Gandhi Brigade

Gandhi Brigade

= = Gandhi Brigade = =

The Gandhi Brigade is a youth voice project that was started in Silver Spring, Maryland. Inspired by the vision of Mohandas Gandhi to create local peace brigades, the project uses the media arts as a tool for connecting youth to their community and to critical issues in their world. The mission of Gandhi Brigade is to "Prepare the rising generation to become whole leaders in a broken world." Adults with experience working with youth or media coach teens and young adults how to use video and graphic arts to explore a variety of social justice issues.

The organization was founded in 2005 by Richard Jaeggi. Founding members include Juanita Bailey, Joan Christopher, [http://www.beezhan.com Beezhan Meezan] , Nicci Jones, Hawa Toure, Mike Morris, Jessica Samuda, Kevin Crockettm and Dan Samels. Since that time the Gandhi Brigade has created a number of videos which were screened at a number of local venues including the AFI Silver Theater.

"From Out of the Blue" (2005) is a retrospect of people's memories of September 11, 2001. Ordinary people were interviewed at various locations on the fourth anniversary of that event.

"Fresh View" (2006) is a collection of five short personal videos that express the concerns of their teen producer. Topics include accessible transportation, harassment of women, and the environment.

"Finding Our Turf" (2006) documents the phenomenon of "The Turf,"an area of artificial turf in downtown Silver Spring that was intended as an interim solution to a delayed construction project but grew to be an enormously popular informal gathering spot that was especially attractive to teens. "Finding Our Turf" won recognition at the Takoma Park Film Festival.

"What's Your Story?" (2007)is a collection of three short videos that grew out of a participatory video experiment that connected adults and youth through taped dialogues. The subjects of the videos are teen-adult communication, teen jobs, and the need for a teen run skateboard park in Silver Spring, Maryland.

LinksIn addition to screening their video to local audiences Gandhi Brigade video projects can be seen online.

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3ThdfOfKRU Finding Our Turf]

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPSGNKPgJi0 Listen UP!]

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVytlD19Sew Teen Jobs]

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jrIYDvOA1o Skate Silver Spring]

[http://www.gandhibrigade.org Gandhi Brigade Web Site]


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