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By Any Media Necessary: Mapping Youth and Participatory Politics

Laughter For A Change Workshop @ Koreatown Youth and Community Center

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Contents of this tag:
1. Vant to Skype Vid Me?
2. 19th Century Reforms: Crash Course US History #15
3. Batman Welcomes Ramadan
8. ASK A SLAVE Ep 3: You Can't Make This Stuff Up
13. Accio Books: LeakyCon Edition
15. Fuck Cancer + Funny or Die Present: Touching Ourselves!
17. Gathering Storm Spoof
20. The Best Parody of NOM's "Gathering Storm" Ad
21. Buffy vs Edward: Twilight Remixed -- [original version]
22. ASK A SLAVE Ep 5: Two Sides to Every Coin
23. A Gaythering Storm
24. Blurred Lines Parody Defined Lines Swaps Genders | What's Trending Now
25. Vote NO on Prop 8
26. Social justice through parody NWP Albert is an Economics teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here describing a lesson plan he created for students to engage with social issues through parody and activism by using some of the media examples he found on the By Any Media Necessary web resource. He talks about moving beyond concepts of supply and demand by infusing his economics classes with social justice themes that students are receptive to, and talks about how part of his course asks students to think about the implications of globalization on poverty. He explains his process of looking through media examples on the site that discuss social issues through parody, draws inspiration from a DREAMer video that speaks to healthcare for millions of undocumented immigrants, and talks about using these kinds of videos as a springboard to bring to light these and other social issues. Connecting it to his lesson plan, he will have students create a parody around a social issue they choose, helping them to think about what they can do with the current situation, spaces, and resources they have.
28. UndocuCribs
29. No on 8 PSA: CONSTITUTION
32. But we're speaking Japanese!　日本語喋ってるんだけど
33. No on 8 PSA: FAMILY (Molly Ringwald)
35. No on 8 PSA: NO vs YES
37. No on 8 PSA: MARGARET CHO & SELENE LUNA
38. "Prop 8 - The Musical" starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly,
39. Undocucribs: Episode 2
40. Weathering the Storm (Response to NOM Gathering Storm)
42. I hate the Hijab!
Contents of this tag:
2. Vant to Skype Vid Me?
5. 19th Century Reforms: Crash Course US History #15
8. "FA$T CA$H: Easy Credit & the Economic Crash" - (Music Video by Dorian Electra)
9. MOVE: Invisible Children's new film from the creators of KONY 2012
10. #BYP100 Responds to George Zimmerman Verdict
11. Batman Welcomes Ramadan
13. George Carlin remix - Save the Trees
16. Capitol Hill Day with The Can Kicks Back
17. The INFORM Act: Facing the Facts, Not Kicking the Can
21. Talks@Google: Wajahat Ali - From Chaiwallah to Playwright
25. ASK A SLAVE Ep 3: You Can't Make This Stuff Up
26. Blank Noise: HOT NEWS/ TAAZA SAMACHAR
32. I'm in Love with Friedrich Hayek by Dorian Electra ( Official Music Video)
33. Lily Myers - "Shrinking Women" (CUPSI 2013)
34. Reading Rainbow Remixed | In Your Imagination | PBS Digital Studios
36. CAFAM Granny Squared: 14,000 squares
40. "Fear the Boom and Bust" a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem
42. CAFAM Granny Squared: did you know?
43. Official Trailer: We Cause Scenes
47. How To Change the World
48. To All My DREAMheads
51. Ron Finley: A guerilla gardener in South Central LA (TED Talk)
53. Caine's Arcade
55. 2013 Fourth Estate Summit (Invisible Children)
