On behalf of our team, including UpNorth Media Center / LIAA, NMC’s Audio Technology Program, and NMC’s SOC 201 (Modern Social Problems) students, we formally invite you to view and share our educational video created this semester, Starving for Change.  The video showcases the work of this team in creating a short-form video exploring the challenges of low-income life facing over 23,000 people in our region with a special focus on food insufficiency.

Specifically, student teams have put together a video that explores the challenges of food insufficiency, highlighting area food support providers like Father FredFoundation and Food Rescue of Northwest Michigan, policy experts from NetworksNorthwest,Traverse Bay Poverty Reduction Initiative, Michigan Land Use Institute and Fair Food Network, and, most importantly, people facing food insufficiency themselves.

The video distills what students have learned and represents our teams’ takes on the issues.  In addition to supporting an important cause in our community and gaining valuable insights about enduring social problems in our area, students also reinforced and developed professional skills, leading coordination of all the activities around the development of this project.

Here is a link to the video on UpNorthTV’s Youtube Channel.  If you have questions or concerns or would like further information about this, please let me know.

Starving for Change on UpNorthTV YouTube Channel

All of you have, in some way, supported this effort, and we hope you will view and share this video to keep its hope alive for a day when we can supply all people with healthy, fair food regardless of their work or socioeconomic status.

Thank you for your support!