http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/culture 2008-11-19T02:55:09Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62789-48-naples-nov-15-part-2 2008-11-19T02:55:09Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SQ275p4TVTo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SQ275p4TVTo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62789-48-naples-nov-15-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/78468" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Once a glittering regional capital, modern Naples' reputation has been tarnished by organised crime and soaring unemployment but in this week's programme, Amanda Palmer and the 48 team meet local journalists Andrea and Ilaria, who show them how this brash city is determined to shrug off the forces holding it back.</p> <p>The most destructive of these forces is the local mafia, The Camorra older and arguably more powerful than Sicily's Cosa Nostra - which operates like a vast corporation controlling Neapolitan business and local politics. But some are willing to challenge their power, as 48 discovers when Andrea takes the team to meet the The "Sott' 'o pont'" (Under the Bridge) theatre company an organisation trying to educate teenagers about the dangers of Camorrista life through drama.</p> <p>For many, the most vivid image of modern Naples is the 'garbage crisis', which left the city festering in uncollected refuse for nearly a year. We head to the suburb of Villaricca, home to Europe's largest rubbish dump, to meet local percussion band Bidonvillarik. Their musical instruments are built from rubbish to draw attention to the garbage crisis - which, they say, is far from over.</p> <p>Naples is proud to have maintained its own language, and nowhere is it more alive than in its beloved local folk music, Canzone Napoletana. We meet 12-year-old Fortuna, one of the genre's hugely popular child singers, as she performs to an enraptured crowd at a birthday party in one of the narrow streets of the Forcella district.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/62789-48-naples-nov-15-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62788-48-naples-nov-15-part-1 2008-11-19T02:55:09Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hRHdm5DVidk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hRHdm5DVidk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62788-48-naples-nov-15-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/78467" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The next morning, our guide Ilaria introduces Amanda to 'Pizza Master' Enrico, who runs a training course for local teenagers. His students are keen to learn a respected craft which can earn them a healthy, legitimate wage in a city where high unemployment makes joining the Camorra an all too attractive an option. Amanda learns the secrets of the perfect margherita the precise dimensions and ingredients of which are enshrined in EU law - and attempts to solve the mystery of why pizza making is such a macho career.</p> <p>Next we take the dramatic coast road around the Bay of Naples towards Amalfi, to visit one of the terraced lemon farms that have characterised the craggy coastal landscape of the Naples region for centuries. Lifelong lemon farmer Luigi reveals the passion for his fruit that keeps him fondly tending his terraces at the age of 74, and introduces us to his protégé, 'Young Luigi'.</p> <p>Finally, Ilaria and Andrea take us to the village of Montevergine for the annual festival of Tammurriata, a traditional Neapolitan style of music and dance with a huge following among young people. An earthy blend of pagan sensuality and Christian spirituality, the festival celebrates fertility, rebirth, and a successful harvest.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/62788-48-naples-nov-15-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62769-street-food-mumbai-14-nov-08-part-2 2008-11-19T02:55:10Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D07WmXtxnGw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D07WmXtxnGw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62769-street-food-mumbai-14-nov-08-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/78426" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>In the first of a new series Al Jazeera's Divya Gopalan attempts to understand the real Mumbai by taking a culinary journey through its Street Food.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/62769-street-food-mumbai-14-nov-08-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62768-street-food-mumbai-14-nov-08-part-1 2008-11-19T02:55:10Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EUMmaIONfjo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EUMmaIONfjo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62768-street-food-mumbai-14-nov-08-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/78425" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>In the first of a new series Al Jazeera's Divya Gopalan attempts to understand the real Mumbai by taking a culinary journey through its Street Food.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/62768-street-food-mumbai-14-nov-08-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/61926-48-ho-chi-minh-city-part-2 2008-11-10T16:57:05Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vvWUpTYcfGw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vvWUpTYcfGw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/61926-48-ho-chi-minh-city-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/76915" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>48 visits Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's largest city, its economic and cultural hub and one of the most promising cities in Asia.