Social Justice

TRANSMISSION Episode 6 Program List  - October 2015 Segment 1  (00:50) BAVC Media’s The Factory presents four films on Climate Change. Garden For the Future Directed by by Marielle Boland, Reyna Colt-Lacayo, Sylvia Colt-Lacayo, and Lily Yu.During California’s severe drought there are different efforts for water conservation. Garden for the Environment is teaching people that water conscious gardening and awareness of urban agriculture can help preserve our water one drop at a time. Green / Grey Directed by by Mauricio Romero and Walden Smith. The wastewater division of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission prepares to change a decade old sewage system in [...]

TRANSMISSION Episode 5 Program List  - September 2015 Radical Thinkers, Shakers and Movers part 2Featuring a dynamic range of locals including artists, activists, young authors, musicians and poets from all around the Bay Area. Segment 1  (1:08)Beyond the Blues: Ending the Prison Industrial ComplexLed 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.  This evening features Matt Haney from the San Francisco Board of Education and filmmaker Kevin Epps. The discussion topic is in reaction to the Bay Area’s need for [...]

TRANSMISSION Episode 4  -  August 2015 Radical Thinkers, Shakers and Movers This month we’re featuring a dynamic range that includes legendary iconic activists to young authors, comedians and skaters from all around the Bay Area.  Segment 1  (1:05)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 black America in the 1960's and1970's.  Emory still creates art and promotes activism across the world and he engages with [...]

TRANSMISSION Episode 3 Program List - July 2015Women Heard Around the Bay This month we’re featuring an all-star cast of female poets, musicians, storytellers, comedians and performers from around the Bay Area. Segment 1 (1:05)SF Stories With support from the James Irvine Foundation's Exploring Engagement Fund, BAVC Media collaborated with Recovery Survival Network 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.Here is a [...]

Transmission Episode 02 - June 12, 2015Segment 1 (1:27)SOMArts presents the News This month hosted by the Queer Cultural Center - The News is a monthly offering of performance featuring new queer work. On the first Tuesday of each month The News casts a spotlight on performance pieces, experiments, debut works, and works in progress by pre-selected solo artists, groups, or troupes. Acts featured -Jezebel Delilah X from Peacock Rebellion’s Brouhaha and the Congregation of Liberation presents Black Don’t Crack: Black Don’t Crack is a multi-media musical that will affirm the healing and liberation that happens when queer black people connect [...]

CLICK "SHOW MORE" TO JUMP BETWEEN SEGMENTS   Transmission Episode 01 - May 8, 2015 Segment 1  (1:04)BAVC Media's The Factory Films Bay Area Girls Rock Camp - a film by Lily Yu, Judy Lee and Jeremiah Mellor Segment 2 (9:15)SOMArts presents the News  This month hosted by the Queer Cultural Center - The News is a monthly offering of performance featuring new queer work. On the first Tuesday of each month The News casts a spotlight on performance pieces, experiments, debut works, and works in progress by pre-selected solo artists, groups, or troupes. Acts featured - Althea and the Graceland [...]