Luminary: Belvie Rooks

Luminary: Belvie Rooks

Belvie Rooks is executive producer of Watts Up!: Demaria's Journey from Watts to the Frontiers of Consciousness, featuring Edgar Mitchell, Lynne Twist, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other global visionaries. She was writer and producer for Courage, a series hosted by Danny Glover that was selected in 2000 by TV Guide as one of the "Top Ten" inspirational shows on television. She is currently Vice President of Special Projects at Carrie Productions and in that capacity she is developing several projects for screen and television that explore the complex and diverse social identity of our world.

Belvie Rooks is a longtime civil rights activist, educator, and writer with a particular interest in socially and ecologically relevant teaching methods. She spent time in South Central Los Angeles piloting Hey, Listen Up! This innovative educational curriculum uses state-of-the-art multimedia technology to encourage inner-city youth to explore some of the critical social and environmental issues impacting their lives and their communities. She is presently working on a curriculum guide for Hey, Listen Up! Until recently, Ms. Rooks was communications director for the Urban Habitat Program. She is also the host of the Shift in Action channel ConverZations That Matter.