Green Festivals TV

The Oxygen of Social Change If information is the oxygen of democracy, is independent media the oxygen of social change? A broadcaster for more than 20 years, Flanders, host of GRIT tv and author of the bestseller BUSHWOMEN: Tales of a Cynical Species, will engage you in a discussion of the ecology of change and the role of noncorporate media as the oxygen of the grassroots movement.

Media Power Is One Path to Justice Communities of color, poor people and other disenfranchised communities face serious barriers to public participation and democratic inclusion. Building media power through digital inclusion, content standards and fights for representation strengthens not only our First Amendment rights but also our ability to participate as world citizens. Find out how grassroots organizers are transforming an exclusive elite media system into an inclusive democratic tool for justice.

Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times. The Bush administration manipulated and fabricated news to suit its purposes while the corporate media worked hand in glove with the powerful to deceive the public. Many people are fighting back, but their stories too often go untold. Goodman will expose how all this happened and will report on the many people who have taken a stand for the sake of democracy.

Transforming Turmoil into a New Economy. Sharing his experiences as an economic hitman, Perkins will explore the empire that resulted and the plan presented in his book, The Secret History of the American Empire, for creating a stable, sustainable and peaceful world. Learn about the epiphany that initiated his personal change and the reasons he is optimistic that we can create societies our children can be proud to inherit.

"Geo-Politics, the Future and You: A Call to Action" - Sharing his experiences as an economic hit man, Perkins will explore the empire that resulted and the plan presented in his book, The Secret History of the American Empire for creating a stable, sustainable and peaceful world. Learn about the epiphany that initiated his personal change and the reasons he is optimistic that we can create societies our children will be proud to inherit. New York Times best-selling author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, Perkins is founder of Dream Change and a co-founder of the Pachamama Alliance, organizations creating peaceful worlds.

"Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times" - The Bush administration has manipulated and fabricated news to suit its purposes while the corporate media has worked hand in glove with the powerful to deceive the public. Many people are fighting back, but their stories too often go untold. Goodman will expose how all this has happened and will report on the many people who would have taken a stand for the sake of democracy. A leading voice for more than 20 years, award-winning journalist Goodman is the host of Democracy Now! and coauthor of The Exception to the Rulers and the newly published Static.

Plan 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization

Melissa Mansfield interviews CEO of Pangea Organics Joshua Onysko.