stop and frisk is unconstitutional. mayor bill announced today that a deal was struck to end the city's appeal. including the toyota camry and toyota, keep it here. on america tonight, same-sex marriage and the catholic school, a beloved educator forced too choose, between his partner and his profession. >> did she ask you if you would annul your marriage? >> he speaks to our own sheila mcvicker in his first national television interview. also amanda knox found guilty of murder again. an italian jail cell awaits but will she get extradited? >> there is no way she is going back over there. >> and star power,

celebrities who lend their name to products when charity and the pitch don't mix. tonight we begin with a story that has divide add community. church verses state. a beloved catholic school administrator forced to resign because he is married. legally to another man. the case raise mrs. questions as local arch diocese across the country struggle to reconcile traditional catholic teachers with pope francis' more modern comments about gays. here is america tonight's sheila mcvicker. >> they are a couple who say say they are very much in love.

it was their marriage, that simple act, that cost mark his job. >> i don't feel like i have done anything wrong. i married the love of my life. it is legal in the state of washington. and it's very important, i want to be married, and i want to still have my faith and still believe in god. i am catholic, and i do pray to god every day. >> he worked here, at east side catholic school. the suburb east of seattle. he was the well respected vice principal and popular swim coach. in the first national tv interview, he told a school add min traitors and his colleagues knew he was gay, and that he lived with his partner. it was a catholic version of don't ask don't tell. they asked me not to bring my partner to any school events not to bring up issues or questions so he was not invited to anything.

so we kept our private life private. >> they kept their wedding private, unknown to the school until last month when a fellow teacher otherheard a conversation mark had about wedding flowers. and told administrators. teem me the story. >> from what i understand, a few teachers went to my supervisor, and said they had discovered i was married, and then sister mary, who is the president and head of our school, brought me into a meeting asked me some questions about it to see if i did get married, and i told her yes, i was married, to the love of my life. and she said that it's unfortunate. >> and then he was called into a meeting with administrators and the school's attorney. >> they told me because i'm married a man, it was against catholic social teachings and it was against the church, and that they were going to have to let me go. >> it was ant decision is

school made, because he was in this very office on december 17th wherein he resigned. recognizing fully that he was a catholic, practicing catholic, understood the contract being signed. >> michael patterson is the attorney for east side cat click school. >> it was difficult from the standpoint that we knew, and he knew, that he had made a commitment to the school that he would uphold the catholic teachings. and when he no longer attest to that mission, he made the decision to resign. >> it was then that the head of the school, made an unusual suggestion. away for him to keep his job. >> did she ask you if you would annul your marriage? >> she never said the world annul. seven is only thing she said would you consider getting a divorce. she said we could perform

a commitment ceremony. >> they told you you had violated the teachings of the church by marrying a man. >> marrying a man. >> but they also suggested that you could get a divorce, which is also as i understand it against the teachings of the church? >> what did you think about that? >> again, i told them that -- i was not going to get a divorce, this was just kind of brazen. i couldn't believe anybody would ask me to do that. i love my husband. i love being married, it is just -- very difficult to have somebody say in order to keep your job will you get a divorce. >> i think it was a hypothetical, well, what if you got rah divorce, once again, that was with made out of frustration. without consultation with any church personnel, without consultation with me, without consultation with the board.

because he was a valued administrator, and that was never pursued. >> east side sits on a beautiful campus, as a private school, it's not run by the seattle arch diocese, but it does adhere to strict catholic teachings and guidance. what happened here next took many by surprise. almost immediately after hearing that the popular mr. z as he is known, was being forced to leave, students stage a mass sit in. >> there was a lot of aingeer and confusion on why ran administrator who has been doing his job well would get fired because of his sexual preference. and them that kind of changed the determination in wanting to change the -- not just the catholic church, but people's view on gays and really help nem be able to be who they are. >> initially i was just

really sad and upset, and overwhelmed that something so unfair could happen. because he is is a great person, i couldn't wrap my mind around why it was happening and then after that it turned to anger. at the school. and at the arch diocese for doing this to him. >> and then parents got angry, some even threatened to pull their kids from the school other mr. z's departure. >> i liked seeing myself trying to help his cause, and help our school turn a page. >> an alumni from all over the country, threatened to stop donating to the school. >> i don't want my alma malt tore have a black eye, i don't want to be known as the guy that went to the school with all the problems and it is a big media mes that's why i'm involved here. >> stake a stand. >> if there are people connected to the school in favor of his departure, so far they have stayed silent.