58. Caine's Arcade 2: From a Movie to a Movement
62. Roll With The Flow by Dorian Electra ( Official Music Video )
64. About Yarn Bombing Los Angeles
65. Why I Can't Go to LeakyCon
69. Hacktivism: Political Hacking's Global Reach, From Scientology to Wikileaks to the Arab Spring
70. Understand the Sequester (Spoiler: It's Bananas.)
72. Urban Letters by Yarn Bombing Los Angeles
77. UndocuQueer Manifesto
78. InterOccupy, Occupy Sandy Meeting 11-18-12 (raw footage)
80. Kait Rokowski - "How To Cure a Feminist"
82. Food is Free Project Plants a Community Garden in the Street SXSW
83. ASK A SLAVE Ep 5: Two Sides to Every Coin
85. Accio Books: LeakyCon Edition
86. A MOVEABLE MOSQUE - Deena's Footsteps Through Prayer
87. Black And Yellow - AnCap Remix
88. Food is Free Project: Open-Source Front-Yard Community Gardens
92. A Gaythering Storm
96. Food is Free Backstory
97. Hack for Change: National Day of Civic Hacking-2014
100. Books on FIRE
102. Coming out of the Shadows - Dream Activist Philadelphia
103. Gathering Storm Spoof
105. No Justice No Peace: California's Battle Against Police Brutality & Racist Violence
108. 20 Condoms
110. Part 1 DC DREAM Act National Graduation
112. The Best Parody of NOM's "Gathering Storm" Ad
114. Buffy vs Edward: Twilight Remixed -- [original version]
116. Fuck Cancer
121. UndocuQueer Manifesto
124. Fuck Cancer + Funny or Die Present: Touching Ourselves!
127. Supply & Demand Rap: WE GOT IT 4 CHEAP by Dorian Electra ( Official Music Video ) Uploaded on Dec 12, 2011 This song was created to enter the Supply and Demand Video Contest sponsored by Fayetteville State University's Hackley Endowment. We are students at Shimer College and Northwestern University. Made by: Dorian Electra & Neil Lokken Music by: Matt Kawahara Special Thanks: Lynn Hong, Bryan Maddox, Robin Babb, Allison Savage, Allon Libermann, Rachel Davison. LYRICS: Yo. We got it 4 cheap And we're tryin to be supplyin So we got to compete. OH. And we try to understand The laws we all cant help but follow called: SUPPLY AND DEMAND If I'm sellin somethin Here's what I got to know To ensure my sales be bumpin If we raise the price, fewer people be buyin If we push that price down low, customers be multiplyin It's not to simple just to sell it for cheap You got to cover your costs Ya tryna make ends meet Say we were forced to keep our price way down. LOW Our goods become more scarce become the talk of the town. OH If the law won't let us respond in turn by raising our money PRICE Then our lovely customers will have to pay the price in non- monetary costs such as waitin in line On day when you could be HUSTLIN and now you wastin yo time So when the prices are fixed costs remain, don't fall for tricks That extra cost don't disappear It just shift from here to here You got dem long long lines? Wait a sec, shorty, that ain't right UHM. SHORTY DAT LOOK LIKE A SHORTAGE SHORTY, SHORTY DAT LOOK LIKE A SHORTAGE Ooo. When dat price so low So they be rushin to da store tramplin one another to DA FLOOR uh Ya get it? It's about supply and demand. Ya get it? Yyeeaaaaaaaaahhhhh Yes sir, sir yes, what about a surplus? Yes sir, sir yes, what about a surplus? When you got leftover GOODS on your HANDS Cos the quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded Yo. We got it 4 cheap And we're tryin to be supplyin So we got to compete. OH And we try to understand The laws we all cant help but follow called: SUPPLY AND DEMAND
131. The Can Kicks Back
139. Rebel Music: Native America | Frank Waln Performs "My Stone"
145. Liberty in North Korea: Rescue Campaign
146. Coders Early Love For Technology | American Express | #PassionProject
150. Black Girls Code - Coders Early Love For Technology | American Express | #PassionProject
151. Why We Rise
158. Brave New Voices Finals - Los Angeles "Shots Fired"
165. Food is Free Project: How to Build a Raised Wicking Bed!
172. Get Lit: WHAT DO THE TEACHERS THINK?
179. UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident, Four Perspectives
181. Get Lit: WHAT IS A BLITZ?
182. Social justice through parody NWP Albert is an Economics teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here describing a lesson plan he created for students to engage with social issues through parody and activism by using some of the media examples he found on the By Any Media Necessary web resource. He talks about moving beyond concepts of supply and demand by infusing his economics classes with social justice themes that students are receptive to, and talks about how part of his course asks students to think about the implications of globalization on poverty. He explains his process of looking through media examples on the site that discuss social issues through parody, draws inspiration from a DREAMer video that speaks to healthcare for millions of undocumented immigrants, and talks about using these kinds of videos as a springboard to bring to light these and other social issues. Connecting it to his lesson plan, he will have students create a parody around a social issue they choose, helping them to think about what they can do with the current situation, spaces, and resources they have.
