Social Justice
2015 SF Commons Award Winner: SF Weekly News
Winner: Social Justice & Activism Category. All winners for the SF Commons Awards were selected by viewers via online and in-house voting ballots. Congratulations to all the winners!
Transmission E07 – A Local Show Celebrating the Artistic Voices of San Francisco
A Tribute to Dia de los Muertos Featuring René Yañez, Loco Bloco, SOMArts and Gathering the Embers. Segment 1  Today is the Shadow of Tomorrow  A conversation with artist and curator René Yañez Day of the Dead is a celebration that is continually in transition, especially under the mentoring of curators Rene and Rio Yañez who have expanded the artists’ part to extend beyond the traditional altar to a loved one. The father and son team challenge artists to use their creative visions to look at personal loss, as well as local and global issues. Selected images from [...]
My BAVC Media Moment
BAVC Media inspires social change by empowering media makers to develop and share diverse stories through art, education and technology. BAVC Media has been an advocate for artists and media makers for almost 40 years, supplying the tools, resources, and support they need to tell their stories.
SF Stories: A Shared Experience RSN – Jamie
With support from the James Irvine Foundation's Exploring Engagement Fund, BAVC Media collaborated with RSN to provide storytelling workshops to San Francisco-based individuals who might not otherwise have the opportunity to tell their personal, important stories. The workshops, called SF Stories: A Shared Experience, teach participants the technical and creative tools for creating a digital story on their own from start to finish.
STOP.
STOP. is a short film about street harassment from the real-life point of view from teenage females in the Bay Area. Made in collaboration with Hollaback! Â
Point of Pride: The People’s View of Bayview/Hunter’s Point
Point of Pride: The People's View of Bayview/Hunter's Point is a documentary film about the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood. Point of Pride combines archival footage from the 1950's 60's and 70's with present-day viewpoints and reactions to these images from the past to create a compelling portrait of a community marked by struggle and fueled by hope. Point of Pride is the culmination of a year-long grant, Remembering and Restoring the Multimedia History of Bayview Hunter's Point. Community partners included the San Francisco Public Library, BAVC Media and San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive at San Francisco State University. Read [...]
Community Alliance with Family Farmers – CAFF
The Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) is a California-based nonprofit that advocates for family farmers and sustainable agriculture. Â
Fly Away – Day-Day (In Arms release party show)
Performance at Youth Radio in Oakland July 30, 2015 Â
New Generation – Apollo Carter (In Arms Release Party show)
In Arms release party Performance at Youth Radio in Oakland July 30, 2015 Available to download - https://bumprecords.bandcamp.com/album/in-arms
Rotate – Luna (In Arms Release Party Show)
In Arms release party Performance at Youth Radio in Oakland July 30, 2015 Â Available to download - https://bumprecords.bandcamp.com/album/in-arms
