Publications

Publications

With input from expert advisors, Active Voice creates video modules, web content, film discussion guides, educational toolkits, and other resources to transform concerned citizens into active ones.

	The Mystery of Love This comprehensive Discussion Guide (pdf: 1.53 mb), created in collaboration with the Independent Production Fund and the Fetzer Institute, provides a range of resources for using The Mystery of Love as a catalyst for dialogue. It includes facilitation tips, dialogue guidelines, discussion questions, activity suggestions and action steps for individuals and organizations who want to engage in substantive dialogue about the many different forms of love in our lives.
	The New Americans Video Modules Active Voice’s three video modules, excerpted stories from the series, are being used in schools, community settings and workplaces nationwide to support immigrant integration and professional development.
	A Doula Story Active Voice worked with The Kindling Group and Chicago Health Connection (CHC) to create a Resource and Discussion Toolkit (pdf: 2.67mb) for individuals and organizations that work with and care about teen parents and their children. It can be used with the documentary A Doula Story in a variety of settings to initiate conversations about teen pregnancy, supplement curriculum for educators and counselors, and as a tool for teens and family service providers.
	The Gender Chip Project Active Voice created an Action Toolkit for Media Working Group’s The Gender Chip Project, which aims to encourage girls and young women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math, and to provide training and support to the adults who mentor them. The toolkit includes discussion questions, resources, and ideas for using The Gender Chip Project documentary with three groups: schools and nonprofits; young women; and professionals and advocates.
	Farmingville Created in collaboration with Georgetown University’s Center for the Study of International Migration, this Resource Guide (pdf: 430kb) is designed for policymakers and community leaders who want practical ideas for building bridges between day laborers and the communities where they work. An accompanying Discussion Guide (pdf: 236kb) helps facilitators guide productive dialogue.
	Chasing Freedom With support from partners including Human Rights First, this Action Guide (pdf: 364kb) helps viewers of the Court TV produced original movie learn more about political asylum and how they can help asylum seekers. AV’s Pro Bono Guide will accompany an 18 minute video module and be tailored for use in law schools throughout the country. (Available Soon)
	The Islam Project Soon after September 11, producers of two documentaries about contemporary Islam hired Active Voice to integrate both films into a single educational resource. The Islam Project was piloted in 10 communities to support bridge-building between Muslim and non-Muslim organizations and the film, modules and facilitators guide (pdf: 328kb) are available via www.theislamproject.org. Read about our next steps in the workplace.
	Two Towns of Jasper In Two Towns of Jasper, two film crews, one black and one white, set out to document the aftermath of the murder of a black man dragged to his death by three white men in Jasper, Texas. A Discussion Guide (pdf: 963kb) from Active Voice accompanied the national broadcast to enable local communities, family and friends to discuss how local towns can probe issues of race and take action.
	Stevie Active Voice produced the Stevie Resource Guide (pdf: 670kb) in association with Willamsworks, to accompany the film, Stevie, from the award-winning director of Hoop Dreams and The New Americans. This 14-page guide contains film discussion points, child abuse information and statistics, ideas for how to use the film to create dialogue and change, and available resources to professionals, families, and victims.
	Deadline The film, Deadline, follows former Illinois Governor George Ryan, a longtime death penalty advocate, to his astonishing decision to grant clemency to 160 death row inmates. Created by Active Voice, The Deadline Resource Guide (pdf: 561kb) helps those who want to learn more about these issues or get involved in capital punishment policy review or reform. The guide offers background on the film and issue, discussion questions, glossary of terms, timeline of events and a resource list of organizations.