Compliance and Enforcement News Release (HQ): EPA Announces Environmental Justice Video Contest: Faces of the Grassroots

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March 1, 2010

 

 

EPA Announces Environmental Justice Video Contest: Faces of the Grassroots

 

WASHINGTON --The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is sponsoring an environmental justice video contest that challenges professional or aspiring filmmakers to create videos that capture the faces of the environmental justice movement. The Faces of the Grassroots contest is an opportunity to publicly exhibit creativity with environmental justice stories, and connect with others working to raise awareness of the movement.

 

“Faces of the Grassroots will help EPA expand the conversation on environmentalism and work for environmental justice,” said Charles Lee, director of EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice. “Participants can make a difference for the historically underrepresented in their community by using motion pictures to show the struggles and triumphs they have endured to advance environmental justice.”

 

Videos can focus on any environmental justice activity, issue, or topic. Examples would be a music video about climate change, or a video recording a successful environmental justice project that has made a community a healthier and happier place to live.

 

Awards will be given to the winning submissions in each category. The videos will also be featured on EPA’s Web site and may be used as public service announcements. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, April 8, 2010. EPA will announce winners in honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.

 

Below are the categories and prize money:

 

Public Service Announcements (30 or 60 seconds)

1st Place - $2,500

2nd Place - $1,500

3rd Place - $1,000

Student Winner - $500 (13-18 years old)

 

Informational Video (3-5 minutes)

1st Place - $2,500

2nd Place - $1,500

3rd Place - $1,000

Student Winner - $500 (13-18 years old)

 

More information: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/events/video-contest.html

 

Informational video on the contest:

http://www.epa.gov/multimedia/playercontents/video/EJVideoContest/index.html

 

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