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By Any Media Necessary: Mapping Youth and Participatory Politics

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Contents of this tag:
1. Vant to Skype Vid Me?
4. 19th Century Reforms: Crash Course US History #15
5. Batman Welcomes Ramadan
6. MOVE: Invisible Children's new film from the creators of KONY 2012
9. Capitol Hill Day with The Can Kicks Back
17. Lily Myers - "Shrinking Women" (CUPSI 2013)
18. Caine's Arcade 2: From a Movie to a Movement
19. How To Change the World
21. Roll With The Flow by Dorian Electra ( Official Music Video )
23. Blank Noise: HOT NEWS/ TAAZA SAMACHAR
25. Reading Rainbow Remixed | In Your Imagination | PBS Digital Studios
26. I'm in Love with Friedrich Hayek by Dorian Electra ( Official Music Video)
27. ASK A SLAVE Ep 3: You Can't Make This Stuff Up
30. To All My DREAMheads
31. "Fear the Boom and Bust" a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem
35. 2013 Fourth Estate Summit (Invisible Children)
36. Caine's Arcade
37. Fuck Cancer + Funny or Die Present: Touching Ourselves!
38. Accio Books: LeakyCon Edition
40. Part 1 DC DREAM Act National Graduation
43. Kait Rokowski - "How To Cure a Feminist"
45. 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
46. Food is Free Project: Open-Source Front-Yard Community Gardens
48. Buffy vs Edward: Twilight Remixed -- [original version]
49. Understand the Sequester (Spoiler: It's Bananas.)
50. UndocuQueer Manifesto
53. The Can Kicks Back
55. A MOVEABLE MOSQUE - Deena's Footsteps Through Prayer
56. No Justice No Peace: California's Battle Against Police Brutality & Racist Violence
57. Gathering Storm Spoof
60. A Gaythering Storm
62. Rhok East Africa 2013
63. Black And Yellow - AnCap Remix
64. The Best Parody of NOM's "Gathering Storm" Ad
65. ASK A SLAVE Ep 5: Two Sides to Every Coin
66. Food is Free Backstory
68. Coming out of the Shadows - Dream Activist Philadelphia
69. Urban Letters by Yarn Bombing Los Angeles
71. Fuck Cancer
72. Rebel Music: Native America | Frank Waln Performs "My Stone"
73. Why We Rise
74. Get Lit: WHAT IS A BLITZ?
76. 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.
77. Coders Early Love For Technology | American Express | #PassionProject
79. Get Lit: WHAT DO THE TEACHERS THINK?
80. Vote NO on Prop 8
81. Liberty in North Korea: Rescue Campaign
82. Bringing the Noise '14: José Vadi
83. California Teens Demand a Plan to End Violence
85. 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.
86. "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
87. Rebel Music: Native America | Nataanii Means Performs "Genocide"
89. Demonstrators 'disrupt' STL symphony singing a 'Requiem for Mike Brown'
90. 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.”
91. Get Lit Promo PBS Video
92. 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.
93. "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
94. Rebel Music: Native America | Official Trailer
95. Chow Down (at Chick-fil-A)
97. Statement and poem by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Climate Summit 2014 - Opening Ceremony
98. 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.
99. Get Lit Player Emerita Maia Mayor performing her original poem "Perfect"
100. "The Drop In" (Raise Up Project)
101. Bringing the Noise '15 - Ryan
102. The Black Beavers [Spoken Word] - UCLA Black Bruins Response
103. Cathy Cohen, Ph.D., Challenges Voter ID Laws
104. I Too Am Harvad: MSNBC Segment w Interviews
105. Rachel Rostad - "To JK Rowling, from Cho Chang" (CUPSI 2013 Finals)
106. But we're speaking Japanese!　日本語喋ってるんだけど
107. Bringing the Noise '15 - Connor
108. Bringing the Noise '15 - Sarah
109. Race & Higher Education - HANGOUT with us, #ITooAmHarvard, #BBUM, and the UCLA Black Bruins TODAY!
110. Response To Critiques of "To JK Rowling, From Cho Chang"
111. A Quick Guide to Understanding Immigration Reform
112. 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
113. #AfterTheHashTag - Race on College Campuses
114. Rachel Rostad - "Names" (NPS 2013)
115. 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.
116. 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.
117. "Brown VS. Board of Education" by Brandon Santiago (Raise Up Project)
118. 33
120. 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.
121. Get Lit Promo 2013 Video
122. Bringing the Noise '15 - Caitlyn
124. 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.
127. KNIT THE CITY YARNSTORM ORANGES AND LEMONS - by ALT Artist™
Contents of this tag:
3. 19th Century Reforms: Crash Course US History #15
5. Vant to Skype Vid Me?
7. "FA$T CA$H: Easy Credit & the Economic Crash" - (Music Video by Dorian Electra)
10. #BYP100 Responds to George Zimmerman Verdict
11. MOVE: Invisible Children's new film from the creators of KONY 2012
13. Talks@Google: Wajahat Ali - From Chaiwallah to Playwright
14. Capitol Hill Day with The Can Kicks Back
15. Batman Welcomes Ramadan
16. The INFORM Act: Facing the Facts, Not Kicking the Can
17. George Carlin remix - Save the Trees
26. Ron Finley: A guerilla gardener in South Central LA (TED Talk)
27. I'm in Love with Friedrich Hayek by Dorian Electra ( Official Music Video)
35. To All My DREAMheads
36. "Fear the Boom and Bust" a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem
37. How To Change the World
38. Reading Rainbow Remixed | In Your Imagination | PBS Digital Studios
40. About Yarn Bombing Los Angeles
42. Official Trailer: We Cause Scenes
