MONDAY
27 dec 99

SCHOOL RULES

Blackburn High School beats the (late) kennett governments plans to privitizing thier school.

MONDAY
20 dec 99

THE PIES THE LIMIT

Activism through the action of a cream pie. The pies the limit takes a look at the Biotic Baking Brigade¹s actions against multinationalists such as Microsoft CEO Bill Gates.
Produced by Whispered Media (USA)

MONDAY
13 dec 99

FIRE IN THE EYES

Fire in the eyes Fire in the eyes is an emotive portrayal of the pepper spray torture of non violent forest defenders, who challenged authority with civil disobedience. A compelling story that shocked the world. Now a civil rights case must be won to prevent police using pepper spray as a 'pain compiance' tool.
Produced by James Ficklin (United States of America)

MONDAY
6 dec 99

20 PIECES

20 Pieces ....tells the inside story on fashion workers¹ perspective. This is the story of the home based outworkers who make our clothes in their lounge rooms and garages. From India to Australia, the pattern is the same: low wages, long hours, and child labour shape the garment industry.
Produced by Jocelin Pederick and Ben Pederick. (Australia)

MONDAY
29 nov 99

INTERSTATE FERRALS FOR THE PLANET

'3 weeks at the Jabiluka Blockade' - contains an interesting history and background on Uranium mining in Australia (on both sides of politics) and a look at the reasons that people had for joining the blockade in Kakadu. (Australia)

MONDAY
22 nov 99

WORK IN PROGRESS

The video by Neil Pike and John Seed introduces the Rainforest Information Centre formed out of the Terania protests in 79. In 20 years RIC volunteers have protected millions of acres of forest from Ecuador to Siberia. Two such projects are visited. "Cutting Down the Trees to Save the Forest" looks at RIC's work in PNG where they received funding from the Australian Council of Churches and the Australian Government Aid Agency for projects that protected over a million acres of rainforest. "Reweaving Shiva's robes" shows RIC volunteers rehabilitating the sacred mountain Arunachala and creating the biggest tree nursery in the south of India in temple grounds. (India + New Guinea)

MONDAY
15 nov 99

SMILES

Looks at the hypocrisy of Thai politics and charts the history of recent struggles for greater democracy and freedom of speech.
Produced by The Television Trust for the Environment (TVE). (Thailand)

MONDAY
8 nov 99

RECLAIM THE NIGHT

Follows the recent reclaiming of the night by Melbournes womyn with a focus this year on sexist poster advertising such as Nike's giant billboard on Swanston Stret. - 4 min

WOMB

The winner of the SKA TV - OpenChannel award at this years Wild Spaces environmental film festival. - 6 min

X-FILES

A look at the actions in England against genetically modified food and the companies that produce them, like Monsanto. - 5 min

HUNTING ETIQUETTE

With Prince Charles in the spotlight recently for fox hunting we have a quick look at the etiquette required for the sport.- 2 min

MONDAY
1 nov 99

EAST TIMOR - PROCEED WITH CAUTION

With the rebuilding of East Timor now underway there are concerns about how governments, da world dank and private companies will procceed. One of the concerns is the introduction of genetically modified crops. - 6 min

THE BAD HARVEST

1999 was a bad year for the state of Chiapas Mexico. A severe drought followed by heavy rains and floods has destroyed 50% of the corn crops and 80% of the bean crops. There is now a severe shortage of the basic foods for indigenous campesinos. - 14 min

OH NO! - IT'S THE PIGS

A song that is guarenteed to stay in your head if you let it. Produced by Undercurrents UK - 2 min