in short it's been a pr nightmare. driven by students on social media, there have been protested like this one. >> let's bring the change we want. and an organizing page on facebook. schools swim meets have become statements. and at every protest, students quote the words of pope francis, asking who am i to judge. >> to have this kind of love and support is incredible. >> the school has held weekly damage control meetings with parents, faculty, and alumni. local news media have covered every development,s and a a tame of east side high has gone national, other stories have come to light of at least six gay teachers in other cities. who at lost their jobs in

catholic schools after getting married. >> love always wins. >> at this protest two, weeks ago, alumni and activists marched to the headquarters of the seattle average diocese to deliver a petition signed by more than 20,000 people. demanding that arch bishop reinstate him. >> we beg you to make a positive statement regarding god's unconditionallal love for all persons now working in our local catholic institutions. the arch bishop came do the door to meet the protestors and accept the petition. >> ultimately the school decided it has to be faithful to its mission as a catholic school. and the arch diocese supports the school board and the administration in its decision. >> how does this square up with what the pope says about gays? >> job know phone francis

has reminded us of the limitless mercy of god. as catholic swrez a responsible to live the fullness of catholic teaching, and that includes our teaching on traditional marriage. >> critics point out that the school and the average diocese are not equalingly enforcing other catholic teachings. last week the principal resigned, many say that's not enough to end the controversy. and friday, is d day, supporters of mr. z are urged to wear one of the school colors, orange, and at 1:00 p.m. eastern time, to take a moment and stand up for mr. z. >> if the student can voice strong enough, then this can carry, and that's what started this and continue canning to propel this. >> the kids have been fantastic. i am so proud, and so

honored of the students there. we will be in charge of recall of this. and we with will be able to make this change. high school students challenging the church in the name of equality. he won't say if he will go to court to get his job back, but he has retained legal council. in the meantime, he is working to prevent what happened to him from happening to others. through a foundation he set up to promote gender equality and tolerance. >> a first national television interview, very fascinating. cherry picking which values they are going to adhere to. >> it is clear, the explanation is that sister mary tracy was speaking from frustration. but she said to him, okay, be eat divorce and then the school will probably pay for a commitment ceremony. so it's okay if you are

with your partner, okay if you have a commitment ceremony, not okay if you do what the state of washington and many other states have said is legal. which is mary your same sex partner. >> a tsunami of states. were you suburb prized by students reactions to this. this has been going on for many many days. >> more than a month. it survived the christmas break, and i think there was some hope that student attention would drift elsewhere, and they are continuing to keep it going. they are empassioned, they feel very strongly. one thing they have said repeatedly is one of the standards that they pride they want on is teaching values of tolerance, and equality. and those are things that they are bringing to their protest. and they recognize that they are challenging the is that curse quo. >> i want to ask you

about this disconnect, the students and the administrators are totally on opposite ends on that, this is not just happening there, we are seeing that with a lot of youth right now that are in catholic schools? >> there's no question about it. if you look at the polling data, of young people, the overwhelming support like 70% of young millen i wills are in favor of gay marriage. there's a tsunami of young people coming, and as they age, and the older people die, the support for gay marriage is going to be overwhelming and it is going to become defactor. it is going to become law in more and more states. so this is -- on the horizon. >> this is the catholic church, very concerned about trying to keep people in the pughs?

