This site requires Javascript to be turned on. Please enable Javascript and reload the page.

By Any Media Necessary: Mapping Youth and Participatory Politics

Video

Activists working in the digital age often take advantage of the ever more accessible video recording technologies. From single shot short films to elaborated planned, scripted and edited pieces, video has become a key medium for young people as they document their experiences, create narratives, raise awareness, and mobilize others to action around social issues.

We invite you to browse through this collection of youth-generated and youth-oriented videos.

This page has paths:

Contents of this path:

This page has tags:

Contents of this tag:

Contents of this tag:

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
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.
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.
"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
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.”
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.