http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDBl2_f_CSkThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in a challenge to amateur and professional filmmakers, is sponsoring an environmental justice video contest. The opportunity includes cash prizes of up to $2500 for short informational and public service-announcement length work, as well as a $500 prizes for the student division for 13- to 18-year-olds.

The agency is looking for videos that capture the faces of the environmental justice movement. The Faces of the Grassroots contest is an opportunity to publicly exhibit creativity, environmental justice stories, and connect with others working to raise awareness of the movement. All information about the environmental justice video contest may be found here.

Faces of the Grassroots contest is an opportunity to:

• tell your environmental justice stories,
• publicly exhibit your creativity, and
• connect with others working to raise awareness about environmental justice.

Videos can focus on any environmental justice activity, issue, or topic. For example:

• submit a music video about climate change and how it will affect your community,
• send us a video describing what environmental justice means to you, or
• highlight a project that made your community a healthier and happier place to live.

Entries must be submitted on YouTube by 11:59pm April 15th, 2010. The deadline was formerly April 8.