And Here's the Pitch: Latina Teen Pregnancy Prevention
On March 12th Gandhi Brigade and LAYC youth presented their ideas for a Latina/o Teen Pregnancy Prevention Campaign at the Gandhi Brigade Media Center. The project was born out of a community-based research project conducted by Susan Cruz at UMD Baltimore's school of social work.
Song Writer for Hit TV Series Boondocks Hosts Gandhi Brigade Third Annual Youth Media Festival!!
Come join our celebrity Activist Asheru, at our third annually Youth Media Festival. Asheru is a rapper songwriter who is a recipient of a Peabody award and is famous for the theme song of the TV series Boondocks.
Youth Town Hall Meeting
Youth from all over Montgomery County came together on February 3, 2010 in Rockville for the first ever Youth Town Hall meeting.
Meeting in support of Youth Space
Written by Sandrine Emambu
Empowered youth from Silver Spring came together on January 30th at City Place Mall to discuss the need for youth space in downtown Silver Spring.
Colorwheel Production Team Canceled / Youth Townhall Meeting On
Colorwheel production team will not meet today since MCPS schools have closed. Gandhi Brigade attendance at the Youth Townhall Meeting is still ON! Interested members should be at GB by 5:30pm. Questions, call Hawa at (301) 588-1399.
Reclaiming Our Turf
Silver Spring Youth will gather on Jan. 30, 2010 to discuss the future of the Civic Building and possible Youth Space.
A Day of Service at Bloombars
Written by Ashley Simmons.
On Monday January 18th, 2010, the Gandhi Brigade collaborated with BloomBars, a non-profit organization located in Washington, DC that uses the arts as a means to affect their community. As a part of our Day of Service, several Gandhi Brigade youth learned about the significance of utilizing the arts in advocacy and community change.
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DMVoices NCLR Youth Conference
On Saturday December 12, 2009, Gandhi Brigade attended and participated in the LAYC youth Conference DMV Voices. LAYC staff and youth organized the conference to raise awareness about issues happening around us in our communities. Gandhi Brigade was asked to facilitate an hour-long media and social justice workshop.
YME Event
The Youth Media Explosion event, pushed to the brink of postponement by a winter snowfall, was still held to a warm reception by everyone involved. A large number of people braved the cold snowfall to take part in the viewing all of the youth's hard work from the previous months.