183. Race & Higher Education - HANGOUT with us, #ITooAmHarvard, #BBUM, and the UCLA Black Bruins TODAY!
186. A Quick Guide to Understanding Immigration Reform
190. Get Lit Promo PBS Video
191. Teaching Teachers NWP Nicole Mirra, teacher educator, scholar, and member of the UCLA Writing Project, talks about encouraging pre-service teachers to incorporate the teaching of civic and media literacy skills in their classrooms. Using examples from the BAM resource and through sharing her lesson planning and scaffolding documents and processes, she demonstrates how she incorporates these themes in her own teaching. She also makes the case for the value of this kind of work and connects these practices to common core state and national standards.
192. The Raise Up Project: RaiseUpProject.org http://www.raiseupproject.org/Raise Up is an online hip hop and spoken word competition for youth ages 15-22. Youth who enter are asked to speak on the national high school drop out crisis. Five individual winners will each receive a $5,000 educational scholarship and a trip to Washington DC to perform at the Kennedy Center on September 28. One group piece will also be selected to receive a $2,500 award. #RaiseYourVoice & #RaiseTheRate at RaiseUpProject.org Follow us @RaiseUpProject on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook
193. #AfterTheHashTag - Race on College Campuses
198. Crisis of Distrust: Police and Community in Toronto A Policing Literacy Initiative Production. This documentary explores the issue of 'carding' in Toronto and distrust between police and community. Featuring Deputy Chief Peter Sloly of the Toronto Police Service, Jim Rankin of the Toronto Star Dr. Scot Wortley of University of Toronto, Gary Newman of Breaking the Cycle, Noa Mendelsohn Aviv of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and members of the Policing Literacy Initiative, among others.
200. Get Lit Player Emerita Maia Mayor performing her original poem "Perfect"
201. "Brown VS. Board of Education" by Brandon Santiago (Raise Up Project)
203. "Home Invasion": Vote NO on Prop 8
204. 33
209. The complete package NWP Albert is an Economics teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here talking about various ways he could incorporate the digital media examples, workshops, conversation starters, and media making resources he found through the By Any Media Necessary (BAM) web resource into his lessons and curriculum. Speaking from experience as a teacher who already seeks to incorporate creative use of digital media into this classrooms, he also talks about how different aspects of the BAM resource can help students think even more critically and engage with creative and maker practices that they are passionate about.
210. Get Lit: WHAT IS THE CLASSIC SLAM?
211. Bringing the Noise '15 - Caitlyn
213. Rebel Music: Native America | Nataanii Means Performs "Genocide"
214. "Prop 8 - The Musical" starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly,
221. Standards and Cellphones NWP Kate is a 10th grade Language Arts teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here discussing administrative and structural barriers to working with cellphones and other kinds of digital media and technology in classrooms, and ways to legitimize and work around barriers to doing this kind of work for teachers at her school and elsewhere.
222. Get Lit Promo 2013 Video
223. BLACK GIRLS CODE SERIES EP #2: Miami
224. Bringing the Noise '14: José Vadi
225. Rebel Music: Native America | Official Trailer
228. Rachel Rostad - "To JK Rowling, from Cho Chang" (CUPSI 2013 Finals)
229. Demonstrators 'disrupt' STL symphony singing a 'Requiem for Mike Brown'
230. Orphans vs. Empires: Andrew Slack at TEDxYouth@SanDiego
233. 10th graders in Watts NWP Kate is a 10th grade Language Arts teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here describing the neighborhood and community context that situates her lesson plan about vehicles of protest as a response to trauma. She starts by describing the everyday lived realities of her students, the disconnect between what the district requires them to read and learn in their classes, and how she has reframed canonical books to be more responsive to students who live in communities like Watts, and how this kind of lesson can be identified with everywhere. She uses Lord of the Flies as an example of how she reframed the book characters’ experiences to talk about trauma, violence, limited resources, and support and help seeking practices.
