Noor Alam, Michael Drutz, Dottie Harle, Gary Levin, Jennifer Stearns, and Robin Stigliano, CIAD; Yuichi Tamano and Sara Weiner, NMASS
Over the past two years, the Coalition of Institutionalized Aged and Disabled (CIAD) has used peer-to- peer video interviewing and on-site video reporting to organize residents of New York City's notoriously mismanaged adult homes. The National Mobilization Against Sweatshops (NMASS) works with injured and/or undocumented workers and Lower East Side residents to fight for common rights to healthy, safe and just working conditions. NMASS uses video as a critical organizing tool, putting cameras in the hands of the community to document their stories and struggles. These two community organizations are models for how community members can use video to forward their social justice campaigns. You’ll learn about the similarities and differences in their media projects and find out how you can use video to enhance your advocacy efforts.