the numbers are flat or going down in some areas so when you have young people that are just feeling disillusions how do you expect to keep them going to church in the future? >> well, it's clear that this is a big issue with young people. unlike people of my generation, they all have young friends that where gay. they see television programs on where there are gay couples who they identify with. you know, my generation didn't experience that. we now find out that many of our friends were gay, but it was all kept in the closet. when you know one who is gay, it changes your attitude on a lot of these issues. your generation wrestles with another issue and that was divorce. absolutely. that's absolutely the case.

in the 50's, if the catholic teacher got divorced and remarried, he or she could lose their job. the bishops no longer fight over that. the bishops no longer push that. and you know they are still against divorce. unless people go through a complicated annulment process, you can't get remarried. we with don't fire teachers that get divorced, we don't necessarily fire teachers if we know they are living with someone. on many of these issues the church's practice like the u.s. army, don't ask, don't tell. what becomes problematic for bishops is when these things become very visible, as they do through a wedding ceremony. >> we have certainly seen pope francis, at least make some suggestion that the catholic church is

moving on this issue a little bit, but there is really no policy change up? >> well, i think what pope francis wants to emphasize, the first words out of a someone's mouth when they meet a gay person is god loves you. and the second thing is, we love you. not a judgmental approach. not telling the person you are instringicly disorders, not using that kind of language, but wanting to embrace the person and dell them that god loves them and god's compassion. then we can have a, have, but if the first words out of our mouths are judgmental, then i think we are lost. >> and still, you cannot get married in the catholic church. >> no, i don't think that that's going to happen.

the national catholic reporters with with that first nationally televised interview, thank you so much. >> well, tonight we want to follow up on a story we reported where there's more to it. last week america tonight growing efforts by schools to crack down on parent whose seek a better education for their children by popping the boundaries of school districts. we told you about the garcia family, accused of stealing an education. for keeping their five-year-old daughter enrolled in a school outside the district where they live, they were facing a possible seven years in prison. he got handcuffs with a leather belt. we went to jail, we intent a couple of hours in jail. >> hamlet garcia, a cuban

immigrant, married a ukrainian immigrant in 1998, they were having marital issues and alyssia moved out of their home in philadelphia, with their daughter. they moved in with alyssia's father, a homeowner in nearby montgomery county. she enrolled in kindergarten at pine road elementary. the garcias say they reconciled and alyssia moved back to philadelphia. they decided to let her finish the school year in montgomery county, that's when the trouble began. >> the school district contacted us, in april and said there's a problem with your residency. so we came in to meet with the principal. >> and what happened? >> she kept insisting that i never lived there and she is turning the -- us to the police. >> the superintendent wouldn't talk to us, but she made gal on her threat, and turned the

case over to police. the garcias say they were cooperating showing mail, alyssia voter registration, and other proof that she was living in montgomery county. >> we haven't heard anything for maybe a month. and then in august, he called us and said that we have a choice to turn ourselves or he was putting out a warrant. >> what was going through your mind while they were fingerprinting you and processing you. >> disgust. >> disgusting to everything, everything come to my aide disgusting. >> i was in disbelief this is happening in america over education, a five-year-old child. >> according to court documents the school district had identified at least ten families who lad illegally enrolled their the same year.

so far the only family being prosecuted is the garcias. >> the garcia family to make an example to make sure that everybody try this can happen to you. >> it is an interesting phrase you use, to cross the border. >> that's the way they treated philadelphia citizens in montgomery county. >> we are talking about philly, canada. >> yeah. well mrs. a line where they don't want people to cross. this week the case was resolved. they pled guilty to a lower offense of lying to the school district. he told members of the media he had done nothing wrong, and he agreed to the deal to avoided a bigger sentence. he said i would like to thank oarages tis system, which is not perfect, and can destroy lives by making mistakes by wrongful prosecution of families.

but when you live in a democratic county, you will have a chance to fight. coming up next, the operation that is aiming to rid the nation of undocumented and unsuspected immigrants. the terrifying program next.

