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Rising Up: The Alams
11 min | Konrad Aderer | 2005
In this short documentary we meet the Alams, a Bangladeshi family living in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Mohammed Alam, father to two young U.S.-born daughters, is one of 13,000 immigrants facing deportation as a consequence of Special Registration, a post-9/11 policy which targeted nationals of Muslim countries. But the Alams are not just victims. Learn how they fight back as members of South Asian community organization D.R.U.M. (Desis Rising Up and Moving).

My short documentary RISING UP: THE ALAMS is showing at the Grassroots Media Conference this Sunday at 12:15pm, Hunter College.

It's not just a screening but a whole conference, with tons of events & screenings going on. NYC folks interested in media & activism should check this out! I'll be speaking with a panel following the screening.

5th Annual Grassroots Media Conference
http://www.nycgrassrootsmedia.org
Speaking Truth To Power- Media Justice in Our Communities
Co-Sponsored by the Film and Media Studies Department, Hunter College/CUNY

Sunday March 2, 9am-6pm
at HUNTER COLLEGE:
68th Street and Lexington Ave
Enter at West Building (Southwest Corner, enter from street or directly from 6 train)

For Directions and Handicap access please visit:
http://nycgrassrootsmedia.org/08directions

Session 2: 12:15pm - 1:45pm

CALL FOR CHANGE SERIES: PRESENTED BY THIRD WORLD NEWSREEL
Call for Change is a vibrant series of short documentaries about various communities of color in New York City. Each documentary opens a window into a different aspect of life in the city: a Palestinian-American voting for the first time; Sikhs defending their civil rights to wear turbans and practice their religion; a Bangladeshi family fighting against deportation; domestic workers demanding better working conditions, and more.

*Q&A With The Following Filmmakers to Follow:

Kevin Lee, Filmmaker
Konrad Aderer, Filmmaker
Miriam Perez, Filmmaker
Neha Singh, Advocacy Director / Staff Attorney, The Sikh Coalition
Wanda Imueson, FUREE

here’s a list of the other Call for Change films:

JUST RALPH
11min | Clifton Watson | 2005

WORK & RESPECT
10 min | Domestic Workers United | 2005

SHE RHYMES LIKE A GIRL
7 min | JT Takagi | 2005

WALKING WITH FUREE
10 min | Miriam Perez | 2005

DASTAAR: DEFENDING SIKH IDENTITY
12 min | Kevin Lee| 2005

there’s more screening programs too; here's the full schedule:
http://nycgrassrootsmedia.org/sites/nycgrassrootsmedia.org/files/FilmSched08_4.pdf

REGISTER TODAY to save $10 off conference registration!
Your last chance to register at the pre-conference rate will be Friday at 5pm. Visit or stop by our ticketing locations:

Downtown:
Bluestockings Bookstore
172 Allen Street between Stanton and Rivington :: 212.777.6028

Brooklyn:
VOX POP CAFE
1022 Cortelyou Road 718.940.2084

Registration Rates:

$20 adults advance/$30 day of
$15/$25 student registration with valid ID
$10 Hunter Students with valid ID
$5 youth (18 and under)

GROUP RATES AVAILABLE! Please email mo@nycgrassrootsmedia.org or call 917.523.1045