Fran Peavey on the I-Hotel - is an audio recording of the indomitable Fran Peavey telling the story of her work with the residents of the International Hotel in San Francisco's "Manila Town" as they resisted eviction by a foreign real estate developer. (1977-01)
Songs from the Center of the Earth - this colorful and sensuous video recording is a celebration of Goddess energy dedicated to Mother Earth and danced by Arisika Razak, primarily illuminated with black light. (1980-02)
Futuring - this audio series is concerned with government and citizen efforts to forecast and plan for the social and economic future of the southern Puget Sound region. (1982-02,03,03,05,06)
Human-Nature - This video documents a historic dance performance concerning the relationship between humans and salmon, the forest and the ocean in the North Coast of California. (1983-01)
Small Towns & Other Heroes - this video documents a series of dance pieces celebrating and stylizing people's "everyday movements", observed in such activities as sports, office work, shopping, driving, etc. (1982-02)
Investigative Reporting - this short series of audio cassettes provides an introduction to the art and craft of investigative reporting. (1985-02)
EVOL: A Rowdy Dance about Desire - this video documents the creation, rehearsal, and premiere performance of dance extravaganza, EVOL, by Sara Shelton-Mann and her notorious troupe Contraband. It is both slapstick and poignant, by turns, and always visceral and kinetic. (1986-01)
Pledge: Port Chicago - This dramatic series of video tapes documents the concerted efforts of the Pledge of Resistance Network to nonviolently restrain the movement of weapons from the Port Chicago dock of the Concord Naval Weapons Station to the war in Central America.
(1987-06)
Unravelling Reagan - a series of audio cassettes presented by John Stockwell concerning the rise and fall of our President. (1987-08)
Bill Moyer: 8 Stages - Noted colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. describes the developmental stages through which most popular movements grow. (1989-02)
Bill Moyer: Movement Lifelines - Moyer continues the series by tracing the lifelines of several recent popular movements in the United States of America. (1989-03)
Bill Moyer: Social Movements - Moyer discusses the role of popular social movements in US and Western European history in light of their contribution to the evolution of democratic freedoms and civil rights. (1989-04)
Allies of Gays, Lesbians, & Bi's - This audiocassette presents theory and practice for people who want to free themselves from prejudice and fear and become active as allies for the human rights of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals. (1990-01)
Common Agenda: Houston Ghettoes & Gated Communities - This videotape is a guided tour of the stark contrasts in the housing and social conditions of the rich and the poor in Houston, Texas. (1990-02)
Keith Hennessy: Saliva and Sacred Boy - This videotape presents two risky and suspenseful performances by dancer and performance artist Keith Hennessy. Saliva is a ritual and dance concerning the uncertain risks of transmitting HIV through bodily fluids and the loss that this represents for his and all future generations. Sacred Boy is a starkly autobiographical and location-specific, aerial dance piece which is performed above the audience as Hennessy hangs suspended and swinging from a partly demolished freeway overpass. (1990-17)
Behind the Flag is a short program combining investigative reporting and social vision to challenge the overwhelming blanket of censorship and propaganda during the first months of US war against Iraq. (1991-01)
Bill Moyer at JFK University - in this series of videotapes Bill Moyer presents a comprehensive overview of his theory and practice on popular movements. (1991-02)
BTF: Alan Nairn Intrepid investigative journalist Alan Nairn sheds some light on the roots and probable outcomes of the Gulf war. (1991-03)
BTF: Betsy Rose - In this music video, Buddhist singer and song writer, Betsy Rose, shares her mixed feelings (anger, sadness, compassion, hope etc.) about the Gulf War. (1991-04)
BTF: Emily Shihadeh - Palestinian actress and playwrite Emily Shihadeh offers a Christian Arab perspective on the Gulf War.(1991-05)
BTF: Fran Peavey - Comedienne and Social Worker At-Large, Fran Peavey offers a compassionate perspective on the people of the United States and the need for their participation in helping guide the foreign policy of the US. (1991-06)
Common Agenda: SF Statement - leaders from a range of non-governmental organizations in San Francisco, California express the public's need for money saved by Department of Defense spending cuts to be invested to revitalize the U.S. economy by rebuilding essential infrastructure and provide more adequate funding of health, education, training, welfare and nutrition services. (1991-07)
Common Agenda: Boston JWP - Led by the organizers of Jobs with Peace, representatives from a range of non-governmental organizations in Boston, Massachusetts express the public's need for money saved by Department of Defense spending cuts to be invested revitalize the U.S. economy by rebuilding essential infrastructure and provide improved health, education, and welfare services. (1991-08)
Dear Mr. President - In this poignant, poetic sometimes gently humorous music video a dying man pleads with the President to rethink the wisdom of killing innocents for oil. (1991-10)
Shihadeh: Grapes and Figs are in Season - Actress and playwrite Emily Shihadeh takes us on a dramatic and historic tour of the Palestine where she grew up includes some traditional and modern Arabic songs and dances. (1991-11)
