In this 1971 photo, Daniel Ellsberg, holds a copy of Newsweek on CBS television program.
One of the world’s most important doc festivals, Doc Leipzig will be highlighting “The Most Dangerous Man in America” this Fall as part of a celebration of POV’s 25th anniversary and the fragile institution of democracy.
Social activism has always been a popular subject for documentarians because it presents stories of both cause and characters. The 10 powerful films below are not a complete list of films about social activists, but certainly proof enough that social change is possible, even under the most challenging conditions.
Daniel Ellsberg will be giving the Kelly Lecture at the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation in Santa Barbara on Thursday, February 23rd on “Nuclear Weapons and the Future of Humanity.”
The lecture is on Thursday, February 23 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lobero Theatre (33 E. Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, California). This is a free event; tickets are not required. We do suggest that you arrive early to ensure a seat.
For our first Truthdigger installment of 2012, we salute Daniel Ellsberg, who has taken a page from his experience with the Pentagon Papers and is still busy serving up a bracing dose of truth to power, most recently with his support of accused WikiLeaker Bradley Manning.
Truthdig salutes Daniel Ellsberg for 40 years activism, still going strong.