The Nation and Brave New Foundation present a new documentary series featuring conversations with people who make a difference.
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Brave Nation Young Activist Award Recipient: Cristina Lara
34:12
Jul 15, 2008
Brave New Foundation hosted a reception in honor of Cristina Lara, the first winner of the Brave Nation Young Activist award. Cristina was selected out of 350 other young ac...
Anthony Romero and Ava Lowery (episode 3)
24:37
Jul 6, 2008
It's hard to call someone younger than 18 years old a "legend," but Ava Lowery is just that in progressive circles. She created a website at fourteen where she made videos r...
Tom Hayden and Naomi Klein (episode 5)
27:32
Jun 27, 2008
Author, Activist and Former California State Senator Tom Hayden talks in depth with the author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein, about the state of the fourth ...
Naomi Klein on Becoming an Activist
02:33
Jun 25, 2008
Author, journalist and syndicated columnist Naomi Klein talks to journalist and activist Tom Haydn about the event that lead her to activism in this powerful segment from Th...
Tom Hayden on Something Worth Giving Your Life To
01:58
Jun 25, 2008
Activist, journalist and former state senator Tom Hayden talks to journalist, author and syndicated columnist Naomi Klein about devoting your life to a cause in this powerfu...
Pete Seeger and Majora Carter (episode 4)
23:58
Jun 19, 2008
In a Lower Manhattan apartment, one of the greatest living musicians and activists sat down with one of the country's newest great leaders. Pete Seeger, with a list of award...
Pete Seeger on The Peekskill Riots
04:08
Jun 19, 2008
Legendary folk singer and activist Pete Seeger talks to urban environmental activist Majora Carter about September 4, 1949: The Peekskill Riots.
Majora Carter on Growing Up in the Bronx
02:48
Jun 19, 2008
Urban environmental activist Majora Carter talks to legendary folk singer and activist Pete Seeger in this inspiring segment from This Brave Nation.
Anthony Romero on Preserving Liberty
02:21
Jun 11, 2008
In this segment from This Brave Nation, Executive Director of the ACLU Anthony Romero talks about preserving liberty with peace activist Ava Lowery.
Ava Lowery on Fear and Optimism
02:21
Jun 11, 2008
Seventeen year old peace activist and filmmaker Ava Lowery talks to Executive Director of the ACLU Anthony Romero about fear and optimism in this segment from This Brave Nat...
Bonnie Raitt and Dolores Huerta (episode 2)
25:15
Jun 6, 2008
Bonnie Raitt: legendary musician, feminist, activist. Dolores Huerta: legendary organizer, feminist, activist. Two women who both achieved great successes in their fields an...
This Brave Nation: Brave Nation Young Activist Award
00:37
Jun 5, 2008
Who is a local unsung hero that even at a young age, has the bravery to put themselves on the line for a cause? The Brave Nation Young Activist Award was designed to celebra...
The Nation and Brave New Foundation present a new documentary series featuring conversations with people who make a difference.
