January 14, 2007 This week Ken Rockburn speaks with Mehria Azizi , a 24 year old film maker from Kabul. Azizi who only learned how to use a camera a few years ago, talks about her involvement with the film " Afghanistan Unveiled ", The award winning documentary was a collaborative effort involving 14 other young women filmmakers that chronicles the lives of women and children in post-Taliban Afghanistan. Also on the program Ken speaks with GG award winner Thomas Homer Dixon about his latest novel " The Upside of Down ". Homer Dixon, a political science professor at the University of Toronto puts forward the idea that if nations are unable to deal with the problems of finding long-term energy solutions, unable to deal with the problems of pollution and climate change, and unable to come to terms with the disruptive political forces in existence today then those problems could very well escalate, converge and they could conceivably...
14 janvier, 2007 Cette semaine, Ken Rockburn reçoit Mehria Azizi , une cinéaste afghane de 24 ans originaire de Kaboul Kabul. Mme Azizi, qui a appris...
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November 23, 2006 To commemorate the 17 th Jailed Journalists Support Day on November 23, 2006 , Reporters Without Borders Canada and the International...
www.BookShorts.com -- Host of Moving Stories TV Paul Quarrington talks to author Thomas Homer-Dixon about how we can prevent society's breakdown in the face of terrorism and pandemics.The BookShort...
A BookShort docu-drama based on Thomas Homer-Dixon's book, The Upside of Down, released by Knopf Canada. The book was adapted for the screen by Michael McGarry; directed by Gary Thomas; animated...
Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon delivers a speech to the delegates of the 2007 BC NDP Convention about urgent environmental challenges that need to be addressed.
The world's most beloved animated family gets the Tom treatment.. Bif Bam Pow Wow Episode “Simpsons” Tom: Coming up a look of everyone’s favorite yellow skin dysfunctional family. Welcome...
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