Beyond Bullets

Transmedia Storytelling at UnionDocs

stephanie — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:34:00 +0000

If you've ever been curious about transmedia storytelling, or you've never heard that word but you know there are all these new ways of telling stories on all these new devices and you wish you knew more about how to make use of these tools, now's the time to learn!

This Sunday, January 29th, our friends at UnionDocs are hosting Everything You Want to Know About Transmedia Storytelling But Are Afraid to Ask. They've got a terrific panel lined up to discuss how to navigate this new terrain, and we highly recommend attending!

WITNESS Video Advocacy Planning Toolkit

stephanie — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:11:49 +0000

Last fall, WITNESS launched an online Video Advocacy Planning Toolkit designed for activists who are interested in using video to support their cause. This in-depth, 12-chapter Toolkit is one of the most thorough, useful resources we've found to help support documentary advocacy.

LIFE Camp's NY Peace Week 2012

stephanie — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:37:43 +0000

Erica Ford, the non-stop peace activist from Queens, is at it again! She's gathering celebrities and advocates and teenagers from across the country to participate in NY Peace Week 2012, sponsored by her organization, LIFE Camp Inc, along with Russell Simmons and Deepak Chopra.

Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito's MLK Day Youth Fair

stephanie — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:04:15 +0000

We hope you can join us on Monday, January 16th in East Harlem for the MLK Day Youth For Change Conference. Sponsored by City Year and Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito's Youth Violence Task Force, the Youth for Change Conference will feature day-long, intensive workshops teaching the values and practices of nonviolence.

More details:

Monday, January 16th
11:00am-3:00pm
PS 96, East Harlem
216 E 120th St btw 2nd and 3rd Ave

From Thug to S.N.U.G.

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:59:49 +0000

By:

Ashley Young

Submitter's age:

City:

New York, NY

The Hip Hop Hood Report, Harlem Episode featuring Johnny de Mol.

Mayor Bloomberg's Young Men's Initiative

stephanie — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:13:32 +0000

In August 2011, Mayor Bloomberg announced a new initiative to support young African-American and Latino men, who face severe disadvantages when compared with their white peers in New York City.

Think About It

miles — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:58:33 +0000

By:

DCTV

City:

New York

One in a series of youth-produced, anti–gun violence PSAs made by students in DCTV's PRO-TV Program.

East Harlem Peace March on Friday, December 9th

stephanie — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:35:57 +0000

Join New York City Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito and residents of El Barrio/East Harlem for a peace march this Friday! The Council Member's office has been working tirelessly to prevent gun violence in their district, and now they're gathering the neighborhood together for some collective action.

Gather with them on the corner 116th Street & Madison Avenue at 5:30pm. The group will depart at 6:00pm. The march route follows Madison Ave south to 106th Street, then heads east toward 3rd Avenue, concluding on the corner of 106th & 3rd Avenue.

PRO-TV Needs Your Support

stephanie — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:30:24 +0000

PRO-TV, DCTV's renowned youth media training program, is in need of some new equipment. You can help us upgrade our equipment with a simple donation!

Learn more about our students and their work here. And you can donate online in seconds.

Your donation will go a long way, helping hundreds of teenagers learn how to make their own documentary films. That's quite a holiday gift!

Between the Bars

stephanie — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:08:47 +0000

We just discovered Between the Bars, a remarkable project that enables inmates from prisons across the country to publish blogs online. Because prisoners often have limited internet access, the site's directors accept handwritten or typed accounts, which they scan onto their website. The public can comment on the blogs, and Between the Bars shares all comments with the blogs' writers.