Video Contest: Four $5000 cash prizes for videos about the future you want!
Care about jobs and the future of your community? Angry about sweatshops and the exploitation of children? Resolute that looking for the union label is as important today as it was 40 years ago? Think our country does best when we invest in ourselves?
Last year, the UAW started a campaign to get consumers to understand the power of their wallets. To raise even more awareness, the UAW has partnered with Labor411, UNITE HERE, American Federation of Musicians Local 47 and others to launch a video contest to find creative takes on why we should buy what we build. The contest invites participants to create videos that focus on the value of manufacturing and buying products domestically. The top videos will be reviewed by a panel of celebrity judges, including legendary Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello. Four prizes of $5,000 each will be awarded, and the submission period runs through April 25.
Here’s what you do: create a short (under four minutes) digital video – a song, a short film, skit, poem or other — expressing what BuildBuyUSA means to you, focusing on the message that when we make products in the United States, we are also helping local communities thrive. The message should be consistent with the themes of the campaign, so check out the website to learn more.