outreach

Talk To Me: Because Media Matters For Youth Outreach

September 9, 2011 by Amy Jussel 8 Comments

Sept. 9, 2011 “Text, poke, like, or chat...” What about TALK? I love how this Trevor "Talk To Me" 3-word anti-bullying campaign by The Trevor Project goes back into time to cut through the social media layers to get real with face time. The Talk to Me campaign for conversation succinctly sums the “Alone Together” dynamic that MIT sociologist Sherry Turkle mentions in her … [Read more...]

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MyVetwork: Connecting The Digital Dots For Veterans Globally

November 11, 2009 by Amy Jussel 9 Comments

Nov. 11, 2009 With the outpouring of sadness regarding Fort Hood, the scary statistics surfacing on PTSD and women soliders under 'friendly fire' from missles of a different kind, and work-family/depression conflicts, I figured it was high time for some GOOD news this Veteran's Day. Every year on Veteran’s Day, I dedicate my post to either my dad, Capt. A.R. Jussel (USN … [Read more...]

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“Consuming Kids” Is Now Available For YOU To Host A Screening!

April 24, 2009 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

April 24, 2009 Back to our green media focus in a minute, since we're all trying to figure out whether somethin' can be done about all this consumption? But first, here's some fabulous news for change agents out there. Just in time for our Consuming Kids screening and powerhouse panel tonight in Berkeley, (and again Sun. 4-26 in San Jose and Tues. 4-28 in Palo Alto) MEF , … [Read more...]

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Celebrate My Birthday By Helping Beth Kanter Celebrate Hers!

January 4, 2009 by Amy Jussel 10 Comments

Visual Insight guru Eileen Clegg sent me this lovely card (at left) along with a sweet sentiment about “trips around the sun” prompting a recall of a kindergarten tradition I want to share, where kids literally walk around a circular table as the teacher reads one sentence milestones capsulizing the child’s first five or six trips around the sun. (parents … [Read more...]

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