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1. Brave New Voices Slam Poetry 2013 Finals Round #4 - Washington D C
2. Brave New Voices Finals - Los Angeles "Shots Fired"
Live Event Diana Lee
Contents of this tag:
1. Talks@Google: Wajahat Ali - From Chaiwallah to Playwright
2. Capitol Hill Day with The Can Kicks Back
3. Meet a Black Person
4. Peter Fein | Democracy is Obsolete | PDF12 HD
5. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at Albert Einstein
6. 3rd Annual Rock the Red Fashion Show
7. Daniel Beaty - Knock, Knock on Def Jam Poetry
8. Ron Finley: A guerilla gardener in South Central LA (TED Talk)
9. 2013 Fourth Estate Summit (Invisible Children)
10. #AllLivesMatter Chapel Hill - It Could Have Happened to Me
11. Food is Free Project Plants a Community Garden in the Street SXSW
12. RHOK East Africa 2013
13. Hack for Change: National Day of Civic Hacking-2014
14. Orphans vs. Empires: Andrew Slack at TEDxYouth@SanDiego
15. No Shirts
16. Ron Finley: Food Forest
17. TWLOHA MOVE Conference
18. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at Harvard
19. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at UCSF
20. Brave New Voices Finals - Los Angeles "Shots Fired"
21. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at U of Illinois
22. UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident, Four Perspectives
23. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at USC
24. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at USC Keck
25. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at Howard
26. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at Cooper Medical
27. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at USC stairs
28. U of Georgia Stands with UNC - Muslim Lives Matter
29. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at SUNY
30. Get Lit: WHAT IS A BLITZ?
31. Get Lit Promo PBS Video
32. Bringing the Noise '14: José Vadi
33. Demonstrators 'disrupt' STL symphony singing a 'Requiem for Mike Brown'
34. Statement and poem by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Climate Summit 2014 - Opening Ceremony
35. Rebel Music: Native America | Nataanii Means Performs "Genocide"
36. Get Lit Player Emerita Maia Mayor performing her original poem "Perfect"
37. Bringing the Noise '15 - Ryan
38. The Black Bruins [Spoken Word] - Sy Stokes
39. Get Lit: WHAT IS THE CLASSIC SLAM?
40. Bringing the Noise '15 - Sarah
41. Get Lit Promo 2013 Video
42. Orphans vs. Empires: Andrew Slack at TEDxYouth@SanDiego
43. Raise Up - Get Lit Players Raise Up - by Get Lit Players. Youth Speaks, in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage, present an evening to celebrate the winners of the national spoken word competition designed to foster discussion among young people and adults about the challenges and opportunities students face as they strive to stay on the path to graduation. Hosted by D.C. hip-hop artist Gabriel “Asheru” Benn, the program will feature performances from each of the five winners, plus an appearance by DJ Questlove and Black Thought, NPR’s Glynn Washington, and Hill Harper. The RAISE Up project is part of American Graduate - Let's Make It Happen! - a public media initiative to address the drop out crisis, supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
44. TEDxNYED - Henry Jenkins - 03/06/10
45. "The Drop In" (Raise Up Project)
46. Bringing the Noise '15 - Connor
47. Occupy San Diego Flash Mob Invades Wal-Mart
48. Bringing the Noise '15 - Caitlyn
49. One People flash mob - Occupy
50. #OccupyLowes with a #HijabiFlashMob
Poetry Diana Lee
Contents of this tag:
