http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/humanitarian 2008-10-13T12:31:11Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53178-hub-awakening-our-social-potential 2008-10-13T12:31:11Z kr-studio <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UZzX9B7o96I&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UZzX9B7o96I&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/53178-hub-awakening-our-social-potential"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/64542" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>As members of Humanity Unites Brilliance (HUB), we (Bentley Kalaway & Keith Ranney) were inspired to draw from our own music and media production studio to share the HUB vision; to transition from the world of Survival to Self-Empowerment and into Sustained Abundance. HUB provides transformative training from teachers who've earned our respect. HUB donates or invests a large percentage of profits to important humanitarian programs while rewarding its marketing partners. Become a part of a Movement that has the Power to AWAKEN OUR SOCIAL POTENTIAL. Imagine making a living by giving... <a href="http://onesun.hubhub.org">onesun.hubhub.org</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/53178-hub-awakening-our-social-potential">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49259-enough-the-campaign-to-end-genocide 2008-10-13T12:46:20Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KiPBo-isSKA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KiPBo-isSKA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49259-enough-the-campaign-to-end-genocide"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/59719" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p><a href="http://www.enoughproject.org/">www.enoughproject.org</a> </p><p>ENOUGH was born out of frustration and hope. </p><p>We ran out of patience with the world&#39;s shameful lack of progress in combating terrible horrors. We knew there were many examples of successful conflict resolution processes throughout Africa, but the lessons weren&rsquo;t widely known. We found confidence in the growing number of Americans who are demanding more aggressive, more successful solutions. And we have faith that we can end genocide and crimes against humanity once and for all. </p><p>We know that people care, but many assume that the crises in Africa and elsewhere are intractable. This inaccurate perception of futility sustains the killing of thousands and destroys the hopes of a safe and secure future for millions more. With every passing minute, the slaughter continues. </p><p>ENOUGH is a project of the Center for American Progress which aims to answer questions about what is really happening and offer a clear path to sustainable solutions. We were co-founded by CAP and the International Crisis Group in early 2007, setting out to establish a new paradigm for action. </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/49259-enough-the-campaign-to-end-genocide">Continue reading</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/49213-aid-reaches-georgian-town-of-gori-17-aug-08 2008-08-21T04:54:55Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DaoGtKPhF_s&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DaoGtKPhF_s&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/49213-aid-reaches-georgian-town-of-gori-17-aug-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/59642" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Aid is finally getting through to some of the areas at the heart of the fighting over South Ossetia between Russia and Georgia, including the Geoirgian city of Gori.</p> <p>But as Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher reports, there are still plenty of Russian soldiers around.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/49213-aid-reaches-georgian-town-of-gori-17-aug-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46967-obama-in-israel 2008-08-27T11:45:27Z rattansifan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fsxlGiJV3FE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fsxlGiJV3FE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46967-obama-in-israel"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55536" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>As the UN highlights the humanitarian crisis a mile away from where Senator Obama chose to celebrate "Sderot" on his Middle East tour, Afshin Rattansi interviews an analyst in Gaza. <br />SDEROT, Israel — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says it's in the interest of Israeli security to arrive at a lasting peace with the Palestinians, and called Iran the biggest common threat to U.S. and Israeli security. <br />Obama spoke at a press conference in Sderot, near the Gaza border. The city has been a frequent target of rocket attacks from Palestinian militants. Shards of rockets were in stacks behind Obama as a reminder of ongoing attacks. <br />In Obama's words: "America must always stand up for Israel's right to defend itself against those who threaten its people." <br />He also said that Jerusalem will be the capital of Israel, but the issue should be dealt with by the parties involved. Obama had raised eyebrows earlier in the campaign when he raised the issue; Palestinians also consider Jerusalem as their capital city. <br />And in an apparent show of friendship, the mayor of Sderot gave Obama a T-shirt at the end of the press conference. Also showing it to the pool of reporters, the shirt read "I [heart] Sderot." Piercing the center of the heart appeared to be a missile.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46967-obama-in-israel">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/39653-the-crisis-in-myanmar-ask-the-expert-sally-steenland 2008-09-23T16:46:26Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QDdu2CD7LbY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QDdu2CD7LbY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/39653-the-crisis-in-myanmar-ask-the-expert-sally-steenland"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/44754" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Why should the United States and international community help the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar? What are our options given the principles of national sovereignty? And does the United States have anything to gain from humanitarian intervention in Myanmar? Sally Steenland of the Center for American Progress explains the duties and responsibilities of the United States in the face of this tragedy.