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Freedom Youth Collective Launch – Nomandzland

Nomandzland is Toronto Street Theatre. Nomandzland does what it does best in front of our cameras at the Freedom Youth Collective Website Launch. Enjoy :)

Freedom Youth Collective Website Launch – Lost Lyrics

Back a few months, we had a launch event for this very website you are on right now. A bunch of groups from the community came out and represented their art and creations. Here are two videos featuring performances by youth in Lost Lyrics, a program in the city that uses hip hop as a tool for education and expression for yute dem in the public education system. Enjoy :)

Freedom Youth Collective Launch – Asian Freedom Arts School

A lone performer from the Asian Freedom Arts School came out and represented hard at the Freedom Youth Collective Website Launch. Check it out.

de sire

de sire pt 1 desire pt 2 desire pt 3 Produced by Kemba King, Rita Nketia, and Keisha Monique Simpson A film challenging the taboo of talking about black female sensuality by talking about black female sensuality. A Making Noise Black Women's Media Camp Project. Be advised that this video is rated around PG-13 by us.

Black Women Making Media Promo Video

Mark Dec 12th in your bb's, agendas, icals, etc etc. We're making history with this one. The launch of yet another Making Noise Media Camp. So much is going on in our community! And in the information age, so many stories about young black women continue to be told by other people. On Saturday, December 12th, 2009 a collective of young black women from across the city will come together to reclaim their voices by sharing their stories through film, photography, poetry, podcasts and art. This is a night celebrating the herstories of black female youth in our communities, followed by the Love Womb healing jam presented by Phoenix: a community of black women coming together to address and eradicate genderFeatured Films: Eboni Girl Produced By Eboni Morgan Eboni Girl explores being a young black woman in one of Torontos suburbs.

Toronto Black Women Making Media

A look at some of the black women in toronto making media. The list continues.... add, contribute, and send us more people! Making Noise Black Women's Media Collective

Eboni Girl

Making Noise's own Eboni Morgan explores race, and being a young black woman in one of Torontos suburbs.

Cat Calls (by BWAMH)

Video 1 of a series of 3 spoof PSA’s by the Black Women Against Male Harassment (BWAMH) organization that bring attention to the issue of street harassment faced by females by flipping the script so that men are the victims. Black Women Against Male Harassment. Made in the Black Womens Making Noise Media Camp. Produced by Sedina Fiati (and yes the organization is a fictional one).

Legacy of Harassment (by BWAMH)

Video 2 of a series of 3 spoof PSA’s by the Black Women Against Male Harassment (BWAMH) organization that bring attention to the issue of street harassment faced by females by flipping the script so that men are the victims. Black Women Against Male Harassment. Made in the Black Womens Making Noise Media Camp. Produced by Sedina Fiati (and yes the organization is a fictional one).

BWAMH Male Harassment (by BWAMH)

Video 3 of a series of 3 spoof PSA's by the Black Women Against Male Harassment (BWAMH) organization that bring attention to the issue of street harassment faced by females by flipping the script so that men are the victims. Black Women Against Male Harassment. Made in the Black Womens Making Noise Media Camp. Produced by Sedina Fiati (and yes the organization is a fictional one).

Making Noise! Black Womens Media Camp Launch + Love Womb afterparty

So much is going on in our community! And in the information age, so many stories about young black women continue to be told by other people. On Saturday, December 12th, 2009 a collective of young black women from across the city will come together to reclaim their voices by sharing their stories through film, photography, poetry, podcasts and art. This is a night celebrating the herstories of black female youth in our communities, followed by the Love Womb healing jam presented by Phoenix: a community of black women coming together to address and eradicate gender violence. Come out and enjoy womb-friendly tunes spun by Dee Jay L’Oqenz, affordable and delicious snacks and a look into the gaze of young black females in the city. Saturday, December 12th, 2009 Storytelling: 7pm Jam: 10pm – 1am anitAFRIKA! dub theatre

LIFEmovement: COMMUNITY ACTION MEETING

LIFEmovement:(Learning Initiatives Fostering Elevation) COMMUNITY ACTION MEETING We invite all of your to come and join us at our first COMMUNITY ACTION MEETING. Date:Tuesday December 15th, 2009 Time: 6pm-9pm City Hall (100 Queen Street West) Committee Room 1 This meeting will focus on the progression of the discussions that started in City Hall June 9th,09 at our last townhall with Hip Hop icon KRS ONE. It will also look into the connections between the discussion we had around violence, education, and culture, in order to build a community led Action Plan. This is a Debrief with the community around our previous town hall and also what direction you want the dialogue to go in upcoming events, town hall, conferences etc. If you want to give input around the agenda, we will try our best to incorporate your

Education Not Deportation!

Education Not Deportation from No One Is Illegal - Toronto on Vimeo. Education Not Deportation A short documentary film produced by No One Is Illegal - Toronto about the struggle for access to education without fear for undocumented students in Toronto and Ontario. Get in touch with us at end@riseup.net to get a DVD copy. No One Is Illegal is a grassroots activist organization. We are not a commercial organization.

