Type: an interview with Dr. Haunani-Kay Trask
Summary: This conversation with Dr. Trask took place in 2001 and focuses on how she uses education as a process for decolonzation and nation-building. The video is presented in 23 short parts, with helpful notes and supplemental materials.
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On Native Land : Mail Art Story : Death-ball Visits Art Gallery, or, When is the logic of faraway death not faraway enough?
Materials: a large silk lantern, paint, a sacred valley in an occupied nation, a camera, rope, a ladder, a long metal rod, one large home-made corrugated plastic mailing envelope, stamps.
Type: installation + mail art.
In August 2014 The Pinky Show was invited to participate in a mail art exhibition and was told by the event organizers, "You can send anything... You can send rocks if you want." Not interested in sending rocks, we decided to send them a large death ball instead, along with a couple of post cards with an explanation of where our ball comes from and what it represents.
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Ehren Watada: a Soldier Refuses an Illegal War
Format: video with audio
Running time: 38 min 35 sec.
Summary: U.S. Army Lieutenant Ehren Watada speaks about his decision to refuse orders to deploy to Iraq. Various points discussed include: historical precedents; the concept of 'wars of aggression' in international law; misinformation, coercion, and the public imagination; the responsibility of the individual regarding matters of war and peace.
The American War: The U.S. in Vietnam
Format: video with audio
Running time: 40 min 37 sec.
Summary:
Pinky & Bunny discuss the origins of the Vietnam War (also known as
the 'American War' in Vietnam). The episode is comprised of four short
chapters: 1. Misrepresentations. 2. Desire and Struggle: a basic
timeline of events. 3. Searching for Reasons. 4. Consequences. *This
episode is dedicated to Professor Howard Zinn (1922-2010).
Warning: This episode contains violent images that may disturb some viewers. Please pre-view and carefully consider the effect on young or sensitive viewers.
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Fabulous Imperialism!: The 1893 Columbian Exposition
Format: video with audio
Running time: 14 min 23 sec.
Summary: Pinky takes you on a field trip to Chicago, Illinois, in search of the 1893 Columbian Exposition. Included: a brief introduction to this important world's fair at the end of the 19th century; how the fair helped forge a new national identity; the role of the fair in redefining American attitudes toward the rest of the world; relationships between the fair and the development of U.S. imperialism; how the fair disappeared.