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Ending Violence Against Women

Video highlights from 4 activist events to End Violence Against Women, between November 25 and December 10, 2008 in greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 7:47 minutes



BC Govt. Not Enforcing Laws on Health User Fees

Nov. 13, 2008 BCNU presser to reveal, through documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, that the BC Government told its officials not to enforce laws against health user fees. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 10 minutes approx.



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Tariq Ali - The Duel   launch

Launch of Tariq Ali's The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power, November 10, 2008 at Simon Fraser University ( downtown ) Vancouver. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 90 minutes approx.



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Re-Imagining Health Services Health conference

November 6, 2008 free public event at the Vancouver Public Library which opened the CCPA "Re-Imagining Health Services: Innovations in Community Health" Conference . Panelists shared stories of local community health innovators and initiatives. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 90 minutes approx.



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Who's Minding the Store? Public Forum

Public forum on the privatization of long term care and what it means for care quality, November 5, 2008 in Vancouver, sponsored by the BC Health Coalition and others. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 90 minutes approx.



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2008 Media Democracy Day

Highlights from 2008 Media Democracy Day, October 25 at the Vancouver Public Library. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 180 minutes approx.



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CUPE Library Workers Conference

Highlights from CUPE’s first-ever Western Canada Library Workers Conference. More than 150 library workers from B.C. to Manitoba met Oct. 2- 4, 2008 in Burnaby. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 90 minutes approx.



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Canwest: Media Bully

The campaign in B.C. Supreme Court by Canwest Media, Canada's largest media conglomerate, to bully three Vancouver activists who disagree with Canwests pro-Israel media bias. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 5:34



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repair the care

Health care underfunding explained in the repair the care video for the British Columbia Nurses' Union, featuring Dr. Allyson Pollock and BCNU President Debra McPherson 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 14:47



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2008 Prison Justice Day

33rd Annual Prison Justice Day Memorial Rally, August 10, 2008, Trout Lake Park, Vancouver. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 90 minutes approx in segments



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"What's New" book launch

Webcast of June 28, 2008 launch of Ben Swankey's autobiography, "What's New? Memoirs of a socialist idealist". 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 90 minutes approx in segments



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Making B.C. Genetically Engineered Free

Making BC Genetically Free speaking tour in Vancouver, July 4, 2008 at the Vancouver Public Library, featuring Saskatchewan farmer Percy Schmeiser. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 110 minutes approx in segments



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Walk For Justice

Highlights from the launch of the Vancouver - Ottawa Walk for Justice, to raise awareness and pressure the government for a public inquiry on the 3,000 women, 80% of whom are aboriginal, who have gone missing in the past decade. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 6:03



CUPE BC 2008 Political Action Conference

Video highlights from the Canadian Union of Public Employees BC Division Political Action Conference, June 9 - 11, 2008 in Vancouver. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 5:33



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FIRST forum: "Why Decriminalize Sex Work?"

FIRST "Why Decriminalize Sex Work?" Public Forum, Wed., June 11, 2008, Vancouver Public Library 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 90 minutes approximately in segments



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CanWest wins 2008 Golden Gag Award!

June 6 2008 "Golden Gag Award" presentation to CanWest MediaWorks for their bullying SLAPP suits against people they disagree with politically. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 30 minutes approximately in segments



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BCGEU 2008 Convention

Highlights from the June 6 - 8 2008 Convention of the British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union in Vancouver. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 150 minutes approximately in segments



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Co-opting Courage

May 22, 2008 Co-opting Courage Public Forum on changes in the Canadian military sponsored by the Burnaby Teachers' Association and the Community Action Coalition of Burnaby, at Burnaby South High School. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 90 minutes approximately in segments



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BCNU: "Sharing Our Successes: Leading Innovation" conference

May 15 and 16, 2008 British Columbia Nurses' Union ( BCNU ) National Nursing Week "Sharing Our Successes: Leading Innovation" conference, in Vancouver. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 12 hours approximately in segments



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CanWest: Media Bully

May 14, 2008 CanWest: Media Bully public forum at SFU downtown, on the SLAPP suit by CanWest attempting to silence Palestine solidarity activists like Mordecai Briemberg and 6 other "Jane Doe" and "John Doe"s. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 60 minutes approximately in segments



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BCNU supports Insite

Highlights from the May 9, 2008 British Columbia Nurses' Union press conference at Insite Supervised Injection site, the first such site for IV drug users in North America. The nurses urged the Federal government to keep facility open in Vancouver's downtown eastside. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 30:00



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BC Health Coalition video

Video for the British Columbia Health Coalition 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 12:32



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Kinuko Laskey - Hiroshima Atomic Blast Survivor

Memorial video for Hiroshima atomic bomb blast survivor Kinuko Laskey, who dedicated her life to working for world peace. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 16:19



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Nurses to Stephen Harper: Keep Insite Open!