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life... >> killing the messenger on al jazeera america involving immigrantm families and a new deportation initiative. after hurricane katrina devastated new orleans, many immigrant families answered the call to help rebuild the city. but now they say they are being unjustly targeted. what administration officials call an effort to deport certain criminals. what they are calling an indpis rim 90 stop and frisk program.

josh has the story. >> fault lines travel to exam the impact of deportations. obama has ensured is using discretion in it's deportation efforts. >> we are focusing our limited resourced on violent offenders and as a result, we have inceased the removal of criminals by 70%. we heard that ice has been operating a new program called carry, it stands for criminal, alien, removal initiative. carry is focused on immigrants "pose a serious threat to the community."

it is a small terrifying effect, so go into a grocery store and take as few people. >> she has been piecing together the impact on immigrant families. >> is there a suspicious? this isn't associated with any other crime? >> we heard from the testimonies we have been gathering is that literally people -- the ice agents will go into apartment complexes bible studies, anyone who looks latino, sometimes they ask questions. sometimes they just handcuff people. fingerprint them, and they have any sort of minor record or any previous immigration history they take them into custody. >> in represent as shift for new orleans. >> after hurricane katrina, a lot of day

laborers came to help rebuild the city, help do roofing work, demolition work, this really basically clean up the streets and get people back in their homes. >> at the workers center for racial justice, immigrants fighting deportation bath tore share stories. the centers collaborating with the deportation movement called not one more to help plan a response to the program. >> what we are starting today is from new orleans, a real live resistence to president obama deportation program. this is how it is playing out in new orleans. >> what we have been seeing and what people have been living with for the past six months in new orleans, is a

different kind of enforcement, it is a new wave of enforcement that is rooted in communities. >> investigators for the worker center told us that they have documented hundreds of stories of these raids. >> what this program called carry dares to do is to create teams or task forces with local law enforcement they are approaching people who look latino. they are handcuffing them, and then they are subjecting them to fingerprints. >> uncovered the carry program and some case file documents. >> it is not normally given to people, so we think emay have been accidental talk. >> what she found she says appears to be a blueprint for

collaboration, phone local law enforcement and ice officials that launched nationwide in 2012. >> when we see ice vehicles driving around predominately latino areas of town, arresting people, and continuing to drive the vans around until they fill them up that's not targeted enforcement that's racial profiling. in november, the community took their ainge tore the streets and cities across the country. >> this protest culminated in a block kate of rush hour traffic for three hours. behind me another truck is trying to make it

through, and proit is tors have put themselves in front of it. to protestors believe that obama turned owant they called an immigration dragnet, and he can turn it off. they just started their first arrest. the crowd is calling for obama to listen. they say the immigration system is broke and there should be a notorious on deportations until it is fixed. for an undocumented immigrant being arrested even for a million dollars is a dangerous act. especially considering obama's focus on deporting criminals. ice revised an on camera interview. >> okay. >> but the day after the protest they agreed to talk to us on the phone. >> how are you?

>> ice official asked for his name not to be used if someone with no other criminal record gets arrested and protesting ice policies does that move them into a priority category now that they have been arrested for something. >> that's a good question, let me check on that. i mean in general, my gut would be yes. >> in an email ice officials stated they target specific violent criminals but we wanted to ask them about allegations that latino communities are being profiled. >> what tells them that an individual is -- like this is they check out. >> this is an area that genuinely in good faith, i understand how people with misinterpret it. we know has a violent criminal conviction, that we have information that they are working at this

grocery store we are talking about. we scan people in the area, because that makes sense, we want to make sure there's nobody else there that may be a violent criminal, but they are only taken if they have those mitigating factors. >> just to be clear, by scan, he means handcuff, and fingerprint. >> so people have been out in the parking lot, and as they are walking out, there's a laundromat across the corner. the problem with that is that ice law enforcement officers are not permitted constitutionally to create latino person dragnet and arrest everyone fingerprint them and decide who they want to remove that's exactly what the constitution prohibited. >> while fought linacre respond denneds in studio with us tonight. i want to follow up on the last part of that. what happens for a parent is in the grocery store with their children? >> absolutely.