Healing Touch Community - Four times a year, for as long as anyone can remember, a motley crew of masseurs gathers in a remote pastoral setting to trade massages and teach each other specialized and esoteric techniques . Some are full-time bodywork professionals, some have day jobs in Silicon Valley; many are in transition from the latter to the former. This video explores the unique culture evolving in this intermittent community at the nexus of high tech and high touch. (1991-13)
New Dance Workshop - This is a video of new dances choreographed and performed over a period of months in Germany and the US by the legendary Keriac and her students. (1991-19)
Roots of the Gulf War with Craig Hulet - This audio series presents Craig Hulet's assessment of US foreign policy and recent history. (1991-20)
US Foreign Policy and the Gulf War - Chomsky - This audio series presents Noam Chomsky's assessment of US foreign policy and recent history. (1991-21)
48 Hour Dance Workshop - This is a video of new dances choreographed and performed all in the space of 48 hours by the legendary Keriac and her students. (1992-01)
BPP - Joe LeCoco Joe LeCoco and others present their view of profitable and socially responsible business in this audio forum. (1992-02)
BPP- Ben Cohen Ben Cohen and others present their view of profitable and socially responsible business in this audio forum. (1992-03)
Systems Theory Tape Series - Physicist and philosopher of science, Fritjof Capra presents his ground-breaking approach to applying systems theory to integrate many realms of knowledge ranging from inanimate matter, through living systems, to consciousness (and spirit . . . if you "listen between the lines"). Systems theorist Tyrone Cashman provides a critical rejoinder. (1992-05,06,09)
(1992-14,15,16,17)
Process Work - Schupbach - In this series of audio and videotapes therapist Max Schupback presents an integrated view of mind and body in a series of case studies which ranges from medical symptoms, to relationship problems, with many twists of mind along the way. (1992-11,12)
Process Work - Mindell - Physicist and Jungian analyst is also a Taoist mystic in this series of audio tapes he presents theory and practice for communicating and doing healing work with people who are in altered states of consciousness, including apparently inaccessible ones such as psychosis and coma. (1992-10)
Sexual Healing - In this audio program activists Hennessy and Davis offer some diagnosis and some comfort for the many hurts North Americans suffer in connection with the sexual aspects of their lives. (1992-13)
Biodiversity - In this series of audio cassettes a distinguished group of scientists and activists explains the importance of biodiversity and the challenges of maintaining it. (1993-01,02,03,04)
Bioremediation - In this series of audio cassettes a distinguished group of scientists and activists explains the possibility and importance of repairing the damage human beings have done and are doing to the ecological systems upon which all our lives depend.
(1993-06,07,08)
Bioneers - In this series of audio cassettes a distinguished group of scientists and activists discuss the emerging field of "biological pioneering", ie. of working WITH nature, which they see as the benign counterpart to the more problematic field called "bio-engineering" which attempts to dissect and manipulate nature. (1993-05)
Challenges of the Nineties - Capra Writer and philosopher Fritjof Capra analyzes the challengess and opportunities of the Nineties through his unique perspectives of systems theory, ecological literacy, and socially responsible business. (1993-09)
Dharma Talk on "Being Peace" by noted Vietnamese social worker and Buddhist teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh. (1993-10)
Ecoliteracy series - In this series of audiotapes writer and philosopher Fritjof Capra presents his vision and plan for a new wave of educational reform based upon introducing an understanding of ecology into US primary and secondary education. Capra founded the Center for Ecoliteracy to carry out this program. Capra is joined by a number of leading edge educators and researchers in presenting various case studies and specific plans for educational reform. (1993-11,12,13)
Fran Peavey - reports from Bosnia and Croatia:
Comedienne and Social Worker At-Large, Fran Peavey presents oral reports on her work with refugee relief in war-torn Bosnia and Croatia in these audiotapes. (1993-14,15)
Lorenzo & the Last Fidelibus - This videotape presents the premiere performance of Mark Walker's original comedy set in 14th century Italy. (1993-19)
PW: Racism, Conflict, & Community: in this Series of audiotapes, social therapist Arnold Mindell leads a mixed race group in exploring racism as a personal and social force and forming alliances with each other to overcome racism in their own communities. (1993-20)
Women's spirituality - In this series of audio recordings poet Deena Metzger and friends explore the depths and heights of women's spirituality. (1993-21)
Peer Resources at Hoover High - This video tape series explores the workings of the "Peer Resources" counseling center, in particular their innovative approach to training their sudents in nonviolent conflict resolution skills and attitudes of respect. (1994-04)
The Psychotherapy Experience is a videotape of an extended musical and poetic cabaret show by Jerry Polansky concerning his personal path of healing and growth. (1994-05)
NB: Recordings in the ITP series are intended for use by practitioners of ITP. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of one or more of these recordings please send a letter of request, describing your practice and your intended use of the tape, to Comp. Comm. or as an email to fcook@igc.org.
