MediaRights is a nonprofit organization committed to maximizing the impact of social-issue documentaries. Each month tens of thousands of independent producers, grassroots organizers, teachers, students and librarians visit www.mediarights.org. They come to find films to educate and motivate their communities. They come to participate in the Media That Matters Film Festival, access nationwide outreach programs and participate in youth media distribution training programs.

Shira Golding is an independent filmmaker, graphic designer and activist who has been with MediaRights since 2002. Serving as the Director of Education & Outreach, Shira writes and commissions article on how alternative media is being used as a tool for social change, organizes workshops and screenings around the country, helps independent filmmakers develop their outreach campaigns, and develops curricula and take action guides for teachers and activists. Shira has moderated and appeared on panels around the country on the issues of media activism, youth media distribution and media reform.