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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Taxi to the Dark Side

After being dropped by the Discovery Channel for its "controversial" nature, Alex Gibney's Academy Award winning documentary, Taxi to the Dark Side, aired last night for the first time on television on HBO.



Business and community leaders across the country launched a new ad with MATT.org last week. 

View the ad here.

Check it out in the press.



Tuesday, September 23, 2008

The lowdown on Government bailouts.



Which of the following issues is most important to you?

 

 



Tuesday, August 12, 2008

What is microlending????

You may have heard the terms 'microlending' or 'microfinance', but you may still be wondering what they mean in the real world.

Student Voices by MATT.org spent a few days outside of Monterrey, Mexico with microlending greats ADMIC and Kiva to get you a firsthand look at what microlending means to the working poor.  We'll be posting a great video with interviews from Kiva and Admic staff as well as some of Mexico's most endearing small business owners soon.

But first, here is a peek at Kiva.org and their work (in this story, in Uganda).  Kiva lets YOU be a part of the microlending phenomenon.  (Yes, it's really a phenomenon, which means you better get take advantage of this free crash-course we're providing!)



Monday, July 28, 2008

"Undocumented" film trailer

What do you think?



Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Beyond Borders Documentary

The trailer for the documentary film "Beyond Borders, The Debate Over Human Migration"

What do you think of this video?

Visit the website to learn more:

http://www.beyondbordersfilm.com/home.php



Georgia's Atlantic Journal-Constitution recently did a survey of all the candidates for U.S. Senate in the state. The paper asked the candidates to summarize their thoughts on immigration reform in 150 words by answering the question:

What should the U.S. do about the millions of illegal immigrants now living in this country?

The candidates answered the question in a variety of ways. Check our their thoughts here:

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/06/30/senatequestion2.html

How would you summarize your thoughts on immigration in 150 words?

If you could formulate the question that was posed to the Candidates, would you have phrased it differently? Why or why not?

 



Tuesday, July 1, 2008

What's YOUR first step?

"What's your FIRST STEP?" is a video clip prepared by the youth participating in the CIVICUS Youth Assembly 2008 in Glasgow, Scotland (www.civicusyouth.org). The film highlights the first steps that successful youth have made in their lives and combines it with the FIRST STEPS which youth are going to make in their own communities in the near future. We encourage you to watch this video and share with us:

 

"What is your FIRST STEP" to create a real positive change in your society?



NCLR and the Southern Policy Law Center invite you Behind the Veil: America's Anti-Immigration Network.