Could America Have A General Strike Like France?
When millions of French protesters shut down their country over the president's decision to raise the retirement age, U.S. commentators said it could never happen here. But why? To find out why, we went back through decades of U.S. and French history. We took a look at the...
16 min
Honest Government Ad | COP31 Australia & the Pacific
Honest Government Ad | COP31 Australia & the Pacific
The Australien Government made an ad about its bid to host the 2026 UN Climate Summit (COP31) with the Pacific, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative
4 min
The Commons: Reclaiming What Is Ours
The Commons: Reclaiming What Is Ours (2019)
The Commons is a documentary film about communities re-asserting sustainable futures using consensus, equity and shared resources – ancient Commons principles. The film shares the increasing privatization and destruction of commons, primarily in the United States.  It also...
110 min
I Am Greta
I Am Greta (2020) (trailer)
The story of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is told through compelling, never-before-seen footage in this intimate documentary from Swedish director Nathan Grossman. Starting with her one-person school strike for climate action outside the Swedish Parliament...
3 min
YOUTH V GOV
YOUTH V GOV (2020) (trailer)
YOUTH v GOV is the story of the Juliana v. The United States of America constitutional lawsuit and the 21 American youth, ages 14 to 25, who are taking on the world’s most powerful government. Since 2015, the legal non-profit Our Children’s Trust, has been representing these...
2 min
Guardians of the Earth: A Film about the Paris Agreement
Guardians of the Earth: A Film about the Paris Agreement (2017)
Twenty thousand worldwide negotiators meet at a private airport shielded by the military in the north of Paris for a last attempt to save our planet from climate change. Behind closed doors, these delegates have to negotiate on the first global climate change agreement by the...
85 min
The Bentley Effect
The Bentley Effect (2017)
When the coal seam gas industry staked a claim on the Northern Rivers region of Australia, alarm bells rang out. Thousands of people from all walks of life organised themselves to rally against the unconventional gas invasion. But despite the enormous public opposition, the...
86 min