Youth Media Bridges
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Education and Advocacy work with schools and universities in the US and abroad.

Part of the mission of Voices Beyond Walls is to raise awareness about issues affecting youth in Israel-Palestine by sharing their photographs, videos, and stories with communities around the world. Photo exhibitions and film screenings have been held at a range of universities, schools, film festivals, churches, community centers, and other venues, including:

2009:
Film Festivals:
Chicago Palestine Film Festival, March 2009
PATOIS: The Sixth Annual New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival, March 26 - April 5, 2009
Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 11 – 14, 2009.
SESAME Film Festival, Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, January 21 – 30, 2009

2006-2008
Special Events and Exhibits
Nakba Commemoration, The United Nations, New York, NY

Film Festivals:
Boston Palestine Film Festival, October 4-12, 2008, Boston, MA
Toronto Palestine Film Festival, October 2008, Toronto, Canada
Boston Palestine Film Festival, Sept 29 – Oct 7, 2007, Boston, MA

Universities and Schools:
American University, Washington, DC
Duke University, Durham, NC
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Rutgers University, NJ
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
DC Public Schools, Washington, DC
Howard County Public Schools, MD

Community Centers:
Cambridge Community Arts Center, Cambridge, MA
Lucy Parsons Center, Boston, MA
Peace x Peace, Washington, DC

Voices Beyond Walls is currently developing a new initiative to link youth in Palestine, the US, and other locations around the world through their respective digital media projects.