Direct Action
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| Initial release | South Korea |
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| Directors | Sidney J. Furie |
| Producers | Gary Howsam |
| Composers | Adam Nordén |
| Screenplay | Greg Mellott |
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| ID | 2319413 |
About Direct Action
After exposing police corruption, an honest lawman (Dolph Lundgren) must prove his innocence when he is framed for a drug scam.
Glorify Hamas and you break law, says UK terror watchdog
... Palestine Action is an organisation that advocates Direct Action against companies it says supply arms or weapons components to Israel...
Israel and Palestinians: Masked political protesters jailed for factory attack
... He said the action they took was " very far from the generality of Direct Action cases… it involved extreme behaviour and violence...
The Light: Inside the UK's conspiracy theory newspaper that shares violence and hate
... " Built within these theories [are] inherent demands to do something, to take Direct Action, " says research team member Dr Rod Dacombe, who has studied the Light...
Climate change is harming my mental health
... She put her career on hold in order to take more Direct Action but she found the scale of the challenge overwhelming...
Tryweryn: The man who bombed a dam to save his village
... She described the bombing as " a response to that powerlessness through Direct Action, illegal action"...
All The Beauty and the Bloodshed film explores Sackler scandal
... It tells the story of how New York-based Goldin and the advocacy organisation Pain (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now) took Direct Action at the world s most famous art galleries in protest at their ties with the Sacklers...
Magic-mushroom drug can treat severe depression, trial suggests
... After one 25mg dose of Comp360 psilocybin, alongside psychotherapy: Study author and consultant psychiatrist Dr James Rucker said the drug was thought to have " a Direct Action on the brain, putting it into a more flexible state and providing an window of opportunity for therapy"...
Direct action not ruled out by conservation groups over nature policies
... " While climate action groups like Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil embrace tactics like gluing themselves to roads, members of the National Trust, RSPB and Wildlife Trusts are more often associated with hiking, bird-watching or visiting stately homes than taking Direct Action...
Climate change is harming my mental health
By Morven MckinnonBBC Scotland News
Until two years ago Jennifer Newall was working at the forefront of Climate Change research.
Her PhD on melting ice Sheets and changing sea levels had taken her to Antarctica, Scandinavia and the USA But it was while leading a workshop for primary school children in Glasgow that she began to question what she was doing.
" It dawned on me, " she says. " The Physics behind this haven't changed in my lifetime. They're not going to change going forward. "
Jennifer says she realised action was needed urgently and she no longer had The Passion or motivation to continue studying The Effects .
She put her career on hold in order to take more Direct Action But she found the scale of The Challenge overwhelming.
Jennifer is one of a growing number of people who have experienced " eco-anxiety" - a chronic sense of hopelessness and fear of environmental doom.
" It presented itself as depression and anxiety, " she says. She felt completely paralysed and often unable to Get Out of bed.
It was during what she describes as her " eco-grief" that 33-year-old Jennifer decided she could not have children.
She says: " I don't feel like I can have children, because a) The World can't cope and b) I would feel guilty bringing any child into this world. "
Jennifer didn't complete her PhD on the disappearing ice Sheets - although she hopes to One Day return to it.
She is now living in Perthshire with her mother and has found that Mountain Biking has helped her achieve some peace of mind.
Jennifer says she plans to Set Up a social enterprise project in Aberfeldy, called Soulful Adventures In Nature (Sain), to help people improve their Mental Health through outdoor activities.
She accepts that the climate situation will worsen - But has learned not to feel personal guilt for the circumstances.
" I had The Sense of hopelessness and powerlessness. But , thankfully I chose to keep fighting to change that, and have a world that I do want to be a part of, " she says.
'Over half think humanity is doomed'There is a growing recognition that environmental change affects not just physical But also Mental Health - although There is still relatively little research into the cognitive impact of it.
In 2021, Bath University lecturer, psychotherapist and researcher Caroline Hickman and her colleagues examined data from 10,000 Young People , aged 16 to 25, living in 10 different countries.
About half of those who took part in the survey reported Feeling Sad , anxious, angry, powerless, helpless or guilty.
The study, found that while threats faced in different countries varied - from food insecurity to pollution or flooding - There were similar levels of anxiety.
" Over half think humanity is doomed, 56% worldwide, 51% in the UK, 73% in the Philippines, " Ms Hickman says.
" So There 's more closeness in relationship. Being at a distance from it physically doesn't protect you from the emotional and cognitive impact. "
Ms Hickman believes that having an emotional response is good and that people should be concerned about the climate crisis.
" It's healthy to be depressed, to feel grief, rage about this, " she says.
However, she says it is important not to get overwhelmed with these feelings.
Dr Bridget Bradley, a lecturer in Social Anthropology at St Andrews University , is another academic who has has been looking at eco-anxiety.
Her research asks whether this is a new and emerging Mental Health label and how it can affect family relationships.
Her first small-scale pilot study, in 2021, found it was not just Young People who were affected, But also older activists who struggled to get their children or grandchildren to understand.
Her interest in eco-anxiety came partly from her own experience after The Birth of her son.
" I was already quite aware of Environmental Issues and concerns, But having a child just made all of that explode in ways that I wasn't prepared for, " she says.
Student Kyle Downie, 22, was an avid climate activist But had to take a break from campaigning due to his Mental Health . He is now on anti-depressants.
His Mental Health started to worsen in March Last Year and while eco-anxiety was not the only cause, he believes it was a factor.
" It wasn't because of eco-anxiety - But I think the eco-anxiety played a big part in being diagnosed with depression, " he says.
" I think that's probably the case for a lot of people. Just because that feeling of hopelessness is always There , so it leads to depression. "
Kyle has been part of the Fridays for Future protest movement But when he faced burnout, he knew it was time to step away.
Although being surrounded by fellow activists helped him, it wasn't enough to stop him from feeling exhausted.
" When I get burnout, it's usually if I've been throwing myself into activism, not taking enough me time And Then it feels very hopeless. " he says.
Kyle feels that There isn't any point in continuing his degree, if There is no hope for The Future .
He comes from a Big Family and had previously thought he would want children, But like Jennifer he has now decided he doesn't.
" It's completely changed my thoughts on that from where, I really did want kids, to now I don't because I'd feel too guilty bringing them into a world that is so bleak, " he says.
" The Future is so bad. "
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Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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