Favorite Poem Project
The Favorite Poem Project: "Politics" by William Butler Yeats
In this video episode [5:29] from The Favorite Poem Project, Stephen Conteaguero, a United States Marine officer who is stationed in Miami, Florida, describes himself and explains why William Yeats' poem entitled "Politics" connects to...
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Pbs Learning Media: Tomatoes of Wrath: Lucas Benitez
Lucas Benitez worked picking tomatoes in Southern Florida for wages that were barely enough to live on. Conditions were deplorable and workers faced a climate of intimidation, fear and violence right here in the United States. Lucas...
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Pbs Learning Media: Art + Activism With Sanaz Mazinani: Kqed Art School
Sanaz Mazinani is an artist with a background in political activism who uses art to inspire dialogue about perceptions of cultural identity. In the latest episode of Art School, she describes her current art practice. [5:23]
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Pbs Learning Media: Digital Activism: shayfeen.com Film Module
This module examines the use of digital technology to further civic engagement in the face of repression. Shayfeen.com activists support the brave judges who step forward and ask for an investigation of election abuses. The women of...
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Pbs Learning Media: 9 Stories Made by and About Young People Making a Difference
Discover how young people are giving back to their communities with a video showcasing one student's work, produced through the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs program. [1 min, 31 sec]
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Pbs Learning Media: Five Steps to Make Your Own Political Art: Kqed Art School
This video details a formula for making political art in five easy steps by offering examples of successful projects from high profile artists Banksy, Corita Kent, Emory Douglas, Ai Wei Wei, Shepard Fairey and Barbara Kruger. [3 min, 23...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art and Society | Modern Art & Ideas
Many artists create work in response to the social, cultural, and political issues of their time. See how Dorothea Lange, Martha Rosler, and Felix Gonzalez-Torres responded to the Great Depression, the Vietnam War, and the AIDS crisis.
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Khan Academy: Michelangelo Pistoletto
We follow Michelangelo Pistoletto as he travels over the Millennium Bridge, through the streets, then back to the gallery on a boat. Listen as the artist shares the political and personal significance of staging such a collaborative...
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Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: Protesting a Natural Gas Facility
Meet Erica, a high school student from Oxnard, California, in this video excerpt from Earth Island Institute. Learn how she fought the construction of a proposed liquefied natural gas facility near her low-income, Latino neighborhood....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ross on Digital Tools and Joseph Kony
Former Senior Advisor for Innovation of the U.S. Dept. of State discusses how the media changes the public's perception of an issue and the world of 21st-century statecraft. [14:38]