IN GOD'S HOUSE: ASIAN AMERICAN LESBIAN AND GAY FAMILIES IN THE CHURCH

Asian American lesbians and gays have been largely invisible in Christian churches. Some Asian American churches silence the issue for fear of division and conflict. Other Asian American church leaders have condemned homosexuality and publicly protested against same-sex marriage. Yet lesbian and gay Asian Americans and their families worship and serve in churches every day. Where are their voices? This honest and thought-provoking film tells a story that the church needs to hear: that of Asian American Christian lesbian and gay people, their pastors, and their parents. The DVD has subtitles in Chinese, English, Indonesian, Japanese, Pilipino, and Vietnamese. Many Threads offered in-kind staff support and equipment for PANA Institute's production of this important documentary. Order DVD

HIDEKO

'Hideko', tells the story behind the filmmaker Lina Hoshino's mother's multiple name changes. This personal narrative gives a glimpse into the life of one woman who lived through the tumultuous years of political changes in Taiwan from Japanese occupation until the end of WWII and Chiang Kai Shek takeover of this small island nation after the war. Donate to Many Threads today to get a DVD.

WOMEN'S FIRST PERSON NARRATIVE WORKSHOP

In 2006, Many Threads led a 3-day personal narrative movie workshop for women. The workshop consisted of writing a script, editing and completing a 3 minute movie. Contact info@manythreads.org for more information about these workshops.

CAUGHT IN BETWEEN: WHAT TO CALL HOME IN TIMES OF WAR

This documentary captures Muslim and Japanese American communities revisiting the dark days of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Interviews with former internees, their children, religious leaders, citizens and immigrants from Japanese and Muslim American communities are woven together to make crucial connections between then and the current “War on Terrorism.” Caught in Between tells a story about people who have been made the enemy, questions “freedom” in the USA, and captures the power of people standing together to fight for civil liberties and human rights. Order DVD or visit www.caughtinbetween.org for more information

WHIRLED BANK

The Whirled Bank website is a spoof on the World Bank (www.worldbank.org). It includes numerous factsheets on the impact of the multilateral lending institutions, an Instant Insecure Online Banking game to learn about debt and structural adjustment, as well as a special gospel and hymnal from James Sheepensohn, the high priest of First Church Of The Almighty Dollar.

www.whirledbank.org

GOLD GREED & GENOCIDE

Gold, Greed & Genocide is a 19 minute video documentary and a website based on a book of the same name about the environmental and social holocaust of the native peoples of the state of California during the 1849 gold rush as related by descendents of the survivors of the era including Jim Brown and Clayton Duncan of the Pomo tribe, Cheryl Seidner of the Wiyot tribe and Charlie Thom of the Karuk tribe. For more information, please email pchatterjee@ieeha.org.

www.1849.org

MONOPOLY GAME

Welcome to the Washington Monopoly game! Join the race to tea at the White House! (plus a host of other benefits from lower taxes, permission to dump your toxic waste and send jobs overseas.)

www.gorebush.org/monopoly

GLOBAL ARCADE

Information about globalization is presented through use of interesting, engaging and interactive games and activities.

www.globalarcade.org