The educational materials below all contain information and perspectives that we feel are very important for people to know and think about. These materials were not created by us, but we hope that by including them here on our website, the information will find a wider audience. If you have any comments for the producers, please contact them directly - links to their websites are included below each video's summary. Thank you, pinky
[ a note from Bunny: The educational materials below are either Creative Commons or we have obtained the consent of the original authors/producers. If you are the creator of educational media that you'd like to see included on this page, please e-mail me. ]
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How to Repair the World (WeForest video guest narrated by Pinky) type: short episode number: 091207-01 format: video with audio (QuickTime) running time: 2 min 59 sec produced by: We Forest summary: The people at WeForest.com asked Pinky to do a guest voice over for their video. The video was produced by their organization to use at the United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen (a.k.a. COP15, 2009), to help focus attention to the potential benefits of reforestation using permaculture techniques to fight climate change. Please see Willie Smits TED Conference presentation (just 20 minutes long, it'll probably blow your mind) for an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vfuCPFb8wk |
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Na Ono o ka Aina / Delicacies of the Land type: documentary episode number: 090629-01 format: video with audio (QuickTime) running time: 9 min 25 sec produced by: Na Maka o ka Aina summary: Here is another wonderful mini-documentary by our filmmaker-heroes Na Maka o ka Aina. The first time I watched I just enjoyed the music and got really hungry for kalo (taro). The more times I watched though, many layers of information and knowledge started finding its way into my head. Please listen carefully to the words of Jerry Konanui - our fate and the fate of haloa are intertwined! |
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A Story of Healing type: documentary episode number: 080504-01 format: video with audio (QuickTime) running time: 33 min 06 sec produced by: Dewey-Obenchain Films terms of use: Creative Commons 2.0 summary: Interplast is an organization that sends doctors and & nurses to perform reconstructive surgeries in third world countries. This documentary shows an example of what kinds of creative solutions are possible when first world professionals rethink their priorities and responsibilities. |
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Muhammad Yunus: Creating a World Without Poverty: how social business can transform our lives type: lecture episode number: 080411-01 format: audio (QuickTime) running time: 53 min 42 sec lecture date/location: Feb 15, 2008, at the London School of Economics and Political Science produced by: London School of Economics and Political Science terms of use: Creative Commons 2.5 summary: Against all conventional wisdom, Dr. Yunus radicalized the theory and practice of banking by developing 'microcredit' - tiny loans to the very poor that has enabled millions of people around the world to change their own lives. Now developing the concept of 'social business', Dr. Yunus demonstrates how we must be willing to completely reconsider our assumptions and values if we want to change the course of history. |
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The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard type: documentary/lecture/storytelling episode number: 080410-01 format: video with audio (QuickTime) running time: 20 min 40 sec produced by: Free Range Studios sponsored by: Tides Foundation & Funders Workshop for Sustainable Production and Consumption terms of use: Creative Commons 3.0 summary: This mini-lecture by Annie Leonard explains the life cycle of manufactured 'stuff' in an entertaining way that anybody can understand. In just 20 minutes she manages to clearly explain why our current addiction to a consumption-driven lifestyle is at once flawed, unethical, and ultimately, planetary suicide. Filled with lots of 'aha!' moments. |
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We Are Who We Were: From Resistance to Affirmation type: documentary episode number: 080306-01 format: video with audio (QuickTime) running time: 15 min 3 sec co-producers: Hawaiian Patriotic League and Na Maka o ka Aina summary: This documentary was released in 1998 as part of a public education campaign to dispel commonly-held misinformation regarding the so-called 'annexation' of Hawaii by the United States in 1898. The case for the continuity of Native Hawaiian sovereignty is made by considering historical facts, international treaty law, and an analysis of the U.S. Constitution. |
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Islands at Risk: Genetic Engineering in Hawaii type: documentary episode number: 080210-01 format: video with audio (QuickTime) running time: 30 min 31 sec creators: Na Maka o ka Aina, for Earthjustice summary: When the biotech industry decides to use the lands and people of Hawaii as its test guinea pig, local farmers, activists, researchers, and others speak out. With a short intro by Pinky.
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[ transcript / credits ] [ visit the Na Maka o ka Aina website ] [ visit the Earthjustice website ] |
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