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Join MiND TV and our partners at Pennsylvania Buy Fresh, Buy Local for an evening of incredible conversation, and illuminating and inspiring 5-minute programs all about the one thing we can all relate to: food!
Stay tuned for our list of 5-minute programs in the showcase, and for updates on our expert panelists.
MiND TV thanks all of our partners and sponsors for this month-long exploration of local food:
AC Lordi, Kimberton Whole Foods, Pennsylvania Buy Fresh, Buy Local, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Commission, Philly Homegrown, The Piazza at Schmidt’s and The First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia
Please join MiND TV and our partners at Drexel University’s Center for the Prevention of School Age Violence for an evening of new, 5-minute documentaries exploring topics of violence, violence prevention, and peaceful solutions.
Violence Prevention: A Community Screening & Panel Discussion
Featured 5-minute programs include new work from MiND members, MiND, and Drexel University’s Center for the Prevention of School Age Violence on topics including cyberbulling, human trafficking, the Peaceful Posse (Physicians for Social Responsibility), The Anti-Defamation League, National Liberty Museum and more.
Featuring Dr. Chuck Williams as our panel moderator, we will present a discussion on violence and violence prevention with local leaders including:
- Charlotte Council, Deputy Commissioner, Philadelphia Police Department- Barry Morrison, Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League- Kevin Orangers, Progam Director, National Liberty Museum
- Wali Smith, Community Safety Expert
-Myra Maxwell, Director of Victim Services, Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia
- Archye Leacock, Director, Institute for the Development Of African American Youth
- Kate Etherington, Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Victoria Greene, Founder, Every Murder is Real
“One of the major issues, which will be discussed during the panel discussion will be bullying and cyber bullying. Another key issue will be community responsibility as it relates to violence prevention. Often, I am called upon to discuss either issue,” Dr. Chuck Williams.
This event is presented to the community to facilitate dialogue and create solutions to violence in our communities. MiND is dedicating our airwaves in July to violence prevention and exploring peace. Together, we can make a difference.
TAKE ACTION NOW: Start a dialogue on our Facebook event page leading up to the event, and RSVP if you have Facebook!
MiND thanks our presenting partner and sponsors for making this event possible:
MiND TV and The Center for the Prevention of School-Aged Violence thank the following partners and sponsors for helping us create a whole month of violence prevention programs and events: The Amerihealth Mercy Family of Companies, the Anti-Defamation League, the National Liberty Museum, the Attic Youth Center, the Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Every Murder is Real, the Southeastern Philadelphia Collaborative, the Mantua Community Improvement Committee, the Institute for the Development of African American Youth, and Drexel University’s Center for the Prevention of School-Aged Violence.
Join MiND TV, and our partners Mazzoni Center and the William Way LGBT Community Center in celebrating LGBT Pride in June! Stop by the William Way LGBT Community Center right in the Gayborhood for a casual evening to celebrate LGBT people, culture, history, organizations, creativity, equality and more!
FREE!! Short-Film Screening & Panel Discussion
June 16th 2010 @ The Ballroom, William Way Community Center
6:30pm-8pm
New 5-Minute Programs from MiND and Our Members will be screened!
Featuring a special performance of spoken word and poetry from the Attic Youth Center!
Including on of MiND’s newest LGBT program,”Mazzoni: 30 Years Later.”
And maybe your program? Submit to us by May 21st to be considered!(info: membership@mindtv.org) After the screening, hear from Mazzoni’s Ron Power, and from William Way’s Candice Thompson, Ed Hermance from Giovanni’s Room, and from Reverend Nathan Walker, among others!
Stay tuned for an updated list of speakers and entertainment!
*FREE EVENT*
Contact Kim Kunda at kkunda@mindtv.org or 215-483-3900 ext. 209 for more information!
LGBT Pride Month on MiND TV is made possible in part by the Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation.
Just Announced: The special monthly, MiND Member Hour will play on the big screen at The Piazza at Schmidts every last Wednesday of the month! Earth Day is everyday - so come on out to enjoy some TV in the great outdoors - or, ahem, a city version of the great outdoors!
