This month (Jan 4 - Jan 31, 2015) we're running a special at izzit.org.
If you pick as your Free Annual Video (FAV) either A World of Money (which tells the story of the history of money from all the way back when a person was "worth their salt") or Locked Out! Roots of the Arab Spring (the powerful story of Tariq Mohamed Bouazizi, a pushcart vender whose altercation with the corrupt local government led to the start of the Arab Spring) we will AUTOMATICALLY send you the other of the pair as a bonus.
Just pick either one as your FAV. We'll do the rest.
Showing posts with label Arab Spring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arab Spring. Show all posts
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Monday, February 24, 2014
New Release - Locked Out! Roots of the Arab Spring

We've got a new release!
Locked Out! Roots of the Arab Spring tells the story of Tariq Mohamad Bouazizi, who sold fruits and vegetables from a pushcart in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia. He couldn’t afford the time (142 days to complete 54 procedural steps ) or the money ($3,233 – more than he made in a year) to register his business legally. He was Locked Out of the system.
Like the vast majority of people in the Middle East, he ran his business extra-legally and dealt with harassment from corrupt officials. On the fateful day of Dec. 17, 2010, his run-in with officials and resultant death sent shockwaves across the Middle East, plunging the region into strife and conflict as millions demanded change.
Discover the Roots of the Arab Spring - the story of Tariq Mohamad Bouazizi.
Recommended for grades 9-12.
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