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Humanitarian Sift
by bl968

This is a sift for videos concerned with human welfare and the alleviation of suffering. These videos should promote political activism, equal rights, social justice, environmentalism, civil liberties, or anti-war causes. All types of video submissions are welcome from Documentaries to Music Videos.


Bush Visits Israel - Not Everyone Celebrating
published by Constitutional_Patriot 6 hours 18 minutes 3 seconds ago • 220 views
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May 14, 2008 BBC World News

USA commits 9/11 atrocities on Chile
published by qruel 7 months 2 weeks ago • 1146 views
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War on Democracy - US backed 1973 coup in Chile. Our CIA used its resources to covertly and illegaly overthrow the democratically elected leader of Chile in 1973, coincidentaly on 9/11. Oh, by the way,... more inside

My Sweet Lord
published by twiddles 18 hours 20 minutes 33 seconds ago • 144 views
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George Harrison sings "My sweet Lord" during the Concert for Bangladesh (1972)

Making a killing from the food crisis
published by cybrbeast 1 day 6 hours 39 minutes ago • 344 views
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Devlin Kuyek from GRAIN talks about the companies profiting from the food crisis.

Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball
published by critttter 2 days 13 hours 36 minutes ago • 182 views
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Lovely Neil Young song covered by Emmylou Harris. Katrina footage is by Cinque Lee, lower ninth ward resident.


The Secret War in Laos
published by Irishman 4 days 17 hours 23 minutes ago • 317 views
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"A key part of American history that many Americans know nothing about. The Hmong people of Laos are still fighting the remnants of the Vietnam war, and America is still repeating many of the same mistakes in Iraq now"

Village at the Heart of Myanmar Cyclone Catastrophe
published by lucky760 5 days 2 hours 28 minutes ago • 282 views
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TED Prize wish: Unite the world on Pangea Day
published by Fedquip 5 days 4 hours 24 minutes ago • 292 views
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May 10 is Pangea day http://www.pangeaday.org/ http://mahalo.com/Pangea_Day

Confection - short film about empathy and pastry
published by Kreegath 5 days 22 hours 37 minutes ago • 349 views
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Confection (2003) is a delicious short film about a little girl who learns empathy from a pastry. The music is from "The Nutcracker".

Gorillaz - El Mañana
published by EDD 6 days 13 hours 10 minutes ago • 391 views
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This heartfelt video is as meaningful as it is beautifully sad; themes such as a child's innocence vs. adults' wars, dumbing down of mass culture by the corporation/mass media and current (military) world... more inside


Walter Cronkite on Amateur Radio
published by schmawy 1 week ago • 225 views
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Walter Cronkite, a Ham radio enthusiast and sailor, describes the role amateur radio operators play today.

An update on the "Treeman"
published by iwastheturkey 1 week 1 day ago • 454 views
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I first saw Dede in this video: http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Man-Who-Grew-Roots.

TED Talk: "The Vagina Monologue's" Eve Ensler
published by sweetlime 1 week 1 day ago • 332 views
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Eve created an entire movement out of one question: What is your vagina story? She wrote the acclaimed "Vagina Monologues," which sparked the global V-Day movement. V-Day works to end oppression and violence against women globally. This is her story, told at TED.

Roger Williamson Fatal Crash
published by E_Nygma 1 week 1 day ago • 480 views
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From YouTube description: "GP Holland 1973. Roger Williamson crashes hard on lap 8, roll his car and catches fire. Only yards away stood a fire tender, but no order was given to stop the race and... more inside

Manila's City of Garbage
published by rottenseed 1 week 2 days ago • 338 views
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This is part 2 of a 5 part documentary. It starts off with them describing the results of a fairly large landslide trapping and killing many of the residents (yes residents) in Manila's only landfill