About-Face offers media-literacy and social change programs to youth in schools, after school programs and summer camps, all over the Bay Area. We have served over 8,000 students in the last 10 years, with clear and undeniable results: our highly engaging workshops benefit both the youth’s mental health and their social interactions when it comes to media. In response… Read More
The Power of Hip Hop: Using Hip Hop Culture as a tool for leadership, empowerment, and creating meaningful change in our independent school communities. WHEN: Saturday, February 3rd 2018 TIME: 9AM–4PM WHERE: The Bentley School Lafayette Campus- 1000 Upper Happy Valley Road Lafayette, CA 94549 The Bentley School is partnering with Today’s Future Sound (https://todaysfuturesound.org) who will provide beat… Read More
For more info, click here! Whether through essays or multimedia, students have used their voices to share visions for a better world. So here’s their chance to put them to action! We’re asking high school seniors to submit a proposal for how they’ll better thier communities. Because this will be a much more rigorous process with… Read More
Dolores Huerta. She is among the most important, yet least known, activists in U.S. history. An equal partner in co-founding the first farm workers unions with Cesar Chavez, her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized. At age 87, Dolores Huerta continues to advocate for social justice. From filmmaker Peter Bratt, comes an intimate and powerful… Read More
AMP is designed for bright and creative rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are eager to develop their cinematic and journalistic storytelling skills. In this life-changing, four-week summer experience, AMP students will: Learn from expert hands-on instruction Create videos, webcasts, multi-camera productions and more Discover educational and professional opportunities Live on campus in… Read More
Thu, Apr 21 | 6:30–9pm | Ehrer Theatre Register Now The Center will be screening Ghost Town to Havana. The event is free and open to the public. Please register for this event and let me know if you have any questions. For more info on the film, check out Ghost Town to Havana. Two… Read More
The California Academy of Sciences is now recruiting youth currently in grades 6-12 for summer 2016 volunteer opportunities and paid internships! Applications for the Careers in Science, Digital Learning TechTeens, and Teen Advocates for Science Communication (TASC Force) programs are now open for youth who are excited about the natural world and interested in communicating their passion… Read More