Playlist for Show: OUTSpoken

 

OUTSpoken Boyz with be talking with Becky Morgan – Missouri Chapter Leader, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.

The national Moms Demand Action website: www.momsdemandaction.org

Our gun safety program called BeSMART: www.BeSMARTforKids.org

Much like Mothers Against Drunk Driving was created to reduce drunk driving, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (www.momsdemandaction.org) was created to advocate for stronger laws and policies that will reduce gun violence and save lives. We are a non-partisan grassroots movement of American mothers demanding common-sense solutions to address our country’s dangerous culture of gun violence, which jeopardizes the safety of our children and families.

America is in a state of crisis: every day, 88 Americans are killed with guns. This violence affects everyone, everywhere – from big cities to small towns to rural communities – and as mothers, we can no longer wait for politics to catch up to the policies we need. We can support the Second Amendment while doing so much more to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people and make our communities safer.

That’s why we advocate for the following goals:

1. Close the deadly loopholes in our background check system that allow minors and dangerous people like felons and domestic abusers easy access to guns.

2. Promote gun safety so that America’s children will no longer be exposed to unacceptable levels of risk.

3. Support reasonable limits on where, when and how loaded guns are carried and used in public.

4. Create enforceable laws that address gun trafficking and fraudulent purchasing to keep illegal guns off our streets.

It is time for our government to enact common-sense gun laws supported by 90 percent of the American people: if our elected officials will not protect our children and families, we will find leaders who will. For too long, the conversation about gun violence in America has been controlled by those who stand to profit from easy access to guns. In the meantime, American families continue to be destroyed by gun violence. Mothers have had enough.

Since our inception after the Sandy Hook Elementary mass shooting, Moms Demand Action has mobilized mothers across the country to become the largest grassroots movement working to reduce gun violence. Moms Demand Action is a program of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention advocacy organization in the country, with more than 3.5 million grassroots supporters

For more information on joining, volunteering, finding a local chapter, or donating, please go to momsdemandaction.org

———–

OUTSpoken also talks with Austin Head from POSITIVE YOUTH

 

Austin Head has achieved distinction by succeeding in his performance art at every step of development with a mission to bring something unique and innovative to entertainment. Beginning in Phoenix, Arizona, Austin quickly became popular with his song Label Whore which manifested into a four day music video release event drawing 3000+ people to the largest bars in Phoenix. Austin Head has been featured in countless publications and newspapers, heard performing live over the air-waves, and seen performing at the biggest nightclubs in the country.

Austin Head has now relocated to New York City to build upon everything Phoenix has given him. After only a brief time in NYC, Austin Head has now become a bi-coastal entertainer, musician and DJ working along side NYC’s top talent. Upon discovering he is HIV+ Austin began the dating website PositivelyFrisky.com as a safe and confidential place for positive people to meet.

 

 

Short Synopsis:
Positive Youth follows four HIV+ young people to discover the reality of living positive today.

Medium Synopsis:
Uncensored personal stories from North American youth that will forever change your idea of what it means to be HIV+. Alarmed by the continuing dramatic rise of HIV transmission in 13-27 year-olds, this hard hitting documentary discovers why this is happening and how we’re missing the boat in terms of safe sex messaging. Educational and compelling, Positive Youth takes an emotional journey with four young people and the challenges they face while living with HIV.

POSITIVE YOUTH
2012
44 minutes
Canada
HD – delivery available by HDCam, Harddrive or DigiBeta NTSC
Closed Captioning
E&O Insurance obtained

QUOTES:
Whoopi Goldberg (The View) recently stated, “This is a very important documentary, this isn’t over and it’s affecting our youth.”

Sir Elton John has echoed, “By all means, take a look at this film.”

AWARDS:
BEST DOC – Film Out San Diego
BEST SHORT DOC – Scene CNKY Film Festival

Presentations in a Professional Context: Wolfsonian Museum Miami, Concordia University Montreal, Purdue University West Layafette, Brown University Providence, Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival, Festival di Napoli Italy, Tel Aviv GLBT Film Festival, Phoenix Intl. Film Festival, Hong Kong LGBT Film Festival.
Full festival list: http://imdb.to/1dV26t8

Educational: Films for the Humanities USA, Saskatchewan school tour in conjunction with Sunrise Health, Kashish Mumbai, India (Canadian Filmmaker in Focus 2014)

← All Playlists for Show: OUTSpoken