234. "THE CORNER" - Jose Vadi {The Bigger Picture Project} "How far do we have to slip before we end this edible misery and rewrite our recipe?"In THE CORNER, directed by Jamie DeWolf, José Vadi speaks about how local communities have greater accessibility to fast food restaurants and corner stores, which increases their risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Youth Speaks and UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations are leading the campaign against Type 2 Diabetes with our new project, The Bigger Picture. Raise your voice TODAY!http://www.TheBiggerPicture.org http://www.twitter.com/BigPicCampaign
235. Frank Waln - AbOriginal
236. Response To Critiques of "To JK Rowling, From Cho Chang"
239. There's no reason anyone can't do it NWP Albert is an Economics teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here talking about pushing the boundaries to work within the system as a social justice educator, the learning process of becoming a teacher, and learning how to incorporate digital media into lessons. At the end of this clip, he says, “If we can do it in South Central at a school that’s going through crazy transformations, and students can get into these amazing projects, there’s no reason why anyone can’t do it.”
240. Raise Up - Get Lit Players Raise Up - by Get Lit Players. Youth Speaks, in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage, present an evening to celebrate the winners of the national spoken word competition designed to foster discussion among young people and adults about the challenges and opportunities students face as they strive to stay on the path to graduation. Hosted by D.C. hip-hop artist Gabriel “Asheru” Benn, the program will feature performances from each of the five winners, plus an appearance by DJ Questlove and Black Thought, NPR’s Glynn Washington, and Hill Harper. The RAISE Up project is part of American Graduate - Let's Make It Happen! - a public media initiative to address the drop out crisis, supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
241. "By Any Sweets Necessary" by Luke Tailor {The Bigger Picture} Sacramento-based MC Luke Tailor’s addictive diet follows him everywhere he goes - in school, at the park, even the emergency room - but what Luke doesn’t know is how such an unhealthy high-sugar diet can lead to serious chronic illnesses like type 2 diabetes. Watch Luke’s diet catch up to him in this new music video for the Bigger Picture, “By Any Sweets Necessary.” Directed by Jamie DeWolf and edited by Kevin Holmes.Download Luke Tailor’s music here:http://Luketailor.bandcamp.comhttp://www.soundcloud.com/Luke-TailorThe Bigger Picture is a collaboration between Youth Speaks and UCSF’s Center for Vulnerable Populations. Follow us:http://www.twitter.com/BigPicCampaignhttp://www.instagram.com/BigPicCampaignhttp://www.thebiggerpicture.org
242. The Black Bruins [Spoken Word] - Sy Stokes
245. Rachel Rostad - "Names" (NPS 2013)
246. Statement and poem by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Climate Summit 2014 - Opening Ceremony
247. Black Girls Code: Bridging The Digital Divide
251. Protest songs and images NWP Kate is a 10th grade Language Arts teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here discussing the lesson plan she created on different vehicles of protest as a response to trauma, drawing inspiration from examples of protest songs, spreadable image and hashtag campaigns, and internet memes. She talks about expanding on traditional notions of civic engagement so that students can engage peers and their communities in ways that are meaningful to them, and also discusses figuring out how to navigate privacy and safety when working with images or videos of her students, sharing various levels of “publicness” that can be achieved through creative lesson planning. At the end of this clip, Kate emphasizes the importance of scaffolding, modeling, and having students practice these kinds of civic engagement, so that they can develop their voices as well as strategies to advocate for themselves and their communities, and learn ways to participate civically.
