Social Justice
SF Commons Awards 2016: Psychic Frank’s Mystery School
2016 Winner: Religion & Spirituality CategoryLooking for new episodes? Find Psychic Frank's Mystery School on Channel 76 every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month at 5:00pmAll winners for the SF Commons Awards were selected by viewers via online ballots. Congratulations!
SF Commons Awards 2016: SF Community News
2016 Winner: News, Politics & Current Events CategoryLooking for new episodes? Find SF Community News on Channel 76 Wednesdays at 6:30pmAll winners for the SF Commons Awards were selected by viewers via online ballots. Congratulations!
Transmission E13 – A Local Show Celebrating the Artistic Voices of San Francisco
Segment 1 (1:27)Autumn Moon Festival-An annual festival celebrated when the moon is believed to be the biggest and fullest; in order to honor the moon’s symbolic relationship with the important fall harvest. In Chinese culture, a full moon is a symbol of prosperity, happiness, and family reunion. San Francisco's Chinatown holds a  yearly celebration of the 1000-year- old holiday for locals and visitors alike. Segment 2 (8:00)Institute on Aging One Love- Seniors citizens learn to the art of graffiti from LA artist Man One. Segment 3 (12:48)SF Commons Special- Public Access Television serves the city as one of the last [...]
Transmission E12 – A Local Show Celebrating the Artistic Voices of San Francisco
Segment 1 (1:00)Black Lives Matter- Black Lives Matter protest at San Francisco’s Civic Center. Segment 2 (5:25)Moving Words- Moving Words is a collaboration between the men in the Resolve to Stop the Violence Project (RSVP), facilitators in the USF Performing Arts and Social Justice Department and the Bay Area Video Coalition - SF Stories. The class was an opportunity to develop and create personal artistic expressions while developing creative material as a group. Featured here is a collection of voices, music, flows, rhythms, movement and writing. With support provided by the San Francisco Arts Commission. Segment 3 (16:58)BAVC Media's The [...]
Transmission E11 – A Local Show Celebrating the Artistic Voices of San Francisco
Segment 1 (00:58)San Francisco Pride Parade- Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Celebration, usually known as San Francisco Pride, is a parade and festival held at the end of June each year in San Francisco, California, to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and their allies. This segment features highlights from the 2016 Parade. Segment 2 (10:37)Institute on Aging LGBT Senior Prom- On June 18th 2016, Institute on Aging hosted its very first LGBT senior prom. Sadly, many in the LGBT community have been victims of abuse, bullying, and oppression. This abuse prevented many from enjoying/attending their high [...]
Transmission E10 – A Local Show Celebrating the Artistic Voices of San Francisco
Segment 1 (1:21)Beyond the Blues- Ending the Prison Industrial Complex led by composer, bassist, and bandleader, Marcus Shelby, the series explores the prison industrial complex, restorative justice, prison abolition, the death penalty, the school-to-prison pipeline, mass incarceration, and more. The evenings include special guests, readings, live and recorded music, poetry, and video. These discussions are open to anyone interested in ending the prison industrial complex and how music and art can be used as a powerful vehicle in that process. Â Segment 2 (7:08)Borderlands-On Mothers Day 2015, Naima Shalhoub and her band went into the Women's County Jail in San [...]
Transmission E09 – A Local Show Celebrating the Artistic Voices of San Francisco
Segment 1 (1:10)2016 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival-The 2016 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival now celebrating its 49th year, is one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions. Each year, over 200,000 people attend this dazzling display showcasing the color and grace of the Japanese culture and the diversity of the Japanese American Community. Segment 2 (3:15)Emory Douglas - Minister of Culture for the Black Panthers presenting his work to the Bridges Fellowship at BAVC Media.Emory Douglas served as the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party creating graphics and illustrations that became iconic for their portrayal of [...]
2016 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards
Awardees will be recognized by Mrs. Obama for using engagement in the arts and the humanities to help increase academic achievement; growth in graduation and college enrollment rates; and improvements in literacy and language abilities, communication and performance skills, and cultural awareness.
From Bystander to Witness: Consent
Learn your rights as a witness to police brutality. Presented by Bethany Woolman of ACLU, Andrea Prichett of Berkeley Copwatch, and BAVC Media.
From Bystander to Witness: Detained
Learn your rights as a witness to police brutality. Presented by Bethany Woolman of ACLU, Andrea Prichett of Berkeley Copwatch, and BAVC Media.
