Food Deserts
My team and I first launched this video project involving our environmental justice organization, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (Lvejo), for the Speak Truth To Power competition....
View ArticleThe Changing Face of Activism for an Online Generation
In recent weeks, there has been much discussion about activism — what it is, how to do it, and how to best navigate certain spaces when trying to create change. Some of this conversation has been...
View ArticleWe Remember Emmett Till, Murdered 60 Years Ago Today
Emmett Till and mother Mamie Till Mobley On my way for a visit home last fall, my bus from New York to Boston was delayed because of protests in both cities in the wake of the Darren Wilson decision;...
View ArticleExpunge.io Links Tech, Youth Voices, and Criminal Justice Activism
In Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago, there were approximately 26,000 juvenile arrests in 2013, 20,000 of which never led to formal criminal charges. Of those cases, only 660 sought...
View ArticleApril is Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Prevention+Consent+Healing
Join us this Sexual Assault Awareness Month and all year long for sexual violence awareness and prevention! Scenarios shares the stories of youth: this month we share the stories of those affected by...
View ArticleWhat I learned about teens and sexual abuse from what students wrote in my...
Written by Eugene Hazzard, Chicago educator One of the reasons I became a teacher, many years ago, was to provide young people with a space to engage in free thinking — to teach them how to develop and...
View Article#SCENARIOSPRESENTS: REAL DEAL Writing Contest Finalists!
COMING THIS SUMMER: We are proud to announce the 2016 REAL DEAL story-writing contest Finalists! From our group of show stopping semi-finalist stories from youth (grades 6-12) in NYC and Cleveland, we...
View ArticlePride Today, Pride Everyday.
A week ago, on June 7th, we celebrated youth, the lives they lead, and the stories they tell. We felt it important to share the words spoken at the Scenarios Awards / Gala by some of the young people...
View ArticleScenarios Celebrates Pride!
Every June, many come together to celebrate Pride Month, which highlights the achievements of the fight for LGBTQ equality all over the world. With Pride month, we remember the 1969 Stonewall Riots...
View ArticleMy Feelings as a Black Girl in America Following the Alton Sterling and...
via The College Spun On Wednesday morning, I turned on the news to learn about Alton Sterling, a 37 year old black man who was shot to death by the police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. During the night of...
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