ITP series - Integral Transformative Practice is both a general category and a specific cultural innovation which fits well with the criteria defining the general category. (For example, the wide range of esoteric practices addressing the need for balanced development of mind, body, heart, and spirit which were part of the ancient Chinese tradition of Taoism, when taken all together, constitute "integral transformative practice" and can lead to suprisingly radical improvements in human functioning on all levels.) The specific practices promoted in this series of audio and video tapes represent the "condensed best of Esalen" ie., the best practices observed by Michael Murphy and George Leonard during their 30+ years leading the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California and in their travels worldwide honed and melded to "cover all the bases" in a very compact 45 minute routine which they describe as a "householder's path". This means that it is a path of development which could be pursued by an ordinary person with a family and a nine-to-five job (as opposed to an ascetic yogi or monk who retreats from the world of popular culture). Included in this series are tapes by a whole range of doctors, and other leaders - in sports, the arts, and other realms of human endeavor where people have achieved extraordinary feats through disciplines which integrate mind and body and free their practitioners from the limits of conventional belief systems and consensus reality. (1994-01), (1995-02,03,04),
NB: Recordings in the ITP series are intended for use by practitioners of ITP. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of one or more of these recordings please send a letter of request, describing your practice and your intended use of the tape, to Comp. Comm. or as an email to fcook@igc.org.
(1996-02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08), (1997-01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08),
(1998-05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17), (1999-02, 03 04, 05),
(2000-01 thru -11)
(2001-01 thru -11)
NB: Recordings in the ITP series are intended for use by practitioners of ITP. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of one or more of these recordings please send a letter of request, describing your practice and your intended use of the tape, to Comp. Comm. or as an email to fcook@igc.org.
Systems Theory - In this series of audio tapes, systems theorists Fritjof Capra and Margaret Wheatley explore the applications of their systems theories to business, organization development, and education. (1995-05,06,07)
Vocolot - This music video presents the work of a women's chorus specializing in Balkans and Middle Eastern music. (1995-08)
Inner Fitness w/ Donna Hale - Hypnotherapist Donna Hale presents her innovative method for helping people free themselves from limiting beliefs and habits in this short videotape. (1996-01)
Municipalization & Utility Deregulation - in this series of videotapes a distinguished panel of experts from government, business, science, and industry present their views about the problems and possibilities to be expected in the planned de-regulation of California's electric utilities and the promise of municipal ownership (especially in combination with "the soft path" of solar, renewables, and conservation) as a way to pull a silver lining out of what appears to be a very dark and gathering cloud. (1997-09)
The Natural Step - is a method of working with science, business, industry, government, and civil society to help people think through the ecological implications of their previously unexamined policies and practices. Based on a cycle of dialog aimed at forging a new political consensus, this method has been very successful in Western Europe. In this series of auido recordings a group of experts and activists in the US grapple with the challenges of how to introduce this life-saving methodology in the United States. (1997-10)
DD Bach's Last Sermon - This videotape presents the last sermon (if not exactly the last words) of a dying priest in a sermon which is at once sad, grateful, angry, and inspiring. (1998-01)
Ecological Footprint & Business Metabolism - this videotape presents a couple of leading edge methodologies for assessing and managing the ecological impacts of business, presented by Mathis Wackernagel and Gil Friend at the Haas School of Business, Berkeley California. (1998-02)
Friends of the Ganges - In this audiocassette, Comedienne and Social Worker At-Large, Fran Peavey presents oral reports on her work with her associate, Dr. Veer Bhadra Mishra, on their project to "clean up the Ganges river" as it passes through the holy city of Varanasi, India. (1998-03)
Human Rights & Development series - In this series of videotapes leaders of business, government, and civil society from the US, Western Europe, Africa, South Asia, and Latin America assess the progress we've made and the obstacles still to be overcome in humanity's many and various efforts to achieve prosperity and democracy, ecological and military security, human rights, and development. (1998-04)
The Future of Money - Belgian economist and philosopher presents the thesis of his upcoming book, The Future of Money, in which he reviews the history of money, and in particular the varieties of local currency whose value are based in a local economy and not created through debt. Some of them even carry negagive interest called "demurage" to encourage liquidity. Lietaer points out the need for this complementary type of currency to balance the misleading and distorting effects of currencies which extract interest, creating tension between lenders and borrowers, and tend to undervalue "women's work". In contrast, the local currencies foster a gift economy and closer community. (1999-01)
NigerOil with Oronto Douglass - In this series of audio tapes we hear Nigerian human rights lawyer, Oronto Douglass describe the history of oil development in Nigeria and the chaos and suffering which multinational oil companies have brought to the tribal village peoples of the Niger River delta. (1999-06),
Y2K & Sustainability-Lietaer As the change of the millenium approaches, the prospect that a computer bug based on encoding the year with only two digits threatens to disrupt major technological systems world wide. In this series of audiotapes, Belgian economist and philosopher Bernard Lietaer takes the occasion to reflect upon the vulnerability of highly technological societies to disruptions of all sorts, and the need to prepare by both building community and making different technological choices. (1999-07)