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Actors for Human Rights is launching a new production, which comprises of first-hand testimonies of undocumented migrants living and working in London.

A photography exhibition looks at the prevalence of slavery and injustice in the 21st century through the lenses of eight internationally acclaimed documentary photographers.

The Science Museum is to stage an exhibition that looks into the global food crisis and the debate surrounding genetically modified crops. The exhibition will be officially launched on 17 December by Professor John Beddington, the Government Chief Scientific Advisor.

A new family exhibition at the Science Museum in London explores how our lives could be affected by changing climate and resources, and gives a glimpse of how we might live in 2050.

In October the Museum in Docklands will open the only permanent gallery in London that examines the city's involvement in transatlantic slavery and its legacy on the capital. It will debunk the myth that London was a minor player in the trade by showing that it funded much of the city's industrial and financial success.

The Science Museum is holding an exhibition that focuses on technological solutions to slowing down climate change. Can algae save the world?aims to engage visitors in the debate on possible solutions to mitigate climate change and find out more about one specific technology – biofuels.

Almost a year since the opening of the only permanent exhibition in London dedicated to exploring slavery, the Docklands Museum is welcoming people to examine their own histories in relation to the capital city and its role in the global slave trade.

Thirty years after the Baader-Meinhof Group rocked West German democracy with a series of terrorist attacks, an ICA film season takes a look at the role of women in the revolutionary struggle, both politically and personally.

The Yacoubian Building, a film about a group of Cairo tenants that tackles everything from Islamic fundamentalism to homosexuality and corruption, was a cause célèbre in Egypt where it broke box office records and sparked unprecedented debate. Now it's coming to London.

Why Democracy? is a documentary project using film to start a global conversation about democracy.

Transnational coffee companies dominate an industry worth over $80 billion a year, making coffee the most valuable trading commodity in the world after oil. Black Gold looks at it from the perspective of Ethiopian farmers.

As Tony Blair steps down from 10 years leading the country on 27 June,
a new book and film, Taking Liberties, "highlighting the
shocking truth about the erosion of our fundamental civil liberties by
Tony Blair and the New Labour government", is released on 8 June.

The documentary A Crude Awakening - The Oil Crash is a wake-up call to the changes facing the world as oil becomes ever more scarce. It is part of the Sheffield Documentary Film Festival ("the World’s first CO2-free Documentary Festival") that is currently on tour.