Culture
From Detroit to Congo, films about politics, women, humanity
September 27, 2012Here are a few more of the host of socially conscious films featured at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. Look for them in your area or on DVD.
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Toronto film highlight: “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners”
September 26, 2012Certainly one of the stars at this year's Toronto International Film Festival was legendary activist/educator and communist Angela Davis.
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Hiding in caves and high-rise steelworkers: Toronto Film Festival 2012
September 25, 2012It's impossible to see all the great films that were shown at the Toronto International Film Festival this year.
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Metal musicians talk community, politics, LGBT equality
September 24, 2012With the critical 2012 presidential election coming up, metal music is getting political.
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Poem of the week: Pat Mora’s “Legal Alien”
October 25, 2010This poem, "Legal Alien," captures an important quality of our evolving and emerging multi-national, multi racial and multi-ethnic culture.
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