Programs/Workshops:

The Digital Intergenerationl Bridge for Success (DIBS) Project trains Senior Citizens in an Introduction to Digital Media Technology. The 8 week session is led by a Mulit-Media Teaching Artist and two youth leaders from DIVAS for Social Justice who have successfully completed two programs with the organization. The 8 week program focuses on the following topics:

1st week- Introduction to Using a Digital Camera

2nd Week- Learning to Upload and Organize Your Photos to Your Computer.

3rd Week- An Introduction to the Internet

4th Week- Photo Sharing Sites

5-8th Week- Introduction to Adobe Photoshop

This intergenerational experience in leadership and technology training will provide learning and skill development for both groups and lead to positive changes in attitudes toward the other generation. Please contact our organization at diva4justice@gmail.com if you are interested in having this program facilitated at your senior center.

Imaging Ourselves is an 8-week program, which teaches young women in underserved communities the fundamentals of digital photography and Adobe Photoshop by using examples of the way images of women of color are manipulated in the media. Students are then encouraged to take photographs and retouch images with software in a way that reflects the true beauty of their communities. 

Through My Lens Project is a 10-week workshop to train young women in media literacy and documentary production skills. The workshop will focus on creating socially conscious media while obtaining strong media skills through the following exercises:

1) Media Literacy

2) Pitch Development

3) Introduction to Camera Technique

4) Introduction to Sound

5) Documentary Style Production

6) Shooting on Location

7) The Editing Process

We are in the process of creating a multimedia curriculum that will include:

• Photography
• Photoshop
• Web Design/HTML
• Computer Programming
• Sound/Music
• Video