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Bank of North Dakota – provided by Prairie Public Television and the Public Banking Institute; During the early 1900s, North Dakota was dependent on agriculture.  To diversify the economy, North Dakota created the state-owned Bank of North Dakota, largely credited for making North Dakota the only state with a large budget surplus.  This film discusses the bank’s history and plans for the future.

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FLOW — presentation to the UN and trailer for the award-winning documentary on the looming water crisis and the Right to Water, proposed Article 31 to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

http://blip.tv/flowattheun/article-31-presentation-1592325

http://www.flowthefilm.com/trailer

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Gasland Trailer — provided by Democracy for America; The Academy Award nominated ‘Gasland’ reveals dangerous natural gas drilling and bane of hydraulic fracturing.

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The Economics of Happiness — provided by The Dylan Ratigan Show; Helena Norberg-Hodge of the International Society for Ecology & Culture (ISEC) promotes her film which offers simple policy steps to reduce unemployment and pollution if we can get beyond the economic myths which have us rushing in the wrong direction.

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Harmonic Humanity + Music = Jobs — provided by HarmonicHumanity.org; A grassroots, outreach organization serving homeless adults and at risk youths in the Bay area, Harmonic Humanity started in 2005 as a music empowerment program in a soup kitchen in Seattle, WA. The mission of the program is to inspire and support homeless individuals through music, providing the homeless a means to support themselves.

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The Story of Cosmetics – provided by the Story of Stuff Project; Annie Leonard explains “toxics in – toxics out” in all the untested cosmetic products we use daily. Released in conjunction with the introduction of the Safe Cosmetics Act in the US Congress, the video raises the debate about toxic chemicals in the shampoos, deodorants and lotions we rub on our bodies every day.

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Built Totally Green — provided by BuiltTotallyGreen.com; Preview of a compelling and educational documentary of Tragedy to Triumph. After Tropical Storm Fay destroyed Steve Sadler and Michaela Miller’s home in 2008, they chose to rebuild a sustainable, ruthlessly energy efficient and environmentally responsible home.

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Four Years. Go. — provided by FourYearsGo.org; Describes a global campaign to shift humanity onto a sustainable, just and fulfilling path by 14 February 2014. What we do in the next four years can determine the quality of life for the next thousand. There is still time to act, and no time to waste. Four Years. Go. is a goal—rallying call—for a growing worldwide coalition committed to building a sustainable, just and fulfilling world.

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How to Create 18 Million Jobs Part 2 — provided by The Real News Network; Robert Pollin explains that reaching 4% unemployment by 2012 is possible but “normal” or “natural” pace might push that date to 2018.

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The Grassroots Economy in 2018 provided by P2P Foundation; What our economy could look like over the next decade, a change from economies of scale to economies of groups. It values collaboration more than negotiation, and bottom-up rather than top-down processes.

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Harmonic Humanity provided by HarmonicHumanity.org; Real Change and Harmonic Humanity offer great examples of using the principles of ethical markets to address local community challenges such as homelessness.

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Ellen Brown – Financial meltdown: Why it happened, How it can be reversed provided by Democracy for America; Ellen Brown, author of Web of Debt, explains the roots of the current economic crisis and a way out. Brown’s articles are regularly posted at www.ethicalmarkets.com. Her presentation begins about 11 1/2 minutes into the video. Worth the wait!

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Navajo Green provided by LivingOnEarth; shows effort and enthusiasm to bring green jobs to Navajo communities by adopting green job legislation, complimenting a way of life valued by many indigenous peoples.

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Cool Jobs – Solar Installers provided by Workforce Solutions Capital Area and coolaustinjobs.com

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Common good banks™ are a democratic, community-based system that puts people and planet first by having depositors decide where in the community to invest profits while offering micro-loans, FDIC-secured banking and other community-centered services. For the past seven years, hundreds of people around the world have worked to design this new system to support and empower ordinary people everywhere to put an end to war, poverty, hunger, unemployment and global warming. This is not just another bank with a social mission, this is a social mission with a bank.

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Coming Home: E.F. Schumacher and the Reinvention of the Local Economy”        provided by Chris Bedford Films and the Schumacher Society; Sincere appreciation goes to Chris Bedford who made this film as a labor of love, telling the story of rebuilding a local economy using strategies from community land trusts to the nation’s most successful local currency – Berkshares.  Copies of the film can be obtained at www.localharvest.org.