Weed the People
- By Ella Charon
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- 19 Mar, 2020
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Medical marijuana has the potential to save lives, but existing legislation prohibits millions of Americans from experiencing the life changing benefits of cannabis as a cancer treatment. From filmmakers Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, this look beyond politics and propaganda will challenge everything you might have known about cannabis and reveals the brave stories of ordinary families who are exploring the benefits of medical marijuana to save the lives of their most precious loved ones – their children.
Special Los Angeles screening of Evgeny Afineevsky's FREEDOM ON FIRE: UKRAINE'S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, plus Q+A, reception, and exhibition.
Spark Change Summit 2022 featured award-winning producers, writers, directors and creatives – all focusing on entertainment that raises awareness, changes behavior, influences policy and catalyzes movements. Presented by Creative Visions, The Skoll Center for Social Impact Entertainment at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, and The Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA's School of Law, this year’s Summit offered a deep dive into the creation of social impact entertainment projects, campaigns, and the movements they spark. The Summit showcases the unparalleled power of story and the storyteller - and the potential to make “shift happen” in the world.
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Join us for an hour-long virtual webinar about the role of journalists in times of crisis.
Watch the recording of the launch of the Hope Rising book and movement!
Please join hosts Pat Chandler, Jess Burnquist and Karen McCall on Friday, October 23rd from 7-8pm (EDT), for a gathering of kindred spirits who deeply value a robust democracy and a healthy planet.
In this presentation for National Geographic entitled Painted Bodies of Africa
, photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher recall their many stories of anthropological travel as they document some of the oldest visual traditions and ceremonies in the African continent. Both Beckwith and Fisher, who have worked hand in hand for decades, talk extensively about their passion for photography, for the preservation of culture, and unexpected and uplifting human moments while on the road.
You can view the segment here.
You can view the segment here.
To view the recording of the Summit and conversations, please click here to view on EarthX.