Social Change Videos

Screened as a central part of the Bread and Roses annual award gala called the "Tribute to Change", this short doc-style video is a testimonial to the legendary photographer, Harvey Finkle.

http://envisionGood.tv At Africa Social Enterprise Forum in NYC, Katrina of envisionGood.tv spoke with Fred Swaniker, Founder of African Leadership Academy. In this video interview, Fred highlights achievements from the inaugural first academic year at African Leadership Academy, located in Johannesburg, South Africa. With 180 students from 45 countries, the Academy serves as a training institute for Africa's next generation of leaders. "Leadership", says Fred Swaniker, is the key to a peaceful and prosperous Africa. Watch this video interview to learn more about ALA, and hear what Fred has to say about the "making of a social entrepreneur". Thanks for watching!

Feba's Community FM Projects bring hope and transformation to communities in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. By broadcasting compelling and informative programmes, the Gospel of Jesus reaches people in ways that speak to their whole beings, enhancing their lives.

Why invest in social change when there are so many good charities to donate to? From the Small Hands Fund. Visit us at http://www.smallhandsfund.org for more information.

What: Net Tuesday4 - Podcasting for Social Change When: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 5:30 PM!Where: WorkSpace 400, 21 Water St. Vancouver BC V6B 1A1 Topic: Ways Non-profits/Social Change orgs can use podcasts to spread their message Three ways: 1) publishing conferences and repurposing stuff you are already making 2) event and campaign crowd coverage (including micro podcasting i.e. utterz) 3) special reports interviews etc. To make it easy, we'll cover: 1) planning 2) producing tips (with toys to demo) 3) publishing/promoting panel: dave olson - moderater/podcaster john bollwitt - podcaster and audio engineer rob cottingham - social change technologist roland tanglao - mobile pundit and tech-evangelist

Our global society faces the challenge of moving from an industrial-growth society to a life-sustaining society. This shift is often referred to as "The Great Turning." We spent our New Year's collaborating on this videoblog to create a positive vision for the future. We used Creative Commons-licensed material detailed below. Here are some resources that we find useful in describing a positive a positive vision for the future: COMMUNICATION Non-Violent Communication is an approach to communicating that focuses on creating deep connection and satisfying relationships based on mutual respect, compassion and cooperation. Kent summarizes a weekend workshop of NVC here. COMMUNITY Joanna Macey wrote the book "Coming Back to Life," which teaches community practices for facing despair and how to prevent going psychically numb in the face of global challenges. Macey says, "When we deny or repress pain or treat it a private pathology we miss out. When we acknowledge and willing accepting the pain of larger world we open a path for a sense of interconnectedness." HEALTH The "The New Medicine" website by PBS is an excellent resource for understanding integrative medicine and finding common therapies that treat specific conditions with a Mind-Body approach. CONSCIOUSNESS The Institute of Noetic Science's ShiftInAction.com hosted an Essential Shifts Series consisting of interviews with some of the world's best visionary thinkers talking about the current global situation and what we can do about it. GREEN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS We bought the book "Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century," which describes some of the latest and greatest solutions for a bright green future. It is packed with sustainable technologies that provide a lot of hope for what is already possible. VIDEO CREDITS Creative Commons Music: "Mind Field" by DJBLUE from ccmixter.org Interview Audio: Angeles Arrien from ShiftInAction.com Creative Commons Video Arin Crumley's "Humanity Lobotomy" freakypups' "Free Hugs for Phoenix" And the following Stock Footage from WGBH Labs Sandbox: Clock, La Plaza Newspaper, New Yorkers 1939, Journey into DNA, This Information, Blood Flow, Splashes of Sparks, Of Human Bondage, Nubian Fisherman on the Nile, Crops in the Mist, Ocean Waves at the Shore, Baby Naming Ceremony, King Montgomery, Waikiki Counterclockwise, Nautilus Animation, Time Lapse Nature, Slow Motion Track Creative Commons Flickr Photos monkeyc, blumsy, neoncoil, kevint, benjamin_ellis, blogumentary, joyrex, ousby, tjt195, hawkey, sigman, hawkey, paulbence, hawkey, vithassan, hawkey, weston, lapidim, scatti_frullati, thomashawk, willpate, hawkey, scatti_frullati, cyberscorpion, scatti_frullati, hawkey, docman, k-girl, willemvelthoven, alfredoneto, hawkey, istanbulmike, sigman, tasteful_tn, jamesxv7 Falstad.com Physics Applets: Ripple Tank (2-D Waves) Applet 2-D Circular Square Well Applet

Discover China's many hidden gems: philosophy, art, education, and rural life — and see how the country's hard-working and innovative leaders are working to solve issues of the environment, human rights, and public health.

After seeing the movie An Inconvient Truth we went on a couple of summer trips looking for solutions to the environmental problems we face as a society. There are opportunities for change within the many crisises that we face. The challenge is to have the courage to face the reality of the situation without getting totally depressed so that you can maintain a vision of hope and possibility. We attended the Maine Social Forum where we interviewed Deborah Koons Garcia who directed the film The Future of Food, which investigates the controversy surrounding genetically modified food. The film's trailer provides an overview of some the political issues covered in the film, and the scariest fact is that there is no obligation for food to be labeled for whether or not it contains genetically engineered ingredients. After we saw the film, we decided to start exlusively eating organic food. We highly recommend seeing the film, and you can also watch our 9-minute interview with the director for more information. Music: "NadaNada feat.Silvia O (KCentric Club Mix)" by KCentric via CCMixter.org

GETV invades the nonprofit geekosphere. Visiting Canadian GETV correspondent Sarah Pullman goes deep undercover at the Netsquared Conference focusing on the intersection of geeks and social change. Sarah asks the question that surprisingly almost everyone has an answer to. Episode links: Netsquared Conference, Sarah Pullman, Marshall Kirkpatrick, Mark Liu, Rachel Weidinger, Allen Gunn, Fresh White, Seth Mazow, Heather Gold, Zack Rosen, Neil Drumm, Alexis Geslani, Ruby Sinreich, Ethan Zuckerman, Gina Cardazone, Kaliya Hamlin, Rob Miller

Photo via Untitled by Daniel Liss Sexism in the Vlogosphere by Brittany Shoot My Response by Paul Knight Hostess Hotties by Anne Walk Follow up thoughts on the vlogosphere by Brittany Shoot A Bronchial Reply by Casey McKinnon A Dinner Conversation by Ryanne Hodson Isms Brouhaha in the Vlogosphere by Jonny Goldstein at We Are the Media Music: "Hidden" by Planck via ccmixter

On Day 2 of of Video Blogging Week 2006, Jen talks about making art