Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 16, 2011

Hand2Paw's mission is to connect homeless teens and shelter animals in a mutually beneficial way. They provide homeless teens with professional skills training and therapeutic experiences. If you have suggestions for people I should interview (especially new, young big visionaries), please email me at britt AT brittbravo DOT com.

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Homeless San Diego Kenya Teen 89

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Personally, I voted for Betty Makoni (pictured left), because I was moved when I read her story in Paola Gianturco's book, Women Who Light the Dark , and when I heard her story again while interviewing Paola for the Big Vision Podcast. Even if you don't get a chance to vote, you can still watch the show on Thanksgiving.

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Jordan Doc Florida Teen 40

Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

I've been spending time recently interviewing people who run unusual cultural and learning venues. Both staff and visitors host TV programs in the space that range from interviews to game shows to salon chair ministries. Skill-sharing free schools. Community science workshops. Art spaces masquerading as laundromats and letterpresses.

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Culture Alternative St. Louis Los Angeles 49

NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

” Presented by filmmaker Chelo Alvarez-Stehle, SOS_Slaves aims to raise trafficking awareness in teens while empowering them with the tools to take responsibility and speak out against this issue. Jeff has been a DJ, music producer, graphic designer, illustrator and consultant to independent artists and small business owners.

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Game Change Classroom Machinima 81

Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2007

When producing for/by kids, there was more of an emphasis on giving the feel of the piece—with music, stories about the artist, comments about other art the artist produced—and those context clues helped me step into the art more emotionally. I loved that. Just hearing other people share their impressions stimulated reactions of my own.

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Arts Museum Artist Audio 30

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2008

I watched many entertaining shorts featuring students explaining exhibits to the beat of popular and illegally uploaded music. Surveys, interviews, tracking studies, and exhibit evaluations are often isolated events, and the information gleaned is specific to particular projects.

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Museum Teen Second Life Discussion 20

Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 21, 2006

Today I am posting the transcript from my interview with Brahm Ahmadi, the Executive Director of People's Grocery. If you are inspired by the interview and live in the Bay Area, People's Grocery is launching its 2-acre farm in Sunol this weekend and they are looking for volunteers. We do a lot of work with teens in the summertime.

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People Podcast Oakland Local 43