Poverty

Skid Row at the DNC

nelsonmadison — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:27:15 -0700

We're going to screen SKID ROW on Sunday, August 24th at Harkins Theater in Denver the day before the Democratic National Convention starts. The National Coalition for the Homeless will have a Voter Registration Booth and we are looking to attract much national press to bring the homeless crisis to the forefront of the election campaign. There are many new stories emerging about middle-class homelessness and we belive that the crisis is worsening with each day the war drags on.

A Loud Color

festival@artsengine.net — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:10:04 -0700

Louis Harding takes a tour of his neighborhood in post-Katrina New Orleans, recounting the contributions of notable African Americans to New Orleans culture and the long road ahead.

Argentina Turning Around

festival@artsengine.net — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:53:43 -0700

Argentinean factory workers unite to bolster the economy, recreate jobs and stabilize communities after business owners abandon their factories during an economic downturn.

Tarsniper videos expose police corruption in Morocco

Sameer Padania — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:43:36 -0700

I'm in a packed Budapest conference room, at the the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit. Today's sessions focus on practical tools and measures that networks of activists can take to counteract global censorship efforts.

African Underground: Hip Hop in Senegal

festival@artsengine.net — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:31:46 -0700

Step into the African Underground and listen to a new voice inspired by religion, politics, old school Hip Hop and Senegalese culture.

Beijing beyond the Olympics - 5 Jan 08

aljazeeraenglish — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:57:04 -0700

In the wake of the Olympics, the benefits of Beijing's rapid economic development is not being felt by many of the capital's residents. Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports.

We Feed The World

Celluloid — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:15:09 -0700

Trailer from WE FEED THE WORLD by Erwin Wagenhofer, produced by Helmut Grasser.
An eye-opening documentary about scarcity and plenty.
"A view of the food industry rarely addressed on the nightly news." THE NEW YORK TIMES

Act Now to End Poverty and Inequality and Stop the Food Crisis

The Elders - Every Human Has Rights campaign — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:09:09 -0700

This short video clip contains messages from The Elders (www.TheElders.org) on the right to food. The clip is part of The Elders' Every Human Has Rights campaign, and was created in partnership with GCAP to highlight our need to overcome the global food crisis.

Some Quotes in the video include:

Every Human Has Rights: Speak Out

Tavis Smiley talks to Pras Michel about SKID ROW

nelsonmadison — Fri, 30 May 2008 08:37:19 -0700

Pras Michel talks to Tavis Smiley about his life-changing experience of living as a homeless man on Skid Row in Los Angeles to make the documentary film, SKID ROW.

SKID ROW - Raise Awareness, Inspire Action!

Doug Schenkelberg's Testimony to UN Special Rapporteur

MidwestHumanRights — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:13:23 -0700

On May 23, 2008, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Racism, Mr. Doudou Diene of Senegal, was in Chicago as part of a three-week mission to the U.S. Mr. Diene attended a public hearing where representatives from NGOs and victims provided testimony on racial discrimination practices in the city.

Doug Schenkelberg of Heartland Alliance provided testimony on poverty and homelessness.

Midwest Coalition for Human Rights