Media Justice Project

Media Justice Project

Welcome to UEPI's Media Justice Project!

UEPI works on many different issues of social and environmental justice, and believes that an important requirement for creating change is a media system that is just and equitable.

VideoActive Workshop

The LA Media Reform Group, a project of California Common Cause, and the Urban & Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College are pleased to present a hands-on workshop to teach community organizations and non-profits (in teams of 2 or 3 members each) how to make and distribute video shorts for social justice and progressive social change. The training will take place on two Saturdays in August, at Occidental College, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California.

Day 1: Saturday, August 22, 2009 from 11:00am – 3:00pm
Getting Started (Pre-production and planning for filming)

Through a discussion with videographers about how they conceived their project, learn what makes effective storytelling and how to spur the public to act. Also, gain tips on how to use a Flip Camera to best convey your message and capture your intended audience's attention

Day 2: Saturday, August 29, 2009 from 11:00am – 3:00pm
Putting It Together (Editing and distribution)

Get hands-on training for the Flip Camera editing software and how to upload your video online. Learn how to get your video seen by the world. Participants can use the week between trainings to videotape content.

Media Summit

In March 2009, UEPI partnered with California Common Cause to host:

Local Media for Social Change

Does local media tell your story fairly, if at all?
How do we get the media we want to bring about change?
If you are as concerned as we are that communities are being harmed by local stories that are never told or heard or through lack of access to the media, join us.

Click here to view the program