acTVism Munich Video Playlist June 2016
1) Yanis Varoufakis and Noam Chomsky discuss Basic Income Guarantee:
Note: This video was previously published via Films for Action. Click here to see the video.
Topic:
In the following video, Yanis Varoufakis and Noam Chomsky talk about the concept of a basic income guarantee also knowns as a universal income. To find out more about this concept visit the basic income network.
2) STOP Ramstein "No Drone Warfare" Demonstration - Report + Video with Noam Chomsky, Joseph Gerson and John Lindsay Poland
REPORT:
Topic:
On the 11th of June 2016, demonstrators under the banner “Stop Ramstein: No Drone Warfare” organized a variety of direct actions against the US Air Force base in Ramstein as well the global arms trade. The goals of the protesters were to exert political pressure on the government to change its foreign policy stance and to increase awareness on issues that surround it. To see the full report, click here.
VIDEO:
US Military Bases & Foreign Policy - Noam Chomsky, Joseph Gerson & John Lindsay Poland
Topic:
In this video, Noam Chomsky, Joseph Gerson and John Lindsay Poland talk about the US foreign policy apparatus that includes US military bases worldwide and the drone program.
- What is the rational behind having 800 military bases worldwide?
- What role does the US air base in Ramstein play?
- Is the drone program justified?
- What can activists do to halt militarization?
3) Exclusive WikiLeaks Report - "First they came for Assange"
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In this exclusive acTVism video report, we travel to the Volksbühne in Berlin to document a global event named “First they came for Assange” in which the case of Wikileaks and its founder, Julian Assange, was brought to the forefront. We talked directly to the organizers as well participants on the following issues: Assange’s case, the function and significance of whistleblowers in a democratic society, the German government’s handling of whistleblowers and the role that artists and activists can play to bring about meaningful change.
Note: Full interviews from this report will be released soon
4) Yanis Varoufakis on the European Constituion, Economic Disintegration and Orwellianism
Topic:
In this video the former finance minister of Greece and founder of DiEM25 (Democracy in Europe Movement 2025), Yanis Varoufakis, provides us insights into why the European constitution does not represent European cititzens and lacks democratic substance. He also talks about the disintegration of the European Union, what forces are driving its demise and how Orwellian language is used to hide this.
- Does Europe have a constitution that represents the will of the people?
- What observations are indicating towards the disintegration of the European Union?
- In what form is Orwellianism employed to provide the superficial appearance of progressive reform?
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