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Mohammed Elmasry - The Roof is On Fire

1. CONTEXT: Poverty and abuse of the African American youth in Oakland. 
2. CONTENT: The terrible lifestyles they are forced to live, systematic racism from police, richer communities, white people. 
3: FORM: Film/Documentary. 
4. STAKEHOLDERS: African American communities within Oakland, CA - specifically the youth. 
5. AUDIENCE: The more privileged areas of Oakland, CA but potentially the whole of United States. 
6. ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES:They watched this on the top of a parking structure rooftop. 
7. GOAL: To raise awareness within the community and hopefully receive some kind of aid from more privileged, undeserving communities.  
8. VALUES: This actually differed from person to person, although there seemed to be a general discontent towards  the police, gun violence, educational systems, and other government operated institutions that continuously oppress the African American community of Oakland, CA.   
9. RESOURCES: The people themselves were the resources, which ultimately became the film. Some intangible resources were their experiences, or the memory of it at least.  
10: OUTCOMES: I'm honestly not sure. The audience seemed interested and concerned afterwards, they were definitely educated on the topic. 
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