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6 Short Films for Action
Capitalism Is Just a Story - Rise Up and Create a New One
To Change Everything, Start Everywhere
Forget Shorter Showers: Why Personal Change Does Not Equal Political Change (2015)
The Shocking, True History of Race Baiting, From the 17th Century to the Present Day
John Perkins Explains How Economic Hitmen Rob The World In Service of Corporate Profit
Better, Not More
Emotional Literacy
The Myth of Positivity: Why Your Pain Holds a Mighty Purpose
The Ultimate Romance Begins From the Love We Show Our Selves
Increasing Our Capacity to Feel Is Essential to Living Our Best Life and Connecting with Our Kids. Here's How.
Core Nonviolence Commitments
How Faux-Feelings Are Sabotaging Your Communication Efforts
Meet Me In Hard-to-Love Places: The Heart and Science of Relationship Success
Thich Nhat Hanh - Being Love: Teachings to Cultivate Awareness and Intimacy
4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Speaking Up (or Listening)
A Healthy Way to Embrace Big Emotions: Take It to the Trees
The Neurochemistry Of Empathy, Explained With Claymation
The Art of Communicating: Thich Nhat Hanh
Let Yourself Grieve
How Cynicism Masks Pain
No, You Don't Have to Admit You're Wrong to Apologize (And Other Apology Myths Debunked)
Stress: It's Not in Your Head, It's in Your Nervous System
It Didn't Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are
Join the Empathy Revolution!
The Steps Toward Self Empowerment
Dealing With Painful Emotions
Esteem: The Power of Vulnerability (2016)
6 Simple Self-Compassion Exercises
Brené Brown on How to Reckon with Emotion and Change Your Narrative
Why Are so Many Adults Today Haunted by Trauma?
11 Traits of People With High Emotional Intelligence
Empathy: Why It's Important, Why We Should Nurture It in Our Kids
Healing Our Collective Trauma: The Key to Creating a Society Based on Trust Rather Than Fear
Women Are Better at Expressing Emotions, Right? Why It's Not That Simple
If You Do Not Transform Your Pain, You Will Transmit It
Thich Nhat Hanh on Loosening the Knots of Anger
Depression Is a Disease of Civilization: Hunter-Gatherers Hold the Key to the Cure
What Is Emotional Intelligence and Why is it Important?
Harnessing Pain and Burning It as Fuel for the Revolution
An Indigenous Approach to Healing Trauma
Our Culture's Unhealthy Ideas Surrounding Masculinity Is Killing Men: On The Roots of Men and Trauma
Self-Esteem Might Boost Our Egos, But Self-Compassion Opens Our Hearts
Control is a Trap
The Demoralized Mind
The Great Grief: How to Cope With Losing Our World
The Important Difference Between Love and Being Loved
How Mindfulness Empowers Us
"I Love Being a Woman" - What Will It Take to Create a World Where Every Woman Can Say This?
The Root Cause of Addiction
The Role of Shame in Shaping and Undermining Activist Communities
What is the Meaning of Death? This Man Has Some Words to Share with You.
