Throughout modern history, jails have been a blackspot for humanity. Society has not yet found a powerful way to deal with those who commit crimes except to banish them from our hearts and minds. But for Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Malcolm X and so many other social leaders, the time spent in jail was a
This is the introduction trailer to the Enlivened Learning project and upcoming series of films on exciting alternative places of higher education around the world emerging from social/ecological movements and indigenous communities. The Enlivened Learning project is a journey of to discover and explore these very questions – and, to learn from and document the silent
Re-learning the Land is the story of a Blackfoot community in southern Alberta, Canada, and how they have re-taken control of their education system within Red Crow Community College. The film traces the decolonization of their learning and the development of an innovative program, Kainai Studies, within Red Crow College, the same site as a former
The Western Peasant School (Escuela Campesina de Occidente) in Mexico, is a school otherwise. In this video, we’ll know about its methodology and work through the voices of its collaborators and participants, people from the countryside, the coast, the mountains, and the city, that share knowledges ‘peasant to peasant’.
An introduction to an innovative 8 month education program for aspiring change makers aged 18 to 28. Duration: 6:45 minutes Country: New Zealand Produced by: Orientation Aotearoa
A short video by film maker Hana Backland which gives a flavour of the inspiration found in the transformative education at Schumacher College. Duration: 12:38 minutes Country: United Kingdom Produced by: Dartington TV.
Welcome to Bija Vidyapeeth at Navdanya A short introduction to Vandana Shiva’s Earth University based on an organic farm in Navdanya in North India where we learn from nature and community. Duration: 2:07 minutes Country: India Produced by: Becket Films
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