Ten Documentaries on Champions of Social Justice
Social activism has always been a popular subject for documentarians because it presents stories of both cause and characters. The 10 powerful films below are not a complete list of films about social activists, but certainly proof enough that social change is possible, even under the most challenging conditions. Feel free to suggest your own films in the comments below.
Freedom Riders (2011)
Stanley Nelson’s film about the Freedom Riders, a group of more that 400 black and white civil rights activists who rode together on buses and trains through the Deep South in 1961, violating Jim Crow laws.
Stanley Nelson’s film about the Freedom Riders, a group of more that 400 black and white civil rights activists who rode together on buses and trains through the Deep South in 1961, violating Jim Crow laws.
The Lord Is Not On Trial Here Today (2011)
The story of Vashti McCollum, a young housewife from central Illinois who filed a lawsuit that led to the U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing the separation of church and state in public schools. Directed by Jay Rosenstein.
The story of Vashti McCollum, a young housewife from central Illinois who filed a lawsuit that led to the U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing the separation of church and state in public schools. Directed by Jay Rosenstein.
The Interrupters (2011)
Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz’s film about former gang members in Chicago working to stop the kind of violence they once perpetrated.
Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz’s film about former gang members in Chicago working to stop the kind of violence they once perpetrated.
"Prisoners often identify with rescue dogs—they have both experienced trauma—and they are eager to become their protectors": how pups help perps, and vice-versa http://econ.st/1zoXF1B
Pups and perps
WHEN Jordan entered juvenile detention shortly after his 17th birthday, following a conviction for assault and robbery, all he could think about was getting out. The...
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The Facebook pages of some retired New York City police officers and firefighters became part of the evidence of what officials called the largest fraud ever perpetrated against the Social Security disability system.
Eleven years after the end of Sierra Leone's civil war, the special tribunal set up to pursue the worst of the perpetrators has closed. It will be replaced by a residual court tasked with overseeing the protection of witnesses as well as any applications for the early release of convicts http://econ.st/189ZEOu
One writer heads to Thailand on a quest for durian, a fruit that stinks so badly that it’s banned from mass transit.
Have you tried this “polarizing and controversial fruit”?
Have you tried this “polarizing and controversial fruit”?
It turned out that the answer was not a happy one: The cash was not real. The auditors had been fooled. A huge fraud was being perpetrated.事實證明，答案不令人愉快：那些錢不是真的。審計員們上當了。那是一場巨大的騙局。
Pat Brown, author of the new book, The Murder of Cleopatra: History’s Greatest Cold Case, argues that the “Queen of Kings” did not take her own life. Rather, she was murdered, and her perpetrators managed to spin a story that has endured for more than 2,000 years.
Taiwan zoo to dissect poop as attraction
TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Zoo officials in Taiwan are turning to an odd point of interest to draw visitors during the winter season: animal poop.The Taipei Zoo, seeking to capitalize on renewed interest in animals after the release of the 3D movie "Life of Pi," directed by Taiwanese born filmmaker Ang Lee, said it will dissect and explain the contents of animal poop three times per week for any zoo visitors interested in the smelly demonstration.
The movie depicts a young Hindu boy who survives a shipwreck and is stranded on a lifeboat for 227 days. Several animals join him on the surrealist journey.
As for how that translates into dissecting poop, zoo officials explained the display has a pointed demographic similar to the movie, Central News Agency said Sunday.
"Somehow the poo topic is very stimulating for boys from 5 to 9 years old. They could be our target audience during winter vacation," project manager Lin Jun-lan said.
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UBS Raises Tally on Losses
UBS boosted the tally of the loss it suffered this summer to $2.3 billion, as details began to emerge as to how a relatively junior trader allegedly perpetrated one of the largest trading frauds ever.