252. "The Drop In" (Raise Up Project)
253. Bringing the Noise '15 - Ryan
255. The Black Beavers [Spoken Word] - UCLA Black Bruins Response
257. But we're speaking Japanese!　日本語喋ってるんだけど
258. BLACK GIRLS CODE EP #1: The Revolution Will Be Mobilized.
261. Bringing the Noise '15 - Connor
262. Bringing the Noise '15 - Sarah
263. #OccupyLowes with a #HijabiFlashMob
264. [Orignal full version] 1 Marine vs. 30 Cops (By. J. handy)
265. After Sandy, Occupy Movement Re-Emerges as Relief Hub for Residents in Need
266. A Fair(y) Use Tale
Contents of this tag:
2. 19th Century Reforms: Crash Course US History #15
5. #BYP100 Responds to George Zimmerman Verdict
7. "FA$T CA$H: Easy Credit & the Economic Crash" - (Music Video by Dorian Electra)
8. The INFORM Act: Facing the Facts, Not Kicking the Can
12. "Fear the Boom and Bust" a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem
13. CAFAM Granny Squared: did you know?
16. Reading Rainbow Remixed | In Your Imagination | PBS Digital Studios
18. How To Change the World
20. Official Trailer: We Cause Scenes
23. Caine's Arcade
24. I'm in Love with Friedrich Hayek by Dorian Electra ( Official Music Video)
25. Caine's Arcade 2: From a Movie to a Movement
27. Roll With The Flow by Dorian Electra ( Official Music Video )
29. About Yarn Bombing Los Angeles
30. CAFAM Granny Squared: 14,000 squares
31. Orphans vs. Empires: Andrew Slack at TEDxYouth@SanDiego
34. Hack for Change: National Day of Civic Hacking-2014
35. Accio Books: LeakyCon Edition
38. Books on FIRE
44. Why I Can't Go to LeakyCon
47. Supply & Demand Rap: WE GOT IT 4 CHEAP by Dorian Electra ( Official Music Video )
50. Get Lit: WHAT IS A BLITZ?
54. Social justice through parody NWP Albert is an Economics teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here describing a lesson plan he created for students to engage with social issues through parody and activism by using some of the media examples he found on the By Any Media Necessary web resource. He talks about moving beyond concepts of supply and demand by infusing his economics classes with social justice themes that students are receptive to, and talks about how part of his course asks students to think about the implications of globalization on poverty. He explains his process of looking through media examples on the site that discuss social issues through parody, draws inspiration from a DREAMer video that speaks to healthcare for millions of undocumented immigrants, and talks about using these kinds of videos as a springboard to bring to light these and other social issues. Connecting it to his lesson plan, he will have students create a parody around a social issue they choose, helping them to think about what they can do with the current situation, spaces, and resources they have.
57. Coders Early Love For Technology | American Express | #PassionProject
76. Get Lit: WHAT DO THE TEACHERS THINK?
79. Response To Critiques of "To JK Rowling, From Cho Chang"
80. The Raise Up Project: RaiseUpProject.org http://www.raiseupproject.org/Raise Up is an online hip hop and spoken word competition for youth ages 15-22. Youth who enter are asked to speak on the national high school drop out crisis. Five individual winners will each receive a $5,000 educational scholarship and a trip to Washington DC to perform at the Kennedy Center on September 28. One group piece will also be selected to receive a $2,500 award. #RaiseYourVoice & #RaiseTheRate at RaiseUpProject.org Follow us @RaiseUpProject on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook
81. Rebel Music: Native America | Official Trailer
85. Protest songs and images NWP Kate is a 10th grade Language Arts teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here discussing the lesson plan she created on different vehicles of protest as a response to trauma, drawing inspiration from examples of protest songs, spreadable image and hashtag campaigns, and internet memes. She talks about expanding on traditional notions of civic engagement so that students can engage peers and their communities in ways that are meaningful to them, and also discusses figuring out how to navigate privacy and safety when working with images or videos of her students, sharing various levels of “publicness” that can be achieved through creative lesson planning. At the end of this clip, Kate emphasizes the importance of scaffolding, modeling, and having students practice these kinds of civic engagement, so that they can develop their voices as well as strategies to advocate for themselves and their communities, and learn ways to participate civically.
