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TELLING the Stories of the Nikkei - Behind the Scenes

This film gives context to the short films that Lucerne School students made about the local history of the Japanese Can...

Falling From the Sky - Tsuneko Kokubo (Koko)

Artist Tsuneko Kokubo (Koko) shares the story of her childhood through words and dance - though born in Steveston, she l...

Gail (Ono) Swanson - Nikkei Stories (New Denver)

Gail Swanson, President of the Kyowakai Society (Living together peacefully) was born in New Denver. She shares her stor...

Kiyoko (Kay) Takahara - Nikkei Stories (New Denver)

Kay Takahara shares her story of growing up in Cumberland, her family’s relocation to the interior of BC during WWII a...

Emiko (Amy) Mori - Nikkei Stories (New Denver)

Amy Mori shares stories of growing up in Maple Ridge BC, her family’s forced relocation to the interior during WWII, a...

Nobuyoshi (Nobby) Hayashi - Nikkei Stories (New Denver)

Nobby Hayashi shares stories of growing up on Powell Street before WWII and the relocation to internment camps in New De...

May Days

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Letters to Wes

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Fuki & Shiso

A digital short celebrating the culinary plant contributions of Japanese Canadians to the community of New Denver....

Enemy Aliens

A farcical stop-motion animation made out of paper cut-outs about the experience of the internment through the lens of a...

In Memory

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Never Lose Hope

Through interviews with elder and former internee, Nobby Hayashi, students share his story and the resilience that Japan...

So Fast

Borrowing the words of Mrs. Pauli Inose from 'A Path of Leaves', students created this claymation to reflect the Japanes...

Kyowakai

Through this film, students honour the New Denver Kyowakai Society (Peacefully Working Together) for their resilience an...

Japanese-Canadian Internment

Students from Lucerne Secondary School reflect through their B&W film on the wrongful internment of Japanese Canadians d...

Speaking Out

Students at Lucerne school 'speak out' about how they felt when they learned about the Japanese Canadian internment that...

Winter of 1942

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Never Again

A series of interviews with Japanese Canadians still living in New Denver BC that delivers a poignant message. ...

Winter’s Haiku

A short stop-motion video based on a haiku written by Mrs. Chie Kamagaya created by students at Lucerne Secondary School...

Propaganda

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A walk in Leipzig

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Freedom From Poverty

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Three Miracles, One Hope : A digital story told by Eva Kuper

Eva Kuper was born in 1940 in Warsaw, Poland. When she was a baby, she and her family were forced into the Warsaw Ghet...

A Beat for Peace

One of the symptoms of the resurgent interest in maintaining the CPA in Sudan is Sudan 365, A Beat for Peace....

Needles in a Haystack

This is the day I joined a team of World Vision staff on one of their vaccination programs. We went to Lurcuk Payam in T...

Sudanese Elections Preview

Sudan is holding elections. With Omar Al Bashir, an indicted war criminal assured of victory, how free, fair and represe...

Bearing Witness in Holocaust Education : Survivors Reflect on Sharing Their Stories

This video employs short clips from life story interviews done withHolocaust survivors who have acted as educators in Mo...

Yellow Cake

A lamentable tragedy mixed full of pleasant mirth, Yellow Cake is the latest animated epic by Ottawa animator Nick Cross...

Pictures of Departure

Sari Greenberg was born in Poland on November 25th, 1939. She told her story....

Maudit Juif - A Digital Story by Manuel Cohen

Manuel Cohen was born in 1924 in Montreal. He, and a life-long friend who is still alive, Harry Heit, were born in tha...

The Woman Who Hid My Father - A Digital Story by Manuel Cohen

Manuel Cohen was born and raised in Montreal and his father had been born in Poland. In 1939 Manuel’s father got to Po...

The Batory Ship - A digital story by Manuel Cohen

The Batory Ship or How Manuel found out what happened to his fatherManuel Cohen was born in 1924 in Montreal to a Jewish...

