Uneven Development: Listening to the 'South', Listening to Vancouver

The following nine parts of the documentary was created by Taline Haytayan from her experience with Peace Brigades Internationa (PBI) and the Feminine Popular Organization (OFP). PBI is an international NGO that promotes nonviolence and protect human rights throughout various countries. They often send volunteers to help with people who are constantly being threaten by […]

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Amadou Et Mariam & Manu Chao – Senegal Fast Food Apr 20, 2009 – 04:19 (Lyrics Language: French) Amadou & Mariam Sénégal fast-food Lyrics: C’est au Mahattan fast-food Dakar Sénégal cinéma le Paris, Demain je serais parti, La gare Dakar, Bamako Mopti Y’a pas … The video that I have posted is a music video […]

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This video is about how China’s government suppressed the population prior to and during the Olympics to enhance the country’s image. It is made by Amnesty International. There were many other issues not just the suppression of people’s voices. This includes the taking away of land to build venues without compensation, and slums were covered […]

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This video asks the question why the job of the US Treasury Secretary is important for the world.  It goes on to talk about the importance of expanding debt concessions.  This is especially important given the large role that the US and the international financial institutions such as the World Bank and IMF play. The […]

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After listening to Dambisa Moyo discuss aid strategies and their failings in Africa (provided by Williee on October 14th) I became interested in alternative strategies.  It was this interest that led me to Jacqueline Novogratz.  Novogratz and Moyo continue the debate on which method will be the best suited to bring the world out of […]

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Summary Soweto – acronym for South Western Township, (located south West of Johannesburg in Southern Africa) emerged just after 1900 as a racially segregated area re-locating an emerging black labour force for white companies, especially the gold-mining industries.  Starting about 15 km away from the centre of Johannesburg, it comprises some 63 sq. km, where […]

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This video is an attempt to give voice to the hundreds, some believe thousands (the total number is still unknown) of women who have gone missing or been found raped and killed in Juarez, Mexico. Juarez is right on the border between Mexico and the U.S, most importantly in this case, on the Mexican side. […]

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In the first video, Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, states his views on the market concerning genetically modified foods. Governor Richardson believes we are living in a free market system and that European regulation should reflect the global economy. He proceeds to declare that the U.S. government should act as a “broker” between American […]

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born and raised in Eastern Nigeria, and is today one of the most powerful young voices in African literature. In this talk she identifies how story telling has the power to influence our understanding of people and places. Chimamanda thoughtfully reveals the danger of a single story and how it creates […]

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Igloolik is an Inuit hamlet in the Qikiqtaaluk Region in Nunavut, northern Canada. It is located on a small island in Foxe-Basin that has been occupied by the Inuit for thousands of years with archeological sites on the island dating back over 4000 years. This video series interviews various members of the Igloolik community on […]

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