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War In Public Schools
Looking at race relations in public schools
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LA Mayor Gang Reduction Plan
Jeff Carr appointed by Antonio Villaraigosa to reduce gang activity and head youth development
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Three Lost
Three people with out shelter because of addition. Right now there are thousands of men woman and children living on the streets because of this problem Three people with out shelter because of addition. Right now there are thousands of men woman and children living on the streets becau... more
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For The Love Of Tibet - Better Quality Upload
A group of Tibetan bike riders share their personal stories and sacrifices, as they explain why Tibet is so important to them. The San Francisco Olympic Torch run serves as their backdrop. A group of Tibetan bike riders share their personal stories and sacrifices, as they explain why Tibet is so important to them. The San... more
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Gulabi Gang ( The pink women of India)
In one of the most backward regions of India, the badlands of Central India, village women dressed in pink saris are getting togther to fight corruption and injustice and to raise their voices against the system. In one of the most backward regions of India, the badlands of Central India, village women dressed in pink saris are getting togther t... more
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World Peace Film Award Winner: One! The Garry Davis Story - - My Country is the Wo...
See the winning film in the World Peace Film Awards! The 5 minute video is posted on Current TV at:
http://current.com/items/88935360_my_country_is_the_wor... See the winning film in the World Peace Film Awards! The 5 minute video is posted on Current TV at: ... more -
Medication? 2.0
80% of all Psycostimulants in the world are consumed by Americans. There are 10 MILLION American children on pills for ADD-ADHD, Depression (Mind-altering Drugs). This documentary covers a hidden issue in America that is creating life- long Drug Addicts. 80% of all Psycostimulants in the world are consumed by Americans. There are 10 MILLION American children on pills for ADD-ADHD, Depre... more
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MY COUNTRY IS THE WORLD: A Citizen of no nation, World Citizen #1 travels on his W...
The extraordinary true story of one man who took on all the nations of the world -- and won!
In 1948, compelled by the pain of war, Garry Davis gave up everything -- a promising Broadway career (he stood-in for Danny Kaye and got 13 curtain calls!), his well-to-do show-biz family, even his nationality – to become the world’s first official world citizen. He embarked upon a bold adventure, crashing borders, scaling cliffs, escaping a concentration-camp and challenging border guards, prison commandants and warring armies on a one-man mission to heal the wounds of war and to prevent World War III.
“If I can show that it is possible for one man to live in a new global space, above the nation-states that divide us, and still survive, then I’ll prove that it is possible for all of us to choose to live in the higher reality that we are already one planet,” Garry declared in 1948.
With Albert Camus and others, he interrupted squabbling of nations at the UN in Paris, calling for world-wide elections to create a world parliament to outlaw war and make peace. 20,000 war-weary Europeans rallied with him to demand that the UN recognize the rights of humanity. The very next day the Soviet Union stepped aside and allowed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to be passed unanimously.
Under the authority of that Declaration, and at the suggestion of Eleanor Roosevelt, Garry founded the World Service Authority in Washington DC, which has issued 2 million world passports, IDs, marriage licenses and other documents. (www.worldservice.org) While some nations reject the world passport, 150 Nations have stamped it with Visas. (www.eworldcitizen.com) Thousands of refugees and stateless people have used the World Passport to gain back their identity—and for many their freedom.
Today Nelson Mandela, Bishop Tutu, Jimmy Carter, and other Elders are calling on a billion people to sign the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to make a personal pledge to protect the rights of our fellow global villagers. (www.theelders.org)
For 60 years Garry has lived as a citizen of no nation – only of the world. He’s 86 and still going strong! Now that he has blazed the trail to prove that world citizenship exists, we can each choose to add top level citizenship. We can be citizens not only of our cities, our states, and our nations, but also of the world! This 5-minute short, “One! The Garry Davis Story” was chosen as the 1st place winner from all the entries submitted from around the world for the World Peace Film Awards. (see www.onefilms.com) Please send a link to your friends, and post your comments and reactions on current TV.
“Garry Davis, has grasped the only problem which deserves the devotion of contemporary man, the problem to which I myself am determined to devote the rest of my life, up to my very last day: …the survival of the species. It is a question of…whether mankind – the very universe of man – will disappear by its own hand, or whether it will continue to exist.”
--Albert Einstein, quoted in the transcript of 10/4/1949 hearing before the 14th Court of Corrections in Paris, as translated by Richard V. Carter in Survival Meetings, Writers Club Press, 2001
The extraordinary true story of one man who took on all the nations of the world -- and won! ... more -
Cowboy Poet
Tommy Moellering works on a ranch seven days a week, breaks horses during his evenings, and even finds a little time to write poetry.
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Lost & Found
A question of ethics and art. A young graffiti artist finds out that someone has photographed his street art and sold it in a gallery. A question of ethics and art. A young graffiti artist finds out that someone has photographed his street art and sold it in a gallery... more
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The Escape Clause
“The only kind of life worth living is one you’re willing to die for.” - Scott Hammell
What many dismiss as an innate death wish, Scott Hammell considers his life’s work. If all goes according to plan, Scott will jump from an airplane while bound in a straitjacket, from which he will then escape, catching up to his parachute in mid-air, and deploying the parachute before landing safely to the ground. Struggling to meet self-imposed deadlines, Scott is forced to reevaluate his dedication, desire, and capacity for what many consider a foolish and impossible task.
