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"Hey, World! Let's Create a Nuclear-Free Future " (2 minutes)

Nuclear abolition connects deeply with struggles to end and prevent wars, increase peace, and achieve economic and environmental justice in our local communities and around the world. Learn more and get involved!

This short video promotes upcoming activities in New York City and around the world, which will include:

* An international peace, justice and environmental conference – April 24 & 25

The history of Sudan, from the time of Independence from Britain, in 1956, to the present.

Episode #517 of “Media Edge” (initial airing on cable TV during the period of April 4-10, 2015) will mark the 10th anniversary of Media Edge!  Each of the nine segments in this special episode premiered in 2005. Many of these segments expressed local opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the re-election of George W. Bush, major reasons why we created Media Edge. This episode includes:

"Eyes Wide Open" (8 minutes)

"The Story of Broke" (8 minutes)

"To Prison for Poverty" (13.5 minutes)

To Prison for Poverty documents the system that enables private probation companies to profit from charging excessive fees to low income people who can't pay small fines like traffic tickets. If they can't pay, they go to jail.

"PSR 2014 Scholarship Essay Contest Finals" (71.5 minutes)

For over a Quarter of a Century, World Food Day (October 16th) has provided a forum on television, for in-depth analysis of the crisis of extreme poverty and hunger throughout the world, even in the US. This particular panel, has representatives from the Agency for International Development's Food For Peace program, the main vehicle the United States uses to distribute food to needy countries. Also represented, is a member of The World Food Council, which has existed for many decades , and has hands-on-the-ground experience in food insecure countries.

World Food Day presents a 9 part discussion of the danger of Climate Change to our food security, World-Wide. Ray Suarez of PBS, hosts this discussion with many key people that are familiar with the science of climate change, and it's impact on food production.

The US Dept. of Agriculture, in partnership with the FAO (the United Nations Food & and Agriculture Organization), accomplish many programs that enable sustainable agriculture, both here and in other countries. In spite of criticism of USDA as a racist outfit, it still manages somehow, to render much needed credit, even to minorities( although it usually takes a lawsuit!!)

Sci-Fi Journal for March 2015 live from TempleCon in Warwick, RI with hosts James Hinsey, Jay Kingston, Marc Morisseau and Calvin Watts III. Jay begins with Popcorn Previews with trailers for "Fantastic Four", "District C-11", "CHAPPiE", and "Home". Jay interviews artist and illustrator Andrew Cefalu. Calvin does Game Over with the latest in home video releases on DVD and Blu-Ray, and Calvin talks about the ACDC Pinball table, and Calvin is currently playing "Dying Light" and talks about the loss of Joystiq website.