Articles & Videos
What Sanctuary Schools mean for Latinx families in the School District of Philadelphia
BY BECCA HAYDU ON NOVEMBER 2, 2021
In 2020, ICE detained an immigrant mother as she was taking her child to school. The community, along with JUNTOS, responded by organizing a campaign to create Sanctuary Schools to address the education inequities that uniquely affect children with immigrant parents. On June 2021, the Philadelphia Board of Education approved the Sanctuary School Resolution.
Interview with Sharelle Barber, director of the documentary ‘I, Black Woman Resist’
PRODUCED BY GABRIELLA WATSON-BURKETT
PRODUCED FOR PHILLYCAM/ATRÉVETE
Interview with Dr. Sharelle Barber, director of the documentary I, Black Women Resist on Marielle Franco's legacy. The segment also features an interview with Vashti DuBois, Founder of the Colored Girls Museum. Marielle Franco was an Afro-Brazilian Activist who fought for racial and social inequality murdered in 2018.
Baobab Flowers
DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY GABRIELA WATSON-BURKETT
CREATIVE PRODUCED BY MELISSA BEATRIZ
Baobab Flowers (Documentary, 40 min, Brazil/USA) is a personal documentary that blends poetic and observational footage following the journey of two high school teachers: Storm Foreman (Nyanza Bandele) in Philadelphia, United States, and Priscila Dias in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Director, Gabriela Watson-Burkett, immerses herself in a journey to make the connections between communities of the African Diaspora.