THE FORMER VIKING BOB ALERTZAMA
WHO STOPPED IN TO HELP.
YESES GIVE THEM A -- YES,
GIVE THEM A CALL.
PHOTOGRAPHS CAN BE A
POWERFUL TOOL.
THAT IS WHY TWIN CITY'S NON-
PROFIT HAS BEEN ABLE TO TEACH
MINNESOTA STUDENTS ABOUT OTHER
CULTURES.
IT'S A NON-PROFIT THAT USES
PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE CLASSROOM TO
BROADEN THE WORLD VIEW OF
STUDENTS.
THE GOAL TO SHATTER STEREOTYPES
AND PROMOTE THE RESPECT OF ALL
PEOPLE.
ANGELA DAVIS SPOKE TO THOSE
THAT STARTED IT.
WE LIVE IN A WORLD THAT
COULD DO A BETTER JOB OF
GETTING ALONG WITH ONE ANOTHER.
Reporter: GAIL SHORE HAS
TRAVELED THE WORLD AND TAKEN
PICTURES AT EVERY STOP.
THE PLACES THAT I GO TO
TODAY AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
TO ARE A LOT OF PLACES THAT
PEOPLE KNOW LITTLE ABOUT.
IN SOME CASES THEY CAN'T FIND
IT ON THE MAP.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT
INTERESTING.
Reporter: NOW SHE'S THE
WOMAN BEHIND THE AWARD-WINNING
EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS.
HER PHOTOS WILL GIVE THEM AN
INTIMATE LOOK AT LIFE AND OTHER
COUNTRIES.
THEY WILL START TO IGNITE A
POSITIVE CONVERSATION IN THE
CLASSROOM ABOUT CULTURE.
AND THAT WE HAVE TO DO A BETTER
JOB I THINK OF ADDRESSING THESE
KINDS OF ISSUES.
THERE'S NEVER BEEN A TIME MORE
IMPORTANT THAN RIGHT NOW.
Reporter: GAIL STARTED THE
NON-PROFIT CULTURAL JAMBALAYA
BACK IN 2005.
SHE STARTED MAKING VIDEOS THAT
FEATURE PHOTOS OF PEOPLE,
PLACES, AND THINGS IN THE
MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA, ASIA, AND
LATIN AMERICA.
TO SHATTER STEREOTYPES.
WE HAVE THESE OPINIONS AND THE
IMPRESSIONS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE
BY IN LARGE NOT TRUE.
Reporter: TEACHERS CAN
ACCESS THE VIDEO ONLINE FOR
FREE.
THEY OFFER A LOOK INTO LIFE AND
UNFAMILIAR PLACES.
THEY COULD HELP BREAK DOWN
CULTURE BARRIERS.
GAIL SAYS WHEN STUDENTS LOOK
CLOSELY, THEY CAN SEE
SIMILARITIES TO THEIR OWN
LIVES.
WE OLDER FOLKS HAVE FORMED A
LOT OF BIASES WHEN WE GET TO
OUR AGE.
WE JUST DO.
YOUNGER KIDS HAVEN'T DEVELOPED
THOSE BIASES YET.
THEY MIGHT HAVE SOME OPINIONS,
BUT THEY HAVEN'T DEVELOPED
THEIR OPINIONS YET.
ANGELA DAVIS WCCO 4 NEWS.
CULTURAL JAMBALAYA IS
HOLDING THEIR EVENT AT 4:00.
THE MONEY WILL HELP PAY FOR THE
PRODUCTION OF THE VIDEOS NOT
FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES.
OUR ANGELA DAVIS IS THE MC.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THAT NON-PROFIT AND WHAT
