Beyondmedia Video - Can LGBTQ + School = Safe?

beyondmedia — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:44:26 -0700

Short version of a video explores the problems experienced by queer youth in school settings and offers proven solutions, including how to start a Gay-Straight Alliance in your school.

Beyondmedia Video - Beyond Disability: The Fe Fe Stories

beyondmedia — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:34:28 -0700

This shortened version features The Empowered Fe Fes (slang for female), a group of young women with disabilities, hit the streets of Chicago on a quest to discover the difference between how they see themselves and how others see them. Their revelations are humorous, thought provoking and surprising. As the young women grapple with issues as diverse as access, education, employment, sexuality and growing up with disabilities, they address their audience with a sense of urgency, as if to say, "I need to tell you so you'll see me differently."

Beyondmedia Video - Why They Gotta Do Me Like That: The Empowered Fe Fes Take On Bullying

beyondmedia — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:24:32 -0700

A short version of the documentary in which young women with disabilities show us how we can work together to understand and stop school-based discrimination, particularly against people with disabilities. The Fe Fes offer tongue-in-cheek dreamscapes depicting everyday bullying along with solutions that can be used by any student, teacher or administrator. Open Captioned.

Beyondmedia Video - Doin' It: Sex, Disability and Videotape

beyondmedia — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:22:36 -0700

A short version of a documentary in which The Empowered Fe Fes, a peer group of young women aged 16 to 24 with different disabilities provide an insightful investigation into the truths about sex and disability. Open Captioned.

Beyondmedia Video - Real Talk: Engaging Young Men As Allies to End Violence

beyondmedia — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:39:35 -0700

Short version of a documentary in which The Young Women's Action Team asks young and adult men to reflect on issues of violence, including street harassment, relationship violence, the media and how to build the movement to stop violence against women. Using poetry, dance and interviews, this video speaks to youth who want to confront violence in their communities.

Beyondmedia Video - Turning A Corner - Featuring Prostitution Alternatives Roundtable

beyondmedia — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:49:53 -0700

Short version of a documentary that tells the stories of people involved in the sex trade and their efforts to raise public awareness of systemic injustice and promote needed reforms. Created in a media activism workshop with over a dozen members of Prostitution Alternatives Round Table (PART), this groundbreaking film recounts their survival and triumph over homelessness, violence and discrimination, and gives rare insights into Chicago's sex trade industry.