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June 2018

  • Join Médecins Sans Frontières in calling on the Yemeni authorities to clear explosive devices from civilian areas!

    by Mitko June 7, 2018
    June 7, 2018

    Land mines and explosive devices are killing and maiming civilians in Yemen! “Current mine clearance efforts in the area are managed by the military and are focused on roads and …

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  • SURINAME

    by Mitko June 6, 2018
    June 6, 2018

    Had an amazing screening in SURINAME last month, with the support of Surefire!! The event celebrated African Films in this dynamic and multi-cultural country!! [Photo courtesy of Iara Lee.]  

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  • We were so lucky to participate in the MAAILMA KYLÄSSÄ / WORLD VILLAGE FESTIVAL in Helsinki last month!!

    by Mitko June 5, 2018
    June 5, 2018

    This super cool festival celebrates cultures from all over the world, and we were proud to showcase BURKINABÈ culture at a showing of our film Burkinabè Rising: the art of …

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  • We are so excited to have a continued partnership with Cinema Du Desert!

    by Mitko June 4, 2018
    June 4, 2018

    They bring cinema to all corners of the world, using a solar-powered van to project films! Since 2009, the org has traveled the world overland bringing free cinema, play, and …

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  • ‘Before They Pass Away’: Endangered communities photographed ‘like Kate Moss’ :)

    by Mitko June 4, 2018
    June 4, 2018

    Indigenous peoples have been documented before, but the results have often been ‘patronising’, says Jimmy Nelson. So he traveled the world to photograph 35 threatened tribes in an unashamedly glamorous …

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  • Excited to be in the amazing, multi-cultural, melting pot of SURINAME!!

    by Mitko June 2, 2018
    June 2, 2018

    Friends in PARAMARIBO, make sure you come to the screening of “Burkinabè Rising” this Saturday!! RUTU 9 June, 8 PM Verlengde Gemenelandsweg 123 Paramaribo, Suriname https://www.facebook.com/events/372605466592545/ [Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.]

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  • How can we increase access to education for young women in Afghanistan?

    by Mitko June 1, 2018
    June 1, 2018

    The Gawharshad Institute of Higher Education aims to provide high quality, affordable education to young Afghan women in political science, law, and economics and management. Over the last few years, …

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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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  • today my new, scholar friends gave me a full lesson on Buryat Buddhism…

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