Our World In Depth | Episodes

Living Under Drones: Veteran for Peace Leah Bolger at WAMM's Annual Meeting

eric — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 23:06:18 +0000

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6/25/2013

Former Veterans for Peace (VFP) President, Leah Bolger reports to Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) about her recent trip to Pakistan, where US drone warfare is taking a toll, literally. Bolger served in the U.S. Navy for twenty years and achieved the rank of Commander. Part 2 includes audience Q & A. Filmed March 23 in Minneapolis.

Guest(s):

Leah Bolger, Veterans for Peace

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Living Under Drones

2013 WAMM Annual Mtg: Poetry by Misty Rowan

eric — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 23:07:39 +0000

6/20/2013

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3 poems culminating in a poem about drones. Filmed March 23, 2013, Minneapolis.

Guest(s):

Misty Rowan, The Anti-War Committee

Idle No More Environmental/Treaty Rights Symposium: Paul Densmore

eric — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 22:44:32 +0000

6/20/2013

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Paul Densmore of MN350.org

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Paul Densmore, MN350.org

Idle No More Environmental/Treaty Rights Symposium: Kathryn Hoffman

eric — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:58:56 +0000

6/5/2013

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Kathryn Hoffman is an attorney with the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA). Hoffman elaborates on the issue of sulfide mining in northern Minnesota. Filmed March 22, 2013.

Guest(s):

Kathryn Hoffman, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA)

Idle No More Environmental/Treaty Rights Symposium: Margaret Levin

eric — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:09:57 +0000

5/24/2013

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Director of the North Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, Margaret Levin speaks about the greatest concerns to increasing global greenhouse gas emissions including the exploitation of the Alberta Tar Sands. In the second video, Sierra Club Volunteer Leader Sarah Risser talks more about the tar sands exploitation and North American oil pipeline infrastructure. Filmed March 22, 2013 at the Minneapolis American Indian Center.

Guest(s):

Margaret Levin, Sierra Club North Star Chapter

Sarah Risser

Idle No More Environmental/Treaty Rights Symposium: Phoebe Kebec

eric — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:05:03 +0000

5/23/2013

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Phoebe Kebec is an indigenous attorney representing the Bad River/Lake Superior Band of Chippewa/Anishinaabeg Tribe. Kebec speaks to the need to protect the waters from the potential threats of sulfide mining in northern Wisconsin. Filmed March 22, 2013 at the American Indian Center, Minneapolis.

Idle No More Environmental/Treaty Rights Symposium: Mike Wiggins, Jr.

eric — Sat, 18 May 2013 04:16:11 +0000

5/17/2013

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Wiggins, the Tribal Chair of Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Anishinaabeg) takes a holistic approach regarding the struggle to protect clean waters from iron sulfide mining in the Penokee Hills, part of the Bad River watershed of northern Wisconsin.

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Bad River Chippewa Site

Idle No More Environmental/Treaty Rights Symposium: Paula Maccabee

eric — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:51:49 +0000

5/15/2013

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Paula Maccabee is an attorney active with Water Legacy. Maccabee speaks on the dangers posed to vitally important waters by sulfide mining in northern Minnesota.

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Paula Maccabee, WaterLegacy

Idle No More Environmental/Treaty Rights Symposium: Terry Janis (plus Q and A)

eric — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:46:14 +0000

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5/15/2013

Includes insights from Janis, an Oglala Lakota attorney and activist, as well as audience questions for panelists (Cobenais, Wilson, Desjarlait, Robinson and Janis)... questions about how to be an ally to indigenous people, Mother Earth and women.

Guest(s):

Terry Janis, Oglala Lakota Nation/Oyate

Links:

Indian Land Tenure Foundation

Idle No More Environmental/Treaty Rights Symposium: Robert DesJarlait

eric — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:41:40 +0000

4/22/2013

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Protect Our Manoomin founder Robert DesJarlait from Red Lake on international corporate sulfide mining in northern Minnesota. Manoomin is the Anishinaabeg word for wild rice. Protect Our Manoomin is one of a handful of organizations in Minnesota educating people about the hazards of sulfide mining. Filmed March 22, Minneapolis.

Guest(s):

Robert DesJarlait, Protect Our Manoomin