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Inaugural 2014 Youth Video Contest

UPDATE: NOVEMBER 18, 2014 - Winners Selected!!!

There were many excellent submissions to this year's Youth Video Contest. Our judges faced the difficult challenge of picking the top three submissions.

Our first place video came from Erin Vitnes and Hayden King...

Our second place video came from Lauren Tabor...

Our third place video came from Owen Carlson...

Thanks to all who submitted and be sure to attend our December 9th party at the Livermore Library where the winners will receive their awards.

Grand Prize: $500

Second Prize: $250 - Third Prize: $100

Entries due October 31, 2014

SIX DECADES OF NUCLEAR BOMBS AT LIVERMORE LAB: TELL US WHY A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is one of our country's two nuclear weapons design and research laboratories. Every nuclear weapon in the United States arsenal was designed at either Livermore or Los Alamos National Lab in New Mexico.

Operating this lab in Livermore, California for six decades has taken a serious toll on the local environment. In fact, the Lab has released over 1 million curies of radiation into the local environment (approximately the same amount that was deposited on the people of Hiroshima from the atomic bomb in 1945).

Both the Livermore Lab's main site and its Site 300 high explosive testing facility in nearby Tracy, California, are on the Environmental Protection Agency's "Superfund" list of the most contaminated sites in the country due to severe soil and groundwater contamination.

If the groundwater is not cleaned up, the EPA estimates cancer risks in Livermore as high as one in every thousand residents.

Public health studies have shown an increased risk of certain cancers in Livermore, likely from Lab operations. Additionally, there are more than 1,900 former and current Livermore Lab employees who have filed for compensation for their illnesses or for the death of their loved ones caused by on the job exposures.

Tri-Valley CAREs invites you to create a video in 2 min or less about the impacts of nuclear weapons on the environment in Livermore.

-- What's at stake with continued nuclear weapons development in Livermore?

-- How is the environment and public health affected?

-- What does it mean to be a good neighbor in Livermore?

-- Why is it important to you that the government clean up the contamination caused by nuclear weapons development around Livermore and beyond?

You need not be a Livermore-area resident to submit a video to this contest. Radioactive and hazardous pollution from our nuclear weapons program affects us all, not to mention the ethical, moral and spiritual implications of developing these weapons of mass destruction. We encourage people of all locations, backgrounds and viewpoints to submit. Note: There will be a award reception in December in Livermore to celebrate the winning videos. Travel to that reception is not included.

Tri-Valley CAREs is the Livermore-based watchdog for the Livermore nuclear weapons lab. Click here for more about Tri-Valley CAREs.

On Tuesday, July 29th we will unveil a display at the Livermore Library on the main bulletin board. Join us from 10-12AM to ask questions, take staff interviews or take pictures. 1188 S. Livermore Ave. Check out our press release.

Click here to download the contest flier.

Deadline: All entries must be received electronically by 5:00 pm Pacific Time on October 31, 2014. There are no exceptions to this deadline.

Rules: A submission that does not adhere to all of the contest rules will not be considered for a cash award.

1. Submission must not exceed 2 min in length.

2. Subissions need not be by Livermore-area residents. There will be an awards reception/party in Livermore in December and all particpants are invited to attend. Travel expenses for winning videographers to attend the reception are not included.

3. Submission must not contain foul language or slander.

4. Video can be any type (traditional video, animation, flash, etc.).

5. Winners will be responsible for providing Tri-Valley CAREs with a high-resolution copy of their video before prize money is distributed. The grand prize is $500 and will be sent to the winner after notification in early November. Two honorable mentions will also be chosen and winners will recieve Tri-Valley CAREs T-shirts.

6. By submitting your video, you are promising that you own all rights to all material in your video, including the music, images, script, and rights to include all persons, places or organizations included or depicted (see below for information on Creative Commons footage). Tri-Valley CAREs will have distribution rights for non-commercial use, and video makers will have co-distribution rights for either public or commercial use. You also agree to allow Tri-Valley CAREs to use your name, identification, and likeness to use, promote or publicize your video in any manner, without limitation, and without further compensation. You agree to indemnify the Tri-Valley CAREs, including for legal costs, against any challenges to the ownership, use of, or rights to material in your video. See Video Contest Legal Release ( Click here to download the legal release in PDF)

7. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. By submitting your video, you agree to release Facebook of any and all liability associated with this contest.

Enter the 2014 Video Contest:

1. Upload Directly to Facebook

-- Go to the contest's Facebook page and "Like' it.

-- Upload your video directly to the contest's Facebook page.

-- Send an email to [email protected] with your video's title, your name, your age, your phone number and your preferred email address (for communication in case you are selected as a winner).

-- We will send you a confirmation email within one business day.

2. Link from YouTube

-- Upload your video to your personal YouTube account.

-- Go to the contest's Facebook page and "Like" it.

-- Post the URL of your YouTube video to the contest's Facebook page.

-- Send an email to [email protected] with your video's title, your name your age, your phone number and your preferred email address (for communication in case you are selected as a winner).

-- We will send you a confirmation email within one business day.

Copyright Issues: There is a significant amount of video and audio available online that falls under Creative Commons licensing. It is permissible to use Creative Commons video and/or audio in your entry as long as you meet the requirements of the particular license. Click here for more information on Creative Commons. Entries that violate copyright are not eligible for a prize.

Judging: A committee of filmmakers and educators selected by Tri-Valley CAREs will judge entries on the basis of originality of ideas, creativity and clarity of expression.

All Rights Reserved: All products resulting from the winning proposals become the property of Tri-Valley CAREs. Tri-Valley CAREs reserves the right to publish or broadcast all submissions to the contest. Video makers will have co-distribution rights for either public or commercial use

Questions: Direct all questions to Scott Yundt at [email protected]

Contest administered by Tri-Valley CAREs, 2582 Old First St, Livermore, CA. (925) 443-7148.

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