May 9, 2008 presser at Insite Clinic, North America's first supervised injection site. Nurses told Prime Minister Harper to keepthe facility open. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 6:11



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rabble.ca 7th Birthday

May 8, 2008 birthday party for rabble.ca at Our Town cafe, featuring a book launch of "Exalted Subjects: Studies in the Making of Race and Nation in Canada" by Dr. Sunera Thobani. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 60 minutes approximately in segments



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Province Wide Stand For Housing

Highlights from the May 3, 2008 province-wide Stand For Housing, including the rally at 36th and Main Street. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 8:09



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CUPE BC 2008 Convention highlights

Video highlights from the Canadian Union of Public Employees - BC Division ( CUPE BC ) 2008 "Building Sustainable Communities" convention in Vancouver. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 100 minutes approximately



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CCCABC AGM - "Consequences of Corporatization and Marketization of Child Care"

Coalition of Child Care Advocates of British Columbia ( CCCABC ) "Consequences of Corporatization and Marketization of Child Care" AGM, April 09, 2008 in Vancouver. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 100 minutes approximately



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Choices That Matter

"Choices That Matter - True Stories from Behind the Curtain of Private Health Care", April 8, 2008, Heritage Hall, Vancouver, sponsored by the B.C. Health Coalition. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 120 minutes approximately



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The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine - Ilan Pappe

March 29, 2008 talk by Ilan Pappe at Vancouver Public Library on the "Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine", sponsored by the Canada-Palestine Solidarity Network, Jews for A Just Peace and Canadian Friends of Sabeel. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 70 minutes approximately



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Beyond the Status Quo: Tools for Progressive Leadership Governance Forum

March 28, 2008 Columbia Institute "Beyond the Status Quo: Tools for Progressive Leadership" Governance Forum, with keynote speaker Rocky Anderson, who was Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah during their recent Olympic games. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 90 minutes approximately



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Working Together for a Living Wage

Over 150 HEU members and their supporters heard from a wide range of community members about the importance of living wages and safe working conditions for issues like child poverty, immigrant rights and quality health care services, 18 March 2008. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 90 minutes approximately



Free John Graham (2)

Public Forum, March 28, 2008 in Vancouver on the extradition of John Graham and the struggle for indigenous self determination against colonization, corporate control, and state repression. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 90 minutes approximately



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Gabor Maté - In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

March 12, 2008 book launch of Dr. Gabor Maté's "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction", at St. Andrew's Wesley church in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 14 pixel transparent gif 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 90 minutes approximately



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Should Prostitution be Legalized Before the 2010 Olympics?

March 11, 2008 Workless Party Public Forum @ YWCA,Vancouver asks "Should Prostitution be Legalized Before the 2010 Olympics"? 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 90 minutes approximately



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International Women's Day 2008 March and Rally

Highlights from the 2008 Vancouver International Womens' Day march and rally on Saturday March 8, part of a week of IWD events. 14 pixel transparent gifBROADBAND 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 5:33



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SENIORS MATTER, NURSES CARE!

BCNU SENIORS MATTER, NURSES CARE! rally for better quality care, February 25- 27, 2008, Art Gallery, in Vancouver. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 30 minutes approximately



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CUPE Workers of Colour Conference

Video from the first CUPE BC Workers of Colour conference in Vancouver, February 25- 27, 2008 in Vancouver. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 90 minutes approximately



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BCNU 2008 Convention

Video from the British Columbia Nurses' Union "Power to Lead" convention, February 25- 27, 2008 in Vancouver. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 411 minutes approximately



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Resolved: Prisons Work - Langara Dialogue 2

20 February 2008 public debate on whether or not "Prisons Work", part of a series of "Langara Dialogues" debates at the Vancouver Public Library, organized by Langara College in Vancouver. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 100 minutes approximately in segments



