YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE Makes Its TV Debut; Airing Saturday, November 12th On Disney XD

(from left) Hovernyan, Nathaniel, Whisper and Nate - who have traveled back in time - are preparing to fight evil. (PRNewsFoto/LEVEL-5 abby Inc.)

YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE, the first English-language film based on the global phenomenon YO-KAI WATCH, will make its U.S. television debut on Saturday, November 12, LEVEL-5 abby Inc. announced today. 

The film, which recently received a limited theatrical run, features the voice talent of the hit show YO-KAI WATCH, currently airing its second season on Disney XD. YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE debuts at 9:00 AM ET/PT on Saturday, November 12 on Disney XD, and will have encore performances on Sunday, November 13 at 5:00 PM ET/PT and Monday, November 14 at 3:45 PM ET/PT.

YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE follows Nate Adams and his Yo-kai friends, Whisper and Jibanyan, as they're transported to the past to help Nate's grandfather, Nathaniel, battle evil Yo-kai and invent the Yo-kai Watch. YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE also introduces a new Yo-kai — Hovernyan, a floating blue cat who is Nathaniel's heroic companion. 

Cinema Blend calls the film "a fun and fast watch that makes for some entertaining excitement," and Anime News Network says YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE is "a funny and heartwarming comedy-adventure."

Nate and Hovernyan make for a formidable duo! (PRNewsFoto/LEVEL-5 abby Inc.)

To celebrate the film's TV debut, LEVEL-5 abby Inc. will make the second season of the YO-KAI WATCH animated series available for free on YouTube for a limited time. Starting with the first five episodes on Monday, November 14, episodes will be added throughout the month to the official YO-KAI WATCH YouTube channel, culminating on Wednesday, November 30. Each episode on the YouTube channel will also feature special QR codes that can be scanned into the best-selling new Nintendo 3DS games YO-KAI WATCH 2: Bony Spiritsand YO-KAI WATCH 2: Fleshy Souls, as well as codes for the iOS and Android apps YO-KAI WATCH Land™and YO-KAI WATCH Wibble Wobble™.

Fans will also be able to collect secret passwords hidden in each episode, which can be entered at the official YO-KAI WATCH website for a chance to enter a sweepstakes to win one of more than a thousand prizes, including exclusive Hovernyan "YO-MOTION" MEDALS. One grand prize winner will receive a prize package including, Nintendo 3DS games, Hasbro toys and a one-of-a-kind prize: a custom voice greeting from their favorite Yo-kai!  For more details on the sweepstakes, fans can visit the official YO-KAI WATCH website.

"We are thrilled that our amazing partners at Disney XD will be bringing YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE to television for all of our fans to enjoy," Yukari Hayakawa, Chief Operating Officer, LEVEL-5 abby Inc., said. "With the second season of the TV show, the best-selling new Nintendo 3DS games, our popular iOS and Android apps and now YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE, American YO-KAI WATCH fans have an entire world of hilarious, action-packed adventures to explore."

New episodes from the second season of YO-KAI WATCH are currently airing on Disney XD, every Saturday at 8:30 AM ET/PT. Immediately before the debut of YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE on Saturday, November 12, the premiere of the new episode "Whisper's Secret Past" explores the secret origins of Nate's beloved Yo-kai butler for the very first time.

Enter a sweepstakes to win one of more than a thousand prizes, including exclusive Hovernyan "YO-MOTION" MEDALS! (PRNewsFoto/LEVEL-5 abby Inc.)

About YO-KAI WATCH

YO-KAI WATCH™ is a cross-media universe, following the hilarious misadventures of an average human boy and his involvement with the mischievous Yo-kai (invisible beings that are the cause of life's daily annoyances) all around him. Our young hero obtains a special watch, empowering him to discover and summon the mysterious Yo-kai, befriend them and then work together to solve everyday problems… problems that are often caused by other trouble-making Yo-kai! Discover the adventures of Nate and his Yo-kai companions via video game, animated comedy series, comics, toys and video on demand. 

View full episodes on the official YO-KAI WATCH YouTube channel and visit the official website, as well as follow YO-KAI WATCH on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

SOURCE: LEVEL-5 abby Inc.

The Movie Trailer:

The World Vs Donald Trump

Dear friends,

The unimaginable has happened. President Trump. 

And worse, there are Trumps in every town. Threatening all our democracies. 

What's most important now is to build a global movement to stop them. You and over 2 million Avaazers have signed the open letter, below, from the world to Trump, and it's been covered across major media. Now it's a manifesto for the next 4 years -- one that will run as a full page ad in major papers and project onto Trump Tower in New York. 

