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What does poverty look like in America today? Keith Kilty, Ohio State College of Social Work Professor Emeritus, puts a human face on poverty in his eye-opening documentary, Ain’t I A Person.
Kilty examines issues ranging from “What is poverty?” to “What it means to be poor” and dispels many of the myths and stereotypes associated with it. A discussion led by Kilty will follow the showing.
A YouTube Video: 1:44:26 in length.(Click here to access YouTube website)
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The Line is a film that documents the stories of people across the country living at or below the poverty line. They have goals. They have children. They work hard. They are people like you and me. Across America, millions are struggling every day to make it above The Line.(Click here for webpage)
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Follow MSNBC photographer Matt Black to more than 70 cities as he documents impoverished communities. -
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The [global economic and financial] crisis has not only affected families and businesses in the more economically advanced countries where it originated, creating a situation in which many people, especially the young,have felt disoriented and frustrated in their aspirations for a serene future, but it has also had a profound impact on the life of developing countries. We must not lose heart, but instead resolutely rediscover our way through new forms of commitment.
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Jim Wallis, of Sojourners on Tavis SmileyIn the last night of discussions on poverty in America, the president-CEO of Sojourners and chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Faith shares his observations after recently visiting the Occupy Wall Street protests.
A commentator on ethics, religion and public life, Jim Wallis is founder and editor-in-chief of Sojourners magazine. His Christian commitment to social justice evolved from his student years in the civil rights and anti-war movements, and, in '95, he helped form Call to Renewal, a national federation of churches, denominations and faith-based organizations across the political spectrum working to overcome poverty. Wallis also taught on faith, politics and society at Harvard's Divinity School and Kennedy School of Government and is a best-selling author.(Click here to link to video)
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Made Visible: Women, Children & Poverty in America – Panel discussion, Part 3
On the third and final night of a compelling discussion, the panelists’ conversation includes recommendations for national action to move women and children out of poverty.Women are poorer than men in all racial and ethnic groups, and the numbers of women and children that are falling into poverty are growing. What will it take for America to put her women and children first?
Answers to this question and other related issues are examined by Tavis and a diverse all-female panel of thought leaders, opinion makers and influencers.
Guests include: Nely Galán, founder of The Adelante Movement; Dr. Julianne Malveaux, economist and president of Bennett College; Suze Orman, a leading authority on personal finance; Hilda Solis, 25th U.S. Secretary of Labor; Cecilia FireThunder, former president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe; Faye Wattleton, former national president of Planned Parenthood; Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers; and Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize–winning writer and co-author of Half the Sky.
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Why Poverty? PBS Video
Animating Poverty Through the Ages
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(Click here to link to video) http://www.whypoverty.net/
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Why Poverty? PBS Video
Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty
00:53:31Expires: 11/05/19
For the whole of modern civilization, humans have attempted and failed to eradicate poverty. What can we learn from generations of failed efforts? Using a combination of animation, archival material, live action, anecdote, and humor, Poor Us looks at mankind’s periodic efforts to alleviate poverty with the hope that we will get a better sense of how to move forward.
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Why Poverty? PBS Video
Welcome to the World
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The Film
How much is a child’s fate determined by the circumstances and location of its birth? Accepted wisdom has it that much of what happens within 24 hours of a child’s birth dictates that child’s chances of survival and likelihood of health and ability to thrive in the long-term. Welcome to the World documents births in Sierra Leone, Cambodia, and the United States, and attempts to test the hypothesis by comparing rates of maternal mortality, communicable disease, women’s freedom to control their own reproductive choices, and the availability of healthcare in each instance.
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