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Programs
Annual Celebrity Basketball Game with LA Clippers’ Sam Cassell and Director Penny Marshall – April 15th 2007 at South Los Angeles High School
Raises funds and awareness for AKTIVE non profit  

Back School – Back Pack & School Supply Give Away.
Los Angeles, CA
Promotes staying in school and provides school supplies for local youth in low income housing projects September 2007

Basic Requirements:
School Supplies
(back packs, notebooks, paper, pencils, crayons, calculators, etc)

Film Workshops:
Youth create films and documentaries on DV, HD, and 16mm formats. Students will learn how to write, shoot, and edit their own projects. Youth will be encouraged to make films about their community experiences.

Basic Requirements:
Teaching Facility - community center or school
Digital Video cameras
Laptops
Final Cut editing software
Film and DV tape stock
External Hard rives


Children of Lifers Program
Provides a support base for the children of lifers, those incarcerated without parole. Includes counseling, tutoring, and financial support (school uniform vouchers and school supplies)

Basic Requirements:
Community Center
Office Facility
Charter Bus
Counselors

Gang “Hot Spot” High School Tour

Nationwide tour via charter bus to the most recognized gang “hot spot” high schools; former and inactive gang members from the Bloods & Crips will attend and speak to youth. Bastards of the Party and the companion novel The Evolution of Bangin will be used as teaching tools.

Basic Requirements:
Charter Bus
Honorarium/ Speaking Fees

Our Mission ...
Aktive, a non-profit organization, is compromised of non-active gang members - not to be
confused with ex-gang members. (An ex-gang member cuts ties with everyone in the gang. A
non-active member cuts all criminal activity, but keeps influential social ties, which enable him to keep his status, which is essential for communication with active gang members.) The goal of
the organization is for non-active gang members to use this influence and open communication
to help active gang members to:

1) Cease all criminal activity
2) Seek and pursue resources that lead to a positive and productive lifestyle
3) Atone for past negative actions through positive deeds that support the well-being of
their communities (especially the youth)
4) Harboring career skills through film workshops

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