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Countdown to Zero
Demand Zero.

Today, the threat posed by nuclear weapons is more dangerous than ever. Join the thousands demanding a New START from their Senators. more
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An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truth:

A Global Warning

The average American generates about 15,000 pounds of carbon dioxide every year from personal transportation, home energy use and from the energy used to produce all of the products and services we consume.

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Cane Toads: The Conquest

Cane Toads: The Conquest:

Understanding Rogue Species

An unconventionally funny and frightening account of Australia’s present-day plague of cane toads from the mind of maverick filmmaker Mark Lewis. 

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Chicago 10

CASINO JACK and the United States of Money:

Follow the Money

These days, the news out of Washington D.C. is filled with talk of "earmarks," "pork barrel spending" and "goodies," but what do these expressions really mean, who is responsible for them and how do they affect the average citizen?

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Chicago 10

Chicago 10:

Speak Your Peace

In 1968, people took to the streets to tell the country's leaders and the media how they felt about the war in Vietnam, civil rights and other critical issues. Today, the same spirit of activism is channeled.

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Countdown to Zero: Demand Zero

Countdown to Zero:

Demand Zero

Today, the  threat posed by nuclear weapons is more dangerous than ever. The Social Action campaign for Countdown to Zero provides the tools and actions to demand the worldwide elimination of these weapons and the materials used to create them.

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Darfur Now

Darfur Now:

Six Stories. One Hope. End the Genocide in Darfur.

The conflict in Darfur has left approximately 2.5 million civilians displaced and at least 400,000 dead—probably substantially more.
 

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Food, Inc.

Food, Inc.:

Hungry for Change

The Social Action campaign focuses on public awareness about the dangers of highly processed food and its impact on various sectors of society.

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Furry Vengeance: Protecting Natural Habitats

Furry Vengeance:

Protecting Natural Habitats

Elementary school students across the nation are learning about the importance of habitat preservation.

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Jimmy Carter Man from Plains

Jimmy Carter Man from Plains:

Man of Peace

Former President Jimmy Carter has distinguished himself as a tireless advocate for peace in the Middle East and conflict resolution dialogue across the globe. We illustrate that every man, woman and child can practice peaceful engagement.

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Oceans

Oceans:

Save Our Oceans

Participant Media’s social action campaign for Disneynature’s film release OCEANS is designed to create awareness about the crisis facing our oceans by informing people that regardless of where they live, everything we do impacts our oceans, and in return impacts us.

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Pressure Cooker

Pressure Cooker:

Recipes for Change

C-CAP works with public schools across the country to prepare underserved high school students for college and career opportunities in the restaurant and hospitality industry. A national nonprofit, C-CAP manages the largest independent high school culinary scholarship program in the U.S.

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SOP

Standard Operating Procedure:

The Photographs that Shamed America

The impact of Abu Ghraib photographs extends beyond the actual picture to provide a deeper understanding of the scandal and the use of this medium as a tool to document human rights violations and instigate a national dialogue on a range of post 9/11 related topics.

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The Cove: Protecting Japan’s Dolphins

The Cove:

Protecting Japan’s Dolphins

More than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises are being slaughtered each year and their meat, containing toxic levels of mercury, is being sold as food in Japan, often times labeled as whale meat.

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The Crazies: Securing Chemical Plants

The Crazies:

Securing Chemical Plants

A fictional horror tale, The Crazies vividly portrays the potential result of an accidental release of an ultra-hazardous substance... 

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Kite Runner

The Kite Runner:

Support Literacy Efforts in Afghanistan

While this film is based on a best-seller set primarily in Afghanistan, surprisingly few people in that country are able to read the book; the country has the third highest illiteracy rate in the world. We decided to make our primary focus efforts to promote literacy in Afghanistan.

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Soloist

The Soloist:

Humanizing Homlessness and Mental Illness

The Social Action Campaign for The Soloist focuses on the film’s themes of homelessness and mental illness, as well as the power of music.

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The Visitor

The Visitor:

Without a Day in Court

In The Visitor, an American college professor and a young immigrant couple grapple with the treatment of immigrants and the legal process post-9/11. Years after the attack on September 11th, authorities arrested and detained over 1,200 people in connection with terrorism.

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Waiting for Superman: It's Possible

Waiting for "Superman":

It's Possible

Our nation’s public education system is broken. This campaign is designed to create a movement to ensure a great education for every child in America and preparation for life beyond high school.

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