http://www.engagemedia.org Channel for Consumerism on EngageMedia daily 1 2008-11-12T00:06:38Z http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/people/videos/morethrowies.wmv/view Given the dominance of public space in cities by illuminated advertising, one cheap and easy way for artists and city-dwellers to create their own visual culture is to use Throwies. Developed by the Graffiti Research Lab a division of the Eyebeam R&D OpenLab, LED Throwies are an inexpensive way to add color to any ferromagnetic surface in your neighborhood. A Throwie consists of a lithium battery, a 10mm diffused LED and a rare-earth magnet taped together. EngageMedia people graffiti 2008-07-22T06:12:07Z Video video/x-ms-wmv http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/c2kai/videos/629tokaction_mp4_02.mp4/view 629Anti-G8 Action in Japan. EngageMedia c2kai Tokyo Hokkaido G8 2008-07-05T08:14:20Z Video video/mp4 http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/kwoulfe/videos/Speech_1_Part_2.mp4/view In his closing statements, Stephen Jolly discusses the issues raised by his previous talk about the world economic crises of the present day. EngageMedia kwoulfe China Socialism Socialist Party Australia Stephen Jolly Capitalism 2008-04-28T07:21:15Z Video video/mp4 http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/kwoulfe/videos/speech_1_part_1.mp4/view As first speaker on the Saturday of Socialism 2008, held at Trades Hall, Socialist Party councillor Stephen Jolly speaks about a world economy on the brink. He also asks whether China will save Australia? EngageMedia kwoulfe Australia Socialist Capitalism recession Socialism China economy Karen Woulfe Sheryl Oteyza 2008-04-27T02:35:20Z Video video/mp4 http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/SquatFest/videos/03-dream.avi/view DREAM HOSTAGE is a film about the extent to which individuals have freedom of choice. It advocates that in a commercial and exploitive society, autonomy can only ever be temporary. EngageMedia SquatFest exploitation decommercialisation squatfest 06 autonomy 2008-04-15T00:57:16Z Video video/x-msvideo http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/jongpairez/videos/kalsada.mpg/view Amidst the indifference of urban living in Manila, a wandering man and his shoe hit the road to nowhere. Based on a poem "Kalsada" by Jong Pairez. Featuring Paolo Lerma. note: an early film of jongpairez EngageMedia jongpairez asceticism 2008-04-07T10:08:46Z Video video/mpeg http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/absurdresponse/videos/FringeOpen.mov/view Friends of the Earth's Radical Cheerleader Squad took their vision sustainable food and agriculture to the streets of Adelaide as part of the 2008 Adelaide Fringe Festival Opening Night Party. Roving through a crowd of over 40,000 people, the guys and gals shook, shimmied and shouted about the benefits of local, urban food growing and food sovereignty to diners and revellers in Adelaide's East End. Keep an eye out for a special appearance by Friends of the Earth's Edible Taxi! For more information, visit http://www.adelaide.foe.org.au EngageMedia absurdresponse food radical sovereignty community cheerleading 2008-03-26T05:44:00Z Video video/quicktime http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/GlobalDevMatters/videos/cgd_china_.mp4/view Meet Wayne and Li. After the local mine shut down, most of Wayne's friends left home. Li Jieli left home too to work in a factory. Her family counts on her weekly paychecks. Wayne found a way to stay employed by learning a new profession. Li found a way to support her family but had to leave home. Both have made sacrifices. Wayne and Li don't know each other. But the global economy affects them both. And it connects us all. 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EngageMedia SquatFest temporary autonomous zone taz reclaim the mullet reclaim mullet squatfest 06 2008-02-18T21:46:12Z Video video/x-msvideo http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/anotherdom/videos/waterHD.mov/view Some facts about bottled water and why its a con job. EngageMedia anotherdom bottled water 2008-02-06T00:59:33Z Video video/quicktime http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/Tasmedia/videos/hard-rubbish.avi/view There’s nothing like finding a free couch, but getting it home can be hard work. EngageMedia Tasmedia tasmedia tasmania flannery hard rubbish 2008-01-25T00:47:16Z Video video/x-msvideo http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/alimander/videos/taringbabi.avi/view Welcome to Taring Babi, an activist collective in Jakarta, Indonesia. Taring Babi is an independent community, also known as Marjinal, AFRA (Anti Fasis, Anti Rasis), and Tempe Quality. As a community, they are committed to fighting for equality and justice and often joins forces with local bands, media collectives, and workers' organisations to build events and campaigns that are inclusive and creative. Their home base also serves as a distro where they sell tshirts, badges, pins, and albums they have made, as well as a printing studio. EngageMedia alimander urban art punk worker community culture music jakarta education 2008-01-16T01:55:53Z Video video/x-msvideo http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/plugintv/videos/ClimateChangeOptions.avi/view Now that the general public accepts climate change and wants to help (thanks, Al Gore) more information is needed. There are real solutions and there's "greenwashing" and wishful thinking. 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EngageMedia anotherdom WTO Asia farmers Philippines featured exploitation Free Trade APEC Thailand WTO 2007-11-01T11:34:47Z Video video/quicktime http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/robbie/videos/castle-on-the-sand.avi/view Graham has built the most fantastic castle on the beach but the tides's rising... and he's not going to give up without a fight. A short-fiction-comedy tackling climate change and a rather uncanny response to a warming planet. EngageMedia robbie featured Comedy 2007-10-04T07:37:38Z Video video/x-msvideo http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/sarahjane/videos/fuckinghellsurelysmallkatie_smart_kont_qt_smallerevenstill.mov/view Katie Smart Kont from the ministry of truth conducts a ballot across Brisbane. Do you trust politicians? Do you trust the people to self govern? EngageMedia sarahjane 2007-08-22T13:48:18Z Video video/quicktime