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Walmart: The High Cost of Low Prices (2005)

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Living Without: How Much is Enough?

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Plutocracy: Political Repression In The U.S.A. (2019)

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The Globalisation Tapes (2003)

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Biophilic Design: The Architecture of Life (2011)

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Documentaries about Living the Change

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Prout: Economic Democracy in Practice (2004)

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In Transition 2.0: A Story of Resilience & Hope in Extraordinary Times (2012)

Tomorrow: All Over the Globe, Solutions Already Exist (US-Only) (2015)

Class Dismissed: A Film About Learning Outside Of The Classroom (2015)

A Passion For Sustainability (2008)

Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective (2015)

Alan Watts: What If Money Was No Object?

A New Story for Humanity: Change the Story, Change the World (2016)

Within Reach: Journey to Find Sustainable Community (2013)

Self-Taught: Life Stories From Self-Directed Learners (2019)

Voices of Transition (2012)

Philosophy

The Art of Communicating: Thich Nhat Hanh

Scientific Pantheism: Frequently Asked Questions

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Shunryu Suzuki - Essential Wisdom for the Art of Living

The Tao Te Ching: The Classic Manual on The Art of Living

The Present Need of the World (1926)

Revolution and American Indians: “Marxism is as Alien to My Culture as Capitalism”

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The Demoralized Mind

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The Art of Effortless Living: A Taoist Documentary (2019)

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A Quest for Meaning

Planet Local: A Short Film Series about the Beautiful Alternatives to Industrial Agriculture

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Planet Local Short Film Series - Part 4: Local Food Processors AKA Making Delicious Food

Planet Local Short Film Series - Part 5: Challenges & Solutions

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The Circle of Courage – Native American Model of Education

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Films to Counter US Media's Dehumanization of Palestinians

Gaza Fights For Freedom (2019)

Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People (2006)

Constructing The Terrorist Threat (2017)

The Occupation of the American Mind: Israel's Public Relations War in the United States (2016)

Life in Occupied Palestine (2009) (trailer)

Israelism (2023)

Peace, Propaganda, & The Promised Land: US Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (2003)

The War Around Us (2013) (trailer)

Occupation 101: Voices of a Silenced Majority (2006)

Edward Said: The Myth Of The Clash Of Civilizations (1998)

Edward Said: On Orientalism (1998)

Criminalizing Dissent: Silencing Pro-Palestinian Speech (2019)

With God on Our Side (2010)

Peace, Propaganda, & The Promised Land: US Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (2003)

Nonviolent Communication

Nonviolent Communication Basics (2000)

The Third Harmony: Nonviolence and the New Story of Human Nature (2020)

21 Examples of NVC Consciousness

Ten Steps That Transform Anger Into Compassionate Connection

The Purpose of Nonviolent Communication

Core Nonviolence Commitments

The Art of Communicating: Thich Nhat Hanh

Wanting Fully Without Attachment

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Family Camp: Documentary on Living Nonviolent Communication (2016)

Nonviolent Lives: Stories for Teaching Nonviolence

How Our Language Makes It Easy to Be Violent

Building New 'Nonviolent Cities'

Standing Rock Wisdom: How Sacred, Nonviolent Activism Has the Power to Succeed

Why We Need to Move Closer to King's Understanding of Nonviolence

Unity and Diversity in the Land of Nonviolence

How to Have a Good Conversation | Celeste Headlee

What It Means To Communicate

Open Up - Have the Difficult But Important Conversations With Loved Ones

Guides

The Baloney Detection Kit: Carl Sagan's Rules for Bullshit-Busting and Critical Thinking

How to Criticize with Kindness: Philosopher Daniel Dennett on the Four Steps to Arguing Intelligently

The Compassionate Activist Toolkit: the Ultimate Guide to Love-Centered Activism

Revolution without Upheaval: A Manual Of Change

Seven Building Blocks for a Post-Corona World

Coronavirus and Climate Activism: Five Common Lessons

Six Rules for Organizing a Grassroots Regeneration Revolution

HOLY SH*T! 7 Things to Do Instead of Hoarding Toilet Paper

Regenerative Cultures, Regenerative Economics & Bioregional Regeneration

What Does It Take to Start a Worker Co-Op? A Practical Video Guide to Democratizing Our Economy

5 Guiding Principles for Social Justice

Positive Thinking in a Dark Age: A 12-Step Guide to Gracefully Responding to a Collapsing Dominant Culture

A Do No Harm, but Take No Sh*t Guide to Dealing With Others.

Hegemony How-To: A Roadmap For Radicals

How to Not Be Offended

The Steps Toward Self Empowerment

10 Things to Know About Nonviolent Struggle

The Feynman Technique - 3 Steps to Learning Something New

How to Resist the Pressures of Conformity

How to Resist From a Place of Love: Self-Care for the Long Haul

Wendell Berry: 17 Rules for a Sustainable Local Community

5 Steps to Turn Your Business into a Worker-owned Co-op

4 Steps to Free Yourself From Overwhelm

The Tao Te Ching: The Classic Manual on The Art of Living

9 Ways We Can Make Social Justice Movements Less Elitist and More Accessible

Lao Tzu's Four Rules for Living

A Manual for a New Era of Direct Action

The Most Amazing Guide to Leadership Ever

Guide to Building a Solidarity Network

Intersections of Science and Spirituality

We Need a New Story for Our Relationship with the Earth, One that Goes Beyond Science and Religion

Scientific Pantheism: Frequently Asked Questions

The Realist Approach to The Afterlife: Living On Through Memory and Deeds

Indigenous Knowledge Systems / Alaska Native Ways of Knowing

The Other Way of Knowing

The Present Need of the World (1926)

The Evolution of Ecological Consciousness | Andrew Faust (2013)

All Is Self (2019)

The Five Blind Men (And the One Who Knows He Is Blind)

Metanoia: A New Vision of Nature (2008)

Dada Krsnasevananda on "The Role of Spirituality in Modern Society"

Spiritually Incorrect (2020)

My Spirituality as an Atheist

Embracing Spirituality With a Scientific Mind

Igniting the Life Force at Our Creative Core, Bringing Spirituality into Action

Co-Creating a Peaceful World Through Love-in-Action

Why We Need Big Picture Activism

The Economics of Happiness (2011)

Localization: a Strategic Alternative to Globalized Authoritarianism

Fall and Winter (2013)

Money & Life (2013)

A New Story for Humanity: Change the Story, Change the World (2016)

Engines of Domination: Political Power & The Human Emergency - Director's Cut (2018)

The Corporation (2003)

Crossroads: Labor Pains of a New Worldview (2013)

Requiem For The American Dream (2015)

A Quest For Meaning (2017)

The Crisis of Civilization (2011)

Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011)

Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)

The Global Brain | Peter Russell (1983)

The Evolution of Ecological Consciousness | Andrew Faust (2013)

What A Way To Go: Life at the End of Empire (2007)

The Choice Is Ours (2016)

United Natures: a United Nations of all Species (2013)

Human (2015)

The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community

Tomorrow: All Over the Globe, Solutions Already Exist (US-Only) (2015)

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