S5.E4 ∙ Episode #5.4

Earth Celebrations Hudson River Pageant - an ecological New York story Short documentary about the ecological parade and performance art event, the Hudson River Pageant, that took place in New York City in May 2009.

How do you recover from an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown that, in the span of a few minutes, wipe out members of your family, the town where you live and all that you own? Is a return to anything like 'normal' possible? '311:In the Moment' captures the experience of loss on a massive scale by telling very intimate stories of some of the survivors of the March 11 disasters in Northeast Japan. We see the power of nature to completely destroy pieces of civilization, but we also see the power of human will to overcome and endure horrific disaster.

Scenes from the picket line as Unionized New York City School Bus Drivers battle the City to keep their jobs.

For the past ten years, Luis Soriano, a teacher in the small town of La Gloria, Colombia, has been following the same ritual. Every week-end, he gathers his donkey in front of his house, straps on the "Biblioburro" pouches to its back, and loads them with a selection of books from the eclectic collection he has acquired over the years. Off on his mobile library, he travels into the hills and through the fields to the villages beyond where children await his visits impatiently. He firmly believes that bringing books to people who don't have access to them can improve the country and open up possibilities for the future generation of Colombia.

Owen and David have many similarities, but they go to very different schools.