New Lens Productions

06/15/2022

This past year, New Lens activated our young talent and alumni networks in new and meaningful ways. We produced works ranging from a logo redesign for a youth STEM program, the LEAH Project, with Chelsea Monaé and The BMORE Brand, to two more semesters of Education Justice Podcast Project with Towson University and TNP Studios, to training videos exploring how psychotherapists navigate their own healing with Howard HealthEd, and collabing with Carpe Da CameraMan and Hasdai Westbrook on a mini-doc advancing behavioral health resources in rural communities with Maryland Rural Health Association, and highlighting the efforts of ten Black-led grassroots organizations with B'more Invested.

Our journey started with the vision of young people at Kids on the Hill who saw things differently. After over twelve years of service and growth as a Fusion Partnerships, Inc. partner, our program is sunsetting as our team moves on to new opportunities. A FB post cannot do justice to the gratitude and awe we have for our village and what's possible when we create together, so here is what young people we worked with this year had to say about what they are taking away:

"I learned that there truly is space for my voice. When I feel unsure or inexperienced compared to other people in certain spaces, I've learned that's okay, and in many cases I have more to say and offer that I expected."

"THE PEOPLE. I really appreciate the feedback of others and the encouragement was amazing. It really kept me going, especially the times when I thought I was going to give it all up and call it quits...I want to really go into my community and continue seeking people's experiences and learning more about the world."

"I will take away the importance of love, communication, and perseverance. I feel more confident stepping into the unknown now. Thank you for this opportunity!"

Love and light,
New Lens

06/03/2022

New Lens team is feeling grateful today for the dedicated support of our community: our friends, students, collaborators, volunteers, organizational partners, funders and advisors! We could not do what we do without you. Have a beautiful weekend 🥰

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01/20/2022

DEADLINE EXTENDED!!!
to Wednesday, January 26th
for Education Justice Podcast Project apps

01/14/2022

Education Justice Podcast Project is recruiting Baltimore City public high school students for our Spring cohort--apply for your slot before it's gone!

Application link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScO2FZtaV1HaLzaTyEisND2FeJpxNpTQBxxfBVhx2kS9bIuKg/viewform

12/31/2021

December is a time of reflection, gratitude and readying for change.

This month, New Lens is moving on from our studio/office space in Reservoir Hill as it no longer fits the shape of our hybrid work in this pandemic life. Big thanks to our faithful landlords, Reservoir Hill House of Peace, who have given our program a home base for over a decade, and before New Lens, to Kids on the Hill. The basement level is undergoing some exciting renovations, so if you know community orgs seeking a space, please spread the word and we would be glad to facilitate an introduction!

"The Center" holds more memories than we can count--experiences and relationships which have changed the course of people's lives and our sense of community. The space has held us and moved us as we have grown and we are moved by it as we move forward.

With thanks and love,

-The New Lens Team

11/30/2021

This Giving Tuesday, you can invest in elevating the voices and stories our communities need to thrive!

To donate via our fiscal sponsor Fusion Partnerships, click below and indicate New Lens in the payment memo:

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11/18/2021

A TREMENDOUS THANK YOU to United Way of Central Maryland and Baltimore County community members for investing in elevating young people's voices on education!!!!

ICYMI you can peek at The Education Justice Podcast Project's Changemaker Challenge awarded pitch here: https://youtu.be/JJI00eg2kDk
Thanks to the United Way, Storia and Rockshore team for putting this together!!

The Education Justice podcast addresses equity, race, and issues impacting education through podcast production.

11/17/2021

Join us TONIGHT at 6pm!!!

Your vote can give more students the mic as we pitch our Education Justice Podcast Project at the Baltimore County Changemaker Challenge virtual event.

YOUR voice can help the Project win the Audience Choice Award!!!

To register, visit: uwcm.org/baltimorecountychangemaker

United way of central maryland (uwcm) helps fight poverty in central maryland with programs encouraging self-sufficiency.

11/15/2021

YOUR VOTE can give young people the mic!!!!

The Education Justice Podcast Project speaks out about injustices in the education system by giving students the skills to produce podcasts of their own. We are PUUUUUMPED that this New Lens collaboration with Towson University College of Education and TNP Studios is a finalist for the Baltimore County Changemaker Challenge Live Event!!!!!

Join us this Wednesday, November 17th at 6 pm to use YOUR voice in support of The Education Justice Podcast Project!!!!!

Conceived and piloted in the pandemic, the Project brings college students from Baltimore County together with high school students from Baltimore City to address their education experiences. New Lens is contending to raise support, expand the Project to more students and engage the leadership of alumni. You are invited to come out and support by voting for the Project to win the Audience Choice Award!

To register for the event, visit: uwcm.org/baltimorecountychangemaker

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United way of central maryland (uwcm) helps fight poverty in central maryland with programs encouraging self-sufficiency.

04/01/2021

Let's create a tomorrow, that's better than yesterday, and inspires us today.

12/22/2020

Live from "Freeing Our Futures:"

What can counter the culture of mass incarceration?

"Take on a young person..." -Martina Hazelton

"Build village...connect intergenerationally" -Michael Scott, Equity Matters

We can't afford not to invest in alternatives.

Tune in now to catch the second showing of the film tonight: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83198396371?pwd=RGJxWmF6amYyUkpDdkZYT1dpYitxQT09

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12/21/2020

Tonight is the night. We present to you ‘Freeing Our Futures’ a virtual screening and community conversation!

Starts at 7 pm visit the link in our bio to join the screening!

12/21/2020

TONIGHT at 7pm!!! Join New Lens Productions at "Freeing Our Futures," a virtual screening and community conversation event featuring the premiere of "CRISIS: Baltimore in the Mass Incarceration Age."

To RSVP, email [email protected].

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12/21/2020

Happy Winter, friends! Check out the latest New Lens News here:https://09df6591-d1e3-48d5-afe2-304841fda6ee.filesusr.com/ugd/103fed_dce4624a02a14b6fbb17d3971d80c080.pdf

12/09/2020

Hey Friends, thanks for liking our page. Hoping for everyone's health and safety rn!

12/08/2020

Shout out to our partners ACLU of Maryland for hosting last week's powerful premiere and panel conversation around "Free the Vote"!

In case you missed it, you can see the screening event here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1278348372545971

And you can learn more about efforts to restore the right to vote in Maryland and request a film screening at freethevotemovie.com/

Free the Vote, a new documentary by the ACLU of Maryland, shows how denying the right to vote of people who are incarcerated is rooted in a deeply racist system.

12/03/2020

TONIGHT!!! Join us at 7pm for the virtual premiere of "Free the Vote"

Check out the trailer here: https://youtu.be/3cdbsYFkdII
Register for the screening event: https://www.freethevotemovie.com/home

Let Every Person Who is Incarcerated VOTE Join the virtual premiere on Dec 3rd Voting is a right that should never be taken away.Free the Vote is a documentary that depicts just how unjust and racist it is to deny the right to vote to millions of people who are incarcerated. Impacted people who were...

12/01/2020

Today you can help support the young filmmakers bringing to life the stories our community needs to know through a contribution at http://www.fusiongroup.org/donate.

We are SO excited to invite you to join us this Thursday evening at 7pm for the premiere of "Free the Vote," a screening event with ACLU of Maryland imagining America in a different light, where the right to vote is restored for every citizen.

More info. and registration at: https://www.freethevotemovie.com/