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IT TEACHES AND MENTORS VISUAL JOURNALISTS ACROSS MEDIA PRACTICE, PHOTOJOURNALISM, ETHICS, AND MEDIA ENTREPRENEURSHIP, THEREBY ENABLING IN THE LONG TERM A CULTURE WHERE THE INFORMATION NARRATIVE IS DEMOCRATIZED. 251124 THE PEACE PROJECT EXPLORES THE CONDITIONS OF PEACE PROCESSES IN LEBANON, NORTHERN IRELAND, BOSNIA, RWANDA, INDOCHINA, AND COLOMBIA. LEADING PHOTOGRAPHERS AND WRITERS OF WAR WILL RETURN TO THOSE COUNTRIES WHERE THEY FIRST REPORTED DURING CONFLICT. OTHERS WHO LIVED THROUGH WAR WILL ADD THEIR VOICES TO THE PROJECT. PROJECT WILL EXAMINE FAILURES AND SUCCESSES OF THE PAST TO BUILD PEACE THAT WILL ENDURE INTO THE FUTURE. THE PEACE PROJECT IS A BOOK, EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY PROJECT. 251124 VII INSIDER IS A FREE ONLINE PLATFORM THAT TAKES THE GENERAL PUBLIC INSIDE THE PROFESSION OF VISUAL JOURNALISM TO ADVANCE THE PRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS OF NEW STORIES. 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EQUITY FROM THE FRONTLINES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY OF THE NYC HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM VII FOUNDATION DOCUMENTED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS WORKING WITH RESIDENTS LIVING IN NYC NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED STRUCTURAL RACISM AND HAVE BEEN MARKED BY DISINVESTMENT. MILLENNIUM VILLAGES PROJECT- BUS TOURS TO EDUCATE 8TH -12TH GRADES VII INSIDER PROMOTES DEBATE AND DISCUSSION TO ADVANCE THE PRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY STORIES ADDRESSING COMPLEX SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BOARD CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR DISCUSS SALARY AND BASE IT ON SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. 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