ReThink Interview: Philippe Diaz — It's the Land, Stupid

On 11/18/09, I interviewed Philippe Diaz, the writer/director/cinematographer of the new documentary, THE END OF POVERTY?, at Cinema Libre Studio in Canoga Park, CA. The film traces modern poverty back to 1492 when Europe began an aggressive and brutal expansion into the southern hemisphere, taking the land of the indigenous people and transforming their diversified natural economies into monocultures designed to supply the countries of the north with cheap raw materials. Even after these countries were granted their independence, high-interest loans, debt, and unfair trade policies effectively kept them slaves.

In this clip, Diaz explains how making THE END OF POVERTY? really taught him how land, who owns it and how it is used is the key to what creates and can end poverty. (the title of the clip is not meant to infer in any way that Diaz is dumb)

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For more about THE END OF POVERTY? visit http://www.theendofpoverty.com/

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