Programs with the subject 'Peace Studies'

• A Conversation: Howard Zinn and Woodly Harrelson
  Famed people's historian Howard Zinn died at the end of January 2010. A rigorous scholar, tireless advocate for economic and social justice, and a man of great good humor and generosity, he will be greatly missed. This delightful and engaging conversation with actor Woody Harrelson reveals Howard's rigorous scholarship and profound, gentle wisdom.
• A Dish Of Central America
  The goal of this video is to bring to light some of the popular misconceptions that people have about Central America. It brings together experpts to help people understand the various countries that make up the region.
• A Question of Balance
  We often hear of "the destruction on both sides" caused by the war. Without minimizing the loss of any innocent lives or justifying "collateral damage, is that destruction comparable? The three segments in this program look at the destruction in both Lebanon and Israel.
• A Savage War of Peace
  A powerful analysis of the escalating violence that followed the launch of the Inkatha Freedom Party in the early 1990's. This documentary reaches beyond the shocking images to identify forces and interests at work, and to present the views of residents and hostel-dwellers.
• About Face
  This program documents the effects of war on those fight them, those who escape them and those who are its victims.
• Aggression & Self-Determination: Massacre in East Timor
  In 1975, Indonesia invaded East Timor, using arms supplied by the United States.
• Baghdad
  A lyrical, moving and disturbing video montage of the American invasion and occupation of Iraq.
• Breaking the Blockade
  Follow the November 1992 journey of the interfaith group Pastors for Peace and people from across the country who defied the U.S. embargo of Cuba with a "Friendshipment", bringing 15 tons of humanitarian aid to the hurting island nation.
• Bring the Troops Home!
  Bring the Troops Home! looks at grassroots organizing and resistance. Includes Jesus Papoletto Melendez, Puerto Rican poet; Grace Paley, author; Joseph Lowery, Southern Christian Leadership Conference and many war resisters.
• Bush Crimes Commission
  Bush Crimes Commission
• Bush Crimes Summary
  Bush Crimes Half Hour
• Carolyn Forche and Larry Heineman
  The Ubiquitous Front-line Larry Heinemann, whose novel, "Paco's Story" won the National Book Award, and Carolyn Forche, whose searing poems about the war in El Salvador have won her wide critical acclaim, read excerpts from their work and speak forcefully about the consequences of imperialism on the peoples of the world.
• Channels of War
  The mainstream television networks have fanned the flames of war, and have profited from doing so. This program looks at how the U.S. corporate media has sanitized our field of vision.
• Dance of Death
  The American military in Iraq: lambs led to slaughter or centurions for the Empire? Either way, U.S. troops are locked in a deadly interaction with the people of Iraq. This program is also available with Spanish subtitles.
• Empire and Oil
  Modern empires run on oil, and controlling these resources is key to the domination of potential rivals. This program examines the recent history of the Middle East and the Iraq War in relation to the desire of Western powers to control its petroleum resources, "the greatest strategic prize in history.”
• Facts on the Ground
  Personal stories of Palestinians and Israeli settlers frame this account of Israel's race to build permanent settlements in the West Bank and Gaza strip.
• Fallujah
  In November 2004 the United States aerial and artillery bombing destroyed Fallujah, the Iraqi City of Mosques. In 1968 the U.S. destroyed the Vietnamese city of Ben Tre. A U.S. major told CNN reporter Peter Arnett: "It became necessary to destroy the city in order to save it."
• Getting Out of the Sand Trap
  Looks at US foreign policy in a post-cold war world. Includes Daniel Ellsberg, David Morrison, Edward Said, Michael Ratner and Dessima Williams.
• Give Peace A Channel
  Voices of city teenager discuss budget priorities. Why are we spending money on bombs when entire neighborhoods are being abandoned?
• Global Dissent
  Reactions to the first Gulf War from across the globe.
• Globalization At Gunpoint
  The military occupation of Iraq has enabled the U.S. to enforce privatization of the Iraqi economy, in effect, selling off Iraq's assets to foreign investors. A look at the challenges to privatization.
• Iraqi Women Speak Out
  In March 2006, Code Pink invited eight Iraqi women to the U.S. to speak about their experiences under U.S. invasion and occupation. Two of the women had their entire families killed by U.S. troops. These two women were denied visas on the grounds they did not have sufficient family to guarantee they would return to Iraq.
• Just Say No!
  The Gulf War produced an historic level of military resistance in a very short time. Military reisister tell their stories.
• Let Nicaragua Speak!
  In the midst of the US aggression against Nicaragua, Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega speaks live to public access stations and solidarity groups throughout the United States.
• Lines in the Sand
  Gulf Crisis TV Project: made in collaboration with Paper Tiger. This program reviews the history of colonialism and intervention in the Middle East.
• Manufacturing the Enemy
  Gulf Crisis TV Project: made in collaboration with Paper Tiger. Manufacturing the Enemy includes interviews with Arab Americans victimized by violence and racism during and after the first Gulf War. Their experiences are compared with those of Japanese Americans during and after the Second World War.
