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Welcome to our Information side bar. This is what makes Lampshade stand out from the crowd. How often have you watched clips from other video sites and thought you would like to know more about the films and the people behind them? Well now you can. Here you'll find links to their websites, information about their country, maps, downloads, statistics and links to many other relevant sites.

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Find out more about the filmmakers own websites and organisations, these are from the trailer.

Websites

Worldwrite.org.uk
Damned by debt relief. Xplastazmusic.com
X Plastaz home web site

Documents

Balfour Declaration
1917 Balfour declaration Pdf

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News & Media

International News & World Media

News

Television

Radio

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News

ABYZ News links
Search worldwide news links by country
AlJazeera.net
Middle East based news site in English
BBC News
British Broadcasting Corporation
CNN News
Cable News Network
Google News
Online Search Engine News
Guardian Newspaper
English Daily Newspaper Online World Edition
IndyMedia.org
A collective of independent media organizations... Read more  and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage & a democratic media outlet for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of truth...Less
IPS News
Inter Press Service - a leading civil society news agency... Read more  that act as an independent voice from the South, delving into untold stories about globalisation and developement...Less
LiveLeak.com-News
Video site with news reports from around the world
OneWorld.net
Aiming to provide the best online resource for news, opinion,... Read more  events, and campaigns relating to human rights and sustainable development...Less
Online newspapers
Worldwide links to newspapers..... Read more  Search by region and country...Less
Peace Reporter
Reporting conflicts & good news from the world.
Reuters
World renown News Agency
Sky World News
Part of the News Corporation Group
World Press.org
Guide to the international press,... Read more  featuring translations from thousands of newspapers in more than 20 languages...Less

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Television

Al Islam
Muslim Television Ahmadiyya reaching the corners of the earth
AZN Television
The network for Asian American
BBC World
World renown British Broadcasting Corporation
CNN TV
CNN TV Listings
Reuters Video
Reuters News Video
Sky News TV
Upto the minute news reports from Sky News

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Radio

BBC World Service
Renown British Broadcasting Corporation World Service
Radio-locator
Links to over 10,000 radio station web pages... Read more  and over 2500 audio streams from radio stations in the U.S. and around the world...Less
Radio Station World
Global Radio Directory

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Arts & Culture

Listings for International Arts & Cultures

Art

Culture

Film

Museums

Music

Theatre

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Arts

Art Matters
Unesco site combining art with the latest science
Myartspace.com
Online Gallery of artists from around the world

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Culture

Everyculture.com
Cultures by country
Geography World
Links to many world cultures
ipl.org
Kidspace@internet public library
The Weekly Gripe
A collection of gripes and issues that affect everyone on the planet, not just people in the UK
World Culture.net
A world blog of people sharing their cultures
World Culture Open
Establishing a Global Network of Cultural Organizations

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Film

Blip.tv
Video hosting site
FourDocs
Documentary hosting site from Ch4 in the UK
Future Shorts
Screening short films from all over the world to an international audience
Global Voices
From the people at Witness a human rights video hub
Green TV
Web TV channel dedicated to the environment
imdb.com
The Internet Movie Data Base. The largest collection of movie information on the internet
Internet Archive
Movie Archive containing over 80,000 films
Magnify.net
Site for designing your own web TV channel
National Geo Video
National Geographic Video Channel
Travelistic.com
Videos for travellers
UN.org
Films fron the United Nations Television and Video
Video Volunteers
Creating a global social media network
YouTube
The worlds largest video hosting site

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Museums

British Museum
Exploring world cultures
Mathers Museum of World Cultures
Indianna University museum of world culutures
Museum of World Culture
Swedish museum space celebrating world cultures

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Music

Arc Music
World Music Specialists, with over 600 titles from over 60 countries world-wide.
BBC Music World
World Music home page.
Magnatune
World music download site.
Music Aid
The official Music Aid International website.... Read more  Combat climate change and join the worlds biggest music project....Less
Songlines
World music magazine... Read more  covering the world’s most exciting music from traditional and popular to contemporary and fusion....Less
Womad
WOMAD stands for World of Music, Arts and Dance.
World Music Central
World music review site.
World Music Network
Music Network featuring reviews, Mp3s and extensive online shop.
World Music.org
Presenting the finest traditional and contemporary performing arts from around the world.

