Message Stick: Koori Court — "Broken Bones" is a gritty tale of social realism, portraying both the negative and positive aspects of Indigenous family culture. ABC, Friday, April 15, 6pm.
Get Up Stand Up: We Shall Overcome — Identifies the major trends and mass movements to emerge within the last 50 years and the history of political engagement in music. ABC, Saturday, April 16, 10pm.
Living Black — Indigenous news and current affairs program. SBS, Monday, April 18, 5.30pm.
Prostitution Behind the Veil — Unveils the lives of two women who work as prostitutes in the Islamic society of Iran and the double standards they face. SBS, Tuesday, April 19, 8.30pm.
Full Metal Jacket — Stanley Kubrick's brutal 1987 film about US Marines sent to Vietnam, hailed by many as a powerful anti-war statement. SBS, Wednesday, April 20, 10pm.
Holy Cola Wars — Two soft drink companies producing "Islamic cola" take on the might of Coke, Pepsi and American hegemony. SBS, Thursday, April 21, 2pm.
Indonesia: Art, Activism and Rock 'N Roll — The use of art as a medium for education and liberation to empower the working classes of Indonesia. SBS, Thursday, April 21, 3pm.
From Green Left Weekly, April 13, 2005.
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