Come Face 2 Face

Aspiring journalists from Southern California's Inland communities invite you to come Face 2 Face with the region's most exciting youth media project.

  

Your support of our fundraising campaign will help keep the presses rolling on Face 2 Face  magazine.  

   

If you believe the pen is mightier than the sword, click the Kickstarter link to support our campaign!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/803824930/face-2-face-with-aspiring-youth-journalists

Are You a Soul Food Junkie?

Don't miss our next film screening!

Join us for the screening of Soul Food Junkies by filmmaker Byron Hurt followed by our community discussion with wellness and lifestyle consultant Cheyenne English and Chef Ryan Douglas, executive chef for the Riverside Unified School District.    

When:   Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 @ 2:00 p.m.

Where:  Riverside Public Library

                3581 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, CA  92501 

Light refreshments will be served.

To RSVP, click here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4962658445

In Soul Food Junkies filmmaker Byron Hurt sets out on a historical and culinary journey to learn more about the soul food tradition and its relevance to black cultural identity. Hurt's exploration was inspired by his father's lifelong love affair with the high-fat, calorie-rich traditional soul food diet and his unwillingness to give it up even in the face of a life-threatening health crisis. Hurt discovers that the relationship between African Americans and culinary dishes like ribs, grits, and fried chicken is culturally based, deep-rooted, complex, and often deadly.  

 

Click below to see a trailer of the film.

  

Soul Food Junkies 

See the Film ... Join the Conversation 

Community Cinema

Join OneNation Media Services as we launch the seventh season of Community Cinema, Sunday, Sept. 30 at the Riverside Public Library. 


Join us at 2:00 p.m. for the free screening of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Maro Chermayeff. This landmark documentary miniseries (based on the bestselling book of the same name by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn) follows six actress-advocates — America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union, and Olivia Wilde — as they travel to Africa and Asia and meet inspiring, courageous individuals who are confronting oppression and developing real, meaningful solutions.

Click here to see the movie trailer...http://itvs.org/films/half-the-sky

See the Film... Join the Conversation  

Journalism & Technology Academy

Day 5


Nee Hao Ma!  Journalism & Technology students finished the week by engaging in an exciting cultural exchange coordinated by OneNation Media Services and Educational Resource Development Trust (ERDT), a nonprofit organization that partners with universities in China to allow students and teachers to travel to the United States where they can experience American culture.  Students spent the day learning about each other and celebrating the beauty of American and Chinese culture. 

Journalism & Technology students (seated) spent the day interviewing students from Beijing Jiaotong Univeristy.  Sheri Stuart (standing far left) and Jessica Garcia were the instructors for the week-long academy. 

Students from Beijing Jiaotong University introduced themselves to their new American friends.

Journalism & Technology Academy

Day 4

Today's session of Journalism & Technology Academy featured guest speaker Naomi Bonman.  Naomi is a talented staff writer with Inland Valley News where she covers a variety of beats. She studied mass media and arts at Clark Atlanta University.  The students asked thoughtful questions in preparation for their written articles, which will appear in the September/October issue of Face 2 Face magazine. 

Naomi Bonman, a staff writer with Inland Valley News, was today's featured guest speaker.

Journalism & Technology Academy

Day 3

It's been said that a picture is worth a thousand words.  Today, Journalism & Technology students received a hands-on photography lesson from Carlos Ocegueda, a certified professional photographer. Mr. Ocegueda covered important photography elements such as lighting, shadowing, composition, highlights, exposure and appiture.  He also covered the differences between portrait photos and photo journalism.  The students were given an oppotunity to demonstrate the techniques they learned by using three of Mr. Ocegueda's professional cameras.

 

Today's session also featured a presenation by Terry Boykins,  executive of business affairs for 4Positive Knowledge, a privately-held enterprise he created to promote positive outreach campaigns with select community-based organizations to address child/parent relations.   



Today's session featured a presentation by social entrepreneur, Terry Boykins.

Journalism & Technology Academy

Day 2

One of the most deadly distractions for teens behind the wheel are cell phones. One in four American teen drivers admit to texting while driving, and 40 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds say they have been in a car where a teen driver used a cell phone in a dangerous way. Teens participating in this summer’s Journalism and Technology Academy have something to say about these alarming statistics.

Today, the students crafted a script and shot scenes for a video PSA encouraging their peers to avoid texting while driving.

 



Academy students filmed segments of a video PSA
on the Fontana Campus of Chaffey College



Journalism & Technology Academy

Day 1


Journalism & Technology Academy kicked off today at the Fontana Campus of Chaffey College.  Attending this summer's program are promising young writers from as far away as Victorville. 

The program is open to middle and high school students in the Inland Empire.  The curriculum is designed to promote media literacy and includes modules on newspaper writing, media ethics and Internet safety.  Participating students are groomed to become staff writers for Face 2 Face, a bi-monthly magazine published by OneNation Media Services.  Journalism & Technology Academy is made possible thanks to the financial support of Transcendence, a local nonprofit organization that provides financial support to other community based organizations with similar objectives. In addition, Chaffey College is making available a computer lab where students are conducting online research and completing their written projects while class is in session. 



(Left) Jessica Garcia, program manager for OneNation Media Services, with Journalism & Technology Students



Students wrote newspaper articles using the inverted pyramid style of writing.

