Step into the shoes of organizers who are cultivating change. Witness the power dynamics at play and the strategies employed to overcome challenges unique to rural settings. From small-town meetings to expansive landscapes, this short documentary captures the essence of community-driven movements that are reshaping the narrative of rural America.

Socioeconomic Conditions, Community InfrastructureGuest UserApril 4, 2024CBPH, RCPB

AYPAL

This video features AYPAL, a leadership development, community organizing and coalition building organization hat seeks to create healthy, safe, and thriving communities. AYPAL empowers Oakland, CA's low-income Asian & Pacific Islander immigrant and refugee families and youth.

Education System, Civic Participation, Community Safety, Connections with Neighbors, Hope & Efficacy, Housing, Immigration Climate, Parks and Recreational Spaces, Socioeconomic Conditions, Valued Cultures & IdentitiesGuest UserJune 8, 2021CBPH, AYPAL

CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION

In this video, CPA youth organizer, Lai Wa Lu, talks about the impact that the Our Healing in Our Hands has had on Asian American youth to not only empower youth, but to build youth power and create authentic intergenerational infrastructure for health and justice.

Community Infrastructure, Valued Cultures & Identities, Education System, HealthcareGuest UserNovember 18, 2020CBPH, CPA

ACTA NON VERBA

This video features Acta Non Verba: Youth Urban Farm Project (ANV), an organization that elevates life in the inner-city by challenging oppressive dynamics and environments through urban farming

Community Safety, Civic Participation, Hope & Efficacy, Connections with Neighbors, Community Infrastructure, Valued Cultures & Identities, Food Systems, Parks and Recreational Spaces, Socioeconomic ConditionsGuest UserJanuary 17, 2020CBPH, Acta

CULTIVA LA SALUD

This video features Cultiva La Salud’s Vendors for Health initiative. The initiative was created to bring healthier food choices to the Fresno community.

Civic Participation, Hope & Efficacy, Connections with Neighbors, Community Infrastructure, Food Systems, Marketing & Retail Environment, Parks and Recreational Spaces, Socioeconomic ConditionsGuest UserJanuary 17, 2020CBPH, Cultiva

PODER

This video features PODER, an organization that organizes with Latino immigrant families and youth to put into practice people-powered solutions that are locally based, community led and environmentally just.

Community Safety, Civic Participation, Hope & Efficacy, Connections with Neighbors, Community Infrastructure, Valued Cultures & Identities, Criminal Legal System, Food Systems, Parks and Recreational Spaces, Immigration Climate, Physical Environment - Water Air & SoilGuest UserJanuary 16, 2020CBPH, PODER

BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS

This video features Black Women for Wellness (BWW), an organization committed to the health and well-being of Black women and girls through health education, empowerment and advocacy. In this video, they presents Kitchen Divas, community-based cooking classes focused on health and wellness.

Civic Participation, Community Infrastructure, Connections with Neighbors, Hope & Efficacy, Valued Cultures & Identities, Food Systems, Healthcare, Marketing & Retail Environment, Reproductive Life, Socioeconomic ConditionsGuest UserJanuary 16, 2020CBPH, Black Women Wellness

MIAMI CHILDREN’S INITIATIVE

This video features Miami Children's Initiative (MCI), an organization working in the Liberty City, FL community. MCI has organized a monthly fresh food co-op, providing their families and residents with a box containing over $50 worth of produce... for only $5. Watch this video to see how MCI is promoting food justice and working towards health equity for their neighborhood.

Community Safety, Civic Participation, Hope & Efficacy, Valued Cultures & Identities, Criminal Legal System, Education System, Food Systems, Immigration Climate, Physical Environment - Water Air & SoilGuest UserJanuary 16, 2020CBPH, MCI

Menikanaehkem

This video features Menikanaehkem, a community based organization within the Menominee Reservation in northeastern Wisconsin. Watch this video to see how Menikanaehkem is healing their community through a wide range of initiatives aimed at language and cultural revitalization, food and energy sovereignty as well as addressing social and environmental justice issues.

Hope & Efficacy, Community Infrastructure, Food Systems, Housing, Reproductive Life, Socioeconomic Conditions, Transportation, Immigration ClimateGuest UserJanuary 16, 2020CBPH, Menikanaehkem

La Unión del Pueblo Entero

This video features La Union del Pueblo Entero - LUPE, an organization removing barriers to health care and helping provide vision exams for entire communities using their Mobile Health Clinics, through partnerships with local healthcare organizations.

Community Safety, Hope & Efficacy, Connections with Neighbors, Valued Cultures & Identities, Criminal Legal System, Education System, Food Systems, Socioeconomic Conditions, Transportation, Immigration Climate, Physical Environment - Water Air & SoilGuest UserJanuary 16, 2020CBPH, LUPE

NOLLIE JENKINS FAMILY CENTER, INC.

This video features Nollie Jenkins Family Center, a grassroots organization based in Durant, Mississippi that is working towards improving the lives of young women and girls as well as the health and wellness of their community.

Valued Cultures & Identities, Food Systems, Healthcare, Parks and Recreational Spaces, Physical Environment - Water Air & SoilGuest UserJanuary 16, 2020CBPH, Nollie

PAN-AFRICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (CDI)

This video features the Pan-African Community Development Initiative (CDI), an organization based in the Bronx, NY, highlighting their income tax preparation workshop as part of their mission working towards economic justice for the Bronx, New York.

Civic Participation, Community Infrastructure, Food Systems, Housing, Immigration Climate, Reproductive Life, Socioeconomic ConditionsGuest UserJanuary 16, 2020CBPH, CDI

GWINNETT STOPP

This video features Gwinnett SToPP, an organization working to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline through shifting state and national policy as through parent and student advocacy and activism.

Community Safety, Civic Participation, Connections with Neighbors, Education SystemGuest UserJanuary 16, 2020CBPH, Gwinnett

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