TED Talks
Jane Fonda: Why I protest for climate justice
At age 81, actor and activist Jane Fonda is putting herself on the line for the planet -- literally. In a video interview with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Fonda speaks about getting arrested multiple times during Fire Drill Fridays,...
Crash Course
Decolonization: Crash Course European History
After World War II, Europe was changing radically, and its place in the world was changing as well. European powers had colonized around the world in the 18th and 19th centuries, and in the 20th century, it all came crashing down. Of...
Weird History
Facts About Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil Rights activist and Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr., is most remembered for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience to advance civil rights and pursue equal opportunities for African Americans. He opposed segregation...
The Art Assignment
When Art Breaks the Law
This week Sarah breaks down why The Art Assignment sign-off cannot be "Please Don't Break the Law," and discusses artists Ai Weiwei and Pussy Riot who have broken the law for good reasons. What should our sign off be?
Step Back History
How the Police Became an Occupying Army
We’ve heard quite a bit about the institution of the police lately. We see them in places like Portland or Minneapolis sporting military weapons, driving armoured personnel carriers, and dressed like the jackboots from a dystopian 70s...
Hip Hughes History
Apartheid Explained: Global History Review
What was Apartheid? Explore the history of South Africa and the development of anSouth African Apartheid Explained for students, life long learners and the cray cray on the internet.
Step Back History
America's Secret Police
So, how did the freest nation of freedom in the free world develop what is essentially America's secret police in the form of COINTELPRO? It's actually quite the story that has a lot to do with hating immigrants, suppressing left-wing...
Curated Video
Breaking Barriers: Constance Baker Motley
Breaking through the limits placed on women and people of color was all in a day’s work for Constance Baker Motley. She was a civil rights activist, lawyer, judge and state senator.
Curated Video
Animal rights protest as villagers run with bulls in traditional festival
A controversial bull running event, the Toro de la Vega, went ahead in the small town of Tordesillas on Tuesday despite being picketed by animal rights protesters.
A 580-kilogramme (1,279-pound) bull named 'Volcano' gored a news agency...
Press Association
London 2012 gold medallist attends XR protest in London
Interview with London 2012 gold medallist and protester Etienne Stott at the Extinction Rebellion protest in central London on Saturday, protesting investment in fossil fuels.
Bloomberg
Heavy-Handed Tactics Arent Dispersing Crowd: Torne
Sept. 29 ""Lessons In Dissent Documentary Producer Matthew Torne discusses his documentary about two student protesters who are leading this movement in Hong Kong and how the protests have changed in scope and size in the last 10-years...
Curated Video
Civil servants, unions in Catalonia react to first day of Madrid direct rule
Catalonia's civil servants gave their thoughts about future working arrangements on Monday - their first day back at work since Spain dismissed the separatist regional government and imposed direct control.
Some, such as...
Curated Video
Protest against Beijing's decision not to allow open nominations for election of Chief Executive
Protesters planning to blockade Hong Kong's financial district should bring food, goggles and sleeping bags, democracy activists said on Thursday, signalling their determination to engage in a prolonged confrontation after Beijing ruled...
Curated Video
CAN 433 MARTIN LUTHER KING LEADS CIVIL PROTESTS IN ALABAMA
1. ws civil rights protesters marching along path
2. ms on Selma Sherriff Jim Clark walks up to the march headed by Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King SOUNDBITE: English Clark states that everybody in the march is under arrest for...
Curated Video
AUSTRALIA: PROTEST AHEAD OF ASIA PACIFIC SUMMIT
English/Nat
Protesters have marched through the Australian city of Melbourne to protest against globalisation and capitalism ahead of the Asia Pacific Summit which begins there on Monday.
Police and officials, fearing a repeat of...
Curated Video
HKong activists want extradition bill scrapped
Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have rejected an apology by chief executive Carrie Lam over an unpopular extradition bill that lead to large street protests.
Curated Video
Ethiopian envoy: talks to resume soon in Sudan
The Ethiopian special envoy to Sudan announced on Tuesday that negotiations between the military council and Sudanese protest leaders would resume "soon."
Curated Video
FRANCE: PARIS: PROTEST MARCH AGAINST NEW IMMIGRATION BILL
French/Nat
French artists, intellectuals and citizens opposed to a new immigration bill held a protest march Saturday in Paris.
The National Assembly will vote February 25-26 on a law designed to cut illegal immigration, mostly from...
Curated Video
US State Department spokesman raises possibility of sanctions against Ukraine if violence continues
The US threatened to impose sanctions against Ukraine on Wednesday, in response to continued "use of violence" against protesters.
US State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf told journalists that America would "continue to urge"...
Curated Video
Pence calls out Nike, NBA for kowtowing to China
In a highly critical speech at a delicate time in U.S.-China relations, Vice President Mike Pence sounded an alarm Thursday about Beijing's human rights policies, economic actions and influence campaigns.
Curated Video
Climate change protesters camp out at Heathrow
1. Pan across camp set up by climate change campaigners
2. Banner reading (English) "Climate Camp"
3. Plane taking off above camp
4. Campers walking around with policemen in background
5. Police searching man
6. Police patrolling...
Curated Video
Erekat, Peres at withdrawal talks, comments, settlers
Jerusalem
1. Exteriors of King David hotel
2. Palestinian Cabinet Minister Saeb Erekat leaving meeting
3. Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres leaving meeting
4. Cars leaving hotel
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mark Regev, Israeli Foreign...
Curated Video
Activist prepares for protest against train carrying nuclear waste
1. Close-up of dish with soup, zooms out to Michael Broder, biological gardener and anti-nuclear activist from Goettingen (in the German state of Lower Saxony), eating soup
2. Pan across anti-nuclear activists eating on bench in camp set...
Curated Video
Demonstrators from trade unions and civil society groups protest Obama's visit
1. Wide of protester outside Cape Town's Parliament building holding placard reading (English): "Obama link to Israel"
2. Pan of protester holding placard reading (English): "Obama mass killer"
3. Pan of group of protesters holding...