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"How I Help Free Innocent People from Prison" (12 minutes)

Harvard Law professor Ronald Sullivan fights to free wrongfully convicted people from jail — in fact, he has freed some 6,000 innocent people over the course of his career. He shares heartbreaking stories of how (and why) people end up being put in jail for something they didn't do, and the consequences in their lives and the lives of others. Watch this essential talk about the duty we all have to make the world a bit more fair every day, however we can.

"Bring Andres Home" (5.5 minutes)

The lawyer for a Kona coffee farmer who was deported back to Mexico despite being called a “pillar of his community” by a U.S. judge plans to file an appeal with the Board of Immigration Appeals on the grounds that he was legitimately married to a U.S. citizen and should not have been deported.

"Operation Virus Hunter" (6 minutes)

Chief George Quocksister Jr. of the Laich-Wil-Tach Nation has witnessed firsthand the decline of wild fish where salmon farms are present. Chief George, alone and armed with only a camera, is bravely boarding salmon farms in his territory and has been invited by the Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw to continue his work up the coast. His footage has revealed young, wild fish trapped in the farm pens and the deplorable conditions that farmed salmon exist in. This has long been a concern for him, as he has seen fisheries severely decline in his unceded territory.

"The Ghosts of Jeju" (80 minutes)

A shocking documentary about the struggle of the people of Jeju Island, S. Korea. Set in the context of the American presence in Korea after World War II, the film reveals horrible atrocities at the hands of the U.S. Military Government of Korea.

"Let's End Ageism" (12 minutes)

It's not the passage of time that makes it so hard to get older. It's ageism, a prejudice that pits us against our future selves — and each other. Ashton Applewhite urges us to dismantle the dread and mobilize against the last socially acceptable prejudice. "Aging is not a problem to be fixed or a disease to be cured," she says. "It is a natural, powerful, lifelong process that unites us all."

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Episode Number: 
645
Duration: 
1 hour 58 min
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Category: 
DCTV - Sponsored Programs
Disposition: 
DCTV Digital Library
Format: 
MPEG2 - MP4