On a sunny Thursday afternoon, HoopsHIGH, FSM News, Industry Pathways, The Real Chi, as well as staff and friends, gathered to celebrate FSM summer at NLCP/Collins Campus.
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On February 6th, Free Spirit Media welcomed World Chicago to the Nichols Tower. World Chicago is a non-profit organization with the mission of connecting people from around the world to each other, specifically to promote national security, economic development and social security.
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On a blistery Saturday afternoon, Free Spirit Media hosted a screening at the Chicago Cultural Center’s Claudia Cassidy Theater. The screening, presented in collaboration with WTTW and DCASE, showcased two films produced by Free Spirit Media’s young creatives: “Ahimsa” and “Fuzzy Legs”.
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On Saturday, November 17th Industry Pathways held their annual launch of The Chicago Track, a program series of industry workshops and master classes for emerging creatives seeking opportunities in film, media and television and premiere of "Fuzzy Legs", a capstone film project of the 2018 Industry Pathways Cohort.
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This was a fantastic opportunity for Free Spirit Media to show off their journalism and videography skills in the same park as artists like Ravyn Lenae, Desiigner as well as hundreds of other Chicago young adults! The result?
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On October 11, 2018, Free Spirit Media hosted its fifth annual Founders’ Circle-Crucial Conversations at The Arts Club of Chicago. Founders’ Circle featured an illustrious selection of panelists: University of Chicago Professor Cathy Cohen, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, Burrell Communications Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer Lewis Williams, InPathways Alumna, Angellic Ross, and The Real Chi Reporter, Samuel González Kelly.
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On September 12th, Free Spirit Media kicked off the school year by hosting a screening at the Douglas Park Field House, in collaboration with School of the Art Institute of Chicago at Homan Square (SAIC).
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To end an exciting summer, Free Spirit Media hosted four events celebrating and honoring youth artist work.
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RECAP: On August 7, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-IL-01), hosted a press conference and roundtable discussion on gun violence prevention at Gary Comer Youth Center, where our FSM News South programming is hosted.
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RECAP: For the past few years, WorldChicago, a nonprofit organization "dedicated to promoting citizen diplomacy through programs that connect the Chicago community with the world," has facilitated two visits to the FSM News West summer documentary program. This year, our teen participants welcomed around 10 visitors from Saudi Arabia on July 23rd and 11 British teens from the UK-US Youth Dialogue Programme on July 25th.
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PHOTOS: Free Spirit Media hosted a Mid-Summer Fun Fest to offer a space for new connections and friendships to be made across all of Free Spirit Media's different programs.
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RECAP: Chicago Community Trust President and CEO, Helene Gale, and COO, Andrea Sanchez, joined us at The Nichols Tower in Homan Square to have a conversation with local leaders about the North Lawndale community.
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This year has been a great one for Free Spirit Media. We've traveled all over from bustling cities like New York to marches in Washington D.C. to relaxing in rural farms in India. We've won awards, hosted parties, rebranded, and celebrated one another's work.
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RECAP: Free Spirit Media's annual fundraiser was truly a night to remember. We'd like to thank all of our sponsors, our dedicated board, our brilliant staff, our wonderful volunteers, and our community of supporters for showing up, sharing our work, and investing in our vision.
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PHOTOS: Last week the Industry Pathways Cohort hosted a wrap party to celebrate another cohort graduation!
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Free Spirit Media youth artists produced a video documenting the March For Our Lives and National School Walkouts. This guide is meant for educators and community members to help facilitate discussions and connect youth to more resources.
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RECAP: 25,000 tuned in to WTTW on May 3rd and 5th to watch Free Spirit Media produced films!
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