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Positive Spin 138: Ron Jones and Tuy Sereivathana
In this edition, Positive Spin interviews Ron Jones, author and producer of the innovative, musical, social experiment "The Wave;" the recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize for the continent of Asia, Tuy Sereivathana, is profiled. "Positive Spin" presents positive, innovative, and solution-oriented news to promote a better world for present and future generations.
Email this pageAugust in the Empire State Part Two
The 2004 presidential election was one of the most politically divisive moments in recent American history. Amidst the division, the Republican Party held its first ever convention in New York City. Using the convention and the animated reaction of New Yorkers as its backdrop, "August in the Empire State Part Two" continues a look at the forgotten debate over the growth of poverty in America. The film takes the viewer behind the scenes, exposing the people and the very personal stakes at the heart of what divides us as a country.
August in the Empire State Part One
The 2004 presidential election was one of the most politically divisive moments in recent American history. Amidst the division, the Republican Party held its first ever convention in New York City, a potent symbol for both President Bush and the local progressives energized to defeat him. Using the convention and the animated reaction of New Yorkers as its backdrop, "August in the Empire State Part One" delves into the forgotten debate over the growth of poverty in America. The film follows two characters in the months leading up to the convention: Paul Rodriguez, a conservative Republican Congressional candidate, and Cheri Honkala, the National Spokesperson for the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, the largest grassroots organization of poor people in the U.S, taking the viewer behind the scenes, exposing the people and the very personal stakes at the heart of what divides us as a country.
Looking Toward Home Part Two
"Looking Toward Home Part Two" continues an exploration of urban Indian life in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco with a look at off-reservation relocation in the 1950s and 1960s and the present-day native community life in U.S. cities. "Looking Toward Home" explains how government relocation programs enticed significant numbers of Native Americans to leave the reservation for life in major cities, an exodus that continues today. Narrator Conroy Chino explores the issues facing native people in urban environments, illustrating the importance of access to adequate health care and education as well as the strong sense of community and cultural identity needed to thrive in the big city.
Looking Toward Home: Part One
An exploration of urban Indian life in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco with a look at off-reservation relocation in the 1950s and 1960s and the present-day native community life of U.S. cities. "Looking Toward Home" explains how government relocation programs enticed significant numbers of Native Americans to leave the reservation for life in major cities, an exodus that continues today. Narrator Conroy Chino explores the issues facing native people in urban environments, illustrating the importance of access to adequate health care and education as well as the strong sense of community and cultural identity needed to thrive in the big city.
B.I.K.E. Part Two
Two filmmakers infiltrate an underground bicycle club. Directors Jacob Sepitmus and Anthony Howard create a gritty, conceptually dichotomous and visually stylistic film with "B.I.K.E. Part Two," which completes the story of the Brooklyn chapter of the Black Label Bike Club (BLBC), a fringe network of tall bike jousters that combine and justify their medieval inspired competitions with environmentalist and anti-consumerist rhetoric and politically radical ideals.
B.I.K.E. Part One
Two filmmakers infiltrate an underground bicycle club. Directors Jacob Sepitmus and Anthony Howard create a gritty, conceptually dichotomous and visually stylistic film with "B.I.K.E. Part One," a depiction of the Brooklyn chapter of the Black Label Bike Club (BLBC), a fringe network of tall bike jousters that combine and justify their medieval inspired competitions with environmentalist and anti-consumerist rhetoric and politically radical ideals. Taking place in the context of the 2004 Republican National Convention, "B.I.K.E." is a riveting look into the ways in which identity is important for a collective of fiercely independent people.