86. TEDxNYED - Henry Jenkins - 03/06/10
87. I Too Am Harvad: MSNBC Segment w Interviews
88. Rachel Rostad - "Names" (NPS 2013)
89. "Brown VS. Board of Education" by Brandon Santiago (Raise Up Project)
90. Frank Waln - AbOriginal
91. Black Girls Code: Bridging The Digital Divide
94. Get Lit Promo PBS Video
95. Bringing the Noise '15 - Caitlyn
96. The Black Bruins [Spoken Word] - Sy Stokes
97. BLACK GIRLS CODE EP #1: The Revolution Will Be Mobilized.
100. Get Lit Player Emerita Maia Mayor performing her original poem "Perfect"
101. Bringing the Noise '14: José Vadi
102. The Black Beavers [Spoken Word] - UCLA Black Bruins Response
103. Teaching Teachers NWP Nicole Mirra, teacher educator, scholar, and member of the UCLA Writing Project, talks about encouraging pre-service teachers to incorporate the teaching of civic and media literacy skills in their classrooms. Using examples from the BAM resource and through sharing her lesson planning and scaffolding documents and processes, she demonstrates how she incorporates these themes in her own teaching. She also makes the case for the value of this kind of work and connects these practices to common core state and national standards.
105. Get Lit Promo 2013 Video
106. "THE CORNER" - Jose Vadi {The Bigger Picture Project} "How far do we have to slip before we end this edible misery and rewrite our recipe?"In THE CORNER, directed by Jamie DeWolf, José Vadi speaks about how local communities have greater accessibility to fast food restaurants and corner stores, which increases their risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Youth Speaks and UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations are leading the campaign against Type 2 Diabetes with our new project, The Bigger Picture. Raise your voice TODAY!http://www.TheBiggerPicture.org http://www.twitter.com/BigPicCampaign
107. Race & Higher Education - HANGOUT with us, #ITooAmHarvard, #BBUM, and the UCLA Black Bruins TODAY!
109. The complete package NWP Albert is an Economics teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here talking about various ways he could incorporate the digital media examples, workshops, conversation starters, and media making resources he found through the By Any Media Necessary (BAM) web resource into his lessons and curriculum. Speaking from experience as a teacher who already seeks to incorporate creative use of digital media into this classrooms, he also talks about how different aspects of the BAM resource can help students think even more critically and engage with creative and maker practices that they are passionate about.
110. Raise Up - Get Lit Players Raise Up - by Get Lit Players. Youth Speaks, in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage, present an evening to celebrate the winners of the national spoken word competition designed to foster discussion among young people and adults about the challenges and opportunities students face as they strive to stay on the path to graduation. Hosted by D.C. hip-hop artist Gabriel “Asheru” Benn, the program will feature performances from each of the five winners, plus an appearance by DJ Questlove and Black Thought, NPR’s Glynn Washington, and Hill Harper. The RAISE Up project is part of American Graduate - Let's Make It Happen! - a public media initiative to address the drop out crisis, supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
111. "By Any Sweets Necessary" by Luke Tailor {The Bigger Picture} Sacramento-based MC Luke Tailor’s addictive diet follows him everywhere he goes - in school, at the park, even the emergency room - but what Luke doesn’t know is how such an unhealthy high-sugar diet can lead to serious chronic illnesses like type 2 diabetes. Watch Luke’s diet catch up to him in this new music video for the Bigger Picture, “By Any Sweets Necessary.” Directed by Jamie DeWolf and edited by Kevin Holmes.Download Luke Tailor’s music here:http://Luketailor.bandcamp.comhttp://www.soundcloud.com/Luke-TailorThe Bigger Picture is a collaboration between Youth Speaks and UCSF’s Center for Vulnerable Populations. Follow us:http://www.twitter.com/BigPicCampaignhttp://www.instagram.com/BigPicCampaignhttp://www.thebiggerpicture.org
112. #AfterTheHashTag - Race on College Campuses
115. Standards and Cellphones NWP Kate is a 10th grade Language Arts teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here discussing administrative and structural barriers to working with cellphones and other kinds of digital media and technology in classrooms, and ways to legitimize and work around barriers to doing this kind of work for teachers at her school and elsewhere.
