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Planet Classroom

Stories That Heal Us

Planet Classroom

VoiceAmerica

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Personal Journals, Tv & Film, Film Interviews

52.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

From growing gardens, to beating drums, and to powerful rhythmic words, we all find a way to tell our stories. Planet Classroom presents three filmmakers and their powerful masterpieces which help others learn to prevail and heal through difficult times.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello. Welcome to Planet Classroom. I am Orange.

0:31.0

Join me as your virtual guide on a journey of global learning called Planet Classroom.

0:39.0

You will hear stories from artists, musicians, dancers, technologists, game makers, film makers, innovators and creators of all kinds from around the world.

0:51.0

It's time to engage or imagineations, share our ideas and explore solutions for a brighter future for all.

1:00.0

Our Planet is a classroom where learning together brings us together.

1:07.0

The way that I see food is the way that I see my friends and my family.

1:13.0

It's very important to nurture it, it needs water, it needs time, needs sunlight and affection.

1:18.0

And so, through the gang intervention work that we do, showing young people exactly what it means to be fresh by eating fresh.

1:27.0

And the idea that this is the most gangster, most jeet up thing that you can do is represent your hood and growing food for your hood.

1:37.0

Where can young people turn to find a positive, healthy outlet and at the same time support their communities, growing and growing.

1:47.0

And cultivating vegetables says Dr. Itath DJ Kavum Vita this month.

1:55.0

On the Planet Classroom Network YouTube channel, audiences can screen the film from gangs to gardens directed by Jay Love Calderon.

2:06.0

The documentary tells the story of DJ Kavum's journey from dodging a gang lifestyle as a child in Denver, Colorado.

2:15.0

To fronting a movement to inspire children by combining hip hop and ego-friendly-ness.

2:22.0

Viewers will discover how his different experiences as an artist, activist, educator and vegan chef led DJ Kavum to begin his groundbreaking movement.

2:36.0

I see food justice issues and people fighting for food justice when the problem really is the access.

2:45.0

The problem is that people don't have the right information.

2:49.0

When you see young people out there, when you see elders in the community in eight, and they're really just suffering from diseases that are food related.

2:59.0

And when you're talking about economic racism, you gotta think about how food deserts are directly related to access and health.

3:11.0

Hey, hey, this is Jay Love Calderon, the director of From Gings to Gardens.

3:18.0

What's up, Planet Classroom? Hope everyone is doing well.

3:23.0

I'm super excited about this film. This film was created because I am a native from Denver, Colorado.

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