LIFE movement video on Jane and Finch Action Against Poverty Rally

This really great team from the LIFE (Learning Initiatives Fostering Elevation) Movement are creating videos raising awareness about the politial and social activities in the city. Highlights: some accapella Tupac rhyming on the mic. Butterfly and docuvixen present: Jane and finch Action Against Poverty, on the street for www.jane-finch.com, October 23, 2009 infront of Welfare and ODSP offices at Jane and Wilson, along with, Oasis, No Mans Land, OCAP, York Federation of Students, Continuing Education Students Association at Yort and No One Is Illegal...and other concerned residents, around addressing growing poverty in our Province. Link to LIFEmovement myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thelifemovementtdot Link to more on Jane & Finch: www.jane-finch.com

Set it Off Ladies: Westview doc “Mix-up and a Sister’s Pledge”

The lovely ladies of Set it Off: Westview talk to us about mix-up, friendship and how we should treat each other as sisters. To get the book list at 1:54, pause the video. SHOUT OUTS TO SET IT OFF WESTVIEW who made the video. Simone Shakayla Jade natalie Khadijah Temonie Shenel

Profile This! A Night of Art and Activism by Muslim Women and Trans People

Making Noise Muslim Women and Trans People media camp will be having it's launch Dec 4th at the AGO. Check it! Dec 4th, 6 - 8 pm Art Gallery of Ontario Anne Tannenbaum Gallery School 317 Dundas Street West Toronto Join us at Profile This! the launch of AQSAzine Issue #2 Immigration/Migration & Sex/Love/Marriage & Making Noise! Muslim women and trans people video project With the the launch of Jasmine Magazine - the first Palestinian Magazine in Toronto! A FREE event hosted in partnership with The AGO Youth Council Showcasing videos, visual art, readings by Azza Abbaro, Golie Moulaie, Sahar Rizi, Samira Mohyeddin, Shadi Eskandan, Sara Mir, Zainab H. and Shara Mohammed with Musical performances by Farheen Beg & Arun Chaudhuri http://www.myspace.com/farheenmusic Tanya Jacobs http://www.myspace.com/tanyamjacobs

Nish performs Poetry at Take Back the Night

Nish Performs at Take Back the Night from Urban Alliance on Race Relations on Vimeo. Nish performs at Take Back the Night Toronto. A march to raise awareness and around gender violence and sexual abuse giving voices back to the voiceless. For more info on the event please visit: http://www.takebackthenight.org/

Kahsenniyo Performs “Dirty Indian” at Fire in the Belly

Tahnee-Jade performs spoken word poem "Dirty Indian" from Urban Alliance on Race Relations on Vimeo. Kahsenniyo is an indigenous youth from Six Nations. This was her first performance, of what we expect will be countless others. Formally known as Tahnee, Kahsenniyo is now going by her native name. She is one of the leaders involved with Young Ogwehoweh United (Y.O.U.), a group of youth committed to social justice and restoring holistic indigenous traditions worldwide!

Nomandzland Open Mic Thursdays

a message from sun: This Thursday november 19, 2009 nomanzland is hosting an open jam/ open mic at 15 tobermory in the rec room at 6:30pm. Refreshments are provided. And we hope that you will bring your beautiful vibes to us and share your art and support! Check out Jane-finch.com for our video blog. I promise you won't regret it!! We will be hosting our openjams on the 3rd Thursday of each month! So Please spread the word to your networks as well. Thanks and have a harmonious few days until we connect at the open jam where we can create harmony and art together! nomanzland@riseup.net for more info sun **** check out the jam past interview with nomandzland: http://freedomyouth.ca/2009/11/nomandzland-this-wasnt-meant-to-be-no-sad-story/ past interview with sun:

Getting “Laid” with Shannon T. Boodram

Spoken Word artist David Delisca interviews Shannon Boodram about the book Laid, a collection of over 40 personal narratives about "Young People's Experiences with Sex in an Easy-Access Culture". "The basement smelled like sex - that thick, musty scent that sits in the air and clings to everything it touches. I inhaled deep and hard, thinking about the heated moments that had just passed. The moments when I was too busy creating the odor to even notice its sticky presence. And now that it was all over, I could feel it in the back of my throat, see it rising from the indecent sheets, and taste it in my tears. I adored him, but he and I had somehow worked ourselves into some kind of arrangement where it was okay for him to get off and get out. My generous moans and sex-kitten expressions would give him the impression that I

It’s Not a Compliment, It’s Harassment

It's Not a Compliment, It's Harassment from Urban Alliance on Race Relations on Vimeo. "I'm more than just tits and ass, I am phoenix...fiery, beautiful, and scared. You can't touch this" Back in May, our Making Noise Media Camp made a video that looks into two different experiences that Toronto women of colour have had with street harassment. The bottom line is that "Eve Teasing" is not a compliment, it's harassment and women are not to be objectified and treated disrespectfully on our city streets. Say it with us: "It's not a Compliment, It's Harassment!"

The Auset Circle

Getting Hollar'd At Have you ever been holla'd at or harassed on the street by someone trying to get your attention? Tune in to listen to Samanthan, Rebecca, Renee of Por Amor's Auset Group discuss this ever-intrusive phenomenon. The first in a series of our Holla Back Girl Movement to take back our streets. Just in time for summer! Stereotyping and Classifying Christina and Janelle of Por Amor's Auset Circle discuss why we stereotype people.

Serve! Youth

Immigration Inquiry Serve! Youth speak about their experiences with immigrating to Canada. Government Corruption Iram discusses government corruption and the economy with Heraa and Abrar. Lack of Brown People in the Media Hania, Kahir, Maryam, and Abrar discuss the lack of brown people in the media and in Hollywood and why fame is not being shared amongst other ethic groups. For more info on the program Serve! Engaging Youth for Change visit www.servecanada.org