Napoleon Gómez is known worldwide for his struggle to bring unions and humans rights to workers. He is an Oxford educated economist and expert on labor movements, he brings together the concepts of global capitalism and the real life issues facing individual workers seeking human rights and economic justice. Napolean is a member of the executive committee of IndustriALL Global Union. It is the most powerful union organization with more than 50 million members worldwide. He works closely with leaders of unions around the world, including the United Steelworkers Union. His new book - Collapse of Dignity is an account of one of the deadliest labor conflicts in modern history. He share the story of a mining accident in Mexico in 2006 that killed 65 men and how their effort for safety following the tragedy led to Napoleon seeking exile as a political refugee.
Dennis P. McCann - Inside Turkey Occupy Gezi OpTurkey
Dennis McCann is an artist and political activist living in Turkey. He interned with Andy Warhol and has had awards and exhibits worldwide. His works are (…)
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JD Nero - We Are Legion - Songwriter Rapper
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Travis McCrea & Charles Sheehan Miles - Great Copyright Debate
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Samantha Castro - Wikileaks Australia Citizens Alliance
Sam Castro is a lifelong activist, defender of the environment and mother of 3 children. She works for Friends of the Earth Australia which was recently (…)
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Stacy Phillips - Occupy Salem #OWS Anniversary
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28 September 2012
Samantha Castro - Wikileaks Party & Underground film
Sam gives an overview of her co-founding of the Wikileaks Citizens Alliance WACA explaing the world events that made defending Wikileaks essential. She (…)
19 April 2013
Eva Galperin - EFF - Online Rights & Risks - Stratfor hack Trapwire
Eva Galperin is the International Freedom of Expression coordinator for the Electronic Frontier Foundation and describes herself as a lifelong geek. She (…)
31 August 2012
Claire Robinson - GMO Basics Genetic Engineering Politics & Science
Claire Robinson is research director at Earth Open Source a platform for collaborative science in the public interest and editor at GMWatch which tracks the (…)
20 September 2012