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Theatre

Google Book Search
Who’s Who in Contemporary World theatre.... Read more  Online part readable book by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe...Less
IATA
International Amateur Theatre Association.
IMTAL
International Museum Theatre Alliance.
IPTN
International Playback Theatre Network.
ISTA
International Schools Theatre Association... Read more  provides experiences of best practice in international theatre education for students and teachers....Less
Komedia
The UK’s leading Arts & Entertainment Organisation.
World Theatre Directory
A directory providing detailed data on World Theatres... Read more , Festivals, Theatre Training, Resource Centres and Publications....Less

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Organisations

Actionaid
Development agency working with marginalised people... Read more  to eradicate poverty by overcoming the injustice and inequity that cause it...Less
Amnesty International
Campaign for internationally recognized human rights
CRIN
Child Rights Information Network... Read more  is a network that disseminates information about child rights...Less
Eldis
Eldis is an online information service providing free access to relevant,... Read more  up-to-date and diverse research on international development issues....Less
Friends of the Earth
The world’s largest grassroots environmental network
Greenpeace
An environmental activist group... Read more  dedicated to e.g. saving ancient forests and abolishing nuclear weapons...Less
IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development... Read more , a specialized agency of the United Nations mission, dedicated to eradicating rural poverty...Less
IFEX
International Freedom of Expression eXchange... Read more ; Reporting on violations of freedom of expression...Less
IMF.org
International Monetary Fund
MSF International
Médecins Sans Frontières... Read more  Doctors without borders provides emergency medical assistance in more than 70 countries...Less
Oxfam
Operating in over 100 countries... Read more  working with local partners to alleviate poverty and injustice...Less
Plan International
A development agency... Read more  working to alleviate poverty and help children in developing countries...Less
Red Cross
Organisation that protects the lives and dignity of victims of war and violence
Relief Web
Hub for time-critical humanitarian information... Read more  on Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters...Less
Save the Children
Fighting for children’s rights
SOS Children
The world's largest orphan charity... Read more  caring for 70,000 children directly and a further one million children in the community....Less
Unicef
Leading advocate for childrens rights
United Nations
Official Web Site of the United Nations... Read more , the site hosts daily UN News, UN Documents and Publications, UN Conference information and other UN information resources...Less
World Vision
Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation... Read more  working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice...Less
WORLDwrite.org
WORLDwrite's mission is to challenge prejudices and stereotypes... Read more  by giving young people a unique opportunity to see the world from a fresh perspective through a first-hand, investigative filmmaking experience. The charity helps create links between young people across the globe, encouraging them to learn from their peers, develop new skills, expand their horizons and champion the aspirations of newfound friends....Less

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Travel

AFerry
The World's Leading Ferry Website
Airwise.com
Check flight schedules, airport guides and travel news
Embassy Worldwide
The largest embassy & consulate database on the internet.
Flytecomm
Free flight tracking service.
International Rail
Official International Rail site... Read more  where you can check timetable and book International Rail tickets and international travel Passes securely online....Less
Itravelnet
Comprehensive travel sites directory.
Itchy Feet
A free online travel magazine... Read more  published six times a year, committed to sharing travel tales and experiences from all over the globe....Less
Lonely Planet
World famous travel guides.
Rough Guides
Travel guides to hundreds of worldwide destinations.
WTG
World Travel Guide.

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Links

A little Oasis for the misfits that just can't be categorised.

Crossword Solver
Told you it was random!

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Environment

Hell for Leather
The toxic trade of leather from Bangladesh

Ghana

Ghana's Roosting Bird
How rice imports and a lack of subsidies from the government impact on the farming community.

Human Rights

Don’t Stop Me Now
The Calais 'Jungle' and No Borders Camp

Kenya

Good Fortune
Why is foreign aid still failing communities.

Palestine

Open Heart
About the work of the Palestinian Childrens Relief fund

People

Tomas Nillson
Swedish Designer and Animator Tomas Nillson takes a fresh look at children's favourite "Red Riding Hood"


Mine:
Story of a sacred mountain reveals the hidden story of the remote Dongria Kondh tribe in India

Swaziland

Family Vilakti
Xanthe Hamilton’s film follows four orphans fending for themselves. Shot in Swaziland in 2005

Tanzania

X Plastaz
Nini dhambi kwa mwenye dhiki’. African Hip Hop featuring the late mc Faza Nelly

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