根據美國《哈芬登郵報》（Huffington Post）的報導，英國倫敦史密斯菲爾德（Smithfield）市場日前出現一間「人肉專賣店」（Human butchery），站在店外即可看見冷凍櫃裡放滿各種人體部位和器官，上頭還有斑斑血跡，玻璃門上更有幾個血掌印，營造出恐怖氛圍。
And that’s a threat to take seriously. Yes, the worst terrorist attack in our history was perpetrated by a foreign conspiracy. But the second worst, the Oklahoma City bombing, was perpetrated by an all-American lunatic. Politicians and media organizations wind up such people at their, and our, peril.
WorldCom ex-executive Scott Sullivan, who helped perpetrate an $11 billion accounting fraud at the company, won't have to pay a fine because his fortune has already been given up, regulators said.
National Parks Try to Appeal to Minorities
By KIRK JOHNSON
Only about one in five visitors to a National Park site is nonwhite, according to a report commissioned by the Park Service, and only about 1 in 10 is Hispanic.
Wikipedia article Sorbs.
Texan Sorbs travel to Germany in search of ancestral roots
Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Weigersdorf church is the starting point for the group
A group of Texan visitors, descendants of the Slavic minority, the Sorbs, recently traveled through eastern Germany in an attempt to see for themselves where their ancestors come from.
And that’s a threat to take seriously. Yes, the worst terrorist attack in our history was perpetrated by a foreign conspiracy. But the second worst, the Oklahoma City bombing, was perpetrated by an all-American lunatic. Politicians and media organizations wind up such people at their, and our, peril.
WorldCom ex-executive Scott Sullivan, who helped perpetrate an $11 billion accounting fraud at the company, won't have to pay a fine because his fortune has already been given up, regulators said.
Which is why most companies and managers will continue to ignore the facts, make the same mistakes and perpetrate the same old bollocks: not fact-based so much as voodoo management.
bollocks
(bŏl'əks)
n. Vulgar Slang.
The testicles.
Nonsense.)
perpetrate Show phonetics
verb [T] FORMAL
to commit a crime, or a violent or harmful act:
In Britain, half of all violent crime is perpetrated by people who have been drinking alcohol.
Federal soldiers have been accused of perpetrating atrocities against innocent people.
perpetrate,
tr.v., -trat·ed, -trat·ing, -trates.
To be responsible for; commit: perpetrate a crime; perpetrate a practical joke.
[Latin perpetrāre, perpetrāt-, to accomplish : per-, per- + patrāre, to bring about (from pater, father).]
perpetration per'pe·tra'tion n.
perpetrator per'pe·tra'tor n.
perpetration Show phonetics
noun [U] FORMAL
Human rights activists have accused the country's government of a systematic perpetration of violence against minority groups.
perpetrator Show phonetics
noun [C] (US OLD-FASHIONED SLANG perp) FORMAL
someone who has committed a crime, or a violent or harmful act:
The perpetrators of the massacre must be brought to justice as war criminals.
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin perpetrat- 'performed', from the verb perpetrare, from per- 'to completion' + patrare 'bring about'. In Latin the act perpetrated might be good or bad; in English the verb was first used in the statutes referring to crime, hence the negative association
perp
Pronunciation: /pəːp /
n.[L.]
One who perpetrates; esp., one who commits an offense or crime.
[名]加害者, 犯人, 下手人(げしゅにん).
Texas
(Abbr. TX or Tex.)
A state of the south-central United States. It was admitted as the 28th state in 1845. Explored by the Spanish in the 16th and 17th centuries, the region became a province of Mexico in the early 19th century. Texans won their independence in 1836 after a gallant but losing stand at the Alamo in February and a defeat of Santa Anna's forces at the Battle of San Jacinto (April 21). Denied admission as a state by antislavery forces in the U.S. Congress, the leaders of Texas formed an independent republic that lasted until 1845. Austin is the capital and Houston the largest city. Population: 23,900,000.
