Videos

Telling inspiring stories of social change.

Sarah van Gelder on Climate Action

posted Sep 29, 2009

We need new strategies to wake people up to the urgency of climate change.

Elizabeth Gilbert on the Genius in Us All

posted Sep 22, 2009

Elizabeth Gilbert discusses our impossible expectations of artists and geniuses suggesting that maybe there is a little genius in us all. It's a funny, personal, and surprisingly moving talk.

Activists Drop Tar Sands Banner Over Niagara Falls

posted Sep 18, 2009

The Rain Forest Action Network dropped a 70 foot banner over Niagara Falls as a call to action and message to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper during his first official visit to the White House.

The Greening of Southie

posted Aug 14, 2009

A feature documentary about Boston’s first residential green building, and the men and women who set out to construct it.

Regenerating Our Learning Commons

posted Aug 14, 2009

Shikshantar presents Udaipur, India as a learning city.

Oysters Return to the Hudson

posted Aug 14, 2009

Find out how scientists in New York are working to replenish oyster populations in the waters around the city.

Cultural Renewal to Improve Health

posted Aug 14, 2009

The Tohono O'odham Nation turns to native recipes and local foods to tackle diabetes.

The Tragic Gap: Between Idealism and Cynicism

by Parker Palmer

posted Aug 14, 2009

Parker Palmer on how to move from what is to what we know to be possible.

Protecting What We Love: Judy Wicks

posted Jul 22, 2009

Interview with local living economies advocate Judy Wicks.

In Review :: YES! Film Picks - The Singing Revolution / Flow

posted May 06, 2009

Reviews of our favorite films for the summer '09.

Flow :: Interview with the Director

posted Apr 30, 2009

Director Irena Salina on why more people in the West are becoming aware of the human and environmental impact of water scarcity, how reservoir privatization affects common people, and what the role of world government should be in resolving the problem before it's too late.

Sarah van Gelder on GRITtv

by Sarah van Gelder, Laura Flanders

posted Apr 09, 2009

YES! Magazine's executive editor and co-founder Sarah van Gelder on why we need news and also solutions.

YES! Film Picks: War Child / The End of Poverty?

posted Feb 13, 2009

Reviews of some of our favorite films of the season.

White House Food Gardens

posted Feb 11, 2009

This video is part of Kitchen Gardeners International's Eat the View! campaign to convert part of the White House lawn into an edible landscape.

David Korten on Democracy Now! :: Chapter 1

by David Korten

posted Feb 04, 2009

As President Barack Obama reveals more details of his $825 billion economic stimulus plan, Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! speaks to David Korten about his new book: Agenda for a New Economy.