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Security and Prosperity Partnership Public Forum

Webcast of the 19 February 2008 "From Behind Closed Doors, Into The Public Eye" Public forum on the Security and Prosperity Partnership. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 120 minutes approximately



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1st Annual Poverty Olympics

Video highlights from the 1st Annual Poverty Olympics, held Sunday February 3, 2008 in the theatre at the Carnegie Centre, Hastings and Main, in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 9:05



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20th Anniversary of the Morgentaler Decision

Vancouver celebration, at Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre, to mark the 20th anniversary of the January 28, 1988 Supreme Court of Canada "Morgentaler" decision that finally gave all Canadian women true reproductive choice. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 90 minutes approx. in segments



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Equity & Inclusion Public Education Conference

January 25 and 26, 2008 BC Teachers' Federation Equity and Inclusion Public Education Conference, Fairmont Hotel, Vancouver. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 120 minutes approx. in segments



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Campaign for a National Drug Plan

December 10, 2007 BC FORUM ( BC Federation of Retired Union Members ) public hearing at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, part of the Canadian Health Coalition's Campaign for a National Drug Plan 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 90 minutes approx. in segments



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$10 NOW! B.C. Workers Need A Raise

Video on the campaign to raise the minimum wage in British Columbia from $8/hr to $10/hr, spearheaded by the B.C. Federation of Labour.
14 pixel transparent gif RT: 5:21



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Maude Barlow's "Blue Covenant" book launch

Oct. 30, 2007 launch of Maude Barlow's new book, "Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water", Maritime Labour Centre, Vancouver.
14 pixel transparent gif RT: 90 minutes approx. in segments



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Council of Canadians 2007 AGM

Highlights from the Oct.26 - 28 2007 Council of Canadians Annual General Meeting in Kelowna. 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 200 minutes approx. in segments



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Naomi Klein speaks with striking CUPE workers

Video of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 391 Vancouver Public Library workers picket line meeting with author and activist Naomi Klein, Friday October 5, 2007 at Libary Square downtown Vancouver.
BROADBAND 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 5:59 min



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"Red Carpet" for new CMA President Day

Public health care activists "roll out the red carpet" for Dr. Brian Day, the new pro-private medicine President of the Canadian Medical Association.
BROADBAND 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 11:20



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Acts of Transformation: War Toys to Peace Art

Acts of Transformation: War Toys to Peace Art, video produced by working TV for the British Columbia Teachers' Federation ( BCTF ), in August 2007.
BROADBAND 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 11:00



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First Nations' National Day of Action
Video highlights of the Vancouver component of the First Nations' National Day of Action, 29 June 2007. BROADBAND RT: 7:10



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The Possible City:
Co-operatives in a sustainable economy - Tracey Axelsson, Kevin Millsep, Bob Williams, John Restakis and Brian Smith, March 22, 2007 Rhizome Cafe, Vancouver. Chaptered, Multi-bandwidth Video with Synchronised Slides. RT: 1 hour 39 minutes. Indexed via chapters



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CUPE BC LGBT Pink Triangle Conference
Webcast highlights from the Feb. 16 and 17, 2007 LGBT Pink Triangle Conference in Vancouver. BROADBAND RT: 6 minutes



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Shaping the System for
Sustainable Energy in BC

Sustainability Town-hall forum with NDP environment critic Shane Simpson, John Calvert, SFU, NDP energy critic John Horgan, and others, January 17, 2007, Vancouver, BC. Chaptered, multi-bandwidth Video with Synchronised Slides video now online.
RT: 1 hour 55 minutes. Indexed via chapters



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Free the Cuban Five Solidarity meeting
Webcast from the November 2, 2006 event for the Cuban Five Political Prisoners held in American prisons on trumped up "terrorism" charges 14 pixel transparent gif RT: 45 minutes approximately in segments



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National Day of Action for Immigrant Rights
Highlights from the May 27, 2006 Day of Action for Immigrant and Refugee Rights in Vancouver, one of eight similar actions across Canada.
BROADBAND RT: 5:23 minutes


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Student report on BCTF Strike @ Templeton Secondary in East Vancouver
Student report from the picket line of the BC Teachers' strike at Templeton Secondary in East Vancouver. Broadband video online. RT: 5:52 minutes



