The National Beyond the Veil
Anna Maria Tremonti looks at the role of the veil and what lies beneath it in Iran. The traditional dress is being challenged by the young but never ignored. Western influence seeps into Iran.
- 1996
- 00:21:54
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- Added on: 06/14/2013
News in Review - April 2012 Bill C-30 and Internet Privacy
The federal government has tabled a bill that many believe could threaten the civil rights of Canadians and the freedom of the Internet. Bill C-30 would require Internet service providers to gather information on their clients and allow police to access that information without a warrant. In this News in Review story we examine the bill and why so many Canadians want ...
- 2012
- 00:13:33
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- Added on: 04/15/2012
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News in Review - October 2016 Black Lives Matter: Activism in the Face of Racism in the U.S.
The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement was formed in 2013 to bring attention to the plight of black people in America and to campaign against violence and systemic racism. African-Americans are five times more likely to be killed by police than white men in the U.S. The summer of 2016 saw still more black men shot by police. Activists responded ...
- 2016
- 00:21:18
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- Added on: 10/19/2016
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The Fifth Estate Black Lives Matter: The Disruptors
It grew in just a couple of years from a hashtag to a powerful movement that has taken on police shootings of black people and is defiantly challenging the political establishment. Black Lives Matter (BLM) now has over 40 chapters in the United States and Canada. The Fifth Estate takes you inside the movement with the people who helped build it. Janaya ...
- 2017
- 00:45:01
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- Added on: 10/26/2017
Ideas Black Star Square (Part 1a of 3)
Part 1a of 3. On March 6, 1957, the Gold Coast became Ghana, the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to emerge from colonialism, and the first ripple in a great wave of independence that swept Africa. Ideas producer Dave Redel lived in Ghana, and on the 50th anniversary of independence he returns to see what has happened, and what it means for ...
- 2007
- 00:34:24
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- Added on: 02/03/2014
Ideas Black Star Square (Part 1b of 3)
Part 1b of 3. On March 6, 1957, the Gold Coast became Ghana, the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to emerge from colonialism, and the first ripple in a great wave of independence that swept Africa. Ideas producer Dave Redel lived in Ghana, and on the 50th anniversary of independence he returns to see what has happened, and what it means for ...
- 2007
- 00:19:05
- 15-17
- Added on: 02/03/2014
Ideas Black Star Square (Part 2 of 3)
Part 2 of 3. On March 6, 1957, the Gold Coast became Ghana, the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to emerge from colonialism, and the first ripple in a great wave of independence that swept Africa. Ideas producer Dave Redel lived in Ghana, and on the 50th anniversary of independence he returns to see what has happened, and what it means for ...
- 2007
- 00:54:28
- 15-17
- Added on: 02/03/2014
Ideas Black Star Square (Part 3 of 3)
Part 3 of 3. On March 6, 1957, the Gold Coast became Ghana, the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to emerge from colonialism, and the first ripple in a great wave of independence that swept Africa. Ideas producer Dave Redel lived in Ghana, and on the 50th anniversary of independence he returns to see what has happened, and what it means for ...
- 2007
- 00:54:00
- 15-17
- Added on: 02/03/2014
CBC | Radio-Canada Documentary Blood on the Ice
The controversy surrounding the hunting of baby seals dates back to the mid-1960s. It all started with a documentary that sought to draw attention to the fate of the seals. Bloody excerpts from the film were aired on television, causing a public outcry. In 1977, Greenpeace led a massive operation to block the seal hunt across Newfoundland. A disoriented Brigitte ...
- 2011
- 00:53:02
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- Added on: 09/20/2013
CBC News Bloody Saturday: The Winnipeg General Strike
In May 1919, 30,000 Winnipeg workers walked off the job and into the history books, launching the largest strike in Canadian history. It lasted six weeks and ended in the violence of Bloody Saturday, a day organized labour has never forgotten or forgiven. Was the strike a legitimate protest against low wages, poor working conditions and a lack of bargaining ...
- 2007
- 00:45:37
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- Added on: 06/14/2013