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/61926-48-ho-chi-minh-city-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/61925-48-ho-chi-minh-city-8-nov-08-part-1 2008-11-10T20:54:15Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FXLXW5SwP-A&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FXLXW5SwP-A&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/61925-48-ho-chi-minh-city-8-nov-08-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/76914" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>48 visits Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's largest city, its economic and cultural hub and one of the most promising cities in Asia.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/61925-48-ho-chi-minh-city-8-nov-08-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/61892--mr-condom-on-birth-control-promotion-in-thailand 2008-11-19T02:47:41Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eulW2XxCXxc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eulW2XxCXxc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/61892--mr-condom-on-birth-control-promotion-in-thailand"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/76846" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/08/01/Mechai_Viravaidya_HIV_Prevention_and_Health_in_Thailand">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>AIDS activist Mechai "Mr. Condom" Viravaidya discusses creative methods for birth control promotion in his native Thailand, developed in order to deal with a 1970s overpopulation crisis.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Mechai Viravaidya, politician and founder of the Population and Community Development Association in Thailand, discusses his innovative techniques for promoting birth control in the face of overpopulation and the AIDS epidemic.</p> <p>He also talks about his efforts to build economies in rural villages in order to promote health and education. - Chautauqua Institution</p> <p>Mechai Viravaidya, popularly known as "Mr. Condom" in his native Thailand, was recently awarded the 2007 Gates Award for Global Health on behalf of The Population and Community Development Association (PDA), the organization he founded in 1974. For over 30 years, PDA has helped improve lives and strengthen communities in Thailand through HIV prevention and family planning programs that have become international models. A health economist by training, Viravaidya is best known for his use of humor and unorthodox methods in focusing the public's attention on public health.The programs developed by Viravaidya and PDA led to a dramatic reduction in new HIV infections in Thailand, from 143,000 in 1991 to 21,000 in 2003. </p> <p>Using a nationwide network of village-based volunteers, PDA empowers women to plan their pregnancies, giving both mothers and children the opportunity to live healthier lives. PDA's comprehensive approach to poverty reduction also addresses income generation, water resource development, sanitation projects, environmental conservation, and promotion of gender equality and democracy.</p> <p>Today, PDA's 600 employees and more than 12,000 volunteers work in 18 regional development centers and branch offices throughout Thailand. Through its international training program, PDA has trained 2,900 people from 50 countries in innovative approaches to HIV prevention, family planning, adolescent reproductive health and other issues.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/61892--mr-condom-on-birth-control-promotion-in-thailand">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/61878-at-the-battle-of-ideas-2008-festival-fora-tv-blog 2008-11-19T02:47:41Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ezwfFkIHfWc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ezwfFkIHfWc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/61878-at-the-battle-of-ideas-2008-festival-fora-tv-blog"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/76816" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>FORA.tv's Bob Appel reports live from London at the Institute of Ideas' Battle of Ideas 2008 festival. FORA will be posting most of the panels from the festival over the next several weeks. Keep an eye on our Institute of Ideas partner channel for updates.</p> <p>Institute of Ideas partner channel on FORA.tv: <a href="http://fora.tv/partner/Institute_of_Ideas">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>For more information about the Battle of Ideas 2008: <a href="http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/">www.battleofideas.org.uk</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/61878-at-the-battle-of-ideas-2008-festival-fora-tv-blog">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/61603-james-surowiecki-the-moment-when-social-media-became-the-ne 2008-11-19T04:27:41Z TED Talks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h-Xm4ufnoxY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h-Xm4ufnoxY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/61603-james-surowiecki-the-moment-when-social-media-became-the-ne"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/76332" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><a href="http://www.ted.com">www.ted.com</a> James Surowiecki pinpoints the moment when social media became an equal player in the world of news-gathering: the 2005 tsunami, when YouTube video, blogs, IMs and txts carried the news -- and preserved moving personal stories from the tragedy.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/61603-james-surowiecki-the-moment-when-social-media-became-the-ne">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/61346-newton-aduaka-the-story-of-ezra-a-child-soldier 2008-11-19T04:27:41Z TED Talks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PLXsUgL_wpc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PLXsUgL_wpc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/61346-newton-aduaka-the-story-of-ezra-a-child-soldier"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/75992" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><a href="http://www.ted.com">www.ted.com</a> Filmmaker Newton Aduaka shows clips from his powerful, lyrical feature film "Ezra," about a child soldier in Sierra Leone.