Each show of this series is produced collaboratively by members of the Arts and Media Task Force of the (Foundation for Ethics and Meaning) and Co-Sponsored by We, The World.

Please contact us for more information about airing VISUAL VOICES on TV stations in your city. The series has featured Ossie Davis, Amy Goodman (Democracy Now!), Michael Moore, Congressman and Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich, Danny Schechter (Globalvision and Mediachannel.org), Reverend Billy (and the Church of Stop Shopping), Andrew Kimbrell, Greg Palast (The Best Democracy Money Can Buy), Gore Vidal, Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney, Wayne Dyer (Wisdom of the Ages.), Michael Brownstein (World On Fire), Karl Grossman,John Cavanagh, Missy Galore, Chief Oren Lyons, Billionaires for Bush, Ohms Media, A Better World, New Realities, EnviroVideo, and many others.

Vision
We seek to raise the awareness of those who produce, distribute and/or appreciate the arts and media about the impact they have on society at large.

Our vision is to increase the role of media and the arts as transmitters of cultural values that encourage a spirit of caring/activism and mutual recognition/connection. We challenge the dominance of material self-interest that marginalizes these important cultural values.

The producers of VISUAL VOICES TV Series are looking for people who would like to:

• Broadcast the show in your area
• Raise funds for the show
• Purchase DVD or VHS Recordings of any or all 12 shows.
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ON THE DISH NETWORK -

VISUAL VOICES  airs on the DISH Network Channel 9415 - Free Speech TV
Free Speech TV is available in over 17 million U.S. homes 24 hours a day on the DISH Network Channel 9415 and part-time on 108 community access cable stations in 28 states!

LENGTH: Half Hour Show
Please check the Free Speech TV Schedule to confirm broadcast times.

IN MANHATTAN -

Shows air once a month on Manhattan Neighborhood Network
Watch VISUAL VOICES  from anywhere in the world live on the web!!! http://www.mnn.org (Select Channel 34). Or if you or friends of yours live in Manhattan, check it out live. Here are the details.

DATE:       3rd Tuesday of every month in the following time slot
TIME:        7:30PM Eastern Time in the USA
CHANNEL: Time Warner Cable Manhattan Channel 34, RCN Cable Manhattan Channel 107
SIMULTANEOUS WEBCAST: http://www.mnn.org (Note: Click on Channel 34 to see it)
LENGTH: Half Hour Show

Shows air once a week on Brooklyn Community Access TV
Watch VISUAL VOICES  from anywhere in the world live on the web!!! http://www.brooklynx.org/bcat/watch_bcat.asp  Select Channel 34/67). Or if you or friends of yours live in Brooklyn, check it out live. Here are the details.

DATE:       Series airs every Wednesday at the following time, show #1 aired on Wednesday April 7, 2004
TIME:        5:30PM Eastern Time in the USA
CHANNEL: Time Warner Cable Brooklyn Channel 34, Cablevision Brooklyn Channel 67
SIMULTANEOUS WEBCAST: http://www.brooklynx.org/bcat/watch_bcat.asp (Click on Channel 34/67 to see it)
LENGTH:    Half Hour Show
(Note: Please check the BCAT Program guide on the website to confirm the Visual Voices broadcast schedule)

Michael Moore (Filmmaker, producer of Bowling for Columbine)
Michael gives a powerful and hilarious commentary on the militarization of the major media, Bush, and the Iraq War.

Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping
The mission of Reverend Billy (Bill Talen) is to use thought provoking and humorous  street theatre and performance art to make the public aware of how our consumer choices impact people and our planet.

Sulak Sivaraksa (Buddhist Scholar, author, Seeds of Peace), Faye Feller (Season for Nonviolence Task Force)
Sulak describes the Buddhist way of nonviolence. Faye discusses promoting nonviolence with youth.

Urban Visionaries Film Festival
Participants describe how they made the move from life on the street to making a difference in the world.

Plus cameo appearances by several puppet members of the Unemployed Philosophers Guild.

Greg Palast
BBC Correspondent Greg Palast, author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, reflects on the absurdities of U.S. military policies.

The Flute Player
We take you behind the scenes of The Flute Player - a compelling film at The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival about a survivor of the Khmer Rouge.

Zero Boy
The human voice becomes a unique instrument for social commentary with performance artist Joel Farrell (Zero Boy) at the Deep Dish Cabaret in lower Manhattan.

