Since August, EVC's Community Engagement program has been screening Journeys Through the Red, White & Blue along with the YO-TV producers around New York, Ohio and Massachusetts. In early October, Sheila, Shon, Tidiane and Danny traveled to Ohio for three screenings in Cleveland and Columbus. They also did extensive video outreach, distributing the film to high schools, colleges and community-based organizations throughout the two cities. Ariel, one of the producers, held a very successful screening at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he is currently enrolled as a James Baldwin Scholar. EVC alumni Steven and Devaughn also attended and helped facilitate the Hampshire screening. Around New York City, staff and youth producers screened at approximately 10 high schools (with multiple screenings within each school), 6 colleges and community colleges, and 8 organizations in 4 boroughs.

Highlights include screenings with EVC staff and Journeys producers present for discussion at the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Public Library, the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival High School Program in various NYC high schools and an interview on Teen Talk Radio (WHCR Harlem Community Radio).

DVD Distribution
Screenings without youth producer presentations were held as well in New York and in several other states. EVC created over 600 DVDs for distribution around the country. So far, Journeys has been mailed to 14 states, including NY, NJ, IL, OH, OR, VA, MA, MD, CA, MI, UT, PA, WI, SC.

NYC Community Engagement screening venues include the following:
• Social Justice Film Fiesta, New York Immigration Coalition
• Organization of Chinese-Americans (OCA)
• LaGuardia Community College
• Hunter College, Black Male Initiative session
• LaGuardia Community College
• DoSomething & Idealist's Take Action Fair
• Grand Street Settlement
• Validus Preparatory Academy (Human Rights Watch)
• The Bushwick School for Social Justice (Human Rights Watch)
• Brooklyn Public Library, NYC Dept of Youth & Community Development
• Repertory High School (Human Rights Watch)
• Urban Assembly Media High School
• Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC)
• The Children's Aid Society
• Museum of Modern Art
• Brooklyn College
• Latino Pastoral Action Center

There are still a few free copies available if you are interested! Please email orders@evc.org for more details.