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As neoliberal policies continue to exacerbate poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation, the films in our globalization collection allow viewers to confront the harsh--and often hidden--conditions faced by those on the losing end of the dominant economic paradigm, as well as a framework for analyzing the forces shaping those conditions. They offer an alternative to the mainstream media coverage, reminding us that a different trajectory is not only possible but imperative.
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THE BELOVED COMMUNITY
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DVD and Educational Streaming, 56 minutes, 2006, 
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| A Chippewa community in a Great Lakes oil town near Detroit is facing a health crisis because of prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals. While the community once enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country, for the past decade miscarriages, reproductive cancers and widespread neurological problems point to the dangers of living near irresponsible corporations. The documentary follows a group of native women who choose to fight against the large corporations for their community’s right to good health. MORE... |
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BLACK GOLD
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DVD and Educational Streaming, 77 minutes, 2006,
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| After oil, coffee is the most actively traded commodity in the world. But for every $2 cup of coffee, a farmer receives only a few pennies. The film traces the tangled trail from the two billion cups of coffee consumed each day back to the coffee farmers who produce the beans. In the process Black Gold provides an in-depth study of the commodity and offers a compelling introduction to the ‘fair trade’ movement galvanizing consumers around the globe. MORE... |
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THE DEBT OF DICTATORS
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| DVD and Educational Streaming, 45 minutes, 2005, English |
| The first film to expose the nefarious lending of billions of dollars by multinational banks and international financial institutions to brutal dictators throughout the world. MORE... |
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END OF THE RAINBOW
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| DVD and Educational Streaming, 52 minutes with 83 minute version on same DVD, 2007, In English, Mandinke, and French with English sub-titles |
| An in-depth look at the impact of a multinational gold mining industry on the economy, environment and traditions of a local community in Guinea. MORE... |
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HEALTH FOR SALE
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| DVD and Educational Streaming, 53 minutes, India, South Africa, Switzerland, 2007 |
| Health for Sale asks: are the world's largest drug companies, paradoxically, major obstacles to making a healthier world? The film focuses on Big Pharma, the ten largest pharmaceutical makers, who account for 500 billion dollars of world health spending a year and whose 205 billion dollars in pre-tax profits were more than the combined profits of the 490 other Fortune 500 companies. MORE... |
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A KILLER BARGAIN
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| DVD and Educational Streaming, 57 minutes, 2006 |
| The killer bargain referred to by this documentary's title is the availability of cheap consumer goods, imported by Western companies, whose prices don't reflect the human and environmental costs of their production. MORE... |
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MADE IN CHINA
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| DVD and Educational Streaming, 52 minutes, China, 2007, English |
| Made in China tells one of the millions of stories of migrants from rural China who comprise the backbone of the Chinese economic miracle. It provides a human face behind the ubiquitous label "Made in China." MORE... |
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MADE IN L.A.
(HECHO EN LOS ANGELES)
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DVD and Educational Streaming, 70 minutes, 2007, In Spanish and English with bilingual subtitles
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| Made in L.A. traces the moving transformation of three Latina garment workers on the fault lines of global economic change who decide they must resist. MORE... |
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MAQUILAPOLIS
(City of Factories)
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DVD and Educational Streaming, 68 minutes, 2006, English Closed Captions, In Spanish with English subtitles
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| The inspiring story of women workers in Tijuana who, though laboring for poverty wages, still stand up to transnational corporations to win severance pay and to clean up toxic waste sites. MORE... |
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MAY JUSTICE BE DONE
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| DVD and Educational Streaming, 53 minutes, Argentina, United States, 2006, in French and Spanish with English subtitles |
| By any standard Argentina was a very rich country until the 1970s, with competitive industries, modern agriculture, and a prosperous middle class. By 2001, 21 out of 36 million people were living below the poverty level, and formerly eradicated diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy reemerged. MORE... |
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