Stories That Earned the Spotlight

Follow the Los Angeles GlobalGirl Media reporters in this six-part webisode series as they explore local issues that relate to girls; reproductive rights and health.

Producer: Juan Carlos Zaldívar
Genre: New Media
Program Length: 4 Episodes/5-10 Minutes
Premiere Date: June 17, 2013 on WorldChannel.org

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A retired music teacher sets out to create a youth orchestra in Georgia, the first of its kind for undocumented and mixed status families.

In New York City’s most quickly gentrifying neighborhoods, fearless residents, activists, and nonprofit attorneys fight for the right to decent and affordable housing

A lyrical portrait of Escambrón Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the activists fighting to protect its coastline from overdevelopment.

A group of elder local residents in the Calle Loiza district of San Juan, Puerto Rico gather every Friday night for karaoke at Casa Laurel, one of the few locally owned businesses left in an area where foreign investment has led to a massive influx of tourists and Airbnbs.

WATER FOR LIFE tells the dramatic story of three community leaders in Latin America who risked their lives and resisted government and corporate plans to divert critical local water resources to mining and hydroelectric projects. Narrated by Diego Luna.