Mayor Bloomberg reduced education spending in New York City by $180 million through mid-year budget cuts. Also, the mayor proposes an addt'l $324 million cut in funding for the 2008-09 school year. -- NY State Assembly
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Research shows that children who participate in after-school programs generally attain higher academic achievement, behave better in class, handle conflict more effectively and cooperate more with authority figures. -- Afterschool Alliance
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The Bootcamp:
In each semester long H2H workshop, indie filmmakers will mentor 12 high school or middle school youth through the process of writing, producing, directing, and editing a short film on a social-justice topic. During this process, students will learn to combine the effective art-forms of Hip-Hop & Film with an immersion into social activism to spotlight issues relevant in their communities and gain hands on experience as both directors and crew members.
The Bootcamp will culminate in a mini film festival held at each school, where students will have the opportunity to have their work viewed by their peers.
The top five films from each Bootcamp (40 films in total) will be showcased in a two-day film festival held at the prestigious Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM Cinemas).There, their films will be viewed by community leaders, local activist, the students family & peers, as well as, members of the general public. The Hip-Hop 2 Hollywood festival will end with the traditional awards ceremony to honor the top three out of 96 Bootcamp filmmakers for their cinematic/social justice achievement.
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ADOPT A BROOKLYN SCHOOL
| Teens who do not participate in after school programs are nearly three times more likely to skip classes...three times more likely to use marijuana or other drugs, and they are more likely to drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes and engage in sexual activity. --YMCA of the USA
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"There’s going to be three after-school clubs left by the time the city is done with budget cuts: The Bloods, the Crips, and the Latin Kings." -- Jeffrey Bernstein, Chapter Leader of Maxwell H.S.
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Art & Social-Justice
Throughout history, art has been used as an outlet for social-justice and peaceful resistance.
For decades artist have used Hip-Hop as a tool for self-empowerment and to speak out against issues prevalent within urban communities...
Since the early 90's, the Documentary Film genre has experienced a revival. With the rise of the digital era, it has managed to revolutionize itself and emerge as the frontrunner platform for distributing new information to the masses...
Imagine the fusion of these two powerful art forms in the hands of today's urban youth.
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