Wayne Dyer
The spotlight is on television that can make a positive difference. Here is an excerpt from Mitchell Rabin's show A Better World, featuring the profound words of Wayne Dyer, author of The Erroneous Zones and Wisdom of the Ages.

Ossie Davis
Actor and activist Ossie Davis speaks out about media power and consumer activism strategies to defend what people love.

Cynthia McKinney
Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney raises her voice about bias in the corporate media and the importance of alternative media.
 

Gore Vidal
Renowned author and public figure Gore Vidal voices his concern that the legacy of our founding fathers is being shattered by the policies of the current administration.

Marshall Rosenberg
The importance of positive voices in the media is illustrated in this excerpt from Alan Steinfeld's TV show, New Realities. Here Paula Gloria speaks with Marshall Rosenberg, the creator of Nonviolent Communication (NVC). He discusses NVC consciousness, comparing other cultures to the consciousness of moralistic judgments common in our culture; and how NVC can be used to resolve conflicts and bring harmony to relationships.

Congressman and Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich,who proposed legislation for a Cabinet level Department of Peace, integrates spirit and politics in his view of American potential.

Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping: Voices take many forms. Performance artist Reverend Billy, a creation of Bill Talen, performs his unique brand of political theatre with the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir - which, in times of war, becomes the Stop Bombing Gospel Choir! Here, Reverend Billy takes his congregation to the World Trade Center Site to deliver a tribute to those who would turn their grief into a cry for peace.

Focus on Independent media making a difference:

• Divided We Stand a documentary by producer Trish Dalton of the Ohms Media Collective. Trish brings us the voices of 2 Americans for whom being in Iraq during the conflict has very different significance:  a photojournalist and a soldier.

Clean Elections What could democracy look like? Independent Producer Matt Edge presents the voices of those who think taking money out of elections is imperative.

Show #5 Features:

• Amy Goodman - Award winning journalist and host of Democracy Now! on the Pacifica Radio Network and
• Danny Schechter - Executive Editor of Mediachannel.org, Co-Founder and Executive Producer of Globalvision, author of Embedded: Weapons of MassDeception and The More You Watch, The Less You Know
• Rick Ulfik Director of InterConnectCollaborative Media Program  of We, The World; Co-Chair, Foundation for Ethics and Meaning, Co-Producer of VISUAL VOICES

Jeffrey Smith, author of Seeds of Deception exposes the dangers of genetically engineered foods that bio-tech companies want to keep hidden from the public.

Terminating the Death Penalty: Inspired by the off-Broadway play The Exonerated, producer and lawyer Bonnie Greenball sat down with Bar Association member Ronald Tabak who advocates for a moratorium of the death penalty.
Please let us know if you have any outlets for airing and distributing VISUAL VOICES . And please let us know if you watched the show and have any comments you'd like to share. Thank you!

Ralph Nader - At the American Spirit, Values And Power Conference convened by the New York Open Center and the Continuing Education & Public Programs of CUNY Graduate Center, Ralph Nader, author of Cutting Corporate Welfare voices his concerns about corporate crime, influence on government trade policies, and the WTO.

Focus on independent media making a difference:

• Beyond Good and Evil - Independent producers Miguel Picker and Chyng Sun examine how the simplification of "good versus evil" in our culture, combined with violence in the media, affects our children.

 
• Signals from the Empire City -The voice of progressive filmmaker Mary Jane Sullivan evokes a compelling portrait of New York in an ode to the place of miracles and nightmares, the global city that asks us to become a force of one in all our diversity. (Note: There will be a screening of the film at Chicago City Limits in NYC at 6pm, Monday November 24th at 1105 First Avenue, between 60th and 61st Streets in Manhattan.)

Same Difference is a play based on interviews following the 9-11 tragedy with Jews, Christians and Muslims that celebrates their similarities and differences.

Congressman and Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich - Congressman and Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich voices his vision for a new America after the recent Democratic Debate in New Hampshire. In this extended interview Kucinich lays out his plan to get out of Iraq, and discusses military spending, monopolies in the media, the WTO, and his alternative energy plan.

Focus on independent media making a difference:

• EnviroVideo Close-Up  - A positive voice in Independent Media is illustrated by EnviroVideo which for over ten years has been producing environmental and social justice programs for television. Here, Karl Grossman interviews public interest attorney, activist and author Andrew Kimbrell about genetically modified foods. Kimbrell was named by Utne Reader as one of the world's 100 leading visionaries².

 
• The Last Poets - A highlight of the year for alternative media was the Shmio Awards where The Last Poets were presented with the Creative Resistance Lifetime Achievement Award.