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Congo's Bloody Coltan
The war beginning in 1998 that pitted the armies of Congo, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Angola against those of Uganda and Rwanda induced the largest humanitarian disaster since World War II, with an estimated four million Congolese lives lost.
Congo’s first national elections since 1965 have taken place, but true peace and democracy remain elusive goals. The population continues to be caught in a deadly whirlpool fueled by weapons transfers, infrastructure breakdown, ineffective leadership, and insecurity.
Mvemba Phezo Dizolele traveled through Congo to cover one of the most under-reported conflicts in the world today.
"Congo's Bloody Coltan" is a quick glimpse at the way Coltan, a substance used to make electronics such as cellphones and computers, has played a role in Congo's civil war.
Produced by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in association with Azimuth Media.
To learn more about this issue, visit www.pulitzercenter.org The war beginning in 1998 that pitted the armies of Congo, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Angola against those of Uganda and Rwanda induced the... more -
Talking HIV in Jamaica
Stigma and discrimination are fueling the HIV epidemic in the Caribbean. In Jamaica, those living with HIV often face social isolation and harassment.
Stigma also stops at-risk people from seeking information on prevention and testing, altering their sexual behavior, and accessing counseling, support groups and treatment.
In this video, Kwame Dawes talks about HIV-related stigma with people living with the disease and those at risk of contracting HIV.
Produced by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in association with Azimuth Media.
To learn more about this issue, visit www.pulitzercenter.org. Stigma and discrimination are fueling the HIV epidemic in the Caribbean. In Jamaica, those living with HIV often face social isolation... more -
Lost & Found
A question of ethics and art. A young graffiti artist finds out that someone has taken photographs of his street art and hung them in a gallery. A question of ethics and art. A young graffiti artist finds out that someone has taken photographs of his street art and hung them in... more
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Inside Iraq: Dangerous Allies
New alliances with Sunni militias have reduced attacks on American troops in Anbar and elsewhere in Iraq, but will this new strategy lead to lasting stability, or is it feeding a sectarian civil war and exacerbating a growing refugee crisis? Reporters David Enders and Rick Rowley take us inside Iraq for this report.
Produced by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in association with Azimuth Media.
To learn more about this issue, visit www.pulitzercenter.org. New alliances with Sunni militias have reduced attacks on American troops in Anbar and elsewhere in Iraq, but will this new strategy l... more -
Sex Workers Confront HIV
The HIV rates among sex workers in the Dominican Republic run three to 10 times higher than in the general population. Now some women in the region are uniting to take a stand against the virus. Reporter Antigone Barton and videographer Stephen Sapienza explore how sex workers are striving to educate others in the business on the dangers of the virus and the importance of using protection.
This video was produced by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in association with Azimuth Media.
To learn more about this issue, visit www.pulitzercenter.org. The HIV rates among sex workers in the Dominican Republic run three to 10 times higher than in the general population. Now some women ... more -
House Call in Hell
This video takes you inside the walls of one of the worst prisons in the Western hemisphere. Overcrowding, poor sanitation, and a general lack of funding in Haiti's National Penitentiary have led to exorbitant HIV and Tuberculosis rates. Reporter Antigone Barton and videographer Stephen Sapienza take a first-hand look at these conditions and an American doctor working to correct them. After this video was taken, USAID authorized $200,000 in emergency funding for health and sanitation improvements.
Learn more about this video at www.pulitzercenter.org This video takes you inside the walls of one of the worst prisons in the Western hemisphere. Overcrowding, poor sanitation, and a gene... more -
For The Love Of Tibet
A group of Tibetan bike riders share their personal stories and sacrifices, as they explain why Tibet is so important to them. The San Francisco Olympic Torch run serves as their backdrop. A group of Tibetan bike riders share their personal stories and sacrifices, as they explain why Tibet is so important to them. The San... more
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Current Rocks Silverdocs!
Current TV and SILVERDOCS invite you to upload your short 3-10 minute documentary here, for consideration to screen at the 2008 SILVERDOCS Film Festival in Washington, DC. Upload your short before May 5th! Current TV and SILVERDOCS invite you to upload your short 3-10 minute documentary here, for consideration to screen at the 2008 SILVER... more
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Susan for Now
The documentary Susan for Now takes the viewer on a journey of discovery through what most people know only vaguely as a mysterious and taboo subculture: the world of sadomasochism.
The film is a first person account of a woman reclaiming her sexual freedom after a ten-year period of self-imposed celibacy and follows the filmmakers personal quest through the underground world of the sex positive community in Seattle. While Susan for Now is a memorably vivid and unflinching exploration of this widely practiced and yet little known genre of alternative sexuality, the film is equally notable for its revealing insights into the minds and hearts of articulate and sincere individuals from every walk of life, from lawyers, IT professionals, graphic artists, musicians and real estate agents to name a few. The individuals portrayed convey how BDSM is practiced in a consensual and responsible manner.
What emerges is an informative depiction of a diverse and growing community and its uneasy relationship with societys shifting mainstream culture. This film dispels the myth that all forms of BDSM and its practitioners are inherently deviant. The documentary Susan for Now takes the viewer on a journey of discovery through what most people know only vaguely as a mysterious an... more
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