Gentrification Is Cultural Genocide

"...traditions and family unity. To us, gentrification is cultural genocide!..."

May 28, 2012 Postmarks

Genocide Is Ugly

"...the world. To learn more about the Holocaust and genocide in general, I suggest a visit to the Holocaust..."

Nov. 23, 2009 Postmarks

The Promise

The Armenian Genocide as seen through a love triangle

"...the film and its harrowing depiction of the too-little-examined genocide of the Armenian Turks – an extermination at the..."

April 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ottoman Lieutenant

Corny romance set during the Armenian Genocide

"...provides cover for a whitewashed history of the Armenian Genocide. Without a shred of passion evoked by the film’s..."

March 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program B

Be the most knowledgeable voter at your Oscar party

"...doc interviewing survivors and perpetrators of the most heinous genocide of the 20th century. Adam Benzine's "Claude Lanzmann: Spectres..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Programs A & B

"...doc interviewing survivors and perpetrators of the most heinous genocide of the 20th century. Using an extensive interview with..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Look of Silence

Getting personal with Indonesia's bloody past in follow-up to The Act of Killing

"...his camera on the perpetrators of the little-remembered, anti-Communist genocide in Indonesia that claimed some one million lives in..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll

A doc not just for music aficionados, but a transcendent reminder that art matters

"...cultural history of a country fraught with conflict and genocide, with its musical past acting as a grounded through..."

June 19, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Darfur Now

For all the film’s rallying efforts, its meandering structure and absence of a central focal point result in a film about genocide that is, as unbelievable as it sounds, kind of boring.

"...a central driving character results in a film about genocide that is, as unbelievable as it sounds, kind of..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Devil Came on Horseback

Retired Marine Capt. Brian Steidle tells the real, unedited story of Darfur in this documentary examining the powerlessness of one individual faced with a tragedy of inhuman degree.

"...Sundberg. Even the Bush administration acknowledges that there is genocide in Sudan. Almost half a million people are dead,..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama

His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, is truly a spiritual leader for the 21st century.

"...smiling and laughing even as he describes the “cultural genocide” perpetrated against his people by China and suggesting “more..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Academy Award-Nominated Documentary Shorts 2005

A rare opportunity to see what's considered the best in the field of short docs; plus all four nominees have a socio-political bent.

"...of interviews with Rwandan women who survived the ethnic-cleansing genocide in 1994 that resulted in the death of three..."

April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport

Documentary about the effort to place children of European Jews during WWII within safe homes in England.

"...about the Holocaust, but the horrors of war and genocide do indeed make for harrowing, poignant filmmaking, still resonating..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: The Look of Silence

Oppenheimer returns to the scene of The Act of Killing

"...unconventionally, on the unrepentant perpetrators of the mid-Sixties Indonesian genocide where, following a military takeover of the government, a..."

March 17, 2015 SXSW Post by Anne S. Lewis

Nigerian Nobel Laureate: U.S. Making Progress … Wait, What?

Wole Soyinka on campus at UT to discuss Darfur

"...crisis in Darfur. While Soyinka did touch on the genocide in western Sudan, his speech took on a narrative..."

March 4, 2008 News Post by Matt Martinez

Tents of Hope

Austin residents erecting large canvas tents around town as symbols of African nation's tragedy

"...The genocide in Darfur rages on; thousands of people have been..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Building a New Kingdom

AFS Doc nights: 'Sweet Dreams'

"...have thought that a mere two decades after a genocide, Rwanda could rebound with life lessons about reconciliation and..."

July 11, 2014 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?

An Anti-abortion Exhibit Produces Protests and a Free Speech Controversy at UT

"...illustrated proposition that legal abortion is a form of genocide. Predictably, sizable groups of students and faculty protested, and..."

March 23, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Outtakes Get Their Day in Court

Pamela Yates returns to a haunted Guatemala in Granito: How To Nail a Dictator

"...also bagged footage which contained evidence of the brutal genocide and forced "disappearances" being conducted in villages by anti-guerrilla..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Paul Rusesabagina: Human Rights in Action

Real-life hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' is honored for saving lives

"...the Mille Collines hotel in Kigali, Rwanda, during the genocide that occurred during the spring of 1994, he saved..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

The Top 10 Censored Stories of 2000

The news stories that didn't make the mainstream press in 2000

"...the head honcho at Westinghouse.6. Our Role in the Genocide in Rwanda Awards to: David Corn, AlterNet.org; Ellen Ray,..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Karynn M. Fish

This Voice in My Heart

A Genocide Survivor's Story of Escape, Faith and Forgiveness

"...This Voice in My Heart: A Genocide Survivor's Story of Escape, Faith and Forgiveness..."

June 2, 2006 Books Review by Rita Radostitz

Truth to Power

System of a Down documentary looks beyond the band

"...of the United States – to recognize the Armenian genocide of the early 1900s...."

Feb. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Think (and Eat) Globally by Dining for Darfur

Local restaurants join in Darfur fundraising effort

"...as I can remember, I've been aware of the genocide in Darfur," Winkelman says. "I wanted to find a..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Texas Oil Working in Sudan

Companies with international subsidiaries still doing business there

"...Recently, Gov. Rick Perry signed the Stop the Darfur Genocide Act, which requires the Texas Employees Retirement System and..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Adopting a Survivor's Tale

Stephen Mills' journey into the Holocaust leads a community toward tolerance

"...And now some of them are exploring books on genocide and different social justice issues. As artists, it's been..."

April 1, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

We're Not Naive

"...Travis Metcalfe No Genocide for Oil I..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Column

Opinion: We Need a Ceasefire Now

Anti-Palestinian violence is not “on the other side of the globe.” It’s here in Austin, too.

"...through their silence in the face of a U.S.-funded genocide against Palestinians, have normalized their murder and emboldened racists..."

March 8, 2024 Column by Sophia Schlesinger

Council Still Hesitant to Call for Cease-Fire in Gaza

Advocates say it’s a local issue too

"...what humanitarian experts around the world have called a genocide in Gaza, advocates have been steadily convincing city officials..."

Jan. 19, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

10,000 Texans Call for Cease-Fire in Gaza

Massive show of support at state Capitol for Palestinians

"...recently described Palestinians as being “at grave risk of genocide.”..."

Nov. 13, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

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