It is with excitement that I tell you, this year’s Back2School Giveaway is scheduled to be in over 20 locations across the nation!
Being involved with the Back2School giveaway project last year, I’ve come to understand that this project is not about giving charity to strangers. Rather, its about taking care of and supporting our neighbors and community, regardless of race, religion or social status.
I’ve started a new Project Profile Section laying out the work that’s been done. You can see it through the home page.
It’s been over three months since I helped Ammar launch his unique brand of poetry online. I’ve posted up a “project profile” laying out exactly what the project was, what challenge we had in front of us, the approach we took and the impact that was achieved.
See here: Project Profile: Ammar Poetry
In this episode meet the people of Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn, NY.
This documentary is an intimate portrait of dedicated New York Muslims who, despite the struggle with current political climate and firestorm of Park51 in the media that eventually leads to a neighborhood silently protesting their presence, believed in the power of giving back to the children of New York City as a tool for better social and political understanding.
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Have a Dedicated Photographer -
One of the challenges I had in editing this video together a few months back was the fact that I didn’t have a lot of good photos to work with. The person who took pictures for this event shot them at very low resolutions, making it’s useless for the purposes of this video. I did however manage to find some a handful of high res pictures which were used in this episode. Lesson: Make sure you have a professional photographer covering your events if you want quality pictures.