• News World Order
  "News World Order” explores the role of the corporate media in the formation of public consent around the war. This program shows how to over come the disinformation, censorship and limited ownership of the information industry
• No More War Toys
  There is a long-standing debate over whether televised violence produces violent behavior in children. This special examines this issue in the broader context of war toys, as well as, their television counterpart- the animated super-heroes of children's television.
• Operation Dissidence
  Operation Dissidence is about how the first Gulf War was sold to the American people. Includes Laura Flanders, Undercurrents Radio, Noam Chomsky, Jeff Cohen, FAIR, Paul Zaloom, comic from Beekman's World.
• Resistance At Home
  Millions of Americans have said NO! to the invasion and occupation of Iraq, and the larger Bush agenda of clampdowns on free speech, increased spying on citizens and the elimination of civil liberties.
• Standing With The Women of Iraq
  Iraqi women's passionate statements of resistance to U.S. occupation are intercut with actions by Code Pink, Women in Black and others who have been at the forefront of protests against the war in the U.S.
• Stirring Up the Myth of the Melting Pot
  Part 5 of the Spigot for Bigot series presents different perspectives on the notion that this is a multi-cultural and pluralistic society.
• Stone's Throw
  This program is an answer to the US sponsored Tele-Marti, which attempts to beam US programming into Cuba in violation of all international electronic transmission laws. Stone's Throw presents excerpts from game shows, music videos, telenovelas and children's programming to give a sense of the daily fare on Cuban TV.
• The Art of Resistance
  Picasso responded to the fascist takeover of Spain in the 1930s with his famous painting Guernica. Artists today are responding the the U.S. occupation of Iraq and domestic repression with music, murals, street performance, comedy, cartoon animations and giant puppets. This program is also available with Spanish subtitles.
• The Border: Where Do you Draw the Line?
  This video describes the violence and harrassment experienced in many locations around the world: Northern Ireland, Panama, Mexico and the South Bronx, illustrating the arbitraty nature of "where the line is drawn".
• The Real Face of Occupation
  What does the U.S. military occupation of Iraq looks from the other end of the gun barrel. Part One of a twelve part series on the war in Iraq.
• The Underground Voices of the Panamanian People
  A look at the US invasion of Panama, from the view of Panamanian citizens.
• The World Says NO To War
  Documents the massive protests of tens of millions of people throughout the world in opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Sounds and images from 16 countries show passionate and creative reactions to militarism and occupation.
• War Crimes and Iraq
  In June 2005 at the 16th and final session of the World Tribunal on Iraq held in Istanbul, Turkey, Dahr Jamail presented a meticulous and systematic case that the United States is guilty of war crimes in Iraq.
• War on the Homefront
  An accelerated decline of the US economy, labor, housing and healthcare lie in the wake of the first Gulf War.Gulf Crisis TV Project: made in collaboration with Paper Tiger Part 10 of the 10-part "Gulf Crisis TV Project" series. The billions of dollars spent on mass destruction in the war is paralleled to the decline of the US economy, budget cuts in labor, healthcare, housing and education. It examines the military treatment of public lands within the US, the ecological devastation that occurs in the production of weapons and the grassroots movements efforts to change this nation's priorities. An accelerated decline of the US economy, labor, housing and healthcare lie in the wake of the first Gulf War.
• War, Oil and Power
  Part 1 of the 10-Part "Gulf Crisis TV Project" Series. "War, Oil and Power" investigates the military and energy industries and explores the interlocking interests between the two. Features Alexandra Allen (Greenpeace), Joe Stork (Middle East and North Africa Division of Human Rights Watch), Abbas Al-Nasravi (emeritus professor of economics at the University of Vermont), Dessima Williams (former Ambassador to Grenada), Catherine Tompa (Daughters of Mother Jones) and economist Jon Naar.
• Where Should The Birds Fly - Mona's Story
  The moving story of two Palestinian young women who embody hope for the future of Palestine. A trailer for Palestinian made feature documentary. Your support needed to complete the film. Donate at:Deep Dish TV
• Winter Soldier - Iraq and Afghanistan
  A remarkable one-hour DVD of selected testimony from the Winter Solder - Iraq and Afghanistan Eyewitness Testimonies held in March 2008.
• World Tribunal On Iraq - The Final Session
  The WTI sessions were held in 16 countries around the world. Deep Dish TV traveled to Istanbul, Turkey in June 2005 to broadcast the final session live to the world. The resulting two one-hour programs form a beautifully edited account of the Tribunal held in the ancient Topkapi Palace of the Ottoman Empire to judge the war crimes of the U.S. Empire. This three-disc set also includes the New York session, and interviews of tribunal participants by David Barsamian.
• World Tribunal on Iraq-New York Session
  The whole world is watching, and the whole world is judging as well. Testimony from the New York Tribunal on Iraq, part of a worldwide series of hearings that concluded in Istanbul, Turkey, in June 2005.