Beyond McWorld: Challenging Corporate Rule
By request we've re-encoded the webcast of Beyond McWorld: Challenging Corporate Rule produced in 1998 by Dave Robbins, Just InTime Productions. BROADBAND 14 pixel transparent gifRT: 35 minutes in segments


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Winning Choice on Abortion
June 7, 2005 reading at the Vancouver Public Library by author Ann Thompson from her new book "Winning Choice on Abortion: How BC and Canadian Feminists Won the Battles of the 1970s and the 1980s". RT: 40 minutes approximately in segments


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Tariq Ali - "Empire and Resistance, from Vietnam to Iraq"
Webcast of "Empire and Resistance, from Vietnam to Iraq", the talk by Tariq Ali on April 28, 2005 at the Maritime Labour Centre in Vancouver. RT: 60 minutes approximately in segments


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Sun Peaks Convergence
Webcast highlights from the August 28 / 29 2004 convergence of supporters of the Secwepemc First Nation at Sun Peaks resort near Kamloops British Columbia Canada.
BROADBAND video online. RT: 7:52


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Mouseland
An animated short, with audio from a speech by the late Tommy Douglas, about a place called Mouseland where the downtrodden mice keep electing cats to their Parliament - until one little fellow has an idea! With an introduction by actor Keifer Sutherland, grandson of Tommy Douglas. BROADBAND video online. RT: 6:37


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Is Criticism of Israel Anti-Semitic?
15 May 2004 forum at the Vancouver Public Library featuring Dr. Normal Finkelstein.
RT: 120 minutes approximately in segments

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Dr. Helen Caldicott
Dr. Helen Caldicott, Nobel Peace Prize nominee and founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, speaking on "Nuclear Madness and Missile Envy: The New Nuclear Danger", April 28, 2003 in Vancouver. RT: 60:00 approx. in segments

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Damaged Care
American Physician Dr. Linda Peeno, subject of "Damaged Care" a made for TV movie about patient abuse in the "Managed Care" U.S. private health system, on the dangers of private care. RT: 45 minutes approx. in segments

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Parenti Forum on War Drive
American intellectual Dr. Michael Parenti in Vancouver speaking at a Public Forum on the U.S. Iraq war drive. RT: 60 minutes approx. in segments

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HERE WE STAND!
Brief highlights from HERE WE STAND! the 50th anniversary Memorial Concert for Paul Robeson, held May 18, 2002. BROADBAND video online. RT: 30 minutes approx. in segments

SFL Summer Camp
A video report on the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour Summer Camp for teens - a breeding ground for young troublemakers and a lot of fun.
Includes BROADBAND video. RT: 12 minutes

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Water for People and Nature ( 2001 )
By request, we've re-posted "Water for People and Nature", featuring Maude Barlow, Vandana Shiva and Judy Darcy from the conference in Vancouver in 2001. RT: 120 minutes approx. in segments

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Chem Trails ( 2000 )
By request, we've re-posted "Chem Trails: What Is Wrong With Our Skies?", featuring the talk William Thomas gave in Vancouver in June 2000. RT: 55:00 minutes approx. in segments

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Vandana Shiva "Whose Freedom? Which Freedom" ( 1998 )
By request, we've re-posted Dr. Vandana Shiva's lecture on June 15, 1998 at the Vancouver Public Library "Whose Freedom? Which Freedom? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights vs. the GATTs Treaty of Inhuman Rights". RT: 57:00 minutes approx. in segments

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Leaky Condo Public Meeting ( 1998 )
By request, we've re-posted "Leaky Condo Public Meeting" taped in Vancouver in April of 1998. It was sponsored by the BC Federation of Labour and the Carpenter's Union in response to the Leaky Condo crisis in the lower mainland. RT: 57:00 minutes approx. in segments

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A Tribute to Bruce Eriksen

From 1997, produced just after his death from cancer. Eriksen worked with and was married to Libby Davies, the current NDP MP for Van East. He was a recovered alcoholic who became a forceful advocate for the downtown eastside, serving for years on Vancouver City Council.
BROADBAND video online. RT: 26 minutes in segments

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Noam Chomsky, 1996
By request, we've re-posted "Controlling the Public Mind", the talk Noam Chomsky gave in Vancouver in 1996. This was one of the most popular community access television programs we've ever produced, based on the number of requests for repeat broadcasts. RT: 90:00 minutes approx. in segments


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