Help it become an even more powerful message by sharing it widely:

Dear Mr. Trump, 

This is not what greatness looks like. 

The world rejects your fear, hate-mongering, and bigotry. We reject your support for torture, your calls for murdering civilians, and your general encouragement of violence. We reject your denigration of women, Muslims, Mexicans, and millions of others who don’t look like you, talk like you, or pray to the same god as you. 

Facing your fear we choose compassion. Hearing your despair we choose hope. Seeing your ignorance we choose understanding. 

As citizens of the world, we stand united against your brand of division. 

Sincerely, 

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Sometimes in the darkest moments the brightest lights shine. Let's make Trump a force that brings the world together, to fight for everything we love. With hope,  Loup Dargent On behalf of Ricken, Alice, Emma, Christoph and the whole Avaaz team.  PS - Here's a letter with some more thoughts on the moment we're in, and the plan going forward: We wanted to write from the heart about what just happened in the US, and what's happening around the world. The shock is justified - the most powerful nation in the world will be led by a breathtakingly ignorant, bigoted, violent, pathologically lying, sexually predatory, vengeful, authoritarian, corrupt reality TV star. Those aren't insults, they're facts. How is democracy coming to this? How do we deal with it? We want to offer 5 points: Acceptance - we can't wisely change anything about the world or ourselves if we don't first accept it. So take a deep breath, and let's face it. President Trump. And Trumpism striving for power in many of our countries. Holistic Evaluation - I can't find a better phrase for this idea, but our brains have a deep negativity bias. We are easily overwhelmed by fearful focus on the negative, and we make awful judgments when we are. This is how demagogues rise. We can't let it happen to us. So looking at the situation holistically, here's some reassuring points: He's not all-powerful - The US President faces many checks and balances from Congress, the constitution, the courts, his own party, and foreign leaders. He was recently a liberal! - Trump is dangerous, but not a maniac. He has praised Hillary Clinton and donated to her campaigns and many of his positions are more reasonable when you scrutinize them. "Building a wall" is just saying he will physically police the US border. It's distasteful, but not crazy. Much of his party opposed him because he wasn't conservative enough! He's tapped into legitimate concerns - Trump's supporters are not simply a racist ignorant mob. Polls show at least half are people who are well aware of his faults but are desperate for change, hate Hillary Clinton, and are willing to gamble on him. The "people" are not with him - Trump lost the popular vote in the election (he just won through the US's quirky 'electoral college' system). So don't think this was a landslide. Focused Alarm - now that acceptance and holistic evaluation ensure we're not freaking out unproductively, let's focus our concern where it most needs to be: Climate Change- Trump says it's a hoax and wants to tear up the Paris climate agreement. Climate Change threatens our species and we're running out of time - but IF we can make sure that world leaders don't slow down, but speed up, the US alone can't destroy us. The rest of the world will drive a clean energy revolution that will make renewable energy much cheaper than fossil fuels - the US will be forced to switch by simple economics. Fascism - we just don't know what kind of leader Trump is. Is he a Berlusconi, the Trump-like Italian billionaire Prime Minister who was outrageously corrupt and ridiculous but not a fascist? Or is he a Mussolini? We will have to watch like hawks and respond fast to the tell-tale signs of eroding the rule of law, rigging the electoral system, intimidating the media, or promoting hatred of some minorities. Terrorism and War - Trump's instincts in the campaign were to call for things like murdering the families of suspected terrorists and introducing widespread torture. This direction is a gift to ISIS and will fuel the global conflict with militant Islam. His ideas are mostly illegal, but we'll have to watch closely and push back hard - domestically and through US allies - if this erratic man-child uses the US military brutally. It's the Media Stupid - Despite ALL evidence to the contrary, the American public overwhelmingly sees Hillary Clinton as MORE dishonest and corrupt than Donald Trump. This, by itself, is the reason why Trump is president. And it's the media's fault. US network news devoted more time to coverage of Clinton's totally BS email scandal than TO ALL POLICY ISSUES COMBINED. One the one side, we have ruthlessly sophisticated partisan propaganda media pushing Trump, and on the other an 'impartial' media that chases fake scandals and ratings and suggests false equivalence between the sides in the name of appearing balanced. This is the dynamic that gave us Brexit as well. We desperately need a smarter media. Very few organizations campaign on this, and Avaaz needs to. This is a HUGE opportunity, let's rise to it - change doesn't happen in a steady, linear way. We human beings learn best from crisis and calamity. Our brightest lights emerge from our deepest darknesses. World War II gave us human rights and the United Nations. And the darknesses of Trumpism could help us build the most inspiring movement for human unity and progress the world has EVER seen, to not only beat back the Trumps in each of our countries, but to do so with a new, people-centered, high-integrity, inspiring politics that brings massive improvement to the status quo. Let's get to work on it :). With hope, and apologies for the long memo, Ricken and the Avaaz team.

