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  1. Brazil -- The Price of a Development Miracle
    First Published: 1973
    A critical view of the Brazilian "economic miracle" since the military coup of 1964.
  2. Buchans - Company Town
    First Published: 1975
    A history of Buchans, Newfoundland, and the advantages and disadvantages of a company town.
  3. Canada - 1977
    First Published: 1977
    A montage that critically examines the development of the fishing industry in the Atlantic region throughout the 20th century.
  4. Central America
    Roots of the Crisis
    First Published: 1982
    The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) produced this slideshow packet that is designed to inform and stimulate discussion on the crisis in Central America.
  5. A Common Assault
    First Published: 1981
  6. Cultivating Famine: The World Food Crisis
    First Published: 1975
    A look at the historical and structural causes of the wold food crises and their most commonly advocated solutions.
  7. Dependency by Design
    First Published: 1978
  8. Double Cream, No Sugar
    A slide show that talks about coffee. It shows us who produces it, how it is sold, and how our daily cup affects Juan and his family who pick it.
  9. Educational Kit for the Study of Growing Old
    First Published: 1980
  10. Farming on the Margin
    Nova Scotia Agriculture
    First Published: 1977
    This slide-tape show addresses two issues - the changing role of the farmer and diminishing agricultural production in Nova Scotia.
  11. Finding Lesbian Herstory
    First Published: 1983
  12. For Bread and Hope
    First Published: 1976
    15 min. slide-tape looking critically at migration and regional under-development in Canada.
  13. The Frog and The Pond
    First Published: 1978
  14. In Our Own Homes
    First Published: 1979
    Through its programs of study, research and action, Development Education in Action (DEA) gives older people an opportunity to study and share with those of other age groups through discussions, films, book reviews and speakers.
  15. An Injury to One is an Injury to All: THe History of Trade Unionism In South Africa
    First Published: 1978
  16. It's the only game in Town
    First Published: 1979
    This slide-tape production focuses on the debate surrounding the Cold Lake Oil Sands propsal in Alberta. The production looks chiefly at resource development in that province by featuring two key actors -- the corporations and the citizens. The program also looks at the international setting to get a sense of the "development" issue.
  17. James Bay - Development for Whom?
    First Published: 1974
    Documentary of the struggles of the Native Peoples affected by the James Bay project.
  18. Literacy Working Group
    First Published: 1980
  19. Making A Killing
    First Published: 1980
    A slide-tape program dealing with Canada's role in the global arms industry.
  20. Mission Information Department - Scarborough Foreign Mission Society
    First Published: 1976
    Social Issues documentaries.
  21. No to Uranium Mining
    First Published: 1984
  22. On the Bias
    First Published: 1980
  23. P.I.S.E.M. Materials
    Questions Immigrants Raise; Immigrant Life in Toronto; Themes for English language training of Portuguese
    First Published: 1977
    Audio-visual materials designed for use in small groups with immigrants to give them information about dealing with alienating elements in their environment.
  24. Popular Education in Central America
    First Published: 1984
  25. Racism and Cultural Discrimination in B.C.
  26. Resources Available from the Group for the Defence of Civil Rights in Argentina, No Candu
    for Argentina Committee and Emergency Committee for Argentine Political Prisoners and Refugees.
    First Published: 1981
    The following are some of the resources available from the above mentioned Argentine support groups: 1) a slide-tape show was prepared by the No Candu Community with the support of the United Steel workers of America (national office).

    Some resources available from Argentine support groups.
  27. The Return to Life/Le Retour a la Vie
    First Published: 1981
    The Montreal City Mission (United Church of Canada) sponsored this audio-visual documentary with 126 slides.
  28. Sharing Daily Bread
    First Published: 1976
    16 minute slide tape documentary defining the causes of global food shortage.
  29. Taken for granted ---- Farm and Domestic workers
    First Published: 1984
  30. These Old Ones
    Growing Old in China and in Canada
    First Published: 1977
    A slide tape presenation about what it means to be old in Canadian society.
  31. Third World: Development of Underdevelopment
    First Published: 1973
    Multi-media resource kit examines general international development issues with real-world examples.
  32. To Dream In Colour - The New Nicaragua
    First Published: 1982
  33. Venna Connosco - Come With Us
    First Published: 1977
  34. We Want Our Nickel Back - The Story of Falconbridge
    "We Want Our Nickel Back" is a slide/tape show produced by the Latin American Working Group which outlines the structures of a multinational corporation, the forces behind it and its impact on the communities where it operates, using Falconbridge as an example.
  35. What is the Cruise Missile and ...Why does the U.S. want to test it in Canada?
    First Published: 1983
  36. When do we eat?
    First Published: 1979
    A locally produced slide-sound show which relates the world food crisis to Saskatchewan. Who controls what happens to world food supplies? and how is food being used as a political weapon? The Rome Food Conference is the focus of the show.
  37. Who Pays? Who Profits? Food Production in Canada
    First Published: 1975
    Who is responsible for the high price of food in Canada?
  38. Zimbabwe: With Freedom in Their Eyes
    First Published: 1978
    This slide/tape montage tries to explain, for a Canadian audience, some of the reasons behind the current struggle in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) in spite of supposed "majority rule" under a new constitution.