Sudanese-Canadian, Abousfian Abdelrazik’s Story Reads Like Spy Novel

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Global Campaign: Drumbeat for Peace in Sudan on 5th Annivesary of CPA

Sudan is at a crossroads. Again. January 9, 2010 marked the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace ...

Video Portrait #2 from Southern Sudan: Alberto Kuol Kuol Makuach

This is Alberto Kuol Kuol Makuach’s story. During a 7-week visit to Southern Sudan, I interviewed over a dozen Souther...

Life in the Open Prison

'Life in the Open Prison' is a short documentary produced by 11 students from St-George's High School in Montreal, Quebe...

From Southern Sudan, Video Portrait #1: Rose Achan Beryl

During a 7-week visit to Southern Sudan, I interviewed about a dozen Southern Sudanese men and women. This is Rose Achan...

Une Nouvelle Vision du Canada dans le Monde

Un animation qui utilise l'image d'une arbre comme symbol pour illustrer une nouvelle vision du Canada dans le monde. Ce...

Questions About Canada's Role in the World

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Youth Ideas on Canada's Role in the World

Toronto youth share their ideas and visions for Canada's role in the world....

Personal Connections to Canada's Role in the World

Toronto youth share their personal reasons for why they care about Canada’s role in the world and how it affects their...

A Starving Land

This video documents the situation in the starvation zone of Southern Sudan, in Africa....

Southern Sudan is in dire need of help with medical needs

This video was done to raise awareness of the medical needs in Southern Sudan....

The Journey Home

W.E.E.P. (Women's Educational Empowerment Project) for Southern Sudan is a non-profit organization dedicated to the bett...

Leben? Oder Theater

Natalie Pendergast presents the work of Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon, which relates to her family history, through va...

500 Miles in Chains to End Modern Day Slavery

Slavery still exists. It is going strong in your city and mine! On August 1, 2009 I will run 500 miles in chains to en...

Montreal Reacts To Gaza

Half a world away from the December 2008-January 2009 conflict in the Gaza strip, Montreal's large Arab and Jewish com...

what I want to see changed

Sara, a student from Kenitra, Morocco talks about what she would like to see changed in the world....

Joseph Rotblat, Pugwash & Nuclear War (1/5)

In the 1940's, future Nobel Peace Prize recepient Joseph Rotblat took a stand against nuclear weapons. Where does the nu...

Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs (2/5)

The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs was founded in 1957 in the village of Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada....

Joseph Rotblat: Peace Activist, Eternal Optimist (3/5)

In the 1940s, Joseph Rotblat walke away from the Manhattan Project, no longer believing nuclear weapons were necessary t...

Nuclear Threat: The Current Reality (4/5)

The Cold War is long over, but what threat do we still face from nuclear weapons?...

Obama & Future Hope (5/5)

United States President Barack Obama is the first president to envision a world without nuclear weapons. With thousands ...

SPLA Entry to Juba1

SPLA entry to Jub ...

SPLA Entry to Juba, South Sudan

SPLA entry to Juba for the first time sigifying the end 21 years military confrontation between north and south of Suda....

Heavy fighting renewed in southern Sudan - 20 May 08

In May of 2008, renewed heavy fighting along the border between north and south Sudan was in full force. Dan Nolan, Al J...

DoubleThink trailer

A trailer by filmmaker Magnus Isacsson for a proposed documentary film, contrasting the writings of Orwell and Huxley ...

Varda Burstyn: Huxley today - introduction

Author Varda Burstyn speaks about the impact of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World in todays terms....

Varda Burstyn: Huxley today - consumerism & the environment

Author Varda Burstyn speaks about the impact of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World on the environment....

Varda Burstyn: Huxley today - consumerism & society

Author Varda Burstyn speaks about the impact of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World on contemporary society....

Varda Burstyn on "Double Think" - concluding remarks

Author Varda Burstyn gives a brilliant and incisive talk about the Orwellian notion of "Double Think," and applies it to...