</p> <p>THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS <br />www.AMERICANPROGRESS.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/39653-the-crisis-in-myanmar-ask-the-expert-sally-steenland">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/38017-misguided-aid-in-afghanistan-washington-post-panel 2008-06-16T09:32:11Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_n_Xw1Af7ys&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_n_Xw1Af7ys&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/38017-misguided-aid-in-afghanistan-washington-post-panel"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/42943" 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/2008/03/13/Washington_Post_Panel_America_and_the_World_2008">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Washington Post reporter Pamela Constable discusses problems with American aid distribution in post-war Afghanistan. This excerpt is taken from a panel discussion entitled, "Washington Post Panel: America and the World in 2008," recorded in collaboration with the World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>The Council's Annual Washington Post Panel continues with the Foreign News Editors and Correspondents from the Washington Post discussing major world issues facing the country and the new president - World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C.</p> <p>Pamela Constable has covered South Asia for The Washington Post since April 1999, with extensive coverage of Afghanistan as well as both India and Pakistan.</p> <p>Before arriving in New Delhi in 1999, Constable worked for The Post from 1994 to 1998 covering immigration and Hispanic affairs in the Washington area, and reported from Honduras, El Salvador, Haiti and Cuba.</p> <p>Prior to joining The Post, Constable worked for The Boston Globe as deputy Washington bureau chief and foreign policy reporter from June to September 1994. Previously, from 1983 until 1992, she was The Globe's roving foreign correspondent, Latin America correspondent and diplomatic correspondent. During this time she reported from Haiti, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Cuba, Colombia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico, South Korea, the Philippines, the Soviet Union and Brazil, as well as in Washington.</p> <p>From 1978 to 1982, she was a staff writer at The Baltimore Sun. Prior to that, she worked as a reporter for the Evening Capital in Annapolis.</p> <p>She is the co-author with Arturo Valenzuela of A Nation of Enemies: Chile Under Pinochet, and has written articles for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Current History and other publications. She was awarded an Alicia Patterson Fellowship in 1990 and the Maria Moors Cabot Prize for coverage of Latin America in 1993. </p> <p>Constable is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She received a B.A. from Brown University.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/38017-misguided-aid-in-afghanistan-washington-post-panel">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36973-bangladesh-braces-for-monsoon-season-26-apr-2008 2008-06-17T03:32:00Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GBmIwdJ9MGA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GBmIwdJ9MGA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/36973-bangladesh-braces-for-monsoon-season-26-apr-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/41661" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Five months after Bangladesh was hit by cyclone Sidr, which killed at least 3,000 people and left millions homeless, aid agencies are warning of a potential new disaster.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Nicolas Haque reports on the coming monsoon season.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/36973-bangladesh-braces-for-monsoon-season-26-apr-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34904-jan-egeland-a-billion-lives 2008-06-13T21:31:19Z Carnegie Council <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6S3gu9pnEFw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6S3gu9pnEFw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34904-jan-egeland-a-billion-lives"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38365" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Jan Egeland, former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, declares that in spite of everything he's an optimist. Citing the tsunami and other crises, he says that the UN has succeeded more times than it failed.</p> <p>This is an excerpt from a Carnegie Council talk on March 6, 2008. For the full video, audio, and transcript, go to carnegiecouncil.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/34904-jan-egeland-a-billion-lives">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34903-jan-egeland-humanitarian-work-is-not-enough 2008-06-13T21:31:18Z Carnegie Council <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iebbfTZ2wS0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iebbfTZ2wS0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34903-jan-egeland-humanitarian-work-is-not-enough"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38364" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Jan Egeland, former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, says it's not enough to keep people alive if there's no security and durable political conditions to protect them. Plus, we respond to some crises and and not others.</p> <p>This is an excerpt from a Carnegie Council talk on March 6, 2008. For the full video, audio, and transcript, go to carnegiecouncil.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/34903-jan-egeland-humanitarian-work-is-not-enough">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/20645-iraq-s-internally-displaced-persons-6-dec-07 2008-06-14T03:30:29Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lx4VMV-RRq0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lx4VMV-RRq0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/20645-iraq-s-internally-displaced-persons-6-dec-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/20362" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The Iraqi government has pledged $100 million to assist Iraqis returning to the country after fleeing violence.