Change it Up With Obama: Continuing the Movement

As you will see on all of our sites and flyers, Change it Up With Obama is a Video/Oral history project founded by Opal Palmer-Adisa. My colleague Blaz Pirnat and I, Sarah L. Webb, are conducting videotaped interviews of CCA students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the Bay are community. You can watch all of our videos at  

http://www.youtube.com/user/changeitupwithobama.

This project is significant for me because it's not just documentation. It's great to have a video history of this time that we're living in, but my hope is that it becomes a way for concerned and inspired people to connect, share knowledge and resources, and spawn new initiatives for change on a local, national, and global level. Furthermore, what this project conveys is the fact that none of us are alone in our desire for change or in our efforts to bring about change.

On a more personal level, this experience has been SPLENDID for the opportunity to meet and talk with such unique individuals. I've enjoyed meeting folks where they work, in studios or offices, or any place that's their "natural element." I'm more inspired by people's everyday brilliance with each encounter. I've also developed my communication and technical skills as a result of the past month of work and I look forward to the rest of the semester (and beyond?). 

We want to conduct as many interviews as possible from a wide array of individuals. So contact us if you're interested in participating: changeitupwithobama@gmail.com.  

Our blog, changeitupwithobama.org, is still developing but check it out any time.