Our trip to the Community Garden

15 Jun 2010, 1:14 PM by kaya, Elementary School

 

In May, Urban Arts students from PS 48's Photography, Video and Cartooning Classes went to the 50 Cent Community Garden in Jamaica, Queens. There we learned how flowers become strawberries, what worms do for compost, and how rainwater can be stored. We were inspired totake photos that we plan to turn into a comic book!

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Meet the Filmmaker: Regina Bonsu

07 Jun 2010, 1:45 PM by Elizabeth Rodd, Urban Arts MediaLab

 

Story by Joshua Davis, Producer, Ghetto Talks II
Photograph by Daniel Familia
 Regina Bonsu, Interviewer 
Name: Regina Bonsu
Grade: Sophomore
School: Mott Haven Preparatory School
Role: Producer, Interviewer
What are you planning to do with the knowledge gained from working on this project? I plan to get more people involved on important issues like language use and to enlighten them on how to become activists.
Why did you choose to be in the Media Lab program? I wanted to gain more knowledge and experience within the film industry.
What did you like most about working on the project? I got to meet new people and learn a technical skill set.

 

 More to come

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Story by Craig Wallace, Editor, and Joshua Davis, Producer, Ghetto Talks II
 Anthony Davis, Housing Director and Father of Producer Joshua Davis
Last month, Anthony Davis, the father of Ghetto Talks II producer Joshua Davis, sat down with the Media Lab crew for an interview.  Mr. Davis shared his insight about the word ghetto as well as his reaction to our original film.  Our crew consisted of Nick Mendez as director, Joshua Davis as interviewer, and former Media Lab student Brittany Clough as guest producer. 
 
Mr. Davis talked about his life growing up in the Park Slope area of Brooklyn and the role of gentrification in that section of the borough.  For example, he told us that his grandmother’s house is now worth several times the price at which she purchased it. 
 
Mr. Davis also talked about growing up and watching Good Times and The Cosby Show, programs that portrayed the average African-American family in a positive light.  He feels that these days African-American families are portrayed in a more negative light on television.
 
Mr. Davis also argued that his son’s generation is changing how language is used.  The new generation flips words that were once used to oppress people; words such as the N word are now used without any reservation to simply mean “hello” or “what’s up?” 
 
Although there were many distractions and cuts during the filming, it was eye-opening to hear a parent’s perspective on the word. 
 
More to come on how this interview will be integrated with Carmel Sanon's interview for our parent response piece.

 

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