Multiculturalism, Videos

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In December the Parliament of the World's Religions is coming to Australia. It's a sort of interfaith Olympics, with thousands of people representing all the worlds myriad religious faiths expected to gather in Melbourne - under the sponsorship of the Victorian Government. In Encounter Nasya Bahfen finds out about the Parliament, and tests her prejudices about the whole interfaith project.

Marjorie Rosen is most recently the author of Boom Town: How Wal-Mart Transformed an All-American Town Into an International Community. Condition of Mr. Segundo: Kicked out of bed. Author: Marjorie Rosen Subjects Discussed: The white and non-Hispanic white majority in Bentonville, Arkansas, numerous houses of worship, multiculturalism, the largest population of Marshall Island immigrants in the United States, work for unskilled laborers, exploitation at Tyson and Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart s $319 billion annual profit and its failure to offer proper healthcare, sentiments from former Bentonville mayor Terry Black Coberly, whether or not Wal-Mart is good for Bentonville, The Whistler Group, Wal-Mart, Christian-based merchandise, and staying in denial about being a Christian company, mandatory Saturday morning meetings, diversity groups, the conflict between Saturday morning meetings and shabbat, St. Paul Wal-Mart worker Abdi Abdi fired for praying on work breaks, the difficulties of integrating with a white community, trying to get Wal-Mart middle managers to disclose salaries, relative salaries and Bentonville s relative economy, Bentonville housing, the abuses of the Bentonville and the Rogers Police Departments, the culture of fear spawned by Section 287(g), Rogers Mayor Steve Womack s racist sentiments, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and white privilege, and the reasonable unification of culture. EXCERPT FROM SHOW: Correspondent: Ajaydev Naliur said to you that the most difficult part of integrating into the larger white community was not being able to socialize with them like we do with the Indian families. The people at work never say, A.J., come to my house for dinner, come to my home. Now if Naliur has only a professional relationship with the Americans and he fears bringing Indian food even to the Walmart food day potlucks, then surely there s a multiculturalism problem here. And I m curious about why there s this lack of integration. Rosen: No, it s interesting that you choose A.J. I think it was his problem. Correspondent: Yeah? Rosen: Yeah. Because he was so timid about everything. About sharing Indian food. You know, there are Mexican restaurants. There are Chinese restaurants. There are all sorts of restaurants in the area now. Not an Indian restaurant yet. But he was so timid about it. And yet there were other Indian families. Like the Kulkarnis, who were not at all. Who said to me, Many American friends, we invite them to dinner. And I kept wishing they d invite me for dinner. You know, because I love Indian food. Correspondent: Yeah. Rosen: But when push came to shove, A.J. said that he was hesitant to embrace American values. Mostly because of his daughters. He has two teenage daughters. And he was very, very afraid that they would become too Americanized. And then he would lose control of them, in terms of boyfriends and in terms of setting up arranged marriages. And it s definitely in the picture for him. And he wants to keep his girls under his wing. Correspondent: But A.J. likewise wants to hold onto his job. And maybe the timidity comes from the fact that if he brings in the Indian food, by his standpoint, he could risk raising ire and possibly having people make fun of him. Or, I suppose, putting a red flag on the cultural divide. So is it really fair point to A.J. and say, Hey, it s your problem. Because he is, in fact, the guy who is bringing sodas and pretzels and potato chips and the like. Basically conforming to American society. Rosen: He said it was his problem. Correspondent: He said it was his problem? Rosen: He said it was his problem when I spoke to him about it. I said, Gosh, people love to share. Especially in terms of food. People are very open to that kind of thing. He said it was his problem and his timidity. It s funny. His wife, it s been harder for her because it s taken her a longer time to learn English. Now that she s learning English, she works at a day care center. She s having a great time going to weddings of friends without him. Because she s much more willing to socialize with Americans somehow. Now that she s learned English, it s easier for her. Correspondent: Well, if she s the social butterfly, has she brought Americans to her place? Or anything like that? Rosen: Not yet. She s still fairly submissive. A fairly submissive wife. On and off for the first two years that I spoke with them, I would visit them when I d come into town. And I d ask what he thought about something. And then I d ask what she thought. And she d say, with no irony, I think what he thinks. Correspondent: Interesting. Rosen: But now that she s learning English, and she s more comfortable in her own community and basically in her own skin, I really have detected a change in her. It s really lovely to see that. Correspondent: By comfortable in her own skin, do you mean as she s learned English? What do you mean by that? Rosen: As she s learned English. She s been able to take a job and hold a job by herself. And I think that s given her a little bit of freedom. Not, I would say, a lot. But a little bit of freedom. Correspondent: Freedom to further integrate with American culture? Rosen: Yes. Correspondent: Or because it seems to me that we re getting a one way signal here. I mean, shouldn t multiculturalism work where everybody integrates together? And everybody goes, Hey, Indian food. Hey, American food, and that kind of thing? Rosen: Well, I think it s nice that she has American friends from the day care center where she works who invite her to their wedding. Which entails a whole day of traveling and celebrating. I mean, to me, that s a gesture in a community that maybe ten years ago would not have made that gesture. And she would have been too timid to go without him.

