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Democratic Schools
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At democratic schools pupils themselves can decide, what and how they want to learn. There are no curricula, no censorship, and examinations are voluntary. Pupils and teachers have the same rights and organize their schools together. Everyone has a voice with decisions. Can that be done well? In 35 minutes this film shows that it can.
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Public Screening
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Advertising & The End of the World
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Focusing directly on the world of commercial images, Advertising and the End of the World asks some basic questions about the cultural messages emanating from this market-based view of the world: Do our present arrangements deliver what they claim - happiness and satisfaction? Can we think about our collective as well as our private interests? Can we think long-term as well as short-term? Drawing the connection between society's high-consumption lifestyle and the coming environmental crisis, Advertising & the End of the World forces us to evaluate the physical and material costs of the consumer society and how long we can maintain our present level of production.
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Public Access,
Public Screening
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Gimme Green
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Lawns are undeniably an American symbol. But what do they really symbolize? Pride and prosperity? Or waste and conformity?
Gimme Green is a humorous look at the American obsession with the residential lawn and the effects it has on our environment, our wallets, and our outlook on life. It's estimated that Americans use approximately 50 percent of their household water on their yards. By examining the social, commercial, and environmental pressures surrounding the green grass aesthetic, we begin to understand how a non-edible, resource-intensive plant could become our nation's largest irrigated crop. Spanning a wide range of perspectives and locales, and employing an engaging blend of gravity and levity, this documentary short examines Americans' true motives for maintaining a lush green lawn in their yards.
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Public Screening
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A Passion for Sustainability
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Envision a society where economic opportunity, social justice and sustainable culture all spring from environmental stewardship. Imagine a world where nurturing the health of the planet is the catalyst for global financial success and social stability. Can you? -- Ten years ago, fourteen business owners in Portland, Oregon did just that. Using a sustainability tool called The Natural Step, these fourteen business owners looked at their business plans through the lens of environmental sustainability and began the journey to create businesses that would be responsible for Earth's natural systems while building economic growth. Join these inspiring pioneers as they describe the journeys they have taken, the challenges and unexpected rewards they have experienced and their ultimate vision of a sustainable world.
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Public Screening
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Black Gold: A film about Coffee and Trade
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As westerners revel in designer lattes and cappuccinos, impoverished Ethiopian coffee growers suffer the bitter taste of injustice. In this eye-opening expose of the multi-billion dollar coffee industry, Black Gold traces one man's fight for a fair price.
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Public Screening
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Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections
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Uncounted is an explosive new documentary that shows how the election fraud that changed the outcome of the 2004 election led to even greater fraud in 2006 - and now looms as an unbridled threat to the outcome of the 2008 election. This controversial feature length film by Emmy award-winning director David Earnhardt examines in factual, logical, and yet startling terms how easy it is to change election outcomes and undermine election integrity across the U.S.
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Public Screening
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Fed Up: Genetic Engineering, Industrial Agriculture And Sustainable Alternatives
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Using hilarious and disturbing archival footage and featuring interviews with farmers, scientists, government officials, and activists, Fed Up! presents an entertaining, informative, and compelling overview of our current food production system from the Green Revolution to the Biotech Revolution and what we can do about it.
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Public Access,
Public Screening
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Peak Oil: Richard Heinberg in Grass Valley, CA
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A video presentation of Richard Heinberg's riveting talk in Grass Valley, CA, on Nov.15, 2005. Heinberg discusses recent evidence of the timing of the global production peak of petroleum, its likely consequences, and what can be done at both the international and local levels to prepare for this time and mitigate the impacts. The video includes Heinberg's slide presentation and a question and answer session, for 95 minutes total time.
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Public Access,
Public Screening
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Kilowatt Ours
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Kilowatt Ours is an inspirational and enlivening film that demonstrates how easy it is to conserve energy that is produced from traditional sources as well as the many ways the average consumer can easily become part of the renewable energy revolution. The film reveals the connection between personal choices and energy use and introduces us to individuals, businesses, schools and universities who have cut their energy use in half by taking simple steps that benefit the consumer, the environment and the economy.
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Public Screening
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The Money Masters: How International Bankers Gained Control of America
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"The powers of financial capitalism had a far-reaching plan, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole...Their secret is that they have annexed from governments, monarchies, and republics the power to create the world's money..."
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Public Access,
Public Screening
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