Los Angeles School of Arts and Entertainment

Believe Foundation Rallies

  To Restore Arts Education in Urban America

Artists, Parents and Educators Come Together

To Establish the  Los Angeles School of Arts and Entertainment 

 

Los Angeles School of Arts and Entertainment Promotional Video HD

Public Hearing Scheduled Wednesday, June 27 at 7:00 p.m.

LOS ANGELES - (June 25, 2012) — Educators, parents, and some of the most important names in the entertainment industry will come together on Wednesday, June 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the board meeting of the Inglewood Unified School District (410 S. Inglewood Ave, Inglewood, CA 90301) to support the establishment of the Los Angeles School of Arts and Entertainment (www.lasae.org).  A project of the Believe Foundation, LASAE is a college preparatory 6th through 12th grade charter school that seeks to be a catalyst for the restoration of high quality arts education throughout public schools in urban America.  If the charter school petition is successful, the development team anticipates an enrollment of 360 students with classes starting in the fall of 2013. 

Journalism & Technology Academy

Don't Miss This Summer's Journalism & Technology Academy

http://www.onenationmedia.org/Boot%20Camp%20Flyer%202012(v2).pdf

Join other students like you for a week of fun and learning!

Community Cinema

We recently concluded a successful season of Community Cinema, a series of free monthly film screenings from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series, Independent Lens. We send a hearty thank you to our community partner, San Bernardino Valley College, for collaborating with us to bring together leading organizations, community members, and public television stations for learning and discussion, and to promote involvement in today’s critical social issues.

Pictured  (l to r): Jeanette De Patie, Sheri Stuart and Lawrence McCrary, Jr. of San Bernardino Valley College.  De Patie was the featured guest speaker at our screening of Strong!  De Patie is a plus-sized certified exercise instructor and the author of "The Fat Chick Works Out!" She spoke in-depth about the importance of young girls and women embracing their body type and developing a positive self-image.  De Patie also hosts her own website - http://www.thefatchick.com/.

Be sure to join us next season.  Screening dates for the 2012-2013 season will be announced soon.

See the film ... Join the conversation. 

St. Lucia

Rhonda, Sheri, and Bettye have journeyed to St. Lucia for rest, relaxation and spirtiual renewing... Since it has been raining all day... The ladies are well on their way to accomplishing their goal to disconnect from the stresses of life...we'll keep you updated on their activities throughout the week...

Face 2 Face

Face 2 Face magazine is an exciting youth-media project of OneNation Media Services.  To read the latest issue....

Click here   http://www.onenationmedia.org/Jan-Feb_2012_Issue%20(3)FINAL.pdf

See the Film ... Join the Conversation

Many thanks to our guest panelists, A. Majadi, president/CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of San Bernardino and Alton Garrett, senior advisor to U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, for their comments on tonight's Community Cinema screening of More than a Month by filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman.  The film chronicled Tilghman as he set off on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month.  His thoughtful, humours journey through a so-called "post-racial" America explores the complexity and contradictions of relegating an entire group's history to one month.  

This was an interesting and thought-provoking film that was followed by great audience participation and robust dialogue. This is exactly the goal of Community Cinema - to engage the community in meaningful dialogue and discussion! What a wonderful world this would be if we simply talked more to one another.

(L to R) Alton Garrett and A. Majadi



Tonight's film was followed by robust audience participation and dialogue. The screening was held in the Library Viewing Room of San Bernardino Valley College.

 

Join us next month for the screening of Revenge of the Electric Car by filmmaker Chris Paine. 

Would You End Black History Month?

Would you end Black History Month?  Let us know what you think.  See the film, join the conversation.  Don't miss our next Community Cinema event on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 6:00 p.m. on the campus of San Bernardino Valley College  (Library Viewing Room).  Parking is free.  See you there!

Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock

Community Cinema

OneNation Media Services Announces Free ITVS Community Cinema Events Coming to San Bernardino

Presenting PBS Films

Local Collaboration Brings Students, Faculty and Community Together  

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF.   – (Jan. 23, 2012) – OneNation Media Services, Inc., a local nonprofit organization, in collaboration with San Bernardino Valley College, will launch Community Cinema, a series of free monthly film screenings from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series, Independent Lens, on Tuesday, January 24, 2012.

The Independent Television Service (ITVS) is publically funded and brings independently produced, high-quality public broadcast and new media programs to local, national and international audiences.

OneNation Media Services and San Bernardino Valley College, in association with KVCR’s partner station, PBS SoCal, are among just over 100 groups nationwide selected to bring the groundbreaking film series to the public as an education and civic engagement initiative.

All of the Tuesday evening presentations will be held at 6:00 p.m. in the Library Viewing Room on the campus of San Bernardino Valley College located at 701 South Mount Vernon Avenue. A moderated discussion will follow each screening.

The goal of Community Cinema is to bring together leading organizations, community members, and public television stations for learning and discussion, and to promote involvement in today’s critical social issues.

The 2012 schedule begins with DAISY BATES: FIRST LADY OF LITTLE ROCK screening on January 24. It tells the story of Daisy Bates, a complex, unconventional, and largely forgotten heroine of the civil rights movement who led the charge to desegregate the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.  It will be a great kick-off to Black History month.  The program will be moderated by faculty from San Bernardino Valley College.