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December 2017

  • SOMALIALAND/HARGEYSA

    by Mitko December 29, 2017
    December 29, 2017

    We are excited to have screened our feature documentary Cultures of Resistance at the Hargeysa Cultural Center last night!! In 2013, with the help of volunteers, we were able to …

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  • Happy our new film is getting invited to travel the world!

    by Mitko December 28, 2017
    December 28, 2017

    We look forward to screening BURKINABÈ RISING in film fests and alternative spaces, we especially love outdoor screenings, or in the desert, or in basements or classrooms. all counts! We …

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  • In Ethiopia, Harar’s old town is a maze of alleys lined with colorful walls.

    by Mitko December 27, 2017
    December 27, 2017

    Places to visit in 2018: new trails, tasting local foods and spotting vibrant wildlife around the world. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/features/best-trips-destinations-2018/#cover [Photo credit: Trevor Cole, Unsplash.com.]  

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  • SAN FRANCISCO earth_day_film_fest: Films on nature in nature and camping under the stars!

    by Mitko December 26, 2017
    December 26, 2017

    They are considering our BURKINABÈ RISING for the 2018 edition of the fest @The Earth Day Film Festival [Photo credit: Holly Mandarich, Unsplash.com.]

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  • Land mines and explosive devices are killing and maiming civilians in Yemen—join Médecins Sans Frontières in calling on the Yemeni authorities to clear explosive devices from civilian areas!

    by Mitko December 24, 2017
    December 24, 2017

    “Current mine clearance efforts in the area are managed by the military and are focused on roads and strategic infrastructure, paying little heed to civilian areas such as agricultural fields. …

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  • Take action! Free Ferhat Tunç and Ramon Esono!

    by Mitko December 22, 2017
    December 22, 2017

    Our friends at Freemuse are campaigning to free Ferhat Tunç, who has been the target of numerous government investigations because of his music. Despite a February 2015 ruling by the …

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  • Our Cultures Of Resistance Network is scheduled to collaborate/support FESTIMA 2018 :)

    by Mitko December 21, 2017
    December 21, 2017

    This festival is an example of the traditions, celebrated with frenzied music and dancing, as mask wearers are transformed into a spirit that communicates with ancestors. FESTIMA is the largest …

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  • YEMEN: our sisters at CODEPINK have been working hard to call for an end to unauthorized U.S. involvement in war on Yemen!

    by Mitko December 20, 2017
    December 20, 2017

    The U.S. has spent over $8 trillion on military forces in the Persian Gulf in the last four decades, supposedly protecting the Gulf from the then-Soviet Union and Iran. The …

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  • ETHIOPIA/ADDIS ABABA

    by Mitko December 19, 2017
    December 19, 2017

    We are so excited to be screening both of our films K2 and the Invisible Footmen and Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara at the Ethiopian International …

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  • BRAZILIAN photographer

    by Mitko December 18, 2017
    December 18, 2017

    Sebastião Salgado captures the dignity of the dispossessed through large-scale, long-term projects. https://www.ted.com/talks/sebastiao_salgado_the_silent_drama_of_photography#t-997050 [Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.]

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Iara Lee, a Brazilian of Korean descent, is an activist, filmmaker, and founder/director of the Cultures of Resistance Network, an organization that promotes global solidarity and connects and supports agitators, educators, farmers, and artists to build a more just and peaceful world through creative resistance and nonviolent action!

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Iara LeeIara Lee, a Brazilian of Korean descent, is an activist, filmmaker, and founder/director of the Cultures of Resistance Network, an organization that promotes global solidarity and connects and supports agitators, educators, farmers, and artists to build a more just and peaceful world through creative resistance and nonviolent action! Read more here.

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