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"Serpico" (1973) is the film adaptation of Peter Maas' biography of Frank Serpico. It was directed by Sidney Lumet, and it starred Al Pacino.

"Iron Jawed Angels" is a 2004 film by Katja von Garnier on the Woman's Suffrage Movement, with a focus on Alice Paul and Lucy Burns of the Congressional Union of Woman Suffrage. The film stars Hillary Swank, Anjelica Huston, Julia Ormond, Frances O'Connor, and Molly Parker.

"Who Was Alice Paul?" is a video (shown in three parts on YouTube) on the life of Alice Paul. The video was presented by the Morris County (New Jersey) National Organization for Women, and filmed at the Paulsdale, the birthplace of Alice Paul. See the first video below.

Lyn Goldfarb's award-winning documentary, We Have a Plan, tells the story of the Upton Sinclair's EPIC Campaign for governor of California. Scroll down to watch the film.

From the Lyn Goldfarb Website:

THE GREAT DEPRESSION SERIES

Somehow, in the hardest of times, with America slipping away, our parents and grandparents found the courage to fight their way out, and in the process, create a new America. The Great Depression, an unprecedented seven hour public television series, tells the untold story of how Americans responded to the greatest crisis to confront them in this century.

WE HAVE A PLAN (Episode 4)

Hollywood glamour, political intrigue and socialism combine in one of the Great Depression decade's most fascinating campaign sagas. In California, world-famous author and socialist Upton Sinclair (best known for The Jungle) runs for governor as a Democrat, promising to "End Poverty in California" and tests the limits of the New Deal. When Sinclair overwhelmingly wins the Democratic primary, the most powerful forces in California join together to wage a campaign to defeat Upton Sinclair in the November elections, and in the process, invent the modern media campaign.

1993 National Primetime PBS Broadcast

Festivals & Awards

• Emmy Award

• DuPont-Columbia Award

• Time Magazine, 2nd Best Television Program, 1993

KRCB-TV's award-winning series, Natural Heroes, included an episode entitled Edward Abbey: A Voice in the Wilderness. Written and directed by Eric Temple, the 26 minute episode offers the voices of friends and family members as the remember the man often called the "Thoreau of the American West." To purchase a copy of the video contact Highway 89 Media.

Watch Bill Moyers' groundbreaking documentary, The Secret Government. Says Moyers, The Secret Government is an interlocking network of official functionaries, spies, mercenaries, ex-generals, profiteers and superpatriots, who, for a variety of motives, operate outside the legitimate institutions of government.

Watch Joan Gussow's talk at the Conservation League's 25th Anniversary on May 7 and 8, 2013. The Conference was titles, Prosperous Lowcountry, Prosperous Planet.

Educator Joan Gussow, author Michael Pollan, and chef and author Dan Barber discuss how to eat healthily in today's Western World. This 2008 talk is titled, "Hedonistic, Healthy and Green: Can we have it all?"

Listen to Thom Hartmann and Natalia Abrams discuss the Student Loan Debt in the United States and its impact on both the economy and the lives of young Americans.

Thom Hartmann's website is a good place to keep abreast of this issue.

Watch Robert Shetterly talk about why he painted Dr. Bob Moses at Miami University Ohio on October 14, 2014. This was a piece of Miami University's celebration of Freedom Summer. Volunteers for Freedom Summer were trained at Miami University in 1964, including Rob Shetterly's brother, Jay Shetterly.

Watch this dramatic clip from a PBS documentary, covering the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

In addition, go to this PBS page to find more information and links pertaining to the Brown v. Board of Education and other landmark Supreme Court decisions pertaining to Civil Rights.

On January 23rd, 2013 the Government Accountability Project hosted a portrait unveiling at Busboys & Poets in Washington DC. The portrait is of CIA/Torture whistleblower and GAP client John Kiriakou. Artist Robert Shetterly, who also spoke at the event, painted the portrait in honor of Kiriakou as part of his "Americans Who Tell The Truth" (AWTT) series. The music was composed and performed by AWTT collaborator Mary Anne Driscoll.

After engaging the Americans Who Tell the Truth portraits for a semester, middle school students at Reeds Brook Middle School in Hampden, Maine worked on projects to respond creatively to the portraits, stories, and history they had studied. Some responded with visual arts, others with theater skits, and some used writing to express what they had learned and felt. Nick Parker turned to music. Listen to the song he composed for Samantha Smith.

From the Ted Talks description:

Published on Apr 4, 2014

From the Ted Talks Director Channel on Youtube:

Published on Mar 18, 2014

If you haven't visited www.sustainableman.org, go do it now! It is a wonderful site with information, resources, and entertaining videos, photos and info on how we can lead more sustainable lives on Earth. As their tagline says, "There are other ways of doing things." Lots of resources for teachers here, including 3-5 minute videos that you can play at the beginning of class and that will prompt hours of conversation and interdisciplinary connections. Thanks SustainableMan!

In 2013, Ai-Jen Poo gave a presentation at TEDxMiddlebury entitled, "Building a Caring America." In it, she discusses her inspiration, her philosophy of organizing, and the work of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA). Watch the presenation here.

In 2002, 60 Minutes ran an interview with Sibel Edmonds (see portrait here) entitled "Lost in Translation".

To watch Ed Bradley's conversation with Edmonds on the 60 Minutes site, click here.

As described by TEDxAustin: Robyn shares her personal story and how it inspired her current path as a "Real Food" evangelist. Grounded in a successful Wall Street career that was more interested in food as good business than good-for-you, this mother of four was shaken awake by the dangerous allergic reaction of one of her children to a "typical" breakfast. Her mission to unearth the cause revealed more about the food industry than she could stomach, and impelled her to share her findings with others. Informative and inspiring.

Robyn O'Brien's website.

About this speaker: Robyn authored "The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food Is Making Us Sick and What We Can Do About It." A former Wall Street food industry analyst, Robyn brings insight, compassion and detailed analysis to her research into the impact that the global food system is having on the health of our children. She founded allergykidsfoundation.org and was named by Forbes as one of "20 Inspiring Women to Follow on Twitter." The New York Times has passionately described her as "Food's Erin Brockovich."

Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis discusses race relations and voting rights with reporter Sheryl Stolberg. from The New York Times.