Watch this inspiring TED talk by Israeli graphic designer Ronny Edry, who spearheaded the viral internet campaign, “Israel loves Iran”.
Jan 19
Israel loves Iran
Arab Spring, Inspired Arts, Presentation
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Oct 12
Witness: Little Dictator
Arab Spring, Empowerment, Inspired Arts, Peace Journalism, Video Interviews
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Click here to watch another excellent example of peace journalism from Al Jazeera’s Witness. Peace Journalism’s role is to create opportunities for society at large to consider and value non-violent responses to conflict.
“As fighting rages in Syria, four political satirists find themselves swept up in the great debates that divide Syria’s revolutionaries: armed revenge or non-violent resistance?”
Watch other Witness videos here: http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness
Oct 08
Watch this documentary on greening deserts by documentary filmmaker and ecologist, John D. Liu.
Visit Liu’s interactive storytelling website here: www.whatifwechange.org
Jul 02
Watch this episode of Al Jazeera’s Witness, “Alfred’s Free Press.”
“One innovative journalist has found a way to get daily news and information to Liberians — with the aid of a blackboard.”
Jun 28
Paul Scott: Media, Peace, and Democracy
Peace Education, Peace Journalism, Video Interviews
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Watch this Transcend Media Service interview with Professor Paul Scott on the mainstream media, peace, and democracy.
Jun 28
Declaration of INTERdependence
Peace Media
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Click here to watch this global participatory video project in a “Declaration of Interdependence”, by Let it Ripple: Mobile Films for Global Change. Music by Moby.
Mar 08
The KONY2012 video has gone viral with just short of 12mil views in 48 hours. In terms of online advocacy, this is a massive success. While the video is spreading awareness about a war criminal, Joseph Kony, we at Media for Peacebuilding have some questions about Invisible Children’s analysis of the conflict, and thereby their solution. Does a foreign military intervention to “stop” Kony decrease or increase violence in the region? What happens after his arrest? Are the hands of the Ugandan government “clean” in this conflict? Following are a number of links to add perspective to this dialogue. We leave you to your own conclusion.
The Problem with Invisible Children’s “Kony 2012″
Feb 08
Faking It: How the Media Manipulates the World into War
Media Literacy, Peace Journalism
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“As the US and Iranian governments escalate tensions in the already volatile Straits of Hormuz, and China and Russia begin openly questioning Washington’s interference in their internal politics, the world remains on a knife-edge of military tension. Far from being a dispassionate observer of these developments, however, the media has in fact been central to increasing those tensions and preparing the public to expect a military confrontation” Click here to watch.
Feb 08
Amateur Riot
Documentary, Informed Action, Nuclear, Nuclear Power, OWS, Video Interviews
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Watch this film to gain insight on the growing anti-nuke movement in Japan, post March 11th, 2011.
Japan has the rare opportunity to turn an unprecedented disaster into a beacon of hope by becoming a leader in the world to turn from nuclear power to a safer, cleaner future.
All of Japan’s nuclear reactors are scheduled to be shutdown for stress tests by the summer of this year, and many groups and individuals across Japan are coming together in solidarity to ensure this becomes a massive leap towards a future free from the repeat of such a disaster.
Jan 09
Watch this informative video about urban farmer, Novella Carpenter.
* warning: some images of animals killed for food.
