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A Community Concern
 Mission/Vision
A film giving visibility to the power of organizing as a way to improve urban public schools.
Across the United States, graduation rates in most urban districts still remain between 50 and 60 percent. A COMMUNITY CONCERN is a documentary about people who refuse to accept the...
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A film giving visibility to the power of organizing as a way to improve urban public schools.
Across the United States, graduation rates in most urban districts still remain between 50 and 60 percent. A COMMUNITY CONCERN is a documentary about people who refuse to accept the system’s failures, and are working for change. The film gives visibility to the power of organizing to improve urban public schools. The spirit, passion and commitment on view shows that when organizers, parents, youth and educators work together, they are successful. It brings together stories of people in local situations in the Bronx, NY, Oakland, CA, and Boston, MA, who are facing different challenges, but share similar goals.
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What does the organization do?
A COMMUNITY CONCERN is the central component of an outreach project built on partnerships with community and educational organizations.
It is made to be useful to organizers, educators, youth and other community members, stimulating both discussion and action. General audiences will...
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A COMMUNITY CONCERN is the central component of an outreach project built on partnerships with community and educational organizations.
It is made to be useful to organizers, educators, youth and other community members, stimulating both discussion and action. General audiences will gain respect for the many people working to make positive differences for education in their neighborhoods, and it will also assist progressive funders as they work to create greater understanding of the importance of organizing for education. The goal of organizing, OCO Director Ron Snyder explains, ”is to take the best ideas, incorporate them into practice, and assist community members to get the power needed to maintain them.”
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Opportunities for Youth
A Community Concern provides an opportunity to engage young audiences in finding out about examples of youth who have positively affected their communities. Through collaboration to build responsive education alternatives, setting up support systems, and continued participation in the...
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A Community Concern provides an opportunity to engage young audiences in finding out about examples of youth who have positively affected their communities. Through collaboration to build responsive education alternatives, setting up support systems, and continued participation in the decision-making processes affecting them and their families, these youth leaders have seen great success. Youth can arrange screenings, discussions and events using this film as a stepping stone to a larger conversation about how they can positively affect their own community.
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