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Precarious : The Secret Lives of Migrant Workers. by Di Cintio, Marcello.;
'Precarious' contains a series of profiles of foreign workers that illuminates the precarity of global systems of migrant labor and the vulnerability of their most disenfranchised agents. Marcello Di Cintio lives in Calgary, ON. From the author of 'Driven: The Secret Lives of Taxi Drivers' (a RADD pick).Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration;
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The Fields of Immokalee. by George, Samuel,film director.; Bertelsmann Foundation Documentary Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Bertelsmann Foundation Documentary Films in 2020.For decades, migrant workers have worked these fields, harvesting the produce that feeds the U.S. Many are undocumented and attempting to keep their jobs even as federal crackdowns hover over the town. THE FIELDS OF IMMOKALEE follows their daily lives, from the 5:00am trips to the parking lot in search of labor, to work in the scorching mid-day heat, to child detention centers for migrant youth. These vignettes offer insight into the people behind one of the most volatile political issues of our time.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Business.; Science.; Economic development.; Agriculture.; Computer science.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; Emigration and immigration.; Farmers.; Labor.; Labor laws and legislation.;
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Admissions Granted. by Wu, Hao,film director.; Wang, Miao,film director.; MSNBC Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by MSNBC Films in 2023.In June 2023, the 6-3 conservative majority at the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in higher education in the landmark Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. HARVARD and SFFA v. UNC cases, dealing a crushing blow to progressives who had labored to address racism in America through race-conscious policies.The film revisits the district court trial of this case and tracks the case’s emotional, high-stakes journey to the Supreme Court. It documents how Edward Blum and activists on both sides strategize and hustle to win in court and in public opinion, and highlights the ways the case has divided the Asian American community. Woven throughout are incisive observations from The New Yorker’s Jeannie Suk Gersen, former Harvard president Neil L. Rudenstine, former Dean of Howard University (now Mount Holyoke College president) Danielle Holley, and professor Natasha Warikoo, who dig deeper into why the heated debate of affirmative action sits at the intersection of American beliefs.Combining interviews, news archive, and verité footage with dynamic animated sequences that bring the closed-door court hearings to life, ADMISSIONS GRANTED takes an honest and thoughtful look at the complexity of the affirmative action debate, the divisions within the Asian American community and our nation’s increasing polarization on matters of race, equity, and inclusion.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Criminal law.; Education.; History, Modern.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Educational films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; United States--Politics and government.; History.; Political participation.; Equality.; Asian Americans.; Trials.; United States. Supreme Court.; Universities and colleges.;
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A city on Mars : can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through? / by Weinersmith, Kelly,author.; Weinersmith, Zach,1982-author,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In a world hurtling toward human expansion into space, 'A City on Mars' investigates whether the dream of new worlds won't create nightmares, both for settlers and the people they leave behind. In the process, Kelly and Zach Weinersmith answer every question about space you've ever wondered about, and many you've never considered. Can you make babies in space? Should corporations govern space settlements? What about space war? Are we headed for a housing crisis on the Moon's Peaks of Eternal Light-and what happens if you're left in the Craters of Eternal Darkness? With deep expertise, a winning sense of humor, and art from the beloved creator of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, the Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest questions humanity will ever ask itself-whether and how to become multiplanetary.
Subjects: Humor.; Extraterrestrial anthropology.; Interplanetary voyages.; Life on other planets.; Space colonies.;
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