Category: Society
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Living in Kingston
Errol has lived in Kingston all his life. Every day is a struggle for him, as it is for most people living there. There are few jobs and the pay is low. Corruption is rife and people with money and power share the privileges between them. Well-educated people who don’t have the right connections go…
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A Navajo Spiritual Leader: Part 1
American Indians have many challenges. One of them is losing touch with their culture. Lenny Foster works with American Indian inmates. His job is to give them spiritual counselling using sweat lodge ceremonies, pipe ceremonies and talking circles. He has been doing this for 34 years. Watch this film and get better acquainted with American…
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Santa Monica Fire Fighters: Part 1
At the Santa Monica Fire Department’s training location, a group of recruits are practising what they have learnt. All of a sudden there is a real call-out. A plane is in trouble. It turns out to be the famous Hollywood actor Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones, Star Wars etc.) who has crash-landed… Length: 05:46.
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A Township Youth
What is it like to be a young man living in a township? Vume knows all about it. He was born and raised in the Langa Township. He tells us everything we need to know about school and daily life. Enjoy. Length: 09:53.
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Living in Ferguson, Missouri: Part 1 – A Young Father
Tony is a young man living in Ferguson, Missouri, just outside the city of St Louis. He talks about regular police harassments and how frightened people are becoming by all the violence. Tony has kids, and what is most important for him is to take good care of them. Length: 06:03.
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A Township: Part 2
In South Africa, millions of people still suffer poor living conditions. Many of them live in townships, which were constructed before and under the apartheid regime. Odwa was born and raised in a township, and in Part 2, he takes us to three different living areas in Langa. One of these areas is called Beverly…
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Young Aboriginals: Part 1
Kevina, Cheryl and Charles are three young Aboriginals living in the neighbourhood Redfern just outside the city centre of Sydney. They have all had quite rough lives, growing up in the bush. In this film, they tell us about their lives. Length: 11:50.
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A Young Environmentalist
We constantly hear about all the environmental issues in the world such as global warming, deforestation and species of insects, birds and animals that are in danger of becoming extinct. What do we do about it though? Some of us do more than others do and James is one of them. In his spare time,…
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Amy’s Yard: Part 2 – Bex, In Her Own Words
Bex is a very talented young woman with an incredible voice and a gift for writing music. She has recently finished a 12-week programme at Amy’s Yard where the participants work one-to-one with a professional producer to nurture their talent. In this film she shares with us her passion for music and how important it…
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African Americans – The Struggle Continues
We met Dominique Sharpton, the daughter of the famous activist Reverend Al Sharpton, in the National Action Network’s headquarters, on 145th street in Harlem New York on a Sunday morning. She gave us some insight into many of the issues that face America today, such as racial tensions, the disproportionate number of incarcerated black youths,…