</p> <p>As Al Jazeera's John Cookson finds, those in need of government assistance are yet to recieve sufficient help.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/20645-iraq-s-internally-displaced-persons-6-dec-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/20272-dennis-halliday-world-against-war-conference-dec-1-2007 2008-06-08T09:34:00Z adycousins <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X7ZFmVbq9jQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X7ZFmVbq9jQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/20272-dennis-halliday-world-against-war-conference-dec-1-2007"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/19977" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Dennis Halliday, former UN humanitarian coordinator in Iraq - World Against War Conference Dec 1 2007</p> </div> <a href="/blog/20272-dennis-halliday-world-against-war-conference-dec-1-2007">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/20254-daoud-abdullah-world-against-war-conference-dec-1-2007 2008-06-10T15:36:40Z adycousins <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tmSHzNqPmCI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tmSHzNqPmCI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/20254-daoud-abdullah-world-against-war-conference-dec-1-2007"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/19960" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>http://www.stopwar.org.uk <br />Daoud Abdullah gives a report on the situation in Gaza to the World Against War Conference Dec 1 2007</p> </div> <a href="/blog/20254-daoud-abdullah-world-against-war-conference-dec-1-2007">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/14608-myanmar-s-humanitarian-crisis-02-october-07 2008-06-16T09:31:26Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/se-BQHfU0Sk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/se-BQHfU0Sk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/14608-myanmar-s-humanitarian-crisis-02-october-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/14534" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Activists have long called for action on Myanmar, where years of repression have created huge social and economic problems.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's special correspondent reports on the country's deteriorating humanitatian situation.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/14608-myanmar-s-humanitarian-crisis-02-october-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/10968-beyond-belief-director-beth-murphy 2008-10-13T12:29:53Z seanflynn <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1BMyVIOamts&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1BMyVIOamts&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/10968-beyond-belief-director-beth-murphy"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/11119" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Beth Murphy, director of the feature documentary Beyond Belief, discusses some of the inspiration behind the project. To learn more about the film, go to: <a href="http://www.principlepictures.com/beyondbelief">www.principlepictures.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/10968-beyond-belief-director-beth-murphy">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/10969-beyond-belief-official-trailer 2008-10-13T12:29:54Z seanflynn <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/grGCaSdr3eA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/grGCaSdr3eA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/10969-beyond-belief-official-trailer"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/11120" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Official trailer for "Beyond Belief," a feature documentary directed by Beth Murphy. For screening times and release dates, visit: <a href="http://www.principlepictures.com/beyondbelief">www.principlepictures.com</a> </p> <p>OFFICIAL SELECTION - TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL <br />BEST FILM - WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL</p> <p>Susan Retik and Patti Quigley are two ordinary soccer moms living in the affluent suburbs of Boston until tragedy strikes. Rather than turning inwards, grief compels these women to focus on the country where the terrorists who took their husbands' lives were trained: Afghanistan. </p> <p>Over the course of two years, as they cope with loss and struggle to raise their families as single mothers, these extraordinary women dedicate themselves to empowering Afghan widows whose lives have been ravaged by decades of war, poverty and oppression -- factors they consider to be the root causes of terrorism. As Susan and Patti make the courageous journey from their comfortable neighborhoods to the most desperate Afghan villages, they discover a powerful bond with each other, an unlikely kinship with widows halfway around the world, and a profound way to move beyond tragedy.</p> <p>Check out the new Principle Pictures blog: <br />http://principlepictures.blogspot.com</p> </div> <a href="/blog/10969-beyond-belief-official-trailer">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/4164-enough-oscar-nominee-ryan-gosling-discusses-northern-uganda 2008-06-08T03:31:13Z seeprogress <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wd9PAihvs6U&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wd9PAihvs6U&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/4164-enough-oscar-nominee-ryan-gosling-discusses-northern-uganda"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3419" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Oscar Nominee Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson) and John Prendergast of the ENOUGH! project to end genocide & mass atrocities discuss the problems of Northern Uganda where violence, kidnapping and forced service by child soldiers is commonplace. </p> <p>Not On Our Watch. <br />Join ENOUGH! and see how you can help. <br />www.ENOUGHPROJECT.org</p> </div> <a href="/blog/4164-enough-oscar-nominee-ryan-gosling-discusses-northern-uganda">Watch the video</a>