Interesting Stuff

TRAC - Fences & Locks to Jobs & Paychecks

Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Wed, 12/09/2020 - 3:36pm
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A documentary on the TRAC program at the Washington State Corrections Center for Women. A pre-apprenticeship training program that teaches the basics of the building trades skills and life skills. The program is offered in the last year of incarceration so that the graduate can step out of prison and into their choice of 8 different unions as apprentices. TRAC is a huge success. About 40% of the women who complete their sentences will return within a couple of years having reoffended. The TRAC graduates? 3% Women who return to the community but not the same old life.

75 Years After Hiroshima/Nagasaki -- Rolling Back the Nuclear Arsenal

Submitted by Autumn Labbe-Renault on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 6:42pm
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75 Years After Hiroshima/Nagasaki -- Rolling Back the Nuclear Arsenal

This one-hour program features a powerful eyewitness account by a Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing.  Ms. Thurlow provides her memories of the day the atomic bomb dropped, post-war Japan, how she became an activist, and her work with the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), winner of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.

ND TV

Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:00am
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ND TV provides latest news from India and the world. Get today's news headlines from Business, Technology, Bollywood, Cricket, videos, photos, live news ...

BANG! The Musical

Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Thu, 12/12/2019 - 11:52am
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A unique combination of science and entertainment!

Experience the evolution of the universe from the Big Bang to present day earth in just 1 hour! Original music, lyrics, and production by Portland composer Fred Strong, it is the world's first Humanist/Freethought musical. Recorded live in Portland Oregon December 2012.

Taiko Drumming with Davis Wakamatsu Taiko Dan

Submitted by Denis Kurata on Wed, 11/20/2019 - 2:29pm
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A perfomance  by Davis Wakamatsu Taiko Dan at Central Park Davis on 10/06/19.

Davis Wakamatsu (Young Pine) Taiko Dan is a Davis community group dedicated to studying and sharing with the community the Jpanese art of Taiko Drumming. Founded in 2002, members range in age from 7 to 76. Children's classes are taught through Davis City Recreation.

Meat File - Physicians, Scientists and Nutritionists Speak Out

Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Wed, 11/20/2019 - 12:53pm
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250 millions tons of meat are consumed annually worldwide. The increasing meat consumption determines our future.

The steadily growing meat production sector has drastic consequences not only to the ecological and climatic balance of the Earth, but also to our health. But where does meat come from and under what circumstances is it produced? MEAT FILE provides facts about livestock production, animal husbandry and slaughter, as well as the effects on people and the Planet Earth.

Francis Resta on Dutch TV

Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Fri, 11/08/2019 - 6:03pm
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World War II combat veteran Francis Resta travelled to Europe for the 75th anniversary activities and was interviewed by Dutch television. One of Francis' goals for the trip was to connect with the family of the Dutch doctor who saved his leg.