Q'orianka Waira Qoiana Kilcher (born February 11, 1990) is a U.S. actress, singer and activist. She is best known for her role as Pocahontas in the 2005 film The New World, directed by Terrence Malick. Her second memorable film role is Kaʻiulani in Princess Kaiulani.
Actress Q’orianka Kilcher on Climate Change Activism:
Democracy Now! |Public Figures and Celebrities "Have a Responsibility to Help Give a Voice to the Voiceless" TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010FILED UNDER World Peoples’ Summit on Climate Change, Climate Change, Environment
GUEST: Q'orianka Kilcher, Hollywood actress
and outspoken activist on indigenous issues.
Thousands of indigenous groups, grassroots activists and environmentalists began streaming into the World Peoples’ Summit on Climate Change and Rights of Mother Earth in Tiquipaya, Bolivia on Monday. Among them was the award-winning young Hollywood actress Q’orianka Kilcher. "I really believe and I love the saying that there comes a time when silence is betrayal," Kilcher says. "As public figures and as celebrities, we have a responsibility to be able to help give voice to the voiceless." [includes rush transcript]
Q'orianka Kilcher on Amazon Direct Action - YouTube (Uploaded by reimond87 on Jun 15, 2009 Q'orianka Kilcher Arrested at Protest in Support of Peruvian Indigenous RightsPresident Obama met with Peruvian President Alan García at the White House on Tuesday amidst growing unrest in Peru over the Alan García government's free market policies that open up indigenous lands to resource extraction. Outside the White House, Hollywood actor Q'orianka Kilcher chained herself to a fence, her body covered in black paint to represent oil. She was forcibly removed, and the police had to use a saw to cut through her chains. [includes rush transcript] |
Monday, August 13, 2012
Q'orianka Kilcher - Activist Actress sets example
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Full Show 8/10/12: The Bigger Picture: Beyond Fukushima - YouTube
Full Show 8/10/12: The Bigger Picture: Beyond Fukushima - YouTube
Thom (Hartman) talks at length with Paul Gunter and Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear in tonight's "Bigger Picture" discussion on nuclear power. In tonight's "Conversations with Great Minds" Thom talks with NSA Whistleblowers Thomas Drake and Kirk Wiebe.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Thousands to Rally for a Nuclear-Free Future at 3-Day DC Event in September � EcoWatch: Uniting the Voice of the Grassroots Environmental Movement
Thousands of anti-nuclear activists from across the U.S. will converge on Washington, D.C. this Sept. 20 – 22 for a Rally for a Nuclear-Free Future. The three-day event, brought together by the grassroots network Coalition Against Nukes (CAN), will feature a Congressional briefing on nuclear dangers attended by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (OH), a peaceful demonstration at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), a presentation of petitions at the embassies of Japan and India, and a demonstration at the Capitol to increase awareness of the dangers of nuclear power plants and spread of global radiation...
Coalition Against Nukes (C.A.N. – coalitionagainstnukes.org)
Endorsing Organizations:Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League; Cape Downwinders; Environmental Solidarity Occupy Wall Street; Fukushima Diary;Green Party—Jill Stein For President; Helen Caldicott Foundation; Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition; Manhattan Project; Mothers for Peace; NIRS; No Nukes NW; Nuclear Age Peace Foundation; Nuclear Hotseat; Nuke Professional; Ohio Sierra Club Nuclear Committee; OWS Environmental Solidarity Working Group; Orange country Green Party of CA; Peace Nick (Detroit); The Peace Resource Center of San Diego; Physicians For Social Responsibility; Pilgrim Anti-Nuclear Action group; Cecile Pineda, author of Devil’s Tango; S.A.F.E. Carolinas; San Clemente Green; Radiation and Public Health Project; Radiation Truth; Residents Organized for a Safe Environment; Rock The Reactors—Shut Down Indian Point Now; Shut Down San Onofre; Solartopia; Todos Somos Japan;Fissures in the Planetary Apparatus; Toledo Coalition For Safe Energy; Tri-Valley CARES; Veterans For Peace; and War Is A Crime.org.
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