Triggered: “Planet of the Humans” & A Call for Emotional Intelligence
Planet Local: A Short Film Series about the Beautiful Alternatives to Industrial Agriculture
Planet Local Short Film Series - Part 1: Intro to the New Food Movement
Planet Local Short Film Series - Part 2: Diverse Farming Systems
Planet Local Short Film Series - Part 3: Local Food Webs, Exploring Systems of Distribution
Planet Local Short Film Series - Part 4: Local Food Processors AKA Making Delicious Food
Planet Local Short Film Series - Part 5: Challenges & Solutions
Planet Local Short Film Series - Part 6: Ecovillages & Networks for New Farmers
Planet Local Short Film Series - Part 7: A Little More Inspiration
Planet Local: A 7-Part Film Series about the Regenerative Food Movement
Hope is a Verb
Despair Is Not a Strategy: 15 Principles of Hope
It's Hopeless, What a Relief! (A Letter for the Hopeless)
Be an Island Crystal of Hope In These Times of Profound Global Turbulence
Hope vs. Fear - Motivation for Change - Anjali Appadurai
Jane Goodall - Sowing the Seeds of Hope
Resilience: The Biology Of Stress And The Science Of Hope (trailer)
Strategies of Hope: How Americans Can Fight Hate Under Trump
Give Up Hope: It's The Best Chance We Have to Save Everything We Love
Rojava’s Democratic, Feminist Revolution a Source of Hope among Horror
90 Inspiring, Visionary Films That Will Change How You See the World in Profound Ways
The Bodhisattva’s Approach to Activism: A Little Courageous Wisdom to Face a World Gone Mad
Can Beauty Save Our Planet? | Chris Jordan
The Circle of Courage – Native American Model of Education
Anti-Fascist Activism & The Value of Nonviolence
How to Smash Neo-Nazi Events
The Strategic Naiveté of Antifa
Why the Moral Argument for Nonviolence Matters
How to Take on Fascism Without Getting Played
Can Antifa Build an Effective Broad-Based Anti-Fascist Movement?
Why Black Bloc Tactics Won't Build a Successful Movement
Violence, Authoritarianism, and the Future of America: Using Science to Progress Past Tribalism
How (Not) to Challenge Racist Violence
Former White Supremacist: Why Punching Nazis in the Face Is a Bad Idea
How Norway Avoided Becoming a Fascist State
We Need a Revolution: Overcoming Fascism with a Movement of Love
How Should We Protest Neo-Nazis? Lessons From German History
The Cult of Violence Always Kills the Left
Don't Feed the Trolls — How to Combat the Alt-Right
Towards a Tranformative Anti-Fascism
It's Time to Go on the Offensive Against Racism
Why Nazis Are so Afraid of These Clowns
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Israel Supporters Assault, Spit, Wish R-pe On Protestors
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Jeremy Corbyn on Rafah: "We're Live-Streaming a Genocide"
Israel's Atrocities Exposed By CNN - A Network Defined By Pro-Israeli Bias
Gaza Genocide: A Socialist Perspective (2024)
Not Backing Down: Israel, Free Speech & The Battle For Palestinian Rights (2019)
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Alter Nativas: Building Possible Futures (2024) (trailer)
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Philosophy
The Art of Communicating: Thich Nhat Hanh
Scientific Pantheism: Frequently Asked Questions
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Shunryu Suzuki - Essential Wisdom for the Art of Living
The Tao Te Ching: The Classic Manual on The Art of Living
The Present Need of the World (1926)
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The Evolution of Ecological Consciousness | Andrew Faust (2013)
The Demoralized Mind
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The Art of Effortless Living: A Taoist Documentary (2019)
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Seeing Wetiko: on Capitalism, Mind Viruses, and Antidotes for a World in Transition
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Dovas
The Tyranny of Compulsory Schooling
John Taylor Gatto
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Palestine Is Still The Issue (2002)
Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists (2011)
Life in Occupied Palestine (2009) (trailer)
The Israeli Lobby (2007)
The Zionist Story (2009)
Budrus: It Takes a Village to Unite the Most Divided People on Earth (2009)
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#MeToo and Liberation for All
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How The Media Has Shaped Your Negative Perception of Feminism
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The Soil Solution To Climate Change (2013)
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All About Weeds
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Intro to Permaculture
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Activist Philosophy & Reflection
Why I've Started to Fear My Fellow Social Justice Activists
“Basic Training” for Spiritual Warriors
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Not All Politics Is Identity Politics
20 Principles for Successful Community Organizing
Liberation Theory: a Working Framework
The Trifecta of Civil Resistance: Unity, Planning, Discipline
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What Is My Activism Really About? to Love, Serve and Remember
No Impact Man's Guide to Activism
Hey Progressives, Can We Stop Using the Tools of Social Justice to Tear One Another Down?
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The Polarization Trap
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