Texan Tex'an adj. & n.
minority
Pronunciation: /mʌɪˈnɒrɪti, mɪ-/
Translate minority | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
noun (plural minorities)
1the smaller number or part, especially a number or part representing less than half of the whole:only a minority of properties are rented those who acknowledge his influence are in the minority [as modifier]:a minority party
the number of votes cast for or by the smaller party in a legislative assembly:a blocking minority of 23 votes
a small group of people within a community or country, differing from the main population in race, religion, language, or political persuasion:ethnic minorities [as modifier]:minority rights
2 [mass noun] the state or period of being under the age of full legal responsibility: intrigues between factions striving to make the king their puppet continued throughout his minority
Phrases
be (or find oneself) in a minority of one
often humorous be the sole person to hold a particular view: once again, Britain is in a minority of one within the EC
Origin:
late 15th century (in sense 2): from French minorité or medieval Latin minoritas, from Latin minor 'smaller' (see minor)
smelly
Syllabification: (smell·y)
Pronunciation: /ˈsmelē/
Translate smelly | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish adjective (smellier, smelliest)
Derivatives
- butcher
- [名]1 肉屋（の主人）. ▼肉屋の店は((英))ではbutcherのほかbutcher's, ((米))ではmeat marketが普通.2 食肉解体処理作業員.3 虐殺者.4 ((米略式))...
- butcher knife
- （肉屋の使う）大形肉切り包丁.
butchery
- 発音記号[bútʃəri]
[名]
1 食肉解体処理場, と場；[U]食肉解体処理業.
2 [U]虐殺；（戦時の）大量殺戮(さつりく).
3 へま, 不手際.perpetrate
(pûr'pĭ-trāt')
tr.v., -trat·ed, -trat·ing, -trates.
To be responsible for; commit: perpetrate a crime; perpetrate a practical joke.
[Latin perpetrāre, perpetrāt-, to accomplish : per-, per- + patrāre, to bring about (from pater, father).]
perpetration per'pe·tra'tion n.perpetrator per'pe·tra'tor n.
poop
- An enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship.
- A poop deck.
- To break over the stern of (a ship).
- To take (a wave) over the stern.
[Middle English poupe, from Old French, from Latin puppis.]
poop2 (pūp)
tr.v. Slang, pooped, poop·ing, poops.
To cause to become fatigued; tire: "Many people stop here, pooped by the short, steep climb" (Sierra Club Guides to the National Parks).
phrasal verb:
poop out Slang.
- To quit because of exhaustion: poop out of a race.
- To decide not to participate, especially at the last moment.
[Origin unknown.]
poop3 (pūp)
n. Slang
Inside information: She gave me all the poop on the company party.
[Origin unknown .]
poop4 (pūp)
n. Slang
A person regarded as very disagreeable.
[Perhaps short for NINCOMPOOP.]
poop5 (pūp) - poop
- [名]1 船尾楼.2 ＝poop deck.━━[動](他)〈波が〉〈船の〉船尾に砕ける；〈船が〉〈波を〉船尾にかぶる.
- poop
- [名]((the 〜))((米略式))最新情報；内情.
- poop
- [名]((俗))まぬけ, ぐず.［nincompoop］
- poop
- [動](他)((米略式))…を息切れさせる.poop out(1) ((米略式))〈レースなどを〉投げる, やめる.(2) 〈約束などを〉すっぽかす.
- poop
- ((米略式))[名][U]うんち, （特に）犬の糞(ふん)；[C]((a 〜))うんちすること（((英))poo）.━━[動](自)うんちをする；〈犬が〉糞をたれる.［擬声語］
Slang.n.
Excrement.
intr.v., pooped, poop·ing, poops.
To defecate.
[Possibly from obsolete poop, to break wind, from Middle English poupen, to blow a horn, toot, of imitative origin.]
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The persistent mole, of course, discovers the poop perpetrator: It was the butcher's dog Hans-Heinerich.
And the mole promptly gets his revenge.
"The dog wakes up and notices that there is something on his head and can't let it rest," explained Holzwarth. "It's clear that he continues" and conducts his own investigation - the perfect opportunity for a sequel.
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