Joya Comeaux And James Mallku's Spiritual Journey - Joya Comeaux, author of "Ave Maria a Journey of Rememberance", and James Mallku Arevalo, author of "Inca Initiation Path", lead us on a spiritual journey through some of the world's most sacred sites including Teotihuacan (tay-oh-tee-wah-KON) Mexico and Machu Picchu (mah-chu-pee-chu) Peru.

Focus on independent media making a difference:

• EnviroVideo Close-Up "Blowing In The Offshore Wind" For over ten years EnviroVideo has been a positive voice in Independent Media producing environmental and social justice programs for television. Here, Karl Grossman interviews Kathleen Whitley, Co-Director of Citizens Energy Alliance and Scott Cullen of the Long Island Offshore Wind Energy Initiative about harvesting offshore wind power for electricity.

• Water Water Festival - In March 2003 as world leaders attended the 3rd World Water Forum in Kyoto Japan, Missy Galore and other performance artists at the Water Water Festival in New York City came together to build community, share information, and foster positive action by giving voice to humanity's strained relationship with this most precious, life sustaining element.

Electronic Voting Machines

Investigative Reporter Lynn Landes together with Ohio and New Jersey Congressmen Dennis Kucinich and Rush Holt address the dangers to our democracy posed by electronic voting machines with legislation and alternative solutions.

Media, Profit and the Public Interest

The voice of media in the public interest  is addressed at this Forum on the FCC and Media regulation sponsored by the Nation Magazine, The Economist and WNYC New York Public Radio.

Focus on independent media making a difference:

• Alternatives to Economic Globalization -EnviroVideo Close-Up For over ten years EnviroVideo (http://www.envirovideo.com) has been a positive voice in Independent Media producing environmental and social justice programs for television. At the Bioneers conference, Karl Grossman interviews John Cavanagh, director of the Institute for Policy Studies, and co-author of 22 books on the global economy, who speaks on the alternatives to economic globalization.

• KidCast For Peace - The voices and ideas of young people on how to build a more peaceful world are featured in this segment of KidCast For Peace by Peter Rosen of V.A.R.I.O.U.S. Media (http://www.creativity.net)

Greg Palast

Greg Palast, investigative reporter for the BBC and author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, examines the revolving door between corporate board rooms and the highest offices of our Federal Government.

Focus on independent media making a difference:

• Chief Oren Lyons: "Value Change For Survival" - For over ten years EnviroVideo (http://www.envirovideo.com) has been a positive voice in Independent Media producing environmental and social justice programs for television. Here, EnviroVideo's Karl Grossman interviews Oren Lyons, Councilmember of the Onondaga Nation and Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan, who discusses his vision of value change for survival and looks toward the future.

Lori Hiris - Visual Voices is proud to offer this thought provoking and imaginative look at recent scandals in the world of finance created by award winning independent filmmaker and animation artist, Lori Hiris.

At this event sponsored by the Nation Institute and the Society for Ethical Culture, renowned author and elder statesman Gore Vidal voices his concern about the current administration's policies of pre-emptive war and the weakening of constitutional rights in this country through the Patriot Act.

Focus on independent media making a difference:

• Just Food: EnviroVideo ( http://www.envirovideo.com) has been a positive voice in Independent Media for over ten years . In this EnviroVideo Close-Up, Ruth Katz, Executive Director of Just Food explains how a group of New Yorkers are developing a just and sustainable food system through Community Supported Agriculture and City Farms programs.

• Billionaires For Bush: The musical political satire group Billionaires For Bush voice their "support" for the current administtration whose policies insure that their wealth will be kept intact at the expense of the working class and the poor. Visual Voices takes an inside look at a Billionaires' social gathering where the priviledged class celebrate their good fortune.

March For Women's Lives Washington DC April 25, 2004

At the largest rally in U.S. history prominent activists including Whoopi Goldberg, Susan Sarandon, Gloria Steinem, Ashley Judd, Carole King and Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speak out on the current threat to women's rights and reproductive freedoms.

A Conversation with His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is the founder of the Art of Living Foundation and the inspiration behind numerous charitable organizations. At a gathering in Santa Monica California, the Master shares his wisdom on inner peace, service and the promotion of human values.

Focus on independent media making a difference:

• Documentary Filmmaker Ricardo Lobo - For almost two decades, Ricardo Lobo has been capturing the beauty of the world and its people in his films.  In this interview, Jerry Spivak talks with him about his films and his philosophy.