118. "The Drop In" (Raise Up Project)
119. Bringing the Noise '15 - Ryan
120. 33
124. 10th graders in Watts NWP Kate is a 10th grade Language Arts teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here describing the neighborhood and community context that situates her lesson plan about vehicles of protest as a response to trauma. She starts by describing the everyday lived realities of her students, the disconnect between what the district requires them to read and learn in their classes, and how she has reframed canonical books to be more responsive to students who live in communities like Watts, and how this kind of lesson can be identified with everywhere. She uses Lord of the Flies as an example of how she reframed the book characters’ experiences to talk about trauma, violence, limited resources, and support and help seeking practices.
125. Rachel Rostad - "To JK Rowling, from Cho Chang" (CUPSI 2013 Finals)
126. Orphans vs. Empires: Andrew Slack at TEDxYouth@SanDiego
127. Bringing the Noise '15 - Connor
128. Bringing the Noise '15 - Sarah
131. There's no reason anyone can't do it NWP Albert is an Economics teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here talking about pushing the boundaries to work within the system as a social justice educator, the learning process of becoming a teacher, and learning how to incorporate digital media into lessons. At the end of this clip, he says, “If we can do it in South Central at a school that’s going through crazy transformations, and students can get into these amazing projects, there’s no reason why anyone can’t do it.”

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Laughter For A Change
"For improv it's 'yes, and' it is not competition, it is support...It is allowing people to take risks and supporting them when they do."
-Kat Primeau, improviser and core member of Laughter For Change, Spreading Your Story webinar
About
Laughter For A Change is a non-profit improvisational theater organization. They use improv games as a tool for learning, healing, and community building. The group draws on the rich technical history of improv comedy games and safe-space creation as well as the genre's rich history of social engagement. Experienced actors and comedians act as Comedy Mentors who lead workshops in communities both local to Los Angeles and around the world. In addition, the group's website hosts videos demonstrating a variety of improv games for aspiring actors, mentors, and workshop leaders alike.

Ed Greenberg, a director of Chicago's The Second City, founded Laughter For A Change in 2007 after working in Rwanda with genocide survivors through Eric Kabera, founder of Kwetu Film Institute, and the U.S. State department. Laughter For A Change continues to partner with community and non-profit groups interested in using improv to enhance their work. They also partnered with the PLAY! participatory learning project at USC to assess the educational benefits of improv comedy techniques.

Individual and community self-confidence and inter-connection is key to Laughter For A Change.

Founder Ed Greenberg explains their work as helping people to find laughter and positive emotional states from which they can build change in their lives. They emphasize the way laughing and playing together can help people build community, rather than conflict, with others around them.

Defining success in a way that is meaningful to participants and also to outside funders and supporters can be a challenge for many groups. Laugher For A Change partnered with Ph.D. student Laurel Felt and the PLAY! participatory learning project at USC to conduct research on the educational benefits of improv comedy. For them, teaching media skills is not only about possible professional development for people who want to go on and work in theater, it is about the individual transformations participants and communities have through making laughter together. Ed Greenberg and Laurel Felt co-authored an academic paper that documented how a Laughter For A Change after-school program at an urban Los Angeles high school "provided youths with a safe space to build trust, explore identity, learn along with peers and adults, develop theatrical skills, and grow as individuals and citizens," all in the context of play.

Laughter For A Change improv workshops create a safe space, where participants are free to act out anxieties and to make mistakes without judgement. Being able to play and move both others and yourself to laughter helps people who are constantly marginalized to build their self-confidence. The workshops also give space for story-telling across groups, be they of age, gender, ethnicity, and so forth, highlighting stories and experiences that are shared.

If you're interested in learning more about Laughter For A Change, please contact Ed at Ed@laughterforachange.org.

Contributed by Samantha Close on 5/10/14
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