What's Behind the Dollar?

Sep 30 2008
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Money - where does it come from?  Money expert James Bernard Quilligan, Executive Director of the Center for Global Negotiations, describes where U.S. money comes from, and why, even today, all U.S. money comes from the private Federal Reserve Bank, not from the U.S. Treasury. The U.S. currency is to backed only by debt, but this was not always so! Find out where all that money comes from, with author Krista Keenan.
Posted by Kevin Hansen |

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  People are organizing everywhere for a better planet. Meet them, through the networks already in place -
  • near you,
  • like you,
  • for what you care about.
 
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10-Year Old Felix: Plant for the Planet Campaign (Deutsch with subtitles)

Jul 13 2008
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The amazing 10-year-old Felix Finkbeiner articulates his wishes for "Plant for the Planet" the campaign to plant trees - a United Nations-sponsored program that has become an overwhelming success. In German, with English subtitles.
Posted by Pierre Terre |

Healing Rwanda: Jean Paul Samputu and the Forgiveness of Murder

Jun 28 2008
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AfroPop Star Singer Jean Paul Samputu speaks of the forgiveness that is healing Rwanda, as neighbors re-discover that they can live together. Mizero Children was founded by Jean Paul to help heal the 1,000,000 orphans of Rwanda from the genocide, HIV/AIDS - children who can help restore a nation.
Posted by Kevin Hansen |

Trash Beach

May 29 2008
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From toys, to shampoo bottles, to bread wrappers, to car parts, to our shoes and clothes, plastic is everywhere!  But what happens to all that plastic when we are done with it? Where does it end up?  People have said that 90% of plastic ever produced is still around today.  See the unexpected place Pierre has found our plastic leftovers.
Posted by Kevin Hansen |

Ending Gun Violence: The Legs Against Arms Race 2007

Oct 07 2007
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In Philadelphia, the problem of gun violence by young people is taking a terrible toll. The Philadelphia chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, led by Pat Harner, decided they had to take action. On April 15th 2007, A Nore'easter storm hit Philadelphia...and the race went on anyway - the problem is too severe to let a little rain interfere. When you hear the poems of the young people bruised by gun violence, you'll know the reasons why everybody wants a solution...
Posted by Pierre Terre |

We've Experienced Enough: Damon Roberts and South Philly

May 06 2007
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Too many homicides. Too many dropouts. Too much trash. These are all minimum, basic issues that good government must address. The Second Council District of Philadelphia in the USA has too many of all these, and that is why Damon Roberts is running for City Council. He moved his entire family INTO one of the toughest parts of Philadelphia to make a difference for people. Find out what real leadership looks like. Find out why real leaders live in the district, care for their people, and speak out about the real issues.
Posted by Pierre Terre |

From Forgiveness to Activism: How Michael Berg Lost His Son to Revenge in Iraq Then Found His Voice for Peace

Mar 11 2007
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Peace activist Michael Berg's story of the horrific murder of his son, and his personal transformation thereafter into an activist using nonviolent peaceful protest against the war in Iraq. Produced by: Pierre Terre, 3/11/2007 Language: English Run Time: 23 min. 0 sec. Story Level 3 = 12+ years of age Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License.
Posted by Kevin Hansen |

Great South Philly Cleanup

Nov 16 2006
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Community leader Damon K. Roberts, Esq. and his wife Arline bring together hundreds of people across more than 300 blocks in South Philadelphia, all to take charge of their neighborhoods, to take a stand for quality of life, and make the neighborhood SAFE and CLEAN - the two top priorities. Damon Roberts describes how the residents of South Philadelphia are taking back their neighborhoods and their quality of life.
Posted by Kevin Hansen |