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Building community in the Upper Valley of NH and VT through the media arts.

Weekly Highlights // April 30, 2025

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

5/2 JAM Closure - Vermont Access Network (VAN) Meeting!

On Friday 5/2, JAM will be closed to the public while community access stations from across Vermont gather in our space to attend the annual Vermont Access Network (VAN) meeting!

JAM will re-open at 5PM for Arantza Peña Popo's "Make a Zine with your Ex" workshop.

WATCH

@ Streaming on UVJAM.ORG, JAM On-Demand, JAM YouTube, and the Cablecast app

@ JAM Government Channel on Comcast 1085/VTel 170

@ JAM Upper Valley Channel on Comcast 1075/VTel 169

Protests

May Day 2024

JAM remains committed to free speech and gov't transparency as we reflect on 2024's Labor for Liberation Rally on the Dartmouth Green, where JAM filmed VT/NH orgs' rallies for labor rights and peace in Palestine, and the ensuing mass arrests by state and local police. 5/1/24 produced by Jordyn Fitch, Maeve Littau, Rick Russell, and Chico Eastridge for JAM.

Healthcare access

Medicaid stories

Learn about the history of Medicaid with the Vermont Workers’ Center, as they presented on the impact Medicaid cuts will have on Vermonters, shared steps the organization is taking to push back, and facilitated discussion on people’s healthcare stories and experiences. 4/27/25 produced by Rick Russell for JAM.

State issues

Attacks on the state

Engage with NH State Rep Russell Muirhead’s lecture at the Osher Center on the rise of ungoverning (the destruction of state capacity) in the Republican party in recent years, and how it leads to a resurrection of a politics of personal rule, as opposed to a politics of governing. 4/18/25 produced by Richard Neugass for JAM.

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT @ JAM

Pictured: Hartland Selectboard 4/21/25

This week's civic highlight: The Hartland Selectboard members discuss summer road maintenance and town commissions. Tune into JAM's coverage of this or your town's government and school board meetings live or pre-recorded @ UVJAM.ORG/WATCH

GATHER

@ JAM

Zine workshop

Make a breakup zine

Fri May 2 5-7PM

FREE @JAM

We’ve all been through a breakup…but have you ever made a zine about it? On First Friday, join CCS Fellow Arantza Peña Popo in finding catharsis through making zines about heartbreak!

Writing group

Scriptwriters Group

Every other Monday

Mon May 5 5:30-7PM

FREE @JAM

Gather bi-weekly with a dedicated group of talented local writers for an informal peer review circle. To join, email: cedar@uvjam.org

Vermont Humanities

Louise Glück: VT's Nobel Laureate

Wed May 7 6-7PM

FREE @JAM

Join poet Elizabeth A.I. Powell for this VT Humanities Snapshot Series Event celebrating Nobel Laureate poet Louise Glück!

JAM events are made possible in part by grants from VT Humanities, VT Arts Council, NH Charitable Foundation, the Couch Family Foundation, and by charitable contributions from community members like you!

FILM @ HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS & JAM

Union

Thu May 1 7PM

Ticketed event @ Loew Auditorium

On 4/1/2022, ordinary workers made history when they became the first unionized Amazon workplace in the US. This immersive documentary captures the ALU’s grassroots campaign to unionize thousands, offering a testament to the power of protest. Discussion follows with director Brett Story.

PEOPLE POWER

Snapshots of JAM's awesome supporters!

Pictured: Evelynn with JAM 2024 #Pitchfest-winning filmmaker Julia Anderson

Evelynn

What was the last JAM offering you attended? I attended the opening night for WRIF 2025. I was in hand surgery at 11:30AM but took the heavy meds and made the opening! I so enjoyed "Black Girls Kissing"! Written by Julia Anderson and produced by Kiersten White.

What inspired you to donate to JAM? I admire how JAM uses all of the creative arts to spread the practice of community building. It is such a global world in that small special place.

What’s a fun fact about you? I think organic compost is one of the most exciting things in the world! My sister tells me to never share that fact with anyone outside the family, so I try to share it with everyone I talk to! LOL!

CREATE

Media Education @ JAM

NEW! Youth leadership opportunity

Youth Media Advisory Board

1 monthly meeting

Applications now open

Are you an influencer? Join the Youth Media Advisory board to share your opinions on social media and digital well-being! (Ages 15-21)

Youth media arts camps

JAM High School Animation & Film Intensive Camps

July 14 - Aug 1

Registration now open

We still have spaces for high schoolers to dive into media arts at JAM this summer! 1- and 2-week camps. For high schoolers.

JAM Competitions

48 Hour Film Slam

May 30 5PM - Jun 1 6PM

Registration now open

Are you a filmmaker? Do you love a challenge? On 5/30, contestants will have 48 hours to write, shoot, edit, and export an original short film! Then on 6/1, join us at JAM for a final celebratory screening! More info below.

JAM media education programs are made possible in part by grants from Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, Jane B. Cooke Trust, the Joyful Living Fund, Adimab LLC, the Couch Family Foundation,

and donations from community members like you!

Community Arts space available for rentals

Reserve the Briggs Opera House

for your next event or show

The Briggs Opera House welcomes community arts groups to the historic theater in White River Junction, VT. JAM partners with Shaker Bridge Theatre to manage rental reservations for available dates, with optional media production services when available.

SUPPORT JAM

How does my gift help JAM?

When you make a gift to JAM – Junction Arts & Media, your donation enables JAM to empower all Upper Valley residents to have a creative voice, actively participate in local democracy, and find joy and belonging in the Upper Valley community. JAM is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Your gift may be tax-deductible.

JAM Drip

Spring is here... Look cool for a worthy cause! Check out the selection of mugs, hoodies, t-shirts, crop-tops and more available at Strong Rabbit Design. A portion of all proceeds supports JAM's nonprofit work to build community in the Upper Valley through media arts.

JAM – Junction Arts & Media

Contact us at info@uvjam.org