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Avram David " Avi " Lewis (born May 1967) [2] is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, former host of the Al Jazeera English show Fault Lines [3] and former host of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) current-affairs programs CounterSpin and On the Map .
Avi Lewis is an Associate Professor in the Geography department at UBC, and a documentary filmmaker with 30 years of experience in social movements. He is a co-author of The Leap Manifesto and a proponent of the Green New Deal, and teaches courses on social and political change and communication.
Avi Lewis is a documentary filmmaker, journalist, educator, and activist living in British Columbia, Canada.
Avi Lewis is an associate professor of geography at UBC, a documentary filmmaker and a co-author of The Leap Manifesto. He teaches and researches on climate, social and political change, communication and documentary filmmaking.
May 23, 2021 · Avi Lewis was raised in the NDP. At 54, he’s finally ready to join the family business. The filmmaker and activist, whose father and grandfather both held leadership roles in the NDP, says...
- Raisa Patel
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Sep 19, 2021 · Avi Lewis, a documentary filmmaker and climate activist, is running for the NDP in a Liberal-held riding where he has no chance of winning. He is campaigning on a Green New Deal, backed by Jane Fonda and David Suzuki, and hoping to unite the Green-left vote.
A documentary film based on Naomi Klein's book, exploring the climate crisis and its solutions through seven stories of resistance and hope. Directed by Avi Lewis, the film features communities on the front lines of fossil fuel extraction, economic crisis, and environmental justice.
