http://www.engagemedia.org Videos featured by the EngageMedia team daily 1 2008-02-05T14:24:09Z http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/yohanbulak/videos/youthrespjuly6.mov/view An overview of youth perspectives of the causes, impacts, and possible solutions to the political crisis of 2006. EngageMedia yohanbulak youth politics featured refugees IDPs 2008-10-06T10:55:53Z Video video/quicktime http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/Seelan/videos/Gopalan_Appeal_transcoded.avi/view US Citizen convicted in Singapore for blogging about court proceedings of a political case. This is Gopalan's message of appeal to the public before he began his 3 month prison sentence on 20 September 2008. EngageMedia Seelan featured 2008-09-30T12:18:09Z Video video/x-msvideo http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/mouthtosource/videos/prey_lang_full.mpg/view Prey Lang is the largest primary lowland dry evergreen forest remaining in both Cambodia and the Indochinese Peninsula. With an estimated 600,000 people relying on the forest for survival, logging and mining interests have the potential to destroy this critical, fragile and ancient forest habitat. This 12 minute short documents the struggle of locals against the logging and the remarkable Prey Lang forest. EngageMedia mouthtosource featured 2008-09-22T03:41:15Z Video video/mpeg http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/marianp/videos/SHACupwithus.avi/view On 20 August 2008, a group of students from the Student Housing Action Collective (SHAC) squatted three unused buildings owned by Melbourne University. Their aim is to provide affordable housing to students at a time when Melbourne is gripped by a housing crisis. EngageMedia marianp students housing squatting featured 2008-09-11T04:30:20Z Video video/x-msvideo http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/cohre/videos/OnTheMap.mp4/view In the Indian city of Indore, over half the 2 million residents live in slum conditions. With no security of tenure, slum dwellers fall prey to land speculation and forced evictions. This short film from the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions documents the resistance of urban poor slum dwellers in the city. EngageMedia cohre poor urban evictions India slums featured 2008-09-02T05:15:27Z Video video/mp4 http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/swst/videos/THE_GETUP_CLIMATE_TORCH_RELAY_COMES_TO_CAMP_FLORENTINE_WEBVERSION.avi/view A short film showing the GetUp climate torch arriving at Camp Florentine, a long-term forest blockade in the Upper Florentine Valley, Tasmania. The torch is run through the ancient forests of the valley, which are under immediate threat from powerful woodchipping interests, and travels 50 metres up an old growth eucalypt to be handed over on one of Camp Florentine's many tree-sits. EngageMedia swst Upper climate logging torch forests featured Florentine carbon Tasmania GetUp 2008-08-27T06:31:22Z Video video/x-msvideo http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/tj/videos/nowhere_here_in_the_middle.mp4.ff.avi/view Documentary about the radioactive waste dump proposed for the Northern Territory, Australia. Traditional Owners and community members who live at the proposed sites explain their concerns. Dr Helen Caldicott explains the reality of living near a nuclear waste dump. An inspiring story of indigenous insight and resistance. EngageMedia tj featured waste radioactive 2008-08-19T06:02:54Z Video video/x-msvideo http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/dherdiany/videos/Dengar-bonseng.mp4/view Behind the wall we create our own ways to communicate... "Bonseng" is 1 of 4 video diaries made by children living in juvenile detention in Tangerang, Indonesia. The Kampung Halaman Foundation and PKBI Jakarta Timur did this project around the Indonesia independence day, 17 August 2006. The children produced this video diary over 10 days, where Kampung Halaman were facilitators and PKBI helped to facilitate this process. EngageMedia dherdiany juvenile sign language children in prison detention featured silent communication 2008-07-29T07:45:55Z Video video/mp4 http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/anna/videos/climatecamp-train-lockon.mov/view Peaceful direct action blocking the coal trains in Newcastle. This video shows protesters on the train lines in Newcastle. Many groups of activists prevented the coal trains from running all day, in one of Australia's biggest displays of direct action against the destructive export of coal which is fueling climate change. EngageMedia anna featured 2008-07-14T10:25:28Z Video video/quicktime http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/shivanii/videos/one_tree.divx/view A documentary outlining some of the issues about Tasmanian forestry. One tree that was to be woodchipped for export is given to over 30 artists and craftspeople. The exhibition of the art works and furniture toured Australia for over three years. An on-line auction of the pieces after the exhibition raised over $10,000. As woodchips, the tree was valued at $350-$450 if that. What is the value of one tree ? EngageMedia shivanii forestry art stringybark wood industry woodchip guitar sustainability featured craft music forest Tasmania furniture exhibition 2008-07-07T15:57:08Z Video video/x-msvideo http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/sam/videos/in_the_name_of_oil_palm.mp4/view The impact of oil palm in the Oro Province and the challenges faced by landowners and organisations who are trying to stop the expansion of oil palm plantations in the region. EngageMedia sam featured 2008-06-26T08:58:14Z Video video/mp4 http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/indra05/videos/TXAP_new.avi.MP4/view TXAP 2008 From May 19-25 2008 fifty-five tech and video activists gathered in West Java, Indonesia to share code and stories. Organised by EngageMedia and the Jakarta based Ruangrupa Transmission Asia-Pacific brought together projects from 15 different countries, from Japan to India, and China to New Zealand, to discuss ways to most effectively use online video as a social change tool. EngageMedia indra05 engagemedia Indonesia Tansmission ruangrupa Tanakita featured TXAP Sukabumi 2008-06-23T09:05:32Z Video video/quicktime http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/Relax/videos/SanYingwith_Eng_Sub.avi/view Sanying Aboriginal Community in Taipei County, like Sijeou Aboriginal Community and many aboriginal communities spotted at corners of big cities in Taiwan, is a forgotten place where many aborigines live and count on. However, the sweet homes to these indigenous people is not only vulnerable to typhoons and thunderstorms, but also to bureaucrats'construction blue prints. Inhabitants of Sanying Aboriginal Community are the latest victims whose self-made house have been torn apart on Feb 21 by bulldozers and excavators under the order of Taipei County Government. EngageMedia Relax Taiwan Coolloud featured 2008-06-06T11:03:57Z Video video/x-msvideo http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/openchannel/videos/VS02_TEAM-02.ogg/view A parody on action film trailers featuring Melbourne's Lord Mayor, John So. Created by Team #2 for the second OPEN CHANNEL VIDEO SLAM 02: Appropriate Original, Arts Law Week 2008. EngageMedia openchannel john so videoslam melbourne featured parody videoslam02 arts law week 2008-06-02T01:07:08Z Video application/ogg http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/toysatellite/videos/TS_UC_TIMOR-MASS.avi/view Written and produced in memory of those who suffered and perished during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor. The midnight mass that appears on this piece was recorded on the eve of the millennium. Timor Mass was produced for Undercurrents which was commissioned for the opening of the 2001 Taipei International Arts Festival. EngageMedia toysatellite undercurrents featured timor mass ambient 2008-05-13T08:47:55Z Video video/x-msvideo