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/61346-newton-aduaka-the-story-of-ezra-a-child-soldier">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/59905-kulture-clash-international-presents-zola-live-in-the-usa 2008-11-19T02:45:39Z KultureClash <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YOSr2-bUxiU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YOSr2-bUxiU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/59905-kulture-clash-international-presents-zola-live-in-the-usa"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/73826" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>South African Kwaito Music Superstar ZOLA perfoming Live for the first time in the USA.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/59905-kulture-clash-international-presents-zola-live-in-the-usa">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/59886-jared-diamond-why-societies-collapse 2008-11-19T04:27:42Z TED Talks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IESYMFtLIis&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IESYMFtLIis&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/59886-jared-diamond-why-societies-collapse"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/73802" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><a href="http://www.ted.com">www.ted.com</a> Why do societies fail? With lessons from the Norse of Iron Age Greenland, deforested Easter Island and present-day Montana, Jared Diamond talks about the signs that collapse is near, and how -- if we see it in time -- we can prevent it.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/59886-jared-diamond-why-societies-collapse">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/59878-kulture-clash-international-presents-mili-mili-live 2008-11-19T02:45:38Z KultureClash <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8UG_KBvFNwM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8UG_KBvFNwM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/59878-kulture-clash-international-presents-mili-mili-live"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/73793" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Mili Mili, which means "movement" in Arabic, is a high-energy, thirteen piece, world music band from Los Angeles. This world music band performs in many languages, including, Arabic, Portuguese, Swahili and English. One unique quality about this band is that all members are from different parts of the world, contributing to this collective sound with their traditional instruments and sounds native to their respective countries and cultures. With the fusion of melodies, rhythms and dances from all around the world, Brazil, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, Mili Mili is a microcosm of the cultures of the world all in one band. This eclectic mix of music is created to bring our audiences positive energy and happiness.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/59878-kulture-clash-international-presents-mili-mili-live">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/59394-mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-creativity-fulfillment-and-flow 2008-11-19T04:27:42Z TED Talks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fXIeFJCqsPs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fXIeFJCqsPs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/59394-mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-creativity-fulfillment-and-flow"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/72948" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><a href="http://www.ted.com">www.ted.com</a> Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, "What makes a life worth living?" Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of "flow."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/59394-mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-creativity-fulfillment-and-flow">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/59245-obama-and-the-reverend-wright-fallout-michael-eric-dyson 2008-11-18T10:48:37Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ptmiHN-6cd4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ptmiHN-6cd4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/59245-obama-and-the-reverend-wright-fallout-michael-eric-dyson"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/72744" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/10/01/Michael_Eric_Dyson_No_Dreams_Deferred">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Author and commentator Michael Eric Dyson gives his perspective on Barack Obama's handling of the controversy over his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Michael Eric Dyson addresses the Georgetown community in a lecture titled, "No Dreams Deferred?" Professor Dyson is an outspoken scholar who exploded on to the national scene in a public dispute with Bill Cosby over poverty and the black underclass - Georgetown University</p> <p>Michael Eric Dyson, named by Ebony as one of the hundred most influential black Americans, is the author of sixteen books, including Holler if You Hear Me, Is Bill Cosby Right? and I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King Jr. He is currently University Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University. He lives in Washington, D.C. </p> <p>His most recent book is April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/59245-obama-and-the-reverend-wright-fallout-michael-eric-dyson">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/59200-america-as-post-racial-or-post-racist-michael-eric-dyson 2008-11-17T18:53:43Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ksFx4tnWP1A&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ksFx4tnWP1A&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/59200-america-as-post-racial-or-post-racist-michael-eric-dyson"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/72675" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/10/01/Michael_Eric_Dyson_No_Dreams_Deferred">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Author and commentator Michael Eric Dyson discusses white Democratic racism towards Barack Obama, and contrasts the idea of a "post-racist" society with a "post-racial" one.