Varda Burstyn on "Double Think"

Author Varda Burstyn gives a brilliant and incisive talk about the Orwellian notion of "Double Think," and applies it to...

Brave New 1984 - welcome video

Brave New 1984 invites dialogue regarding contemporary issues such as militarism, globalization, consumption, social ine...

Iraqi Refugees: The View from Syria

Did you know? 1 in 5 Iraqis have been uprooted by violence in their homeland. Many have fled to Syria where the situati...

Iraqi Refugees: Khaled's Story

Did you know? 1 in 5 Iraqis have been uprooted by violence in their homeland. Many have fled to Syria where the situati...

Toxic Service The Gagetown Atrocity

Toxic Service The Gagetown Atrocity is a series of short videos designed to educate Canadians about our Governments pois...

Jean Paul Samputu forgives

Rwanda 1994. "One million people were killed in 90 days," Jean Paul reminds us. But he forgives the enemy: he forgives h...

Vera Vertes talks about her arrival to Auschwitz

Vera Vertes, born in 1928, in Hungary, was the eldest of three sisters, raised in a well-to-do family. With the German i...

WOMEN IN BLACK

A group of women, from Windsor Ontario, stand in silent protest to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They have been doi...

Round Trip for Iraq

The Iraqi elections in January 2005 sparked lively debate in the media. Were they a farce or a genuine exercise in demo...

Where is Iraq?

Stuck on the Iraqi / Jordanian border, about a dozen men talk to filmmaker Baz Shamoun about their life before and after...

From Bagdad to Manchester

From Baghdad to Manchester is an intimate portrait of a Kurd artist in exile who, metaphorically, remains in his country...

Varda Burstyn: Huxley today - consumerism & the economic collapse

Author Varda Burstyn speaks about the impact of consumerism and the recent economic collapse, through the lens of Aldous...

War Resisters Support Campaign Canada

Since the start of the War in Iraq, many US soldiers have sought refuge in Canada. ...

Alive in Baghdad: Four Years Later, Speaking to Americans

On the fourth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, Alive in Baghdad brings you an assortment of Arabs and Iraqis speaking a...

Sahwa, What Next After Al-Qaeda?

The Sahwa Councils or what are also known as "Sahwa Forces" had a strong impact and important role in bringing stability...

Wafaa Bilal discusses Shoot an Iraqi

Imagine spending 30 days confined in a room, always being on the alert of getting shot. ...

Conversation With Iraqi Policeman: Alive In Baghdad

Just who are the Iraqi Police? How do they think? What are there positions on the war and the occupation? Alive in Baghd...

Iraq War Ends!

Today thousands of volunteers throughout New York City distributed "special edition" copies of the New York Times. nytim...

On Our Watch

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The Hidden Cost of War

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Iraq before the War

It is diffiucult to find images of Iraq before the war. On the internet Iraq appears to be synonymous with war. yoshihar...

'Body of War' on Democracy Now (Part One)

The film tells the story of Iraq war veteran Tomas Young. On April 4, 2004, his fifth day in Iraq, Young's unit came und...

'Body of War' on Democracy Now (Part Three)

The film tells the story of Iraq war veteran Tomas Young. On April 4, 2004, his fifth day in Iraq, Young's unit came und...

'Body of War' on Democracy Now (Part Two)

The film tells the story of Iraq war veteran Tomas Young. On April 4, 2004, his fifth day in Iraq, Young's unit came u...

'Body of War' on Democracy Now (Part Four)

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The Devil Came on Horseback - Trailer

A powerful film that exposes and elucidates the genocide raging in Darfur, Sudan....

Rite vs. Right

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NATO: A Strong Today for a Safe Tomorrow

An animated, satirical history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)....