43. Lily Myers - "Shrinking Women" (CUPSI 2013)
51. CAFAM Granny Squared: 14,000 squares
53. Roll With The Flow by Dorian Electra ( Official Music Video )
55. CAFAM Granny Squared: did you know?
57. 2013 Fourth Estate Summit (Invisible Children)
58. Buffy vs Edward: Twilight Remixed -- [original version]
59. Rhok East Africa 2013
61. InterOccupy, Occupy Sandy Meeting 11-18-12 (raw footage)
62. A Gaythering Storm
63. Hack for Change: National Day of Civic Hacking-2014
65. Food is Free Project Plants a Community Garden in the Street SXSW
68. Gathering Storm Spoof
72. A MOVEABLE MOSQUE - Deena's Footsteps Through Prayer
74. Accio Books: LeakyCon Edition
76. The Best Parody of NOM's "Gathering Storm" Ad
80. Understand the Sequester (Spoiler: It's Bananas.)
84. Coming out of the Shadows - Dream Activist Philadelphia
85. Black And Yellow - AnCap Remix
86. Blank Noise: HOT NEWS/ TAAZA SAMACHAR
87. Why I Can't Go to LeakyCon
88. Books on FIRE
90. Urban Letters by Yarn Bombing Los Angeles
92. Food is Free Project: Open-Source Front-Yard Community Gardens
93. Kait Rokowski - "How To Cure a Feminist"
94. Part 1 DC DREAM Act National Graduation
96. 20 Condoms
100. ASK A SLAVE Ep 3: You Can't Make This Stuff Up
101. Caine's Arcade
103. UndocuQueer Manifesto
105. UndocuQueer Manifesto
106. Caine's Arcade 2: From a Movie to a Movement
107. Hacktivism: Political Hacking's Global Reach, From Scientology to Wikileaks to the Arab Spring
111. Get Lit: WHAT IS A BLITZ?
115. The Can Kicks Back
116. Food is Free Backstory
119. 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
123. Liberty in North Korea: Rescue Campaign
132. 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.
133. Why We Rise
135. Black Girls Code - Coders Early Love For Technology | American Express | #PassionProject
145. Fuck Cancer
147. UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident, Four Perspectives
151. Fuck Cancer + Funny or Die Present: Touching Ourselves!
152. Brave New Voices Finals - Los Angeles "Shots Fired"
156. ASK A SLAVE Ep 5: Two Sides to Every Coin
158. No Justice No Peace: California's Battle Against Police Brutality & Racist Violence
163. Get Lit: WHAT DO THE TEACHERS THINK?
164. Rebel Music: Native America | Frank Waln Performs "My Stone"
178. 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.
183. "The Drop In" (Raise Up Project)
184. 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.
185. Bringing the Noise '15 - Ryan
187. Rebel Music: Native America | Official Trailer
189. I Too Am Harvad: MSNBC Segment w Interviews
193. Get Lit Promo PBS Video
194. Bringing the Noise '15 - Connor
195. Bringing the Noise '15 - Sarah
196. Frank Waln - AbOriginal
203. Get Lit Player Emerita Maia Mayor performing her original poem "Perfect"
204. 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
206. The Black Bruins [Spoken Word] - Sy Stokes
210. Get Lit: WHAT IS THE CLASSIC SLAM?
211. "Brown VS. Board of Education" by Brandon Santiago (Raise Up Project)
212. Rachel Rostad - "To JK Rowling, from Cho Chang" (CUPSI 2013 Finals)
213. 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.
214. Demonstrators 'disrupt' STL symphony singing a 'Requiem for Mike Brown'
215. The Black Beavers [Spoken Word] - UCLA Black Bruins Response
216. Coders Early Love For Technology | American Express | #PassionProject
218. Food is Free Project: How to Build a Raised Wicking Bed!
220. Orphans vs. Empires: Andrew Slack at TEDxYouth@SanDiego
223. Get Lit Promo 2013 Video
224. 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.
225. Bringing the Noise '15 - Caitlyn
226. Response To Critiques of "To JK Rowling, From Cho Chang"
228. Race & Higher Education - HANGOUT with us, #ITooAmHarvard, #BBUM, and the UCLA Black Bruins TODAY!
233. 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.
234. Bringing the Noise '14: José Vadi
235. Rachel Rostad - "Names" (NPS 2013)
236. Statement and poem by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Climate Summit 2014 - Opening Ceremony
239. #AfterTheHashTag - Race on College Campuses
240. But we're speaking Japanese!　日本語喋ってるんだけど
244. 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.
245. "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
246. "Home Invasion": Vote NO on Prop 8
248. 33
249. A Quick Guide to Understanding Immigration Reform
253. 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.
254. 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.”
255. "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
256. "Prop 8 - The Musical" starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly,
258. Rebel Music: Native America | Nataanii Means Performs "Genocide"
259. Black Girls Code: Bridging The Digital Divide
260. [Orignal full version] 1 Marine vs. 30 Cops (By. J. handy)
261. A Fair(y) Use Tale
262. BLACK GIRLS CODE EP #1: The Revolution Will Be Mobilized.
263. After Sandy, Occupy Movement Re-Emerges as Relief Hub for Residents in Need
264. BLACK GIRLS CODE SERIES EP #2: Miami
267. #OccupyLowes with a #HijabiFlashMob

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One of the key events used by Random Hacks of Kindness is the "hackathon."After a problem/issue has been identified, hackers come together during the hackathon to find creative solutions/projects that are then implemented in partnership with global and regional companies and organizations.

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