Coming up: May 26th, 6-7pm
@ The Piazza at Schmidts
2ND Street and Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia (in Northern Liberties)
Contact us if you have any questions! membership@mindtv.org
MiND TV: Celebrating Volunteerism & Mentoring in May 2010
MiND will celebrate “Volunteerism & Mentoring Month” in May with a showcase of documentaries, new 5-minute programs, and a community screening event.
Screening Event & Community Discussion May 19th | 6:30pm
@John Welsh Elementary School
2331 North 4th Street
Philadelphia PA 19133
Volunteer Opportunity! School Clean-Up at 5pm-6:30pm, Prior to the Screening
If you have some time in the afternoon, join us and our partner for the month, Greater Philadelphia Cares, to lend a hand in a clean-up day at the John Welsh Elementary School on May 19th at 5pm. But don’t worry if you can’t do the clean up day, come out at 6:30pm to celebrate volunteers and mentors in our community!
A screening of new 5-minute programs will start at 6:30pm, followed by a community discussion.
The panel for the discussion will include:
-Frankie Lancos, Greater Philadelphia Cares
-Leontyne Anglin, Beyond Expectations
-Jacob Greenbaum, Squash Smarts
-Madeline Hoch, People’s Emergency Center
-Char Vandermeer, The Philadelphia Center
This month is presented in partnership with Greater Philadelphia Cares, AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies, Pete and Rene Smith, John Welsh Elementary School, People’s Emergency Center, The Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition, Leadership Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Senior Center, Philadelphia Reads, and viewers like you! Thank you for your support.
In the month of April MiND TV is going green! Strap on your recycled rubber sneakers, grab a friend and get in your Philly Car Share Hybrid and come join us for a special screening of 5-minute programs and engaging discussion on the environment and sustainability!
Taking place at the idyllic Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education right near us in Roxborough (home to one of the largest organic farms in the Philadelphia area), this event is presented in partnership with the Nature Conservancy & the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Eduacation.
April 14th 2010
6:30pm
@ The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
8480 Hagy’s Mill Road
Philadelphia, PA 19128
The event will feature new 5-minute environmental programs, a short musical performance by EcoMan, and more!
SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED!!!
**Conservation Scientist Su Fanok (The Nature Conservancy)
**Brendan Isaac Jones (Greensaw Design & Build)
**Maya K. van Rossum (Delaware River Keeper Network)
**MiND Member John McGlaughlin (Walk About - Hawk Mountain)
We have room for about 50 attendees, so RSVP today to secure your seat! RSVP: kkunda@mindtv.org
Announcing! As part of our month long celebration of all things music, MiND is excited to announce a brand new membership offer. Each person who signs up or renews their membership in March will receive:
A FREE CD from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia!
April will be Environmental Programming Month on MiND TV! This April, MiND is partnering with The Nature Conservancy to present special documentaries, a community screening and discussion event, and the broadcast premier of new community-submitted environmental programs.
We want to include you! Visit your independent public television station to learn about how you can participate.
As part of One Film One Philadelphia, join MiND TV’s Kristy Graybill , a motion graphics artist, for an illuminating discussion on computer animation techniques. Learn how Kristy creates moving images for MiND - Philadelphia’s only independent television station.
Wednesday March 10, 6:30PM
At The Free Library of Philadelphia (Parkway Central Library)
Room 108
1901 Vine Street
RSVP on Facebook
Contact: kkunda@mindtv.org for more information.
Preview a selection of new 5-minute programs from MiND and our members and hear from great speakers, including South African music and social activist pioneer Sharon Katz and Lisa Miller from the Network for New Music. Celebrate the power of music in our world - you do not want to miss this community event!
** Submit your 5-minute programs by February 26th 2010!!! email us at membership@mindtv.org for more info.
March 2010 will be Music Education and Appreciation Month on MiND TV!
During March 2010, MiND TV will be celebrating, discussing, illuminating and sharing stories all around the common theme of “Music!” In partnership with the Network for New Music, MiND brings you this month-long celebration of all things music education and appreciation.
Tune in for special documentaries and member programs – and join us for this special community event!
