Community Projects

Scribe has many great projects for communities to participate in, including:

eSights, eSounds

eSights, eSounds is New Media initiative that is part of Scribe's 25th anniversary celebration. Scribe has commissioned four projects that comment on social, political and cultural issues affecting the Philadelphia region using New Media forms - cell phone cameras, interactive websites, video games, blogs, wikis and other methods - as creative tools for storytelling.

Planning and outreach for eSights, eSounds is coordinated by Termite TV Collective. eSights,eSounds is supported by the Andy Warhol Foundation.

Community Visions

Community Visions is a free ten-month video production program for members of community groups. In this program, participants learn to produce short documentaries about issues of importance to their constituencies.

Documentary History Project for Youth

The Documentary History Project for Youth is a program in which middle and high school students work with experienced filmmakers and historians after school and during the summer to research, plan, and produce documentaries about issues of local historical significance. Each year the documentaries focus on a different topic exploring the social, environmental, cultural, and/or political history of the region.

Precious Places Community History Project

The Precious Places Community History Project is annual program that has just begun its fourth year. In that time, Precious Places has teamed over 50 neighborhood groups with experienced filmmakers and humanities consultants to make oral history-based documentaries that explore the political and cultural history of public spaces in their neighborhoods.

WPEB 88.1 FM

WPEB 88.1 FM provides a much needed local, progressive, and accountable media outlet to serve as a voice for West Philadelphia’s many communities. It provides a forum for individuals and community based organizations to discuss the issues that affect us, play music not heard on mainstream media and promote education and creative substantive expression. Read more.

For more information about being a part of WPEB, please visit www.wpeb881fm.org and contact the appropriate committee co-chairs.