Community Events
Election 2008
KQED works with partner organizations to facilitate screening events, discussions, and activities where different communities talk about what matters to them in this 2008 presidential election.
- Wake Yo Game Up Listen to local communities, hip hop artists and fans talk about what matters to them in this election
- Generation Vote A national alliance of 18 youth organizations working to engage the Hip Hop generation in the political process
- Vote Hip Hop Allows young people from all over the world to express their political selves through their culture
- Be a Poll Worker KQED Education Network partners with Mobilize.org to work with colleges and encourage young people to serve as poll workers
Climate Watch
How does environmental justice fit into larger conversations about global warming and climate change? KQED's new station-wide initiative examines the nuances of this ongoing debate.
Coming Up
The National Parks:
America's Best Idea
In collaboration with this new Ken Burns film, we'll be working with community groups on how public land
is used by communities of color, immigrant communities and other groups who aren't considered regular parks
visitors. We want your Untold Stories! Check back for tools to develop your own park story to share on the
national website.
More from KQED
Community Engagement
Moving beyond the broadcast and into the community with KQED content to inspire constructive change and dialogue...
UNNATURAL CAUSES: IS INEQUALITY MAKING US SICK? In Sickness and in Wealth
- Community Engagement explores many issues including:
- Cultural stereotypes
- Immigration
- Empowerment through voting
- How social inequities may make us sick
Community Engagement Wants YOU
What does NCPB content mean to you? We want to know. We partner with Northern California community organizations, get feedback from community leaders and educators, and convene public forums about immigration, cultural identity, LGBT issues, racism and issues of access in the science and conservation field. Tell us how our content can help your work at communityengagement@kqed.org.
One way to work with us is to watch this clip of Jean Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures and tell us, How could this content help with what you do?
Suggested discussion topic: FISH FARMING
From a consumer standpoint, farmed fish may have a nutritional advantage. Some studies have shown that the fishmeal diet fed to farmed salmon gives them higher levels of desirable omega-3 fatty acids. This benefit can be negated, however, by toxins in the fish. One 2005 study found that the levels of pesticides, PCBs and dioxins were as much as 10 times higher in farmed salmon than in wild Pacific salmon.
Despite their potential negative impacts, fish farms play an increasingly important role in providing people with protein, particularly in the developing world. So how can farmers take advantage of the potential benefits of aquaculture while mitigating some of the environmental risks?