In December 2008, following continuing rocket fire from Gaza, the Israeli Army invaded the Gaza strip. There were many dead and wounded, and a huge amount of property and infrastructure was destroyed. How are we to think about this sequence of events? There are questions of law, morality and politics.

The story of how, for nine-year-old James Panichi, learning another language meant getting to know someone who´d always been there, in the background: his dad.

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Our 25th voice grew up in inner-city Philadelphia and is now a professor at Shenandoah University in Leesburg, Virginia. Through the formative influence of his father, Islam provided the framework to escape the drugs and crime of most of his childhood friends. One of his first Ramadan celebrations also allowed him to see the many colors of Muslims he worshipped with. And now, decades later, his daughter is teaching him new things about faith during Islam's holiest month.

In the days of British colonialism in Singapore, knowledge of English was a desirable asset since it was the high-status language used for administrative and judiciary purposes, as well as in foreign and higher-level local businesses. Not surprisingly, those unable to converse in English found themselves at a socioeconomic and political disadvantage. And English remains an important language today in Singapore, as to gain a competitive edge over its regional neighbours the country seeks to attract and sustain transnational investment as well as new entrepreneurial initiatives. While, at the same time, the home-grown English-based creole Singlish is derided by governmental authorities as low-class and inferior. Standard English and Singlish: the clash of language values in contemporary Singapore.

Charles Taylor is a philosopher in a grand style. His recent very big book, A Secular Age, sets out to describe us to our Western selves in a way that counters much conventional thinking. Ruth Abbey is a political scientist who runs an ever-growing web-based bibliography of Taylor related material, and James McEvoy is a theologian who appreciates the way Taylor's analysis of our age opens up possibilities for dialogue and for religious faith. Join Ruth Abbey, James McEvoy AND Charles Taylor on Encounter this coming week.

Forum: Beyond the veil Today on Life Matters edited highlights from a forum at the recent Adelaide Festival of Ideas.

Panel discussion featuring Homi Bhabha, Zafer enocak, and Yoko Tawada. Moderated by Deniz G kt rk. April 18, 2008 at UC Berkeley.

TO BUY THE DVD OR TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS FILM:http://www.newsreel.org/nav/title.asp?tc=CN0188&s=what 49 minutes, 2006, Facilitator Guide Available Ten years after "Skin Deep", a new documentary film chronicles the experiences of a diverse group of college students - in this case, led by veteran UC Berkeley facilitators over the course of a semester - as they confront race, diversity, and their own responsibility for making a difference.

Hundreds of mourners turned out to say farewell to Keith. Hundreds of mourners turned out in the pouring rain to say farewell to murdered Stoke BNP activist Keith Brown. The service was held at St Bartholomew s Church in Blurton, Stoke on Trent. There is no audio with this video it is meant as a silent tribute to Keith, there is just a brief interview at the end with Party Chairman Nick Griffin.

This alternative tour of Brick Lane and the Whitechapel area transports you through time and examines the changing attitudes and ideas about race and the impact of immigration over the centuries. This programme of online, on foot and on film alternative tours promises a fresh look at the capital s rich history and to take us behind the scenes. Here is a glimpse of where the inimitable guides will take us on our PC screens or on foot. To book a place on an alternative tour or find out more about the tours on offer visit www.worldwrite.org.uk/londonbehindthescenes

Todd Parr lives in San Francisco and likes to paint because it makes him feel good. His favorite colors are yellow, red, green, and blue. Parr's books have been praised by critics as "whimsical, upbeat" (Publisher's Weekly), "delightful fun" (Parenting, and "clever, amusing, reassuring" (School Library Journal). His designs appear on clothing, furniture, toys, and other products for children.

http://blossomhead.com - Song written by Greg Reid. From the album Dream Beautiful. Released on Astronomy Records 2008 - http://astronomyrecords.com About the song Some People is one of those songs that turned into a gargantuan beast filling nearly every track we had on the mixer and then some. It s a funky beast that although sweet as sugar in parts, has a message that is quite biting and confronting. I love the sound Herrin has on his guitar parts and the Funky Love Horns do their thing again. The end of the song has a message that sums it all up rather nicely. We re all much the same as the other when it comes to Love. Read more and listen to Blossomheads music by visiting the website at http://blossomhead.com