Revolutionary Knitting Circle

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Malalai Joya: Corruption in Afghanistan

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Make Shorts, Not War! Finalist: By Other Means

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The Tree that Remembers

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Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg Orwell's Century. part 1 of 3

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Protect the Nature

This video was produced by Secondary 5 students at Ratihente High School in Kanesatake who took part in one of a serie...

Nobuyoshi (Nobby) Hayashi - Nikkei Stories (New Denver)

Still from "Falling From the Sky" - Nikkei Stories (New Denver)

Tsuneko (Koko) Kokubo - Nikkei Stories (New Denver)

Kiyoko (Kay) Takahara - Nikkei Stories (New Denver)

Emiko (Amy) Mori - Nikkei Stories (New Denver)

Behind the Scenes - Emiko (Amy) Mori (New Denver)

Students make films about the Nikkei history in New Denver

Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre - Interior

Rebecca Gose in "Childhood Disrupted" - Video Thumbnail

Life in the Open Prison - A Student Documentary Film

Life in the Open Prison - Using life story interviews to understand more about the Cambodian genocide

A Metaphor for Canadian Global Leadership - After The Vision

"Operation Enduring Freedom": doublethink for "War Is Peace" ?

Brave New 1984- bioterror in America's Capitol Hill

NFB DoubleThink/ Brave New 1984 loft party flyer

Original manuscript of '1984' - opening paragraph

"Man the Machine" - humans serving the state in Orwell's 1984

Fighting Marginalization: Sharing Through Film

Agent Orange in Canada
Call for Justice
CKUT radio interview on Africa show 'Amandla
Ep. 86 - A School of Assassins
Interview with Dan Eiffe (part 2), publisher of Sudan Mirror
Interview with Dan Eiffe (part 3/3), publisher of Sudan Mirror
Interview with Dan Eiffe, publisher of Sudan Mirror in Nairobi, Kenya (part 1 of 3)
Varda Burstyn: on Huxley
Varda Burstyn: on Social Equality
Varda Burstyn: on Social Equality
What is Peace? Discussion with James Twyman, As-Sayed Nurjan Mirahmadi, Leonard Howell and Todd Lorentz
Varda Burstyn: more on 'Brave New World' vs. '1984

'No apology' from Iraq shoe-thrower
A Biography on Orwell & Huxley - Part Two: George Orwell as a Character
Iraqi journalist throws shoes at Bush in Baghdad
Saddam's Doctor Rebutts Iraq's Story
Southern Sudan: Oil Exploitation vs Wildlife Protection
"The New Imperial Order Foretold" by Varda Burstyn
A Biography of Orwell & Huxley - Part One: Key Influences
A special evening of screenings and discussions - June 2, 2010
A Tale of Two War Criminals: Bush and Clinton do Toronto
American war resister wins another victory in federal court
American war resisters struggle on
Back On The Map: A New Vision for Canada's Role in the World
Brave New 1984 - web project description
Brave New 1984: a word from the director, Magnus Isaccson
Brave New 1984: the Orwellian and "Huxley-ian" in contemporary times
Challenges Facing Sudan’s April 2010 National Elections
Conflict Threats & Peace Assessment: Juba, Malakal, Aweil, Kadugli, Kauda & Abyei
Danger Mine!
Deportations ordered: Critical time for war resisters in Canada
Descriptions of George Orwell and Aldous Huxley
Don't Forget Iraqi Refugees
Election Ballots Printed by Sudan’s Currency Printer Controversial
Films about Iraq
Forced Migration Review: Sudan, prospectives for peace (Nov. 2005)
ForeignPolicy Camp
Foreword from Amusing Ourselves to Death
Friends or Foes? - Peacekeeping Forces, Humanitarian Aid and Media Development
From Bush to Obama: War is still a racket
From the Bottom of the Pit
Hell No, She Won't Go
Historic vote in Parliament for war resisters
Inter Pares aims to ‘Take Back the Day’ by reclaiming the true meaning of Mother’s Day
Inter Pares offers soul-nourishing alternative to traditional gift-giving
Inter-Governmental Relations in Southern Sudan
Juba Assessment Town Planning and Administration, November 2005 Draft
Juba Declaration By Southern Sudan Women
Juba, Wau, Malakal Community Planning for Resettlement
Khartoum Government Undermining South Sudan Self-Determination Referendum?
Landmine Removal Frees Land for Agriculture
Local Peace Processes in Sudan: a baseline study
Logistical Challenges Facing Sudan Elections
Part II: Soldiering on? The invisible injuries of war
Permanent Court of Arbitration Makes Ruling on Abyei Border
Perspective: Sudan – Land of Water and Thirst; War and Peace
Post-2012 Scenarios for Sudan: War vs Peace, United vs Secession
Press Freedom Post-Conflict: A cause of instability or Foundation of Democratic Development? (April 2007, Copenhagen, Denmark)
Psychologists and torture
Sanctuary for war resister: Rodney Watson takes refuge in Vancouver church
Seven-Weeks in Southern Sudan Beckons a Return Visit
Soldiering on? The human cost of war
St. Stephen N.B. protest rally for Gagetown Agent Orange Public Inquiry.
Support for the BN 1984 project from some young filmmakers
The Already Big Thing on the Internet: Spying on Users
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (a sumary booklet)
The courage to resist: war resisters fight to stay
Total Returns to South Sudan Post CPA to June 2008
Two Million Southern Sudanese Returned Home Since 2005
U.S. deserter faces deportation Christmas Eve
U.S. War Resisters: Warriors with Conscience
Universal Soldiers
Voter Registration Verification Begins in Sudan
Voting Begins in Sudan Despite Rigging Accusations and Boycott
War and punishment, crime and peace
What is the difference between a refugee and an IDP and what happens to them now that the war is over?
Why the Internet is a double-edged sword

