These days I am really into getting the word out about good things. It is a little scary to put myself out there, but I just want to let people know about good things. Here are two projects that people I know are involved in. You should check them out.
1. The first one is at least worth a click. A guy I know, Daniel, who taught with Teach for America with me in Phoenix is part of a project to encourage people to express their opinion of the president by making a doll. It is clearly left leaning, as am I (shock!), but I think it'd be great if some Bushies make pro-Bush dolls too and sent them in. Check it out: www.wethepeopleunited.org
2. Kira Jones Orange is a classmate of mine. Philip and I are having a fundraiser for a film she's making. Here's the story:
Right Quick Productions was founded in Baton Rouge Louisiana by public school educator and filmmaker Kira Orange Jones in order to create a forum for students' diverse voices and perspectives. Their mission is to bridge the gap between unheard voices and informed social action. They do this by creating documentary works and media curricula that have the capacity to engage, inspire and educate audiences towards social action.
To this end, directly inspired by the youth impacted by Hurricane Katrina, Right Quick Productions is producing a media initiative called "I'm Still Alive: Youth Voices Impacted by Katrina". We intend to capture reflections of race, class and catastrophe in the wake of hurricane Katrina from youth who have survived the storm itself, but who will feel its aftereffects for years to come. Over the course of the next three months, we will interview and record the experiences of 150 youth who have migrated to other cities and are building their lives in Baton Rouge, Massachusetts, and San Antonio. We are also in the process of developing a secondary curriculum that enhances the video and provides a visceral and educational experience for secondary students across this country that calls for future civic action.
She still needs money to fund the rest of the production of the film. If you can give, please do.
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