TAKE ACTION LINKS
Now that you've watched the Media That Matters Film Festival DVD, do you want to get in on the action? We invite you to check out the links below, organized by film/new media project title, to educate yourself and get involved.
Vision Test
* Make your voice heard on civil rights issues at civilrights.org, home to socially-concerned, issue-oriented original audio, video, and written programming. Civilrights.org is committed to serving as the online nerve center not only for the struggle against discrimination in all its forms, but also to build the public understanding that it is essential for our nation to continue its journey toward social and economic justice, www.CivilRights.org
* Article - Read about minorities in positions of power in this article, The New Power Elite.
Esmeraldas: Petroleum and Poverty
* Learn more about the human rights violations of Chevron Texaco in Ecuador, Nigeria and Richmond, California and take action at www.ChevronToxico.org
* Article - Read the Summary of Oil, Gas and Coal from www.Corpwatch.org
How to Make a Bird
* What can you do to protect birds? Find out from the Environmental Protection Agency, www.EPA.gov.
* Help wild animals who are being exploited by visiting WildLifePimps.com, a site dedicated to exposing the injustices suffered by animals in zoos and circuses, www.WildLifePimps.com
* Article - Find out What You Can Do for Birds from the American Birding Association.
Rebel
* Join others girls in discussion about body image at gURL.com's "Looks Aren't Everything" section, www.gURL.com.
* Article - Read 10 Things You Can Do to combat the mainstream media's portrayal of women from www.About-Face.org.
Holla Back Dubai!
* Educate yourself and prevent anti-Arab discrimination at www.ADC.org
* Join other youth working for peace at Seeds of Peace, sowing the seeds of peace among children who have grown up with the horror of war by teaching teenagers to develop trust and empathy for one another, www.SeedsOfPeace.org
* Join other youth using media as a tool for change at the Youth Media Network, www.PBS.org/merrow/ListenUp
Luv Me Latex
* Can prevention make a difference? Find out at www.StopAids.org
* Donate to the Hetrick-Martin Institute, an organization that provides vital services and advocacy to over 8,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning young people and their families, www.HMI.org
* Article - Read Using a Condom from www.GayHealth.com.
Storm
* Don't Laugh at Me, a group making things better by preventing bullying, www.dontlaugh.org
* Share your stories about being bullied (or being a bully) at www.Bullying.org
No Escape, Prison Rape
* Visit The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, a private non-profit organization with a mission to reduce reliance on incarceration as a solution to social problems, www.cjcj.org.
* Article - Read the Human Rights Watch recommendations regarding the US prison rape problem.
Copwatch
* Find out more about the national organization for police oversight, Copwatch, www.copwatch.org
* Article - Read Know your rights! from Berkeley Copwatch.
Is My Neighbor Latino?
* Learn about the changing ethnic demographics in the US at Ethnic Majority, whose mission is to empower African, Hispanic (Latino), and Asian Americans to achieve advancement in politics, business, at work, and society in general, www.EthnicMajority.com.
* Join the National Council of La Raza Action Center. They will help you contact your Members of Congress on important issues affecting Hispanic Americans, www.NCLR.org.
As We Sleep
* Get involved with the ADA Watch, a nonprofit informational online network designed to activate the disability community in response to threats to their civil rights and protections, www.ADAWatch.org
* Write a letter to the National Center for Assisted Living expressing your concern, www.NCAL.org
Sonic Memorial Project
* Add a sound to the Sonic Memorial Project, www.SonicMemorial.org.
* Add your story to a 9/11 Digital Archive, www.MyStory.inter.net.
We Were Humans
* Learn how the money being spent on the military could be used for social services at National Priorites Project, helping the public understand and shape the federal budget to meet community needs by providing analysis of critical budget issues, state and local data and tools for local action, www.NationalPriorities.org.
* Learn about International and US military spending at GlobalIssues.org, addressing a wide range of global issues including trade, poverty, globalization, human rights, geopolitics and the environment, www.GlobalIssues.org.
* Article - Read High Military Expenditure in Some Places by Anup Shah from GlobalIssues.org.
Face to Face: Stories from the Aftermath of Infamy
* Educate yourself and prevent anti-Arab discrimination at the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, www.ADC.org.
* Learn more about Japanese American's experiences during World War II through the Web project, A More Perfect Union.
* Speak out on behalf of the post 9/11 detainees through the Human Rights Watch campaign.
* Article - Read 20 Ideas for Your Community from 101 Rules for Tolerance.
Silence Speaks, Digital Storytelling Program
* Oppose violence against women through the National Organization of Women, organizing protests on issues such as violence against women and abortion rights, and advocating for survivors of rape, sexual harassment and sex discrimination, www.NOW.org.
* Learn about the Center for Digital Storytelling and tell your own story, www.StoryCenter.org.
Diane Wilson, A Warrior's Tale
* Get in on the action through the Center for Environmental Citizenship, a national non-partisan nonprofit founded by young activists in 1992 to encourage college students to be environmental citizens. CEC is dedicated to educating, training, and organizing a diverse, national network of young leaders to protect the environment, www.EnviroCitizen.org
* Fight for corporate accountability at CorpWatch, an organization that counters corporate-led globalization through education, network-building and activism. They work to foster democratic control over corporations by building grassroots globalization a diverse movement for human rights and dignity, labor rights and environmental justice, www.CorpWatch.org
* Check out Woody Harrelson and Laura Louie's Voice Yourself, an environmental site dedicated to encouraging positive action and change, www.VoiceYourself.com
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