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Toxic Soil Busters

By: Beyond Green
Location: Various, Worldwide
Class of: 2006 - 2007	Views: 54473

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Toxic Soil Busters

Once a booming center of the American Industrial Revolution, Worcester, Massachusetts’ Main South area is now showing sings of abandonment with children at risk of brain damage, stunted growth and reproductive problems caused by lead poisoning found in their own backyards. 16 year-old Janice Serrano and her friends founded a cooperative business, Toxic Soil Busters, to battle brownfields with environmental entrepreneurship and revitalize an entire community.

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Gone

Runtime: 2:02
Added: 03/14/2013
Views: 4863

By: Chicago Public Schools, Various, Worldwide

Gone

By: Chicago Public Schools

Thousands of children in Africa are abducted into war every year by corrupt soldier militias. These child soldiers are placed into extremely violent situations and girls are frequently abused and forced into unimaginably heinous acts. As 8th grade students living in Chicag…

Water Problem

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Runtime: 1:54
Added: 02/14/2012
Views: 40293

By: American India Foundation, New Delhi, India

Water Problem

By: American India Foundation

Produced by students from American India Foundation during 2010-2011 Adobe Youth Voices program.

Water Conservation

Runtime: 32
Added: 05/19/2011
Views: 36956

By: Boynton High School, San Jose, CA, United States

Water Conservation

By: Boynton High School

A stop motion style PSA that highlights the challenges of a society that is hooked on water. The water glass represents the contents of the Earth's water supply and it drastically decreases as the availability of fresh does as well.

Dumb Wars

Runtime: 1:29
Added: 05/16/2011
Views: 20700

By: South Shore Elementary School, Seattle, WA, United States

Dumb Wars

By: South Shore Elementary School

This 5th grader wants to see an end to all the wars and fighting.

United States of Education

Runtime: 1:45
Added: 03/14/2011
Views: 38552

By: Tennyson High School, Hayward, United States

United States of Education

By: Tennyson High School

This project focuses on how education has become less of a priority. It is meant for mainly teenagers and young adults. It is a documentary that's message is to push towards success to give yourself a chance.

Could You Call This Home?

Runtime: 2:41
Added: 03/11/2011
Views: 68225

By: Rideau High School, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Could You Call This Home?

By: Rideau High School

A glimpse of what it would be like to be homeless through this collection of photos. Youth artist: Liam Spero, Modeling: Brandi Langille, Editing: Barbara Alexander. Site: Rideau High School Ottawa, Canada

Women Empowerment