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"The Laura Flanders Show" (27 minutes)

Going beyond the headlines of the Ferguson story, a talk with one of the directors of the documentary "Whose Streets?" As the news cameras left Ferguson, Missouri, after the police killing of Michael Brown, Sabaah Folayan and her team stayed on to document what happens to people subjected to police violence as a matter of routine.

"Walking on the Sea" (3.5 minutes)

A homage to the beauty and fragility of the Arctic, "Walking on the Sea" explores this incredible landscape through the eyes of a young crew member onboard the Greenpeace ship the Arctic Sunrise.

Oil companies are still hoping to drill the last drops of oil from the melting Arctic. If we don’t stop them, icy scenes like this could someday be nothing more than memory.

"What Is It Like To Be You?" (6 minutes)

Both sides in any war believe that their side is the just side. The mentality of war says that only when our enemies are defeated can we have peace. Humanity has been fighting an endless war with each other for thousands of years and no side has been able to claim victory. For those who seek another way besides endless war, the question, “What is it like to be you?” offers us another path towards reconciliation and truth.

"A Black Man Goes Undercover in the Alt-Right" (18.5 minutes)

Theo E.J. Wilson tells the story of becoming Lucius25, white supremacist lurker, and the unexpected compassion and surprising perspective he found from engaging with people he disagrees with. He encourages us to let go of fear, embrace curiosity and have courageous conversations with people who think differently from us. "Conversations stop violence, conversations start countries and build bridges," he says.

"We Are Not Strangers To This Land: Untold Stories of DREAMERS" (26 minutes)

The documentary "We Are Not Strangers To This Land: Untold Stories of DREAMERS" was filmed and produced by immigrant rights activists who are part of Alianza, a coalition at Sacramento City College. This impactful documentary shares the stories of local Dreamers in order to humanize the ongoing struggle of navigating their lives in the United States while undocumented.

"Greenpeace Exposes Illegal Fishing" (3.5 minutes)

During joint surveillance between Greenpeace and the Guinean fisheries inspection CNSP, shark fins were discovered on two Chinese fishing vessels. One of the vessels, as well as a third vessel, also had illegally altered fishing nets on board. The catch of all vessels was seized by Guinean authorities. Apart from the shark fins, Greenpeace also found numerous carcasses of sharks including hammerhead sharks, an endangered species, and manta rays on board several vessels.

"Tom Hayden & Naomi Klein - Journalism, Global Economy, NAFTA, The Sixties" (28 minutes)

Author, activist and former California State Senator Tom Hayden (who passed away on October 23, 2016) talks in depth with the author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein, about the state of the fourth branch of government: journalists. Both Hayden and Klein became serious journalists in college, and it was during that time that both experienced their defining moment.

When Tom Hayden interviewed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1960, he asked questions while imagining the headline, "Tom Hayden Interviews MLK," but by the time he wrote the article he knew there were more important things in the world than personal glory.

Naomi Klein rebelled from her liberal, feminist mother until Mark Lepine gunned down fourteen women in what became known as the Montreal Massacre. It was then she realized people were dying for the beliefs her mother fought for, and that realization awakened the activist within her.

After both events, Hayden and Klein dedicated their lives to telling the truth about the world, and doing everything in their power to not use subjects like "they," but use "we" instead. It is that distinction that defines their journalism to this day.

"Time Marches Forward And So Do We" (4 minutes)

As legislative efforts continue to ban transgender people from public restrooms, this video by "Transparent" producer and artist Zackary Drucker, actress Laverne Cox and their creative team tells the story of trans history and resistance. This video comes on the heels of the President’s tweets seeking to ban transgender individuals from military service and in the midst of continued legislative efforts in states like Texas to ban transgender individuals from public restrooms. The consequences of this discrimination from our government are deadly.

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Episode Number: 
651
Duration: 
1 hour 58 min
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Category: 
DCTV - Sponsored Programs
Disposition: 
DCTV Digital Library
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MPEG2 - MP4