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Students Skype with ‘Men in the Arena’ Journalist
January 15, 2015
Students in Lexie Weitzel’s Contemporary Issues class at Lindbergh High School chatted via Skype with journalist JR Biersmith to learn about how videos are raising awareness of humanitarian issues in Africa. Biersmith is the executive producer and director of “Men in the Arena,” an independent documentary being funded by Kickstarter.
It tells a story of hope about the National Soccer Team in Somalia, a country with so much violence that it doesn’t even make U.S. headlines.
“I want people to realize that Somalia has people there who are fascinating, and they deserve to have their stories told,” Biersmith said. “That is why I am making the film.”
In addition to talking with Biersmith, Weitzel’s students worked in teams to create multimedia presentations to submit to “Project for Awesome,” a YouTube based video campaign that encourages people to donate to worthy charities. Students also created social media campaigns to raise awareness and promote their charities of choice.
You can search the student projects on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using hashtags #2014Weitzel and #P4A.
Students in Lexie Weitzel’s Contemporary Issues class at Lindbergh High School chatted via Skype with journalist JR Biersmith to learn about how videos are raising awareness of humanitarian issues in Africa. Biersmith is the executive producer and director of “Men in the Arena,” an independent documentary being funded by Kickstarter.
It tells a story of hope about the National Soccer Team in Somalia, a country with so much violence that it doesn’t even make U.S. headlines.
“I want people to realize that Somalia has people there who are fascinating, and they deserve to have their stories told,” Biersmith said. “That is why I am making the film.”
In addition to talking with Biersmith, Weitzel’s students worked in teams to create multimedia presentations to submit to “Project for Awesome,” a YouTube based video campaign that encourages people to donate to worthy charities. Students also created social media campaigns to raise awareness and promote their charities of choice.
You can search the student projects on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using hashtags #2014Weitzel and #P4A.