Straightlaced
Teenagers open up about how they are limited by gender role expectations and their process of finding ways to really be themselves. Part of The Respect for All Project.
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Celebrating the Life of Del Martin
NEW RELEASE!
Shares the moving memorial service for this lifelong civil rights pioneer.
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It's STILL Elementary
This moving story and political drama revisits the students and teachers from the original groundbreaking film, It's Elementary, and discovers the profound impact of using film as a tool for social change.
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Let's Get Real
Examines issues that lead to taunting and bullying, including racial differences, perceived sexual orientation, learning disabilities, religious differences, sexual harassment and others. Part of the Respect for All Project.
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It's Elementary
The groundbreaking film that addresses anti-gay prejudice by providing adults with practical lessons on how to talk with children about gay people. Part of The Respect For All Project.
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That's a Family!
Breaks new ground in helping children in grades K-8 understand the different shapes families take today. Part of The Respect for All Project.
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Homes & Hands
An inspiring documentary about three communities where low-income residents have found an empowering way to realize the American dream... owning a home.
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One Wedding and a Revolution
Reveals the inspiration, motivation and political challenges at San Francisco City Hall during the frantic days leading up to the first government-sanctioned same-sex marriage.
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Deadly Deception
This 1991 Academy Award-winning documentary uncovers the disastrous health and environmental side effects caused by the production of nuclear materials by the General Electric Corporation.
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Choosing Children
Emotionally powerful documentary that challenges society's definitions of family by exploring the ways lesbians are becoming parents and how they are raising their children.
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GroundSpark creates visionary films and dynamic educational campaigns that move individuals and communities to take action for a more just world.
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GroundSpark's Respect For All Project facilitates the development of inclusive, bias-free schools and communities by providing media resources, support and training to youth, educators and service providers.
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We Want to Hear Your Story
Are you a parent who has changed your mind about gay marriage? We want to hear your story! GroundSpark is teaming up with Vote for Equality to tell the stories of parents who have become more supportive over time of same-sex marriage equality.
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Debra Chasnoff and GroundSpark featured on ABC7's Profiles of Excellence
In a prominent spot on ABC7's Profiles of Excellence series highlighting Bay Area luminaries, Debra Chasnoff discussed her Oscar-winning filmmaking and groundbreaking social justice work with Kristen Sze. Don't miss this exciting coverage of GroundSpark and the Respect for All Project on ABC7 (our segment starts five minutes into the video clip).
Media Won't Let Public Forget Billionaire's Attack on "It's Elementary"
Billionaire Mitt Romney backer Frank Vandersloot attacked GroundSpark's film "It's Elementary" over a decade ago. It's back in the news (and so are we) - as a recent article on BoingBoing describes Vandersloot's attempts to silence his critics and whitewash his past.
Idaho Agenda Highlights Chasnoff's Defense of "It's Elementary"
The Idaho Agenda published GroundSpark President Debra Chasnoff's public response to Frank VanderSloot, funder of a 1999 billboard campaign mischaracterizing the GroundSpark film It's Elementary. Recent debate was stirred after a Salon.com article describing VanderSloot's political activities.
Hear Debra Chasnoff on KCRW Discussing LGBT History in California Schools
Listen to GroundSpark President and Senior Producer Debra Chasnoff on a recent KCRW radio program, discussing the new law making California the first state in the nation to require lessons about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in public schools.
National Partners Sign On To Straightlaced Outreach Campaign
Over 15 national education, advocacy, and youth welfare organizations are working with GroundSpark to ensure that Straightlaced—How Gender's Got Us All Tied Up is screened all over the country.
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