We are happy to announce that one of our students won one of three $150 cash prizes for the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum's "Green Teen Video Contest". Margaret McKay received her award at the public screening for this national contest on Saturday, February 6th.  

The video was created in Girls Making Media's Studio Session, additional training for those who have taken a GMM Beginning Session.

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”Girls Making Media” Offers Free Workshops

Taking Applications Now!

(Tucson, AZ) Girls Making Media, a hands-on program that teaches digital media literacy skills to women ages 14 through 21, now seeks applicants for audio and video production workshops offered through the WomanKraft Digital Arts Studio at 388 S Stone Ave., in the downtown arts district. 

Applications can be obtained by calling 520-954-2004 or by email at girlsmakingmedia@gmail.com .  Seven three week sessions are offered between October and May.  

The 2009-2010 season, funded by the American Association of University Women, has slots for 42 women in the Tucson area.  Participants will learn how to write, produce, and edit audio and video public service announcements about current issues that affect women and girls.  This is the second year for the workshop series hosted by the arts non-profit  WomanKraft Art Center.  The Girls Making Media program was designed by Quynn Elizabeth, independent media artist, author, and public lands activist.  See videos created by 2008-2009 participants at youtube.com/user/womankraft .

Girls Making Media centers on the belief that activating and mobilizing independent media from a female perspective can transform women’s lives. Amy Goodman, writer, host, and producer of “Democracy Now,” www.democracynow.org said “These kinds of authentic voices can change the world,” when interviewed by Stephanie Smith, publicity and recruitment director for Girls Making Media.  The link to the interview in YouTube is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B54I2KTE4MI

For more information about the workshops or how to apply, contact Stephanie Smith at GirlsMakingMedia@gmail.com. Or call Quynn at 520-954-2004.  Quynn is also available for interviews.

“I loved everything about the program.  The subject we chose was very self-exposing, we worked well as a group and I learned new tools I will take with me in the future!”  Desiree   2009 participant

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In its pilot season, Girls Making Media was the subject of two newspaper articles.  The Arizona Daily Star did a story on November 23, which brought many inquiries by girls and their parents. http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/268504.php   In May, Stephanie met a young freelance writer for the Tucson Weekly, and he wrote a Q & A article highlighting Girls Making Media.    http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/t-qanda/Content?oid=1188177   

On November 23, the same day that the Star article came out, Stephanie, Maggie and Lupita (from Session 1) appeared on “Broad Perspectives Radio” on KXCI 91.3fm, with host Susie B. They were interviewed about Girls Making Media, and the Session 1 audio PSA aired.  This interview aired around the Tucson area, as well as live on the web at www.kxci.org .   

KXCI again aired Girls Making Media audio segments for their International Women’s Day Special Programming on March 8, 2009.  Radio producer Amanda Shauger aired the Session 2 and 3 PSAs on this day during her show “30 Minutes”.  They also aired live on the web at www.kxci.org.

All five PSAs were submitted to Access Tucson as “fill” videos, to air at random, in between half hour and hour long time slots.  “Fill” videos play one of the TV channels in the Tucson area, and simultaneously at www.accesstucson.org   
We look forward to another great year of “Girls Making Media”!