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Melanesia

  • to all activists, organizations, individuals around the world who might want to organize a grassroots screening of our latest Cultures of Resistance doc – ‘WANTOKS: dance of resilience in Melanesia’

    by Mitko July 24, 2019
    July 24, 2019

    contact us at info@culturesofresistancefilms.com! let’s bring more awareness on these pressing issues and engage more people in making a change!! ‘WANTOKS: dance of resilience in Melanesia’- directed by iara lee …

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  • check out my interview with suomen kuvalehti, and learn about my newest film WANTOKS: dance of resilience in Melanesia!!!

    by Mitko June 21, 2019
    June 21, 2019

    thank you so much for speaking to me Katriina Kontuniemi!! https://suomenkuvalehti.fi/…/iara-pitaa-tunteita-herattavi…/ [Photo courtesy of Cultures of Resistance Films.]

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  • World premiere of our new film WANTOKS

    by Mitko May 28, 2019
    May 28, 2019

    i was asked on stage, what unites the work i do in PALESTINE, SOLOMON ISLANDS, BURKINA FASO, WESTERN SAHARA, PAKISTAN. my answer: resistance ✊🏿✊🏻✊🏽 to the tsunami of negative forces. lets globalize …

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  • from FINLAND/ HELSINKI: nothing is more heartwarming than to work hard and see audiences respond in positive fashion.

    by Mitko May 25, 2019
    May 25, 2019

    Vlad Sokhin’s photos were a smashing success in educating FINNISH people about MELANESIA, MICRONESIA, POLYNESIA. and due to amazing feedback, we will take the photo exhibit on the road. if …

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  • heading north again:

    by Mitko May 13, 2019
    May 13, 2019

    screen in FINLAND/ HELSINKI Maailma kylässä | World Village Festival, the new film on climate change in SOUTH PACIFIC: Wantoks: Dance of Resilience in Melanesia. then re-start production on our …

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  • The Pacific Islands are facing the brutal effects of climate change—not in the future but right now!

    by Mitko April 6, 2019
    April 6, 2019

    Listen to researchers from the islands and Australia discuss efforts to find solutions here, via our ally 350 Pacific: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/newcastle/programs/drive/pacific-island-science/10931396 Check out how the Cultures of Resistance Network supports 350 …

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  • Heading north again: screen in FINLAND/ HELSINKI Maailma kylässä | World Village Festival

    by Mitko April 2, 2019
    April 2, 2019

    my polar life in the ARCTIC CIRCLE. went for a sled ride today 🙂 [Photo courtesy of Iara Lee.]

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  • Heading north again: screen in FINLAND/ HELSINKI Maailma kylässä | World Village Festival

    by Mitko March 26, 2019
    March 26, 2019

    The new film on climate change in SOUTH PACIFIC: Wantoks: Dance of Resilience in Melanesia. then re-start production on our sami film, this time, we shoot in RUSSIA/ Murmansk and …

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  • West Papuans are taking to the streets in greater numbers than we’ve seen in years!!

    by Mitko March 19, 2019
    March 19, 2019

    “The groundswell of anger that has fuelled the demonstrators was sparked by an incident in the Javanese city of Surabaya on the weekend, where nationalist groups goaded Papuan students with …

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  • Melanesian identity is growing in West Papua, in resistance to the increasing repression of the West Papuan people

    by Mitko August 24, 2018
    August 24, 2018

    The beating of Kundu drums fills the air. At intervals of the energetic strumming of guitars, a wood flute plays a soft melody and the harmony of Melanesian voices begins …

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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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