Montgomery Community Media

The premiere film screening and art exhibit of Gandhi Brigade’s Social Justice summer project will take place on August 9 at 7 p.m. in the Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans Plaza. Gandhi Brigade partnered with Pyramid Atlantic to employ eight teen interns to learn about documentary filmmaking and printmaking. The youth used their art […]

Two youth organizations have partnered to present the first ever “Summer 2013 Youth Media and Action Summit” from August 5 – 7 in Silver Spring. Participants work will be showcased in the Great Hall at the Silver Spring Civic Center August 7 at 5 p.m. The showcase is open to the public. The Summit is […]

Gandhi Brigade and Impact Silver Spring hosted the second “Futbolito” soccer tournament earlier this month at Silver Spring International Middle School. Youth from local Montgomery County schools took part in the competition. Each player on the winning team received a trophy and they were reportedly surprised to also receive burritos from Chipotle. Gandhi Brigade recorded […]

Gandhi Brigade and IMPACT Silver Spring sponsored a street soccer tournament for teen boys on July 8. They are sponsoring a street soccer tournament for teen girls on July 15 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Silver Spring International Middle School, 313 Wayne Ave. Contact Edvin Hernadez by phone at 301.943.2521 or by email […]

Gandhi Brigade is a nonprofit located in City Place Mall, Silver Spring. Gandhi Brigade coaches teens and young adults to use video and graphic arts to explore a variety of social issues. Their “Just Us Youth! Media Festival” on May 11 was sponsored by Comcast and included a juried film competition, an awards ceremony, film […]

The Gandhi Brigade, a Silver Spring-based nonprofit for teens, celebrated six years on May 11 of hosting the Just Us Youth Media Festival For Change. This year, the festival received about 130 submissions, including some from Montgomery County teens. “There is a big thirst for young people to have an audience; to have a chance […]

Gandhi Brigade’s Youth Media Festival will be held on May 11 at the Silver Spring Civic Building. The Just Us Youth! Media Festival for Change is an inter-generational, interactive event in Silver Spring for youth, parents, and media professionals from all parts of the Washington metropolitan region. The festival includes special screenings, workshops, live entertainment, […]

The Gandhi Brigade is a youth voice project that was started in Silver Spring, Maryland. Inspired by the vision of Mohandas Gandhi to create local peace brigades, the project uses the media arts as a tool for connecting youth to their community and to critical issues in their world. The mission of Gandhi Brigade is […]

The Rights of Butterflies was conceived and directed by Laura Moya, a Montgomery College student, who approached the Gandhi Brigade to help in the production of the film. Her vision was to focus on the story of Katya, a hard working student who is involved in her community, to expose the difficulties that an undocumented […]