Helping Hands | KCET
Helping Hands
Episode 6
Many people enjoy the anonymity found in city living, but this also creates dangers for more vulnerable people like the homeless and elderly.
In Malaysia, an organization called Rice & Roses feeds the needy, paying particular attention to those living on the streets of Georgetown, Penang. The group of volunteers prepares meals and delivers them, and offers free education to street children.
In Tokyo, a community for senior citizens helps them cope with issues they encounter in their newly independent lives. Many senior citizens visit to consult about everyday worries and health concerns, from finding their air conditioner remote to the sharing the debilitating symptoms of dementia.
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Rice and Roses Project Feeds Homeless Community in Malaysia
Rice and Roses in Malaysia is dedicated to feeding the rising number of homeless individuals who are being displaced by the rapid development in the city of George Town.
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Rice and Roses Project Feeds Homeless Community in Malaysia
Rice and Roses in Malaysia is dedicated to feeding the rising number of homeless individuals who are being displaced by the rapid development in the city of George Town.
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She Guides Tokyo's Elderly Through Medical and Emotional Concerns
Migiwa Sugimoto is a visiting nurse who works as an assistant manager at “Kurashi no hokenshitsu” (counseling room), where many Tokyo senior citizens visit to consult about their health and other worries.
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Two groups strive to reinvigorate public spaces amid blocky apartment structures and rigid urban development.
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Many people are ditching the confines of traditional apartment life and opting for communal living instead.
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Big cities attract dreamers from all over the world. This episode features the people building communities of inclusion for immigrants.
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A government plan to rebuild a large public housing estate has raised the flags because the redevelopment site would include an old dairy farm built among a verdant valley in 1886.
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"La Memoria Del Sonido" builds an arc of experiences and connections between noise and the sounds in San Jose, Costa Rica.
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Community members have been preserving the cultural heritage of the Q’eswachaka bridge, the last living legacy of Inca architecture, by using ancestral techniques, creativity and solidarity.
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Rice and Roses in Malaysia is dedicated to feeding the rising number of homeless individuals who are being displaced by the rapid development in the city of George Town.
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Heart of the City
Episode 2
The heart of many large cities lies in their historic neighborhoods but across the world, the cultural vitality of these neighborhoods is threatened by the forces of gentrification and aging infrastructure. Hear from the people of Boyle Heights in Los Angeles and the Old Quarter in Hanoi, Vietnam as they work to improve and preserve their communities.
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2020-08-13T19:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
Bringing Life to Public Spaces
Episode 3
Two groups strive to reinvigorate public spaces amid blocky apartment structures and rigid urban development. An artist collective from Spain travels the globe to create murals that draw life back into dwindling public centers. In Medellin, Colombia, urban gardeners create green spaces that beautify the community and empower its citizens.
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2020-08-20T19:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
Cooperative Housing
Episode 4
People are rethinking housing arrangements in growing cities across the globe. Many are ditching the confines of traditional apartments and opting for communal living. In Seoul, three families band together to build the home of their dreams and the urban support system they’ve never had. On a larger scale, participants in a housing cooperative in Lyon band together to share space and the responsibilities of homeownership in a Vertical Village.
Featuring segments by KBS and QLM.
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2020-08-27T19:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
Immigrant Support Systems
Episode 5
Big cities attract dreamers from all over the world. This episode features the people building communities of inclusion for immigrants.
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2020-09-03T19:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
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Having suffered great climatic, social, and political changes for centuries, the people native to Peru's Quehue region have learned to face change armed only with their ancestral knowledge.
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Colin Boyd Shafer took on the challenge to photograph one person from every country of the world to showcase the beauty of diversity. The catch? They all had to be people who now call Toronto home.
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By immersing themselves in local cultures, the members of an artist collective known are changing the world one mural at a time.
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Women living in large cities are turning to farming to regain control of their food. Hear their stories and recommendations on how you can grow your own urban garden.
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