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Citizens in rich Nations often take freedom of expression for granted, even though it’s often heralded by those same people to be a privilege which they hold in great esteem. Just don’t speak too freely, the saying goes.

Singapore, the often-cited economic miracle of the far East, holds this by law. Quite simply you are not allowed to speak against the government, or say or write or create films which could be viewed as upsetting to the deeply conservative Singapore majority. If you do any of these things, you will be silenced, investigated, financially ruined, imprisoned, and even compelled to banish …

The same week Mexico received a position on the United Nations Human Rights Commission, and in the midst of the process of presidential succession in Mexico, a massive campaign of Brutality was committed against the People San Salvador Atenco. This video analyzes the events that occurred on the first days of May 2006, and also deconstructs the mass media’s operating methods which created a climate of fear and an information blockade during this campaign against the people.

A Brief Overview
from Police Brutality in Atenco, Mexico, by John Gibler, ZNet

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Through personal testimonies, this 28 minute documentary examines the origin and transformation of the Teachers strike into into a popular Pacific Democratic insurgency in Oaxaca, Mexico.

On May 22, 2006, Teachers in Oaxaca went on strike in protest low funding and to additionally call for the resignation of governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz. 3000 police were sent to break up the occupation in the early morning of June 14, 2006; A street battle ensued which lasted for several hours, resulting in hundreds of injuries but no fatalities. Ortiz declared that he would not resign.

In response to this attack on the unarmed …

Because violence can only breed more violence and suffering, our struggle must be nonviolent and free of Hatred - The Dalai Lama

“For the last half-century, the Tibetan people have endured the brunt of some of the Chinese governments most brutal policies. In the 1990’s, an international activist movement, which attracted a small army of A-list celebrities, brought the Tibetan struggle to the mainstream. But since 9/11, Tibet has all but disappeared from the front page.

September 11th was a tragedy for the American people, but it was a boon for totalitarian regimes around the world. In the pursuit of its so-called …

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Have you ever heard of the Yes Men Before? If not, they are a group of activists who practice what they call “identity correction.” Starting out by creating gwbush.com and gatt.org, the Yes Men have attended numerous conferences and even made onto the mainstream news a few times, posing as individuals from the WTO, McDonalds, Dow, and most recently ExxonMobil. The best part? They …

The following is an episode from sourcecode. It’s a half-hour look at 4 ongoing indigenous struggles in North America.

The first clip focuses on the dumping of Nuclear Waste on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation in Utah, and the struggles of the Gwich’in in Alaska; The second clip’s on The Grassy Narrows struggle against Weyerhaeuser, Abitibi, and the Canadian government; and the third and final clip is an intro to the ongoing class action lawsuit against the United States — Cobell vs Kempthorne (previously Cobell vs. Norton)

Gwich’in of Alaska; Skull Valley Goshute
“Most Americans know the story of the Trail …

“No mother wants to nurture her child in a slum. Families do not live in a slum out of choice; it is a matter of survival.”

from The Official Website: Yumana Gently Weeps is the story of one of the biggest and oldest slums in Delhi and in India, called Yamuna Pushta. A slum that gave shelter to 1,50,000 people and which nurtured more than 40,000 homes. A world within a world existed in Yamuna Pushta.

Schools, medical and healthcare centres, self-help groups, shops, restaurants, creches, small businesses and various social organizations, worked closely with the community, bringing about immense positive …