New Opportunity for MiND Members

An Open Call for Submissions for MiND TV’s 2010 Theme Months!

It’s time to start submitting programs to all of the awesome themed months we have planned here for 2010 on MiND TV!  It’s never too early to get that head-start on creating those new 5-minute programs.  Learn more about the featured topic for all of the months ahead, take note of the deadlines, and get inspired by watching some related videos already airing on MiND!

For additional information, please visit:
http://www.mindtv.org/styles/mind/www/submit.html

(Or, contact: membership@mindtv.org)

June is LGBT Pride Month
Deadline: May 21, 2010

Join MiND TV in celebrating LGBT culture, history, establishments, groups, artists, activists, and icons by submitting your own 5-minute programs to be added to the mix!  Document all of the great contributions, social movements, and changes taking place in the LGBT community!

Related Videos:

Mazzoni Center: LGBT Health Center

Under the Pink Carpet: Gay Penguins

Bitch: Artist in Progress

Philadelphia Gay News

Alison Bechdel - Reading From “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic”

July is Violence Prevention Month
Deadline: June 18, 2010

Help contribute in the effort to end violence by submitting 5-minute programs for MiND TV’s Violence Prevention Month.  Tell people about organizations that encourage peace and provide support for at-risk individuals, document personal journeys towards recovery and reform, give advice on effective conflict resolution techniques, or show how people are working as a community to end violence in their own neighborhoods.

Related Videos:

The Urban Mourning Project

Homeboy

Michelle Iaia: Conflict Resolution

The Peace Train’s Musical Mission to Bring Peace & Justice in South Africa

Constructing Peace

August is Local Food Month
Deadline: July 23, 2010

MiND TV celebrates the local food movement!  Teach us about history of the local food movement, new developments and trends, the benefits of regional agriculture, farmer’s markets, sustainable farms, or community gardens!  Interview your friendly neighborhood locavore.  Submit 5-minute programs you feel will help show viewers how to “think globally, and act locally!”

Related Videos:

Global Hunger

Just Us For Food Justice: Youth at Bioneers

 State of MiND: Hunger

September is Economic and Community Development Month
Deadline: August 20, 2010

MiND TV’s theme for September highlights economic and community development!  Whether taking a look at creative workforce practices, small businesses, or sustainable economic models, this month is all about making progress and encouraging growth.  Innovators, artists, activists, community leaders-show how people are recharging and revitalizing their neighborhoods and communities!

Related Videos:

Babette Josephs: Causing Trouble (The Good Kind)

Project H.O.M.E. Employment Opportunities

The Gambrel Recreation Center

What is a Connector?

October is Healthy Living Month
Deadline: September 17, 2010

For October, MiND TV is exploring health from the inside-out.  Whether you’re educating people on healthy eating habits, fun ways to exercise, advice for developing a positive self-image, or protecting oneself from illness, we want your input!  Create a 5-minute program about any aspect of healthy living and submit it to us by September 17^th!

Related Videos:

Linda Taylor’s Healthy Raw Recipes: Mock Tuna Salad & Blueberry Smoothie

The Power of Touch

Bellydance: Health Benefits

Yoga Is

November is Voices of Veterans Month
Deadline: October 22, 2010

November is a month to give back to the veterans who have generously served our country.  Make 5-minute programs helping veterans share their own personal experiences, educate viewers on various issues affecting veterans, recognize organizations that assist veterans in need, and express our support for these brave individuals.

Related Videos:

In Their Boots: Homecoming

Guitar Therapy

State of MiND: Veterans of War

Yoga for Veterans

Disability Benefits For Wounded Warriors

December is Alcohol and Drugs Awareness Month
Deadline: November 19, 2010

December is a month to focus on substance abuse awareness.  Provide advice on avoiding peer pressure, take a closer look at the rehabilitation process, examine the dangers of addiction, or honor organizations that specialize in substance abuse prevention or aiding those in need of recovery services.  Submit 5-minute programs that will help educate viewers on the importance of alcohol and drug awareness and avoid destructive behaviors.

Related Videos:

State of MiND: Substance Abuse

PS6: Right to Recovery

We’re all looking forward to your submissions!

Contact us at membership@mindtv.org or 215-483-3900 ext. 223 with any questions!

