Cultures of resistance by Iara Lee

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On Rt there is today the 18th of November 2012 a documentary that can be watched on http://rt.com/on-air/ every few hours. The websites has this informationCultures of resistance

­In 2003, on the eve of the Iraq war, acclaimed filmmaker Iara Lee embarked on a journey to better understand a world increasingly embroiled in conflict and, as she saw it, heading for self-destruction. After several years, traveling over five continents, Iara encountered growing numbers of people who committed their lives to promoting change.
From Iran, where graffiti and rap became tools in fighting government repression, to Burma, where monks acting in the tradition of Gandhi take on a dictatorship, moving on to Brazil, where musicians reach out to slum kids and transform guns into guitars, and ending in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, where photography, music, and film have given a voice to those rarely heard, Cultures of Resistance explores how art and creativity can be ammunition in the battle for peace and justice

It is not announced if the documentary is available the next couple of days.

What I like about the documentary is that it is interesting to see how different people across the world use art to speak up against oppression. Iara Lee has a website _http://www.culturesofresistance.org/iara-lee with links to films and music. I looked at the recommended film, but missed a few titles like V for Vendetta, but then I am not very familiar the films recommended.