FOR HOME USE ONLY - FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT https://store.der.org/whose-is-this-song-p260.aspx by Adela Peeva color, 70 min, 2003 Bulgarian, Turkish, Greek, Albanian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Serbian with English subtitles In her search for the true origins of a haunting melody,…
A century after the Balfour Declaration of November 1917 the argument over the land – then known as Palestine – rages on. Politicians, clerics and school teachers living in the Gaza strip, the West Bank and the Old City of Jerusalem, teach their children, teenagers and young adults that…
Joseph Goebbels – Adolf Hitler’s chief propagandist – was quoted as saying: “If a lie is repeated often enough, then the people will believe it.” This same tactic is being used today against the State of Israel. Today’s propaganda war is aimed at de-legitimising the…
A working-class community feels angry and powerless faced with lack of housing and employment. Part 1 of Whose Town is it Anyway? The portrait of a working class community after 25 years on the receiving end of traditional local government. Includes interviews with local community activists, a meeting…
Two communities seeking to involved the people concerned in decision-making. A portrait of Sheffield, where the Labour-controlled city council is trying to develop a new kind of politics which actively seeks to involve workers and community groups in the activities and plans of the Council. In contrast…
How people are affected by loss of jobs, and what alternative they propose. Part 3 of Whose Town is it Anyway? Looks at how local communities affected by closure of major industries in their areas can influence economic decisions. Coventry has gone from boom to slump in a few years. In London's…
How two very different councils approach local issues. Part 4 of Whose Town is it Anyway? Examines two very different philosophies for changing the way Councils provide their services to the public. In Wandsworth the Conservative philosophy of privatisation is being put into practice services like…
Problems of deteriorating council housing estates. This part looks at the deteriorating conditions on many council housing estates and what results from tenants demanding more say; on the damp-ridden Kellet Road estate in Birmingham, a tenant group describe their ten-year-old contest with the council…
How much can black councillors influence policy? Part 6 of Whose Town is it Anyway? The involvement of members of London's black community in the community politics of Brent. 13 of the 66 borough council seats are occupied by black councillors, but still many black people are sceptical of the…
Examples of involving local people in community politics and local projects. Part 7 of Whose Town is it Anyway? How local people and community groups can be assisted to get more involved in community politics and local projects. Examples shown are the Hillington Legal Resource Centre, the Easterhouse…
A discussion on how people can have more say in decisions which affect their lives. Part 8 of Whose Town is it Anyway? This last programme pulls together some of the themes in the series, and these are discussed. They include: How can people have more say in the decisions which affect their lives?…
The years from 1881 through the first decade of the twentieth century saw the growth of Christian Science from a single church to a worldwide movement under the leadership of Mary Baker Eddy. This historical documentary recreates a segment of that eventful period, focusing on the Concord years from 1889…
