David Suzuki's Sacred Balance: The Matrix of Life — Explores new ways of looking at conservation issues and examines the place of humankind on earth. SBS, Friday, December 10, 2pm.
Fighting The Good Fight — Profiles Shirley Morris and looks at the establishment of the Aboriginal 'Tent Embassy' for the recognition of Indigenous rights in Canberra. ABC, Monday December 13. 1.10am.
Echelon: The Secret Power — The surveillance network set up during WWII has gradually evolved into a global eavesdropping set-up known as ECHELON, which includes Canada, Australia and New Zealand and operates in great secrecy. SBS, Monday, December 13, 1pm.
Fortress Europe: It's a Pack of Lies — Obtaining asylum has become more difficult in most European countries, which is why refugees can be placed in detention centres for years until the legitimacy of their claim is determined. SBS, Monday, December 13, 1.55pm.
Cutting Edge: The New Killing Fields — Travels behind the rebel lines in Darfur, Sudan where no television team has previously reached. SBS, Tuesday, December 14, 8.30pm.
Grass — Narrated by Woody Harrelson, Grass chronicles the narcotics policies of 20th century USA. Using sometimes hilarious archival footage, the film follows the history of use and prohibition of marijuana. SBS, Tuesday, December 14, 10pm.
Iraq: War At Any Cost — Looks at the tangled dealings of the diplomatic world, as the UN Security Council members debated whether or not to go to war in Iraq in 2003. ABC, Wednesday, December 15, 9.30pm.
Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy — Presents a wide ranging history of the modern global economy, considered from a post-September 11 viewpoint and chronicles what is termed the "battle" for economic power in the 20th century. SBS, Thursday, December 16, 1pm.
From Green Left Weekly, December 8, 2004.
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