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Fell in Love With Fire (2024) - filmsforaction.org
Dec 16, 2024 · On October 17, 2019, Chile’s student movement was on its heels, facing new legislation that put police in schools for the very first time. With the students’ normal organizing environment swept out of their control, the movement launched a campaign against a routine increase in public transit fare.
Have We Finally Lost to Climate Change? - filmsforaction.org
Dec 13, 2024 · Recently, it feels like the world does not care about the climate or environmental crises. Between COP29 being an absolute disaster, Trump's recent election, and the continued destruction being waged by governments and corporations on our planet and its people, some might believe all hope is lost.
HyperNormalisation (2016) - Films For Action
161 minutes | We live in a time of great uncertainty and confusion. Events keep happening that seem inexplicable and out of control. Donald Trump, Brexit, the War in Syria, the endless migrant crisis, random...
The Movement We Need
Nov 18, 2024 · This series of writings is an experiment—a new way of writing a book that invites you all to participate in. I’ve written or co-written thirteen published books over more than four decades as an author, and a number of others (we don’t talk about those), and seen publishing change radically in that time.
The Real Agenda Behind Mass Deportations - filmsforaction.org
Nov 15, 2024 · Tim Hjersted | Trump’s mass deportation plan, though framed as a way to protect American jobs, actually helps corporations exploit workers and harms the U.S. economy. Here’s how: 🧵Labor Vulnerability:Mass...
50 Documentaries Inspiring the Transition From Empire to Earth …
Dec 11, 2024 · We are living in a time of profound transition, a moment when humanity must choose its path forward. The old systems—of empire, domination, and exploitation—are showing signs of weakness, and in their wake, we have the opportunity to build something far more life-affirming. A new story is ...
The Politics of Cultural Despair - filmsforaction.org
Nov 6, 2024 · Chris Hedges | It is despair that is killing us. It fosters what the Roger Lancaster calls “poisoned solidarity,” the intoxication forged from the negative energies of fear, envy, hatred and a lust for violence.
Protest/Not Voting Is a Trap: Real Impact Requires Material …
Oct 28, 2024 · To those who argue that voting for Harris means being "complicit in genocide," I want to share an alternative perspective, rooted in justice and our movement's goals, that I hope will help us bridge the divide.
Howard Zinn: A People's History of the United States (2015)
With the tremendous success of his book, A People's History of the United States, Howard Zinn radically changed the way Americans see themselves. His friend Noam Chomsky says that Zinn litteraly transformed a generation's conscience. Zinn talks about those who have no voice in the official History ...