CALL FOR ENTRIES!

EMEAC announces its second Annual Youth Environmental Short Film Contest - open to all youth organizations - Middle and High School students!

$200 cash prize - click here for details

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Environmental Justice Leadership Training a Success

Be The Change - Youth from the Metro Detroit area came together to discuss and learn how to be better environmental leaders.

This year topics included community-organizing 101, arts and activism, community mapping and civic engagement. During the training youth had the opportunity to learn about EMEAC field activities and other Youth Environmental Leadership program.

Special guests included Climbing PoeTree, who conducted a workshop and performed on the first day of the training. Climbing PoeTree is composed of Alixa and Naima, who believe that art is our most human expression, our voice to communicate stories, to challenge injustice...a tool to rebuild our communities." They inspire, energize, and empower their audience through socially conscious and beautiful poetry. They are internationally renowned duo who have performed in South Africa, Cuba, New York, & Detroit. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Climbing PoeTree started their second national tour focusing on the injustices of the storm and its aftermath. Climbing PoeTree are poets, street artists, print-makers, fashion designers, bookmakers, muralists, acrobats, and tattoo artists and were highlights of this year's leadership training workshop.

This year participating youth also enjoyed healthy local foods prepared by Raziya Curtis and the Healing Foods Network. Veggies were donated by Detroit Agricultural Network's Greg Willerer, pasta was donated from Eden Foods and Bread from Avalon Bakery.

 

For information on upcoming Youth Environmental Stewards events click here.

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EMEAC's inaugural ANNUAL Youth Environmental Short Film Festival, GREEN SCREEN at the Main Art Theater was a HUGE success! Many thanks to participants and filmmakers for their inspiring and artful environmental films!


This year's winner: University Prep Middle School in Detroit. Their film, 'The Lost Food Pyramid' explored how to improve nutrition in schools through gardening. Runners up, from Smith Middle School in Troy, featured a film entitled, 'Wetlands: A Disapearing Act'.

Winners pictured (from left to right): Chryshauna Carter, Leah Hollowell-Midds, Sherisse Lowry, and Kaiesha Douglas (not pictured). Runner's up: Zack Kilgore, Kevin Lalko and Austin Schultz

This festival showcased youth films locally and across the state. The short films spaned across environmental and social issues that youth find of importance to the local community.
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