Hal Solomon
MiND TV Intern

It’s time to celebrate Environmental Month on MiND TV!  Here are just a few of the many inspiring programs MiND TV has been airing, showing how individuals and communities at large are working hard to make this world a cleaner, more sustainable place, and spreading ecological awareness.  Taking on topics ranging from the development of bio-fuels, the importance of recycling, school students planting gardens to beautify their local community, or the business ventures in green technology, see how society is moving forward to support the effort for a healthier planet!  Be sure to switch on MiND TV for our new 5-minute Environmental Month programs debuting Wednesday, April 21 at 8pm!

Nature/Environmental

Growing Minds
Member: Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School
See how the students of the Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School are doing their part to help the environmental movement on a local level!  This narrated photo-diary documents their recent community projects: cleaning up the vacant lot near their school, creating a garden, and painting a mural to celebrate the positive changes they’ve made.  A perfect example of how going green can be a fun and rewarding experience!

2009 Philadelphia Sustainability Awards
Member: Pennsylvania Environmental Council
The Philadelphia Sustainability Awards honor the organizations that endeavor to make Philadelphia a more diligent, environmentally friendly city.  PSA jurors Tanya Seaman and Kirsty Haliday discuss the 2009 winners of these prestigious awards, and elaborate on how these special organizations are promoting the development of a greener, cleaner Philadelphia.

Why Recycle?
Take a tour with Bob Anderson and Shannon Detweiler of Blue Mountain Recycling, who specialize in recycling residential materials.  They discuss the benefits of recycling, explaining how materials such as aluminum, plastic, and cardboard are specifically broken down and turned into other products for practical uses.  They also discuss the importance of reusing resources to limit the amount of waste being dumped into landfills and to encourage conservancy.

Science Nation: Green Gasoline
This addition of Science Nation takes a fascinating look at the research being conducted on alternative fuels.  Chemical Engineer George Huber shows how cellulose from materials such as wood, bark, plant stems, and paper can be used to make a bio-fuel that leaves a zero carbon footprint!  Huber elaborates on plans for ongoing research, increased production, and the future of bio-fuel integration and distribution.

Green Entrepreneurship: No Risk, No Reward
Here’s going green from a business perspective!  This program shows how companies can be environmentally conscious and make money.  Success stories include Green Apple Cleaners, an environmentally friendly dry-cleaning service, and the public transportation services of Minnesota that use renewable energy sources for hybrid electric buses and light rail lines.

A Sustainable Workplace
One Crescent Drive, the Navy Yard Corporate Center, a Platinum LEED certified building serves as an innovator in environmentally aimed architecture.  This structure represents a harmony between business and nature.  With an awareness of pollution prevention and waste reduction, and by employing techniques that make use of natural light and air, One Crescent Drive shows how the essence of green living is moving forward in society and becoming a quality standard in the process of building development.

Thanks everyone!  And make sure to check out the new programs coming up this April!

Hal Solomon
MiND TV Intern

The impact we have on our environment is everywhere – from the simple collection and disposal of our daily trash, to the exploits of commercial farming to put food on our tables, to the drilling for fossil fuels to fill our gas tanks. Our basic needs make big impacts. We truly have our hands in the environment every single day, shaping its future (our future) with our choices. That’s a lot of responsibility we have to steer our planet on the right course. But the great thing is that we can!

The more we know, the better choices we can make.

On MiND TV in April, we hope to expand your knowledge and appreciation for our environment. ‘Go green’ with us in April - a month dedicated to bringing you cutting edge documentaries, new member programs, and an incredible free community screening event!

Tune in to learn about the impact of salt on our ecosystem, take in the beauty of our precious wild lands and appreciate a simple walk in the woods. Because appreciating nature goes beyond just making sure we keep pollution to a minimum, choose organic foods, and watch how much water we use every day. It’s about connecting to a basic instinct we have – because we are as much a part of the Earth as any other species.

So take a walk in the woods this April, and revel in the sound of melting streams, new leaves in the wind, spring mud stuck to your boots, and that feeling that at the end of the day we are all one.

And, tune in for an excellent line-up of documentaries and member-submitted programs!

-Kim Kunda

Coming up this weekend:

The Ethanol Maze
Saturday, April 3 at 8pm

Prices at the pump are putting pressure on our pocketbooks, the economy and America’s foreign policy. And steadily increasing gas prices have forced most of us, as well as our politicians, to look closely at alternative biofuels such as ethanol.

Get the Full List of Programs Online (click here)

Or here: http://www.mindtv.org/styles/mind/www/theme.html

We are grateful to The Nature Conservancy and The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education for partnering with us to make this great month possible.