Jesse Ryan

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[Jesse Ryan @jssryn]

When I grow up I want to be as lionhearted as Eastern Utah Teen Council.

It has been an honor to follow this group over the past year and witness their commitment to community-driven change unfold:

https://t.co/W6P8krZIND

[The Video Consortium @videoconsortium]

#WatchThis @sciam doc, "The Talk," from #VCmember @jssryn. In a country where a woman's rights are no longer her own, #roevwade, grassroots efforts are underway across U.S. to educate teens about standing up for themselves, sex, & consent.

Watch here: https://t.co/LYhW1H4w48

[Tulika Bose @TulikaBose_]

Utah prevents teens from learning about consent — which is uniquely horrifying, considering that rape is higher there than the National average. But —a group of teens are taking it upon themselves to teach each other what the state won’t. Watch this.

[Tulika Bose @TulikaBose_]

This is one of the most important docs we’ve put out lately. Film by @jssryn

[Scientific American @sciam]

In the case of unplanned pregnancies, Utahans’ options may soon be restricted as well. The state has a so-called trigger law in place that would ban nearly all abortions if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

📽️⬇️ Watch the full documentary. (5/5) https://t.co/nxmdWqaGGu

[Scientific American @sciam]

While practicing abstinence is theoretically effective, abstinence education doesn't prepare teens to make informed decisions about their sexual health, researchers argue in the Journal of Adolescent Health. (4/5)

📽️https://t.co/YCGuDoAMjv | @jssryn @sltrib

[Scientific American @sciam]

“It was from listening, from hearing, from people asking, from seeing the problems that arise when we’re not talking and knowing—that’s why you start something like this.” (3/5)

📽️ https://t.co/YCGuDoSnI5 | @jssryn @sltrib

[Scientific American @sciam]

That’s why Tomi Lasley helped start a sex education program for local teens—and those teens are now teaching one another about sex and consent. (2/5)

📽️ https://t.co/YCGuDoSnI5 | @jssryn @sltrib

[Scientific American @sciam]

Utah’s teens face a unique crisis. While rape remains the only violent crime in the state that’s higher than the national average, Utah’s lawmakers have repeatedly voted against updating the state’s sex education curriculum. (1/5)

📽️ https://t.co/YCGuDoSnI5 | @jssryn @sltrib

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

In late 2020 Danielle Howa Pendergrass launched a sex education program called Eastern Utah Teen Council out of her clinic to fill in knowledge gaps for local teens. @jssryn @sciam

https://t.co/cQ7IRaC2Ml

[Scientific American @sciam]

A group of teenagers in rural Utah are training to become sex educators so that they can teach their peers what they do not learn in the classroom https://t.co/1zMHbKMSWk

[Jesse Ryan @jssryn]

Thank you @Jeffdelviscio @sciam @pulitzercenter @sltrib for believing in this film and shining a light on their story!

[Jesse Ryan @jssryn]

When I grow up I want to be as lionhearted as Eastern Utah Teen Council.

It has been an honor to follow this group over the past year and witness their commitment to community-driven change unfold:

https://t.co/W6P8krZIND

[Nikita Mandhani @nikita_mandhani]

📷 Can I get you excited about digital videos and filmmaking and experimenting and making non-fiction films for all of the platforms? Check out this thread and my monthly column, In Sync! 🧵 @videoconsortium @jssryn

[The Video Consortium @videoconsortium]

#INSYNC This month, we caught up with #vcmember Ben Proudfoot, director of the Academy Award-winning short “The Queen of Basketball.” 🏀 Ben’s production company, @breakwaterstud, specializes in humanist short-form #documentaries.

Read here:
https://t.co/11uzMj2eHn

[David Burt @BurtDavo]

Kicking off a new project to fund investigative journalism 🗞

The first focus is climate journalism 🌍

Follow @FlashlightCrew to come along for the ride :)

[The Video Consortium @videoconsortium]

#INSYNC - This month, Nikita talks to Joe Sabia, the famous voice behind Vogue’s "73 Questions" series. This conversation revolves around trying new things, working with celebrities, and combining art and #storytelling with science.

Read here: https://t.co/8iRQEZomJe

[Jesse Ryan @jssryn]

@chrismessina @BurtDavo @AdvantsStories @MiekeMarple Would love to learn more about it @MiekeMarple!

[David Burt @BurtDavo]

The future of fiction looks a lot like fan fiction.

Quick thread:

[Jesse Ryan @jssryn]

Follow along as we experiment with new types of storytelling!

[David Burt @BurtDavo]

I’m kicking off an incubator for web3 book authors, alongside @jssryn :)

If that sounds interesting, follow @AdvantsStories for updates.