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    Get Lit – Words Ignite: 13th Annual Classic Slam

    Event Date: April 20, 2024

    Join Get Lit – Words Ignite at the 13th Annual Classic Slam, where hundreds of young poets will share fresh perspectives, dynamite poems, and unforgettable performances. For some, it’s their first field trip since grade school. The Classic Slam has never been just a competition—it’s an opportunity for students to speak their truth and find their […]

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    International Documentary Association – Hot Docs 2024

    Event Date: April 25 - May 5, 2024

    Discover exceptional professional development, networking, and financing opportunities at Hot Docs Festival, April 25 to May 5, 2024. Join your colleagues at Hot Docs 2024, North America’s premier documentary festival, conference and market, taking place April 25 to May 5 in Toronto. Register for our new All-IN Pass and experience an immersive four-day industry program with access […]

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    Represent Justice – Impact Campaign: ‘Kemba’ streaming now on BET+

    Kemba is a fictionalized account of the life of Kemba Smith Pradia. Though she never handled any drugs herself, in 1995 Kemba was sentenced to over 24 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute drugs, due to mandatory minimum sentencing laws. She was pardoned by President Clinton in 2000. Kemba’s sentence is typical of so many […]

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    Film Independent Project Involve – March update

    from FILM INDEPENDENT It’s been a busy time for the 2024 Project Involve Fellows since being formally introduced at the First Look Screening on January 11! The two-day orientation swiftly followed on January 12 and 13 at Film Independent’s HQ. This year’s theme for the shorts the Fellows will be creating is ‘The Bonds That Bind Us’ and […]

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    International Documentary Association – Getting Real Conference

    Event Date: April 15-18, 2024

    International Documentary Association (IDA) is holding its sixth biennial Getting Real conference between April 15–18, 2024, in Los Angeles and virtually worldwide. Thinking holistically about the lives and afterlives of documentaries, #docsgetreal will spotlight how documentarians should access institutions, people, spaces, and resources so the doc community can benefit from each other. Getting Real ‘24 […]

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    Urban Peace Institute – Federal Funding for Community Safety: The LA Peacemakers Initiative

    Urban Peace Institute (UPI) announced $7,400,000 in federal earmark funding to implement the LA Peacemakers Initiative alongside Congressman Tony Cárdenas and with support from former Congresswoman, now Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and the Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD). Approximately 150 attendees, including peacemakers, city officials, and allies, gathered at Champions In […]

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    Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press – Public radio journalist Josie Huang reaches $700,000 settlement with LA County, Sheriff’s Department

    Attorneys from RCFP and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher helped Huang reach a settlement related to her unlawful arrest in 2020. Josie Huang, a reporter for NPR member station LAist 89.3 (formerly known as KPCC), reached a $700,000 settlement agreement on Tuesday with Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department related to the […]

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    GET LIT – WORDS IGNITE Receives $1 Million Gift from THE YIELD GIVING OPEN CALL

    Los Angeles, CA. March 19, 2024 – Today, MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving announced Get Lit – Words Ignite as one of the Yield Giving Open Call’s awardees working with people and in places experiencing the greatest need in the United States. Get Lit received $1 million. Get Lit – Words Ignite is a Los Angeles-based education nonprofit founded in 2006 by […]

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    The Moth – True Stories Told Live

    Event Date: April 2nd, 2024 - 8:00pm

    The Moth is true stories, told live and without notes. The Moth celebrates the ability of stories to honor both the diversity and commonality of human experience, and to satisfy a vital human need for connection. It seeks to present recognized storytellers among established and emerging writers, performers and artists and to encourage storytelling among […]

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    Library Foundation – 36th Annual Stay Home and Read a Book Ball

    Event Date: March 3, 2024

    Benefiting the Library Foundation of Los Angeles in supporting the Los Angeles Public Library’s work to enrich the lives of every Angeleno. Join the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Public Library, Chair Gabrielle Zevin, and Honorary Chairs Rachel Bloom, Alejandra Campoverdi, Santi Elijah Holley, and Yiyun Li in staying home to read for a great cause.  WHAT […]

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    IWMF – Newsroom Safety Across America

    Ahead of a contentious election cycle, the International Women’s Media Foundation’s “Newsroom Safety Across America” initiative is bringing groundbreaking journalism safety training to local newsrooms across the United States. Starting in key swing states likely to receive heightened attention in 2024, trainings will include one- or two-day workshops focused on risk assessment, personal security, legal […]

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    IWMF – Courage in Journalism Awards: Nominations Now Open

    The International Women’s Media Foundation is currently accepting third-party nominations (no self-nominations) in English, Spanish and French for the 2024 Courage in Journalism Awards. This includes the Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award intended for women and nonbinary journalists who are detained, jailed or imprisoned. Please submit your nomination using the forms below by March 3, […]

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