NY2NO

BigThink.com, a global online video forum connecting the politically active around the world interviewed, NY2NO organizer, Alex Epstein about his involvement in NY2NO, the history of the organization, youth activism and community service.

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Noemie Bilger, aspiring Filmmaker and participant in NY2NO's Summer Brigades, made a short film showing some of her experiences in New Orleans. The film is narrated by Bill Hill, an incredibly supportive friend and bus driver for NY2NO. She would like to thank everyone involved in making this film possible, especially Bill Hill.

Music by Asia Rainey http://www.asiarainey.com/

Over the summer of 2008, Erin Murphy, a producer for the Teacher's College online TV station, AfterEd,  followed the work of many NY2NO organizers in the form of a mini series. She has already completed 3 of the episodes that focus on the presentation before our Summer New Orleans trips. She then accompanied a group down to New Orleans with 2 members of her crew, to document the trip which her next episode focuses on.

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Episode One

The first episode focuses on  presentations that NY2NO gives at high schools across New York City. The episode mainly follows the organizer Alex Epstein. For more information about presentations, or to have someone present at your school or group, please see our presentations page.

Episode Two

The second episode follows organizers Izzy Jagninski and Cory Meara-Bainbridge, and mainly focuses on fundraising and group meetings before the summer trips.

Episode Three

The third episode features interviews with 3 adults who have chaperoned NY2NO trips and have children who have been on the trips. It focuses on parents meetings, and parent involvement in general.

Episode Four

The fourth episode follows the third summer brigade in New Orleans and focuses on the returning group member, Spencer Tullis.

Emily Allan, NY2NO organizer, is interviewed by Interview Magazine's Lucy Madison about her experience in the student-led organization and the December fundraiser for the Scool at Blair Grocery. Click here to see the full story.

Isabelle Jagninski, NY2NO organizer, has penned an article for the NYC-based paper The Indypendent.
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Brenda Davis, filmmaker and chaperone on February 2008 brigade, put together a piece inspired by a Lila Watson quote: "If you have come to help me you are wasting your time, but If you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine then let us work together."

Erin Murphy, a producer for the Teacher's College online TV station, AfterEd, put together a piece to recruit young people for what has become the School at Blair Grocery, the only High School in the Lower Ninth Ward. Voices of students who participated in NY2NO Summer Brigades are featured. Please note that the time and place of the "planning meetings" mentioned in this video are out-dated.