and, in fact, we have a story today about a guy who was picked up and he was put in the back of the van and driven around for six hours while they went with and found other people, they stopped for snacks according to him. so he is shackled in three different places six hours waiting to get to the station, and he was supposed to be picking up his kid, and couldn't tell his wife that he couldn't go pick up the kid. >> how is this not racial profiling in. >> absolutely, particularly the people there, because it's only really happening in latino neighborhoods. and i did ask, if they go into a hispanic grocery store, and i am standing there and they decide to scan as they say, the other people, will i be detained and made to be fingerprints and the answer was oh no, not you. but he couldn't tell me i wouldn't fit in, when others would. so when they say they scan them, they are doing them a favor, it is convenient for the people because they don't have to take them downtown to finger print them.

but what it really means is if they have intelligence on one person, they can get everyone else that looks hispanic, handcuff them, take them to the van and keep them there until they run their fingerprints on these mobile machines and wait for that come back, if anything problems if they got arrested for civil disobedience, even civil stuff, like a prior deportation, then they are detained. >> how forthcoming has the government been about this program? it is funded with u.s. taxpayer dollars are you getting all the information? >> absolutely not. we only found out about this in october. from the very same individual i was speaking about before. in that paperwork, it said he was picked up on the carry initiative, but nobody knew what it was. so we have been in the process of finding out more information about

it, the aclu in georgia and they produced documents dating back to may of 2012. essentially they are telling the station at the time that hey, you are not making your numbers from the year before, redirect all your assets to doing this. to getting more people in, and here is the strategy and we believe that was with the program. >> and that's always a sticky situation that get as lot of people in trouble, when you start talking about quote teas and numbers. all right, that's faulted line's correspondent with us tonight. >> thank you. >> well, his full report, the deported america's immigration battle will air friday at 9:30 eastern right here on am al jazeera america.

with can do about that really. if there's extradition laws in place, that they can get around, again, that's stuff that is out of our control. >> amanda is upset. we were all just shocked, and i think upset, but we are all ready to fight too. >> 90 days from now the judges will submit a report, detailing how they came to this verdict. additionally, they will have to explain how the evidence weighed in on their decision. knox's lawyer say they will appeal to the street, putting this in

sort of a judicial ping-pong. so what exactly does this guilty verdict mean for amanda knox? we turn to mary fan. also a former federal prosecutor, mary, what is next in this case. >> well, lawyers in italy are certainly going to appeal, as you have indicated and the italians will have to consider whether or not to request extradition now, or wait until the outcome of the appeal. based on what you have seen so far, will the u.s. go along with that request? >> one hopes there will be diplomacy. and given up thes and downs of this case, the good thing, the wise thing would be to wait.

>> i think it is very confusing to people that are observing this from home. watching this play on their televisions it seems like there's another trial all the time, is this typical for the italian justice system? >> you teach a class cross boarder criminal law, here in the country we have a very strong motion about double jeopardy, does that aplay? then what it is like here in the u.s.? >> it is a good question, the u.s. has a very strong motion, of double jeopardy enshrined in with our constitution as well as our national culture. this is not the motion of double jeopardy we see in many systems in the world. it is quite astonishes to

americans that the prosecution can appeal an acquittal. and put defendant through the trauma, the stress, of another retrial. after an acquittal. but the prosecution can appeal acquittals and many other jurisdictions in the world. >> if there is an appeal, will there be whole another trial, or will they tackle individual aspects? i would point able to predict what will happen when it comes to the appeal. will it be sent to another court, for retrial, or not. >> we will have to wait and see. >> and because this case has been so extremely unpredictable, law professor also a former federal prosecutor, thank you so much for joining us. >> coming up next, life's most basic necessity

water. why many west virginiaians still can't drink it. three weeks later.

