A lively and provocative film about the poll tax from Community Productions, Merseyside. It helps to explain what the tax is and its wider implications.
Poverty in Britain today has reached crisis proportions. About one in seven children are brought up on supplementary benefits. That means £1.30 a day for all the normal needs of a 10 year old. Meanwhile, the gap between rich and poor is growing. Tax cuts for top tax payers: benefits cuts for the…
In the highlands of Papua New Guinea, a group of families perform traditional dances and songs. But they are not celebrating a local festival. Instead, these dancers are paid to perform for tourists, who point cameras in their faces and marvel at people who they romanticize as pre-modern and simple,…
東京・小金井にある就労支援施設「ムジナの庭」。ここでは植物に触れること、手仕事をすること、人と触れ合い感情を表現することをつなげた心身のケアのプログラムが実践されています。 PLANETSの雑誌 『モノノメ #2』でも取材ルポを掲載したこのユニークな試みの内実と現代社会に向けたその意義について、主宰の鞍田愛希子さんをお迎えし、一緒に考えていきます。 ▼出演 鞍田愛希子（「ムジナの庭」施設長、精神保健福祉士） 宇野常寛（評論家・PLANETS編集長） ▼日時 2022年5月17日（火） ハッシュタグは #遅いインターネット会議 ▼登壇者プロフィール 鞍田 愛希子（「ムジナの庭」施設長、精神保健福祉士） 1980年大阪府生まれ。植木屋、花屋に勤務ののち、2011年に植物と哲学の実験工房「アトリエミショー」設立。心と体に深く作用させる植物教室を各地で手がける。その後、福祉への関心を深め、就労支援施設やフリースクールでの活動を経て、2021年3月、「ムジナの庭」を開設。植物や身体を糸口としたケアの場の提供を試みている。 https://atelier-michaux.com 「ムジナの庭」オンラインショップでも 『モノノメ…
As anger and resentment grow in the face of social inequalities, many citizen-led protests are being repressed with an ever-increasing violence. In THE MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE, David Dufresne gathers a panel of citizens to question, exchange and confront their views on the social order and the legitimacy…
This workshop explores the differences between so-called high and low magic, as well as what goes into unifying them. Magic, or magick as it is sometimes spelled, refers to an indefinable force that all of us know even if we have difficulty giving it an exact definition. High magic usually refers…
De gemeente Veldhoven ontstond in 1921 door de samenvoeging van de vier kerkdorpen Veldhoven-Dorp, Meerveldhoven, Zeelst en Oerle. In de film ‘Eén stad. Vier gezichten.’ maken we via bijzondere portretten en beschrijving van de verschillende tijdsbeelden een indrukwekkende reis…
Openings esplora il mondo degli elementi architettonici che “incarnano” il concetto di soglia, di apertura e di relazione tra interno ed esterno, attraverso le voci di architetti italiani e internazionali, ma anche ascoltando quelle che parlano la lingua della musica, dello sport, dell’arte,…
180 metres down in a massive hole in the Greenland ice sheet lies the answer to some of climate science’s biggest mysteries. Three of the world’s leading glaciologists set off on an expedition to seek answers. After all, despite years of research, we still don’t have clear figures on…
Openings explores the world of the architectural elements that embody the concept of threshold, of openness, and of the relationship between inside and outside, through the voices of Italian and international architects, but also by listening to the voices who speak the language of music, sports, art,…
Katharine Birbalsingh is Britain’s Strictest Headmistress. She believes we are failing children because we’re too lenient. Teachers have lost control, parents have given up, standards are on the slide. What we need is adult authority, moral clarity and an insistence on high standards.…
This documentary celebrates the history, beauty, power of the Chinese Internal Martial Art of Ba Gua Zhang. It's an introduction, discovery, educational film and appreciation of living by the art through a New York historic martial arts club. A Q&A Session with Tina C Zhang on May 22, 2022. Q:…
