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<blockquote>Simon has said that despite its presentation as a crime drama, the show is "really about the American city, and about how we live together. It's about how institutions have an effect on individuals, and how ... whether you're a cop, a longshoreman, a drug dealer, a politician, a judge [or] lawyer, you are ultimately compromised and must contend with whatever institution you've committed to."</blockquote> | <blockquote>Simon has said that despite its presentation as a crime drama, the show is "really about the American city, and about how we live together. It's about how institutions have an effect on individuals, and how ... whether you're a cop, a longshoreman, a drug dealer, a politician, a judge [or] lawyer, you are ultimately compromised and must contend with whatever institution you've committed to."</blockquote> | ||
And the Canadian (Toronto) series, [http://www.thestar.com/Entertainment/article/602786 The Line]. | |||
== Films == | == Films == | ||
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[http://sharmeenobaidfilms.com/ The Web site of Sharmeen Obaid] "Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is the first non-American journalist to be awarded the prestigious Livingston Award and the youngest recipient of the One World Media broadcast journalist of the year award in the United Kingdom." | [http://sharmeenobaidfilms.com/ The Web site of Sharmeen Obaid] "Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is the first non-American journalist to be awarded the prestigious Livingston Award and the youngest recipient of the One World Media broadcast journalist of the year award in the United Kingdom." | ||
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099067/ Au chic resto pop] - In a poor eastern quarter of Montreal, a restaurant is dedicated for the poor only: le Chic Resto Pop. | |||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
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The book that I have finished reading: WILD FIRE: ART AS ACTIVISM edited by Deborah Barndt: [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6685/is_4-5_32/ai_n29336439 Book Review]-- Magda | The book that I have finished reading: WILD FIRE: ART AS ACTIVISM edited by Deborah Barndt: [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6685/is_4-5_32/ai_n29336439 Book Review]-- Magda | ||
[http://www.threecupsoftea.com/ Three Cups of Tea] I loved this book (not directly related to CED...maybe more to international development...(Magda) | |||
== Magazines == | |||
[http://www.adbusters.org/ Adbusters] | |||
== Poetry and Spoken Word == | |||
[http://www.hbo.com/defpoetry/about/index.html HBO Series: Def Poetry] | |||
If you like spoken word, you must check out some Def Poetry-- lots of it on youtube. Just type "Def Poetry" in the search... | |||
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q11Nnba3iQ Suheir Hammad: Palestinian spoken word artist] | |||
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcT3V-U3RUg&feature=related Tahani Salah: another Palestinian spoken word artist] | |||
== News == | == News == | ||
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<blockquote>We'd like to try and open that process [government policy] up a little, and this is our attempt to do that. One of the benefits to the Internet is that it lowers the barriers that can prevent people from discussing these kinds of important topics, and allow them to provide their thoughts about the direction the government should take. | <blockquote>We'd like to try and open that process [government policy] up a little, and this is our attempt to do that. One of the benefits to the Internet is that it lowers the barriers that can prevent people from discussing these kinds of important topics, and allow them to provide their thoughts about the direction the government should take. | ||
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[http://www.avaaz.org/en/ Avaaz]Avaaz.org runs campaigns on urgent global issues. | |||
== Music == | |||
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV0-biHAtNY&feature=related Politik Kills: a song by Manu Chao] | |||
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIk_qk_ENQI&feature=related Mind Control: a song by Stephen Marley] | |||
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0IuUXHBkaw What's Hardcore?: a song by K'naan] exposes two very different realities | |||
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvWMLAWrEjU They don't care about us: a song by Michael Jackson (Prison version)] | |||