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war on america's richest 1%, why the empire's most wealthy are striking back. and a truly underground artist, we will go incite the fascinating world of cave digger. well it's now been three weeks since the elk river well caleak, and many residents are still afraid to use their tap water for drinking. cooking and bathing. last night, more than 100 people gathered for a town hall, to voice their concerns and try to get answers about the safety of their water. what they got were a lot of new concerns. >> the long tore water stays in the distribution system, the more conversion there is. and the more dangerous compounds so if you are out in the outlying areas or on a tank that the water stays in for a longer period of time you will be exposed to many of those chemicals.

yes, ma'am, they are talking about a more exposure. officials recommended a flushing technique, but some are still reporting skin problems and other health concerns after drinking or bathing with it. now experts are concerned that the chemicals might be breaking down into other toxic materials. this week a martial university environmental engineer testified that he found cancer causing formaldehyde in a local statement. now the state department called that claim totally unconstitutional founded and other experts are questioning his methodology. whether they are valid residents are still concerned that the short and long term consequences of this spill have simply not been addressed. president obama kid mention the west virginia water crisis, ascian that the rest of the country may be moving on. but my next guest does not have that luxury. joining me tonight, is

kirk lund grin, he is a resident who is still waiting for some answers, i understand your wife is pregnant, you must be ex-freely concerned? >> yes, yes i am. it's not that we are scared to use the water, we are still told by the cdc, and even my wife's doctors that pregnant woman should not be using this at all. >> is she using it at all to bathe or what are you doing to stay clean? >> she take as bath with with bottled water, rinses off, and about one every four or five days we drive 30 miles away so we with can take a shower at the ymca. >> it is my understanding you are working two jobs, how much has this crisis cost you? i can only imagine how much you are spending in bottled water alone. >> when you factor in the bottle water costs the traveling expenses to go get water or go find clean food, the fact that you can't really cook at home, is conveniently as

you used to be able to, you have to go out to restaurants that are using safe water a lot more. the expense is really add up. yes, they do. >> tell me about the letter you wrote to president obama? >> the letter i wrote to president obama was just out of frustration. and it was an attempt to get this back into a discussion, because a lot of the country has heard that our water has been deemed safe. and it's not. and because of that it is still very much a real part of our lives and a lot of people don't realize that, justin beiber gets arrest and there's a traffic jam in new jersey, and we quickly fall out of the national spot lite. >> i can only imagine, if they are telling people that are pregnant, or with with compromised immune systems former federal prosecutor you are a healthy individual, you must be reluctant to do so. >> i am pretty healthy.

i try. and i don't want to use it. it scares you when you don't know what the long term effects are, you don't know rein studies that have been done, and the only study i do know from eastman chemicals msds shows that there are changes on the white blood cells which is actually a scary fact. when that's the only thing we know only thing we know that has been shown as a human effect. >> let me ask you this, if this had happened in stay a major area, like new york city, or los angeles, do you think the attention would still be on this issue verses it being in west virginia? >> well, of course. it's a very -- the problems that we have down here in west virginia with regulation, and epa standards go back through the history of west virginia with for a long long time. and it's a double edged sword down here. where more regulation equal less jobs and less jobs equals less money.

and in a state that is more at the bottom of the list when it come comes toe wealthiest states that become as real problem. >> well, kirk, i can tell you america tonight will stay on ton of this story, thank you so much for shaying the very latest for us, from west virginia tonight. >> thank you very much, you have a great evening. >> lap

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welcome back. finally tonight some 164 million people are expected to watch the super bowl this sunday. seven it is abrim spot for companies. are the gold standards but one ad the super bowl rejected. featuring scarlet johansen is generating a different kind of buzz.