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We Won't Let Donald Trump Destroy The Planet!

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Donald Trump has a murderous plan for our climate -- but we CAN stop him from killing the planet. Governments are meeting in Mexico to discuss how we can save nature and scientists have a plan to protect 50% of the planet that we can help win. 

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Dear friends,

As shocking as it feels, Donald Trump will now be president of the US and we know he has a murderous plan for the Paris Agreement on climate change -- but we CAN stop him from killing the planet.

Scientists are warning that two-thirds of our world’s animal species will have vanished by 2020 and humans are to blame. But they also say we can stop this war on nature if we put half the Earth under protection. If we succeed we’ll also save our best allies in the fight against climate change -- our forests and oceans!

Protecting 50% of our land and sea is possible if we do it wisely and fairly -- and it’s a beautiful response to President Trump who will do everything he can to roll back our progress on climate. Governments are about to meet in Mexico to discuss how we can save nature. Let's call on them to support this ambitious goal.

Join the global movement to save nature

Our forests and oceans are vital carbon sinks that help reduce the planet’s warming. But we are destroying them at an alarming rate and entire ecosystems are collapsing, threatening our own survival. We are interconnected - if one pillar starts crumbling, the whole house is shaking.

Governments are meeting for the first of 3 major summits to protect our planet’s ecosystems and they can move forward with this ambitious plan even without Trump’s support. The vast swathes of land and sea we can protect will help counter Trump’s climate choking policies. But our governments need to know their citizens want to see an ambitious goal. 

If we achieve this goal of protecting half the Earth, experts say we can save 80-90% of all species. And crucially, we can design it in a way that protects indigenous and other people who live in harmony with nature from exploitation and land grabs -- so it is essential this goal contains serious monitoring mechanisms that protect human rights. 

Let’s make biodiversity famous so our leaders are clear, like they are with climate, that their people overwhelmingly back this plan. Sign this petition for 50%, and keep building our pressure until we win! 

Join the global chorus, before the Earth falls silent

Our community campaigned for years to set the stage for the Paris climate deal. From spearheading marches in major cities, to flooding ministers with phone-calls and emails. Today, let’s take the first step towards a deal to defend all life on Earth. Let’s help heal our planet.

With hope,

Loup Dargent
On behalf of Iain, Danny, Lisa, Bert, Melanie, Fatima, Camille and the rest of the Avaaz team


MORE INFORMATION:

• World on track to lose two-thirds of wild animals by 2020, major report warns (The Guardian)
• Can the World Really Set Aside Half of the Planet for Wildlife? (Smithsonian Magazine)
• Sixth Wildlife Mass Extinction May Happen in 2020, Experts Say (Nature World News)

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Jason Mraz Joins Jackson Browne & Bonnie Raitt For Benefit Concert At #StandingRock

Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock (PRNewsFoto/Jackson Browne)

Jason Mraz joins Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt along with Joel Rafael, and the late John Trudell's band Bad Dog for a benefit concert on Sunday, November 27 for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.  

The concert will be held at Prairie Knights Pavilion in Fort Yates, ND. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased thru StarTickets by phone 800-585-3737, or online.

The concert is free for the Standing Rock community and Water Protectors. Next week, cards will be distributed to the Water Protectors in the camps and Standing Rock community that can be exchanged for complimentary tickets at the Casino box office.   

All gross proceeds from the concert public ticket sales will benefit the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in their efforts to halt the Dakota Access Pipeline and prepare the camps for winter.

Jackson Browne - Photo by Nels Israelson (PRNewsFoto/Jackson Browne)

"Just as we give thanks for our good fortune and the bounty of our lives as Americans, let us thank the Native people who are gathered here at Standing Rock to protect the natural world and defend our place in it," said Jackson Browne.

Bonnie Raitt (PRNewsFoto/Jackson Browne)

"I'm proud to be standing in support of the courageous and dedicated Water Protectors at Standing Rock. This movement is growing by the day with solidarity actions happening around the country, yet the media isn't covering it nearly enough. Our hope is that this concert will help bring more awareness and media attention to the issues being raised at Standing Rock, and to put pressure on The Obama Administration to halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline until protection of sacred sites is ensured," said Bonnie Raitt.

