{"id":9281,"date":"2013-07-26T20:07:19","date_gmt":"2013-07-27T00:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webmakerblog.wpengine.com\/?p=9281"},"modified":"2019-02-26T12:43:55","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T20:43:55","slug":"have-your-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/mozilla-learning\/have-your-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Have your say: How to use Popcorn for social commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the great things about having the ability to pull together content from across the web into a dynamic, remixable video is that it allows us to create our own commentary on the culture that surrounds us.
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\nRecently, a group of students and mentors\u00a0 attended a Maker Party<\/a> remix-a-thon in Torrance, CA hosted by the National Alliance for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE)<\/a> and co-presented by The Independent Television Service (ITVS)<\/a> and the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC)<\/a>. For two action-packed days, the students learned about media literacy, creative ownership, copyright law, fair use and remixing. They teamed up to produce a collection of interactive digital stories that reflect their feelings on some important social issues of our time.
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\nCheck out two of the fantastic videos created at the event. What do you think of the issues they raise?<\/p>\n

13-year-old Diego Share-Vargas created this powerful video on gay rights:
\n“Everyone is created equal, but not everyone is treated equal. The right to love is often infringed by people who believe that love only exists between a man and a woman. The LGBTQ community should have the right to love and to happiness.”<\/em>
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Lucy Mendez and Bernardo collaborated on this video about cultural weddings:
\n“We wanted to show the differences and similarities of how just like for a culture there is no one perfect wedding no one culture because its unique to everyone. What connects us all is something bigger and deeper. Weddings, like cultures, are perfect and unique to each individual they are about love and unity.”<\/em>
\nNow press the remix button and have your say! Popcorn Maker<\/a> allows you to:<\/p>\n