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Michael Eric Dyson addresses the Georgetown community in a lecture titled, "No Dreams Deferred?" Professor Dyson is an outspoken scholar who exploded on to the national scene in a public dispute with Bill Cosby over poverty and the black underclass - Georgetown University</p> <p>Michael Eric Dyson, named by Ebony as one of the hundred most influential black Americans, is the author of sixteen books, including Holler if You Hear Me, Is Bill Cosby Right? and I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King Jr. He is currently University Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University. He lives in Washington, D.C. </p> <p>His most recent book is April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/59200-america-as-post-racial-or-post-racist-michael-eric-dyson">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/58586-idiotjim-walks-huddinge-hill-a-lo-fi-tune-as-well 2008-11-19T02:39:47Z kaffe <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yDnXMaMrGXM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yDnXMaMrGXM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/58586-idiotjim-walks-huddinge-hill-a-lo-fi-tune-as-well"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/71805" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>idiotjim WALKS HUDDINGE HILL a LO-FI tune AS well</p> </div> <a href="/blog/58586-idiotjim-walks-huddinge-hill-a-lo-fi-tune-as-well">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/58458-be-there-be-re-edited 2008-11-19T02:43:15Z BjustB <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ntmAzi_l0Os&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ntmAzi_l0Os&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/58458-be-there-be-re-edited"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/71595" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Spoken word...Poetry...Just something to think about. </p> <p>Be there be or be there not be a god.</p> <p>Be there a god or not</p> <p>Can't you see</p> <p>things would be better if we were all just a little more kind to one another</p> <p>more caring about one another</p> <p>less greedy</p> <p>more giving</p> <p>were we to have more compassion and empathy for one another</p> <p>If we were more understanding of our differences</p> <p>more respectful of each person's individuality</p> <p>our uniqueness</p> <p>acknowledging the beauty that is us all</p> <p>What if we were more respectful</p> <p>didn't try to do one anothers thinking for them</p> <p>didn't try to force our will upon one another</p> <p>How about if we were less fearful of one another</p> <p>less prejudiced</p> <p>bigoted</p> <p>tribalistic</p> <p>war-some</p> <p>If we were to be more accepting of one another as one race</p> <p>the human-race</p> <p>seeing ourselves truly as One Family</p> <p>treated each other only as we would want to be treated ourselves</p> <p>never proceeding to do anything without first asking self</p> <p>would I want this done to me</p> <p>If you are me and I am you</p> <p>how I see you is a reflection on me</p> <p>how you see me is a reflection on you</p> <p>the only way to fully love myself is for me to also love you</p> <p>If I should hurt you</p> <p>I'm not only hurting you but me too</p> <p>we're all on this trip together</p> <p>every single one of us is on the very same blue marble</p> <p>spinning around through space</p> <p>if we don't soon learn to live together</p> <p>it's a damn good chance we gonna all die together</p> <p>At our own hands</p> <p>fighting over whose god is greater</p> <p>religion</p> <p>dogma</p> <p>doctrine</p> <p>tradition</p> <p>money</p> <p>position</p> <p>an assortment of ridiculous things</p> <p>If we all were to die tomorrow and there's nothing else there-after to ever be experienced</p> <p>no going to the otherside</p> <p>no continuation of our energy</p> <p>no future resurection</p> <p>no after life</p> <p>or eternal life</p> <p>heaven or hell</p> <p>no devil</p> <p>no god</p> <p>for us nothing at all</p> <p>nothing but nothingness</p> <p>I'd much rather live the rest of my life loving others for who they are and them loving B for B</p> <p>striving to do only that which love would do where others are concerned</p> <p>encouraging my brothers and sisters to do the same</p> <p>Be there a god or not</p> <p>If we don't help one another up</p> <p>quit trying to tear somebody else down</p> <p>every thing and every body gonna go boom</p> <p>Yes indeedy Oh Yeah Shonuf Uh Huh Damn Right Do Wa Diddy Ooooo</p> <p>On the verge of self destruction</p> <p>Is it really gonna take total inialiation of every single man, woman and child on the face of the earth to rid the planet of the havoc humans have wrought</p> <p>When it comes to punishment we're such gluttants don't ya think</p> <p>just can't get enough</p> <p>come on wake up smell the coffe and drink a few cups</p> <p>Must we all die for the world to finally be at peace</p> <p>If any of us should survive the carnage</p> <p>having not changed our ways</p> <p>the ones that got us from there to here in the first place</p> <p>all them that's left gonna do is wind up right here again</p> <p>what they gonna do then</p> <p>what's it gonna matter</p> <p>if all folks are going to do is keep running around in circles</p> <p>history repeating</p> <p>the only way off the merry go round</p> <p>to not doing the same thing over and over again</p> <p>be there a god or not</p> <p>either way</p> <p>love is far better than fear and hate</p> <p>learn to truly love one another</p> <p>every body wins</p> <p>if not</p> <p>eventually</p> <p>all of us gon' lose</p> <p>Ya never know</p> <p>This time tomorrow we could all be gone</p> <p>It isn't promised</p> <p>If the ancients are right</p> <p>the consensus</p> <p>12-21-2012 life as we know it will be no