Jason Mraz (PRNewsFoto/Jackson Browne)

"This is a national emergency for both human rights and environmental protection. It is a call to peacefully demonstrate a need for compassion, new listening, and new technologies," said Jason Mraz.

Joel Rafael (PRNewsFoto/Jackson Browne)

 "As the struggle for human rights continues, thousands of people have gathered on the plains of North Dakota. In a time when we all must learn to better respect and honor the Earth, the Water Protectors are leading the way.  I am proud to support the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in their effort to halt the DAPL, and I urge President Obama to do everything in his power to help accomplish that," said Joel Rafael.

Those who can travel to North Dakota are invited to Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Prairie Knights Pavilion at 6:30 PM.  

For more information, and to contribute, please visit the Standing Sioux Rock Tribe websites at www.standingrock.org and www.rezpectourwater.com 

SOURCE: Jackson Browne

New eBook Helps Explain Why Millions of Voters Continue to Support Donald Trump

Moment of Truth: The 2016 Presidential Election (PRNewsFoto/Debo Ayeni)

The new eBook "Moment of Truth: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and the Voters Who Will Decide the Presidency" has just been released and helps explain the remarkable resiliency of Donald Trump's presidential bid by analyzing his and Hillary Clinton's policy proposals, by examining the American people's hopes and fears, and by scrutinizing President Obama's successes and failures during his time in office.

"Moment of Truth" weaves hard facts about the candidates into a fictional narrative in a way that one reviewer says "makes for an interesting and unique story centered on American politics." It was written to inform the public about the candidates' stances on various policy issues, to encourage people to vote, and to encourage the press to ask Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump specific questions that will improve the public's understanding of their beliefs, values, motivations, and policies.

Like the characters in "Moment of Truth," many Americans want to know if a vote for Hillary Clinton is a vote for four more years of marginal wage growth and an economy that is growing at historically low rates. 

Similarly, many Americans also want to know if a vote for Donald Trump is a vote for a reckless foreign policy, dangerous domestic policies, and increased racial tensions due to Mr. Trump's involvement in the birther movement, his controversial statements about immigrants, and his campaign pledge to build a wall between the United States and Mexico. 

The author hopes that in these final weeks leading up to the election, "Moment of Truth" will encourage the media to press the candidates on these and other important issues, so that the public has the information it needs to make an informed decision on Election Day. 

Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump (PRNewsFoto/Debo Ayeni)

"Moment of Truth: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and the Voters Who Will Decide the Presidency" can be found on Amazon and was written by Debo Ayeni, a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law and Maryland-based attorney.

SOURCE: Debo Ayeni

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"Common Sense" Critic Eyes Trump's Appeal

The Hegemony of Common Sense (PRNewsFoto/Looking Up Press)

It may seem that, by now, Donald Trump's presidential candidacy has been analyzed, and criticized, from every possible angle.  But many of his fans think the criticisms are unfair and that analysis is needless. They think Trump's tough talk is simply common sense.  That standpoint—the notion of "common sense"— is what Dean Wolfe Manders critiques in this lively discussion of popular sayings, proverbs, mottos, and catch-phrases—the distilled "common sense" of American working people, and the fertile seedbed of Trump's rise to national influence.

The Hegemony of Common Sense is a path-breaking synthesis, a unique contribution to the study of class and consciousness. In the flagship publication of Looking Up Press, Dean Manders brings critical theory to bear on the links between American popular sayings, ideology, and the daily dynamics of class domination. 

Displaying a rich intellectual palette, and a sharp critical agenda, The Hegemony of Common Sense explores the interior of common sense, the taken-for-granted and often contradictory ideas that saturate daily life, where they hide, in effect, in plain sight. This is the lived terrain of American democracy—the cultural grounds of Donald Trump's otherwise nearly opaque ascent.

The celebrated cultural historian and critic Howard Zinn says this about The Hegemony of Common Sense: the "book is enormously impressive, truly original as a work of political theory. I know of no other work that explores class and its relationship to popular consciousness in the thoughtful and incisive way you have done. You have clearly read widely among social theorists and drawn from them what is useful for your thesis. I welcome your book especially because there is such a mistaken idea, especially among European intellectuals, but also in this nation, about the apparent lack of class consciousness, the failure to see such consciousness manifested in many different ways. This failure has important consequences for political action, for any strategy for social change."

Dean Wolfe Manders received his BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MA and Ph.D. fromBrandeis University. He has previously published works in both the United States and Europe. He has taught extensively in the Boston and San Francisco Bay areas and at the International Peoples College in Helsingør,Denmark.

SOURCE: Looking Up Press

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