GANDHI BRIGADE INCORPORATED
PO BOX 7381, SILVER SPRING, MD 20907 www.gandhibrigade.org

Total Revenue
$265,953
Total Expenses
$330,299
Net Assets
$1,278,862

Organizations Filed Purposes: GANDHI BRIGADE YOUTH MEDIA (GBYM) PROVIDES PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER YOUTH TO BE LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES BY EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE WASHINGTON, DC REGION TO USE MULTIMEDIA AS TOOLS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY BUILDING, MULTICULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND THE COMMON GOOD.WE OFFER YOUNG PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE MEDIA ARTS AS A DEVELOPMENTAL PATH FOR PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY GROWTH BY TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO CREATE EFFECTIVE MEDIA MESSAGES, INVITING THEM TO INVESTIGATE THE WORLD AROUND THEM, AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO APPLY THESE NEW SKILLS AND ABILITIES TOWARD PRACTICAL PROJECTS THAT FOSTER DIALOGUE AND UNDERSTANDING. WE ENVISION A DIVERSE NETWORK OF YOUTH AND ADULTS WHO ARE UNITED IN THEIR COMMITMENT TO FIGHT FOR THE EMPOWERMENT OF ALL PEOPLE THROUGH THE GANDHI PRINCIPLES OF NONVIOLENCE, AWARENESS AND COMMON EFFORT.

PROVIDES PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER YOUTH TO BE LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES BY EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON, DC REGION TO USE MULTIMEDIA AS TOOLS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY BUILDING, MULTICUTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND THE COMMON GOOD.

GBYM SPONSORS SEVERAL COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS WITH THE AIM OF ENCOURAGING, SUPPORTING, AND EMPOWERING LOCAL YOUTH, PARTICULARLY IN POOR COMMUNITIES, TO LEAD HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES THROUGH POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, MENTORSHIP, AND EXPOSURE TO THE ARTS. YOUTH ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN EXPERIENCE CREATING INDIVIDUAL AND COLLABORATIVE ART, AND SHOWCASING THEIR ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, COLLABORATION, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE YOUTH IN TRANSITION (YIT) PROGRAM OFFERS MENTORSHIP SUPPORT TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AGED BOYS (6TH & 7TH GRADES) FROM WHITE OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND. GBYM USES A HYBRID MENTORING MODEL THAT COMBINES FEATURES OF TWO EXISTING MENTORING MODELS: CROSS-AGE PEER MENTORING AND GROUP MENTORING. THE PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER/MARYLAND MULTICULTURAL YOUTH CENTERS, THE YMCA YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES AND THE JIM & CAROL TRAWICK FOUNDATION.

YOUTH MEDIA FESTIVAL: YOUTH FROM ACROSS THE D.C. REGION, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE GLOBE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE YOUTH MEDIA FESTIVAL. THE FESTIVAL SHOWCASES THE BEST MEDIA PRODUCED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND, WHILE ALSO HOSTING WORKSHOPS AND PANELS THAT FURTHER EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Anna DanielsonEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$73,900
Taylor DotsonDIRECTOR2$0
Uri PasternakDIRECTOR2$0
Mandy LimDIRECTOR2$0
Daniela Cano CostelloDIRECTOR2$0
Bruno FalconDIRECTOR2$0
Deirde O'ConnerDIRECTOR2$0
Marye Wells HarleyDIRECTOR2$0
Nakia HeardDIRECTOR2$0
Hawa ToureDIRECTOR2$0
Jamie KarnTREASURER2$0
Ellen DanielsSECRETARY2$0
Carol RubinPRESIDENT2$0

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