"Aldous Huxley as ideamaker"
1984 comic book - fantastic images!
Adel Abidin
Africa Confidential - Sudan
AlertNet - Sudan
Books for Understanding Sudan
Bridges That Unite: Exploring Canada’s Global Leadership
Burning Billboard
Canada's World Blog
Canada's World Citizens' Timeline
Canadian Aid in South Sudan
Citizen Lab
Free the Shministim awareness campaign
George Orwell articles from the New York Times
George Orwell website
Guerrilla Diplomacy: Rethinking International Relations
Gurtong Trust
Insight on Conflict : Sudan
International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Sudan
Iraq - Weapons of Mass Destruction and Civil War
Japanese Bulletin
Japanese Canadian National Museum
National Association of Japanese Canadians
South Sudan Info
Sudan Open Archive
Tamarack
Tapping your cell phone
The Disaster Film: A Cultural Phenomenon
Brian Steidle

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OUR website ... PEACE in OUR Lifetime

by Lynne Hazelden

Tue, 09/01/2009 - 18:15

http://www.peaceinourlifetime.org/peace_day_21st_sept_2009

We are counting to One Billion Souls standing for peace. Each person can make a clear choice and can collect they own personal, Peace Voice Certificate acknowleging their voice and thus stand as ONE VOICE .. freely and Uniquely. We stand as ONE VOICE to bring a reality to the theory to shift mass consciousness vs write or talk about it... We ask each one person the most important and valid Question Peace?.. What do You choose? JT is voice 0,000,000,434 ! They are free! Namaste x

Sorry the website link was missing on first post and now I got carried away sharing lol!

Love your station

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to invite/contact your guests to take part peace day global.

Tue, 09/01/2009 - 18:07

Hi We are having a global music event with the same intent of celebration involving the nobel laureates work with Youth, YMCA Jerusalem Peace Pre school .. and to bring all that is peace and celebrate it on peace day... James Twyman is already supporting us... So I wonder how to contact the organisers of the Toronto event.. Peace Circle ... please can you have them look at this event.. and contact me if they wish to join a global intent.. aligned with all their work... peace Lynne