“Filmmaker Marc Isaacs sets himself up in a London tower block lift. The residents come to trust him and reveal the things that matter to them creating a humorous and moving portrait of a vertical community.” …Best thing I’ve watched in a while.. Really nice ot see people open up Continue Reading
[IPS] Arab Uprising Bypasses Domestic Slaves
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=54665 The uprisings sweeping the Arab world have been provoked by long injustice, low income, police brutality, and lack of social security. While the world looks at this, the suffering of up to three million maids across the Arab world remains wrapped in silence. Victims of abuse, confinement and rape, Continue Reading
[Globe] A self-taught democracy emerges from Tunisia’s classrooms
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/africa-mideast/a-self-taught-democracy-emerges-from-tunisias-classrooms/article1924367/ Direct democracy in action! It’s late morning, and the streets of this desert town are impassable because high-school students are, in the words of 16-year-old Haifa Zardeded, “holding our own revolution.” The entire student population, plus one teacher, have defied their principal’s orders and skipped school to pack the Continue Reading