Indyreader Spring Party Fundraiser and Celebration!

Come join Fusion program The Baltimore Indypendent Reader as they celebrate the launch of a new website, indyreader.org, and the release of the latest print edition, “Occupy the Economy.” 

We hope you celebrate with us and contribute to the Indyreader fundraising drive, in which they hope to raise $10,000 by the end of June!  We have big dreams for the project . . . purchasing media-making equipment, providing financial support to journalists, printing papers, and more. All of this so that Indyreader can continue to bring you social justice-oriented and community-created news.

In order to realize our dreams, we need your help. So please join us in celebration at the Baltimore Indyreader Spring party!  The door fee will be $5, sliding scale. (Of course, we will not say no if you donate more!)

Confirmed performers include:

• BEAN aka Sine Hwang Jensen
• Ryan Harvey
• Mark Gunnery
• and more TBA!

Beer, wine, soda, juice, and assorted tasty treats (there will be vegan and gluten-free options!) will be sold. There will also be musical performances, drag performances, burlesque, dance, comedy, and so much more. We look forward to seeing you there!

The party will take place at 2640 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD on May25th from 7:00-11:00pm

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Turning Pages in 2012

Check out the great work being done by Fusion Program Turning Pages!  And, while you’re at it, please consider donating to help them continue working for good and achieving their goals in 2012!

Click the Turning Pages appeal to make a secure online donation via Wepay

Filmfest was a blast!

We would like to extend a hearty “THANKS!” to everyone who made last weekend’s filmfest possible.  The films were all wonderful and viewing them in such great company was definitely a highlight for us!  For those of you who were unable to attend, please take a look at the list of films and check out the great programs who presented (accessible through the links).  We had a number of generous donations that will help to support Fusion in the comming months.  If you were unable to attend the filmfest but still would like to support the great work we do here at Fusion, please consider making a tax-deductible gift.  To find out how to donate in the manner most convenient for you see our DONATION PAGE.

Films screened at the Filmfest were:

• “True Colors – Testimonials From B’More Clubhouse” – B’More Clubhouse
• “Blocking The Exit” – The Maryland Restorative Justice Initiative
• “Fixing The Future” – The Baltimore Green Currency Association
• “Grandmother Rose and the Little Button” – The Ingoma Foundation
• “No Homo” – New Lens
• “Finding Our Wings Trailer” – Finding Our Wings
• “On Our Own” – The Baltimore Homeless Youth Initiative
• “It Gets Better, Baltimore” – The Den
• “Hit and Stay Trailer” – Hit and Stay
• “American Village” – American Village

We would also like to thank the event’s sponsors for their efforts and generosity:

• Janet Felsten
• Dan Herman
• Keith Holt
• Stacey Gurian-Sherman
• Susan Russell
• Mt Washington Wine Co
• Paul & Gayle Gavazzi

Fusion Film Fest Flyer!

The Film Fest is on it’s way!  Here’s the Flyer, make a note and save the date!

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Upcoming Event From CRI Maryland!

Fusion Filmfest!

It recently occurred to us here at Fusion that in the last year our programs have been doing some really great stuff with film.  Whether it’s the youth driven film production of New Lens, the antiwar activism centered documentary work of Hit & Stay, the encouragement and support being cultivated by The Den through their “It Get’s Better: Baltimore” series, or even the demonstration video’s being made by the folks over at The Baltimore Free Farm our community of change has been hard at work!  So, we decided it was time to bring our programs together for a recognition and celebration of all the Social Justice work being done here at Fusion.  Things are still “in the works” but we’re pretty excited so we thought you might wanna save the date! The Fusion Filmfest will be held:

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

@

2640 Space

2640 Saint Paul Street

Baltimore, Md, 21218

Stay Tuned For More Info As It Becomes Available!

Spring 2011 Newsletter

The Fusion Spring Newsletter is finally here! You can check out all the great work that our programs have been up to so far this year by visiting our NEWS PAGE !

-New Lens Presents “The System: A Youth Perspective on Foster Care”-

Fusion Program NEW LENS invites you to an event to celebrate our work with youth in the foster care system.

Join us for a screening of a video created by youth in the system followed by an interactive discussion.

MONDAY MAY 23
5-7:00pm

Baltimore City Hall
100 Holliday St.
Baltimore, MD 21202

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“What Has Fusion Done For You?” -A Video Series-

Here at Fusion we often get questions about Fiscal Sponsorship and what positive benefits it can offer to community lead social benefit organizations. In this interview series we’ll be talking with several Programs about how being a member of Fusion has benefited their work.
In this first installment we sat down with Film-maker and public historian Joe Tropea to find out how Fusion has helped in the production of his Documentary “Hit and Stay” which explores the tactics and actions of Vietnam era Anti-War protesters.

Special Thanks to Zoe Ubaldo for help with editing

Fusion Grows

Please take a few moments to check out our recently added Impacts&Outcomes page.  We will be using this page to highlight the impact of Fusion and our member programs.  To start we’ve posted our 2010 Outcomes Letter which details how Fusion has grown in the past year and shows some outstanding accomplishments of Fusion Programs!

Click here to visit our Impacts&Outcomes page!