The Global Search for Education: Filmmaker Maryka Omatsu Exposes the Racism Behind Japanese Canadian Internment in British Columbia
From 1895 – 1950, British Columbia passed 170 anti-Asian laws beginning with denying Chinese, First Nations and Japanese the rights of citizenship. The forced internment of Japanese Canadians began in 1942 during World War II when over 22,000 Japanese Canadians were stripped of their homes, possessions and businesses in the name of national security. The majority were Canadian citizens by birth.
The Global Search for Education: Reuel Rogers Says You Can Be a Hero Too
This month on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube Channel, audiences will find out when they marvel at the artistry of dancer in Hero. Get ready to dance in the wild with this artist from Curacao who’s taken the dance world by storm.
The Global Search for Education: Director Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee on Why We Need Silence
This month audiences can screen Sanctuaries of Silence on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube Channel. The VR/360 film takes viewers on an immersive journey with acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton into the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington State. Hempton narrates his work of 35 years capturing the sounds of the forest considered one of the most ecologically diverse environments and also considered one of the quietest places in North America. Hempton believes this quiet forest is being impacted by noise pollution and is at risk of becoming extinct.
The Global Search for Education: Dorothy Allen-Pickard’s Film Explores the Challenges and Coping Mechanisms in a Life with Bipolar Disorder
This month on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube Channel, audiences can screen The Mess, a riveting documentary exposing the obstacles people with bipolar disorder must face and overcome in their daily lives.
The Global Search For Education: Youth Artist and Activist Roze McQueen Calls for More Respect for Nature
I’m a Child, now screening on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube Channel, is a beautifully animated music video depicting the harsh reality of our planet’s future if we do not invest in sustainability.
The Global Search for Education: Addiction and How Art Can Help
This month, audiences can screen a Planet Classroom original, Addiction & Art: Spotlight on Dopamine on the Network’s YouTube Channel. The video by artist, author and teacher Margaret Dowell explores addiction through artworks.
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