2005: MAKING OUR OWN MEDIA

In addition to working to make sure the homeless folks in the shelter system’s voices, analysis and documentation were heard in mainstream media, government hearings and other policy forums, PTH had been working with Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) to learn video production and had a half hour show on MNN’s local cable station for a few years. Betty Yu was PTH’s instructor at MNN who supported PTH video production work. Wayne Thomas and Hugh Pressley were members of that video team and in this photo are shown not only being interviewed but also working as media makers.

Betty Yu: The other thing I remember being really, really struck by and moved by what folks shared around the conditions in the shelters.

I remember hearing about that, and that was really something that intellectually, you know, you hear about it, you read about it… And then to talk to folks that are living in such conditions but are resilient and are fighting.