america tonight take as look at the clash between celebrity endorsements and their humanitarian work. >> like most actors my real job is saving the world. >> it may look like any number of advertisements featuring a hollywood celebrity. it has a little pop and fizz, a little glamour, but also a whole lot of controversy. soon after this ad for soda stream hit the air waves scarlet johansen ended her eight year ambassadorship with the aid group oxfam, siting a fundamental difference of opinion. soda stream a companies whose primary plant here in an israeli settlement has come under heavy criticism. they say products made in the occupy territory only serve to support the occupation. in a statement oxfam said that while it respected the independence, ox fan believes that businesses such as soda stream, that operate in settlements

further the on going poverty and denial of rights of the palestinian communities that we work to support. oxfam is opposed to all trade which can are illegal under international law. soda stream ceo says the mixed staff of more than 1200 israeli and pal tin january employees represent the possibility for peace in the region. this factory is a dream for both sides of this dilemma. because this factory is the model for peace, soda stream is showing every day what peace will look like, and proving every day that there can be and will be peace among our people. >> but palestinian officials don't see it that way. >> this factory is located on annexed and occupied palestinian land. this is a settlement, and settlements are in violation of international law. this factory is set up on

land stolen by force. if they want to set up bridges for peace, why don't they establish this factory in israel, and then employ palestinian workers. >> johansen join as long list of celebrities who paid deals have stirred controversy. >> from jennifer lopez's controversial concert, which has a poor human rights record to beyoncé giving a private performance for members of mom mar gaddafi's strong, celebrities have often crossed the line, actor george clooney has done a string of endorsements which is under fire for its labor practices. clooney says the ads are part of a larger strategy to finance his humanitarian work. in a statement he said most of the money i make on that commercials i spend, keeping a satellite over the boarder of north and south sudan to keep an eye on omar el bashir. i want the war criminal to have the same amount

of attention that i get i think that's fair. johansen highlight as modern day dilemma, when celebrity endorsement deals and activism clash. celebrities typically dominate headlines for stories like this, but what about the bigger picture, joining me from the world peace foundation, as executive director, thank you for joining us, what do you make of this situation involving scarlet johansen? >> i think what it does is it illustrates the limitations the shortcomings some of the basic contradictions analissing celebrities in the service of political causes and philanthropic causes. it is not as simple as these celebrities would like us to believe. >> give us an example of the shortcomings we have seen in the past and what kind of problems has that created. >> what tends to happen when you get a celebrity moving into a crisis, is

that the celebrity becomes the story. that glosses over the deep complexities of that problem. the response to theth l thought -- a few years later he admitted that the band aid style of don't ask difficult questions just give us the money, humanitarianism, wasn't going to solve the problems of poverty and hunger. >> but alex -- >> what did you admit here, would celebrities attached to these, the causes may go unknown, people may not hear about them in the maz public, because when it comes down to it, people are attracted to certain celebrities and want to hear what they have to say? >> well, it's certainly the case that the involvement of celebrities in charity work gives them an

enormous profile. but i think the balance has been lost. we have lost a lot of the deeper issues the deeper political issues that need to be addressed, if these problems are to be solved. get swept under the carpet, and many of the celebrities who get involved, get involved not ready to address the fact that there are some difficult and unpleasant questions. moral questions, political questions that they have to address, if they are to solve these. we see this for example with the role of celebrities in sudan. the celebrities are really shocked into silence when the people who they have been supporting, the good guys as it were, start fighting themselves in south sudan, and committing atrocities. what act the organizations themselveses in they are

eager, many of them, to go ahead and sign celebrities to they bear responsibility here? maybe they should say the celebrities should know more about their causes shouldn't those organization also be informing the celebrities? i think so. i think the organizations themselveses have the fundamental responsibility for this. because they enrest celebrities and often without looking into the deeper issues that will confront them. and quite often they allow the issues -- the fund raising and the profile to become the issue, to become the story. it becomes a market place for our attention for our dollar. often the cost of solving the problem they are trying to address. >> from the world peace foundation, thank you so much for joining us here. >> you are very welcome.

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