more</p> <p>Be there a god or not</p> <p>from now until then and hopefully from that day on</p> <p>put more love in your heart</p> <p>giving more love away</p> <p>the more you give</p> <p>the more you get</p> <p>each moment</p> <p>every hour</p> <p>til the end our our days</p> <p>be there be or be there not a god</p> <p>Be just my brothers and sisters</p> <p>Be just and just be</p> <p>Let there be peace on earth</p> <p>and let it begin with me <br />BjustB</p> </div> <a href="/blog/58458-be-there-be-re-edited">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/58286-krs-one-on-9-11-the-system-is-wrong 2008-11-19T02:46:11Z CTC411.com <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tSNWfzb7LWo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tSNWfzb7LWo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/58286-krs-one-on-9-11-the-system-is-wrong"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/71354" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>KRS-ONE, activist and Hip-Hop legend, discusses the 9/11 first responders being denied healthcare, his views on the World Trade Center tragedy, and gives a call to action for art and activism. The interview is by filmmaker Dylan Avery and was conducted at the 2008 Now or Never event in New York. The full 12 minute clip can be seen here: <br />http://blip.tv/file/1264323</p> </div> <a href="/blog/58286-krs-one-on-9-11-the-system-is-wrong">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/57997-virginia-postrel-the-power-of-glamour 2008-11-19T04:27:42Z TED Talks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yhHePLaMP_k&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yhHePLaMP_k&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/57997-virginia-postrel-the-power-of-glamour"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/70857" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><a href="http://www.ted.com">www.ted.com</a> In a timely talk, cultural critic Virginia Postrel muses on the true meaning, and the powerful uses, of glamour -- which she defines as any calculated, carefully polished image designed to impress and persuade.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/57997-virginia-postrel-the-power-of-glamour">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/57689-spotlight-on-new-york-city-part1 2008-11-19T02:41:13Z CarlPowerMedia <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nxF54ResRFY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nxF54ResRFY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/57689-spotlight-on-new-york-city-part1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/70372" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Episode 2 MVP/NY Visitor guide to New York City. Featured destinations include Bodies... the exhibition, The Shops at Columbus Circle and The Oyster Bar and Restaurant</p> </div> <a href="/blog/57689-spotlight-on-new-york-city-part1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/57423-rod-parsley-revival 2008-11-19T02:50:55Z Social Satisfaction Media <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QGQRCv4dGBc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QGQRCv4dGBc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/57423-rod-parsley-revival"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/69950" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Expurgated documentation of Pastor Rod Parsley's performance at the Azusa Street Centennial in Los Angeles. </p> <p>WARNING: Some content has been removed.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/57423-rod-parsley-revival">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/57421-silhouette-city-excerpt-cnp-council-for-national-policy-meeting 2008-11-19T02:50:54Z Social Satisfaction Media <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1Dqlr-bzs1Y&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1Dqlr-bzs1Y&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/57421-silhouette-city-excerpt-cnp-council-for-national-policy-meeting"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/69948" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>An attempt to join a meeting of the Council for National Policy is met with resistance. This is the only known video documentation of the CNP - a highly-secretive right-wing organization that meets twice-yearly to discuss conservative movement priorities. In September 2008, the CNP approved the selection of Sarah Palin to run as McCain's VP. The CNP was founded in 1981 by Tim Lahaye.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/57421-silhouette-city-excerpt-cnp-council-for-national-policy-meeting">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/57420-silhouette-city-2-minute-trailer 2008-11-19T02:50:54Z Social Satisfaction Media <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1cYB4mQdmrw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1cYB4mQdmrw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/57420-silhouette-city-2-minute-trailer"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/69947" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Trailer for the film Silhouette City. Apocalyptic Christian supremacism from the fever swamps to the mainstream.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/57420-silhouette-city-2-minute-trailer">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/57162-canadian-arts-community-plays-strategically 2008-11-03T10:55:02Z The Real News <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zEugtjuINS8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zEugtjuINS8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/57162-canadian-arts-community-plays-strategically"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/69535" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=081001YT">therealnews.com</a> <br />The Department of Culture is advocating for anyone but Harper this election year</p> </div> <a href="/blog/57162-canadian-arts-community-plays-strategically">Watch the video</a>