1. Brave New Voices Slam Poetry 2013 Finals Round #4 - Washington D C
2. Daniel Beaty - Knock, Knock on Def Jam Poetry
3. Lily Myers - "Shrinking Women" (CUPSI 2013)
4. Teens Lead Young Children in Social Justice Poetry Slam
5. Kait Rokowski - "How To Cure a Feminist"
6. Get Lit: WHAT DO THE TEACHERS THINK?
7. Get Lit: WHAT IS A BLITZ?
8. Brave New Voices Finals - Los Angeles "Shots Fired"
9. Mindy Nettifee - For Young Women Who Don't Consider Themselves Feminists (The Last Nerve)
10. Slam Poet Slams Standardized Education | Breaking the Stage
11. Slam Poetry: Sonya Renee "What Women Deserve"
12. Raise Up - Get Lit Players Raise Up - by Get Lit Players. Youth Speaks, in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage, present an evening to celebrate the winners of the national spoken word competition designed to foster discussion among young people and adults about the challenges and opportunities students face as they strive to stay on the path to graduation. Hosted by D.C. hip-hop artist Gabriel “Asheru” Benn, the program will feature performances from each of the five winners, plus an appearance by DJ Questlove and Black Thought, NPR’s Glynn Washington, and Hill Harper. The RAISE Up project is part of American Graduate - Let's Make It Happen! - a public media initiative to address the drop out crisis, supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
13. "By Any Sweets Necessary" by Luke Tailor {The Bigger Picture} Sacramento-based MC Luke Tailor’s addictive diet follows him everywhere he goes - in school, at the park, even the emergency room - but what Luke doesn’t know is how such an unhealthy high-sugar diet can lead to serious chronic illnesses like type 2 diabetes. Watch Luke’s diet catch up to him in this new music video for the Bigger Picture, “By Any Sweets Necessary.” Directed by Jamie DeWolf and edited by Kevin Holmes.Download Luke Tailor’s music here:http://Luketailor.bandcamp.comhttp://www.soundcloud.com/Luke-TailorThe Bigger Picture is a collaboration between Youth Speaks and UCSF’s Center for Vulnerable Populations. Follow us:http://www.twitter.com/BigPicCampaignhttp://www.instagram.com/BigPicCampaignhttp://www.thebiggerpicture.org
14. Rachel Rostad - "To JK Rowling, from Cho Chang" (CUPSI 2013 Finals)
15. "The Drop In" (Raise Up Project)
16. Bringing the Noise '15 - Ryan
17. Urban Word 2013 Teen Poetry Slam Finals: Evy Exime
18. Rachel Rostad - "Names" (NPS 2013)
19. Bringing the Noise '15 - Connor
20. Bringing the Noise '15 - Sarah
21. T. Miller - Poetry Slam Winner
22. Statement and poem by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Climate Summit 2014 - Opening Ceremony
23. The Raise Up Project: RaiseUpProject.org http://www.raiseupproject.org/Raise Up is an online hip hop and spoken word competition for youth ages 15-22. Youth who enter are asked to speak on the national high school drop out crisis. Five individual winners will each receive a $5,000 educational scholarship and a trip to Washington DC to perform at the Kennedy Center on September 28. One group piece will also be selected to receive a $2,500 award. #RaiseYourVoice & #RaiseTheRate at RaiseUpProject.org Follow us @RaiseUpProject on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook
24. At risk youth turn to poetry for positive results - InsideOUT writers
25. Get Lit Promo PBS Video
26. "Brown VS. Board of Education" by Brandon Santiago (Raise Up Project)
27. Kimar Cain. - Art Poetry & Justice
28. Get Lit Player Emerita Maia Mayor performing her original poem "Perfect"
29. Bringing the Noise '15 - Caitlyn
30. The Black Bruins [Spoken Word] - Sy Stokes
31. Get Lit: WHAT IS THE CLASSIC SLAM?
32. Bringing the Noise '14: José Vadi
33. The Black Beavers [Spoken Word] - UCLA Black Bruins Response
34. The Power of Get Lit - "Let There Be Light!"
35. Get Lit Promo 2013 Video
36. "THE CORNER" - Jose Vadi {The Bigger Picture Project} "How far do we have to slip before we end this edible misery and rewrite our recipe?"In THE CORNER, directed by Jamie DeWolf, José Vadi speaks about how local communities have greater accessibility to fast food restaurants and corner stores, which increases their risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Youth Speaks and UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations are leading the campaign against Type 2 Diabetes with our new project, The Bigger Picture. Raise your voice TODAY!http://www.TheBiggerPicture.org http://www.twitter.com/BigPicCampaign
37. Def Poetry - Yellow Rage - Listen Asshole
Browse Media Library Gabriel Peters-Lazaro
Contents of this tag:
1. Queer Undocumented Immigrant Project
2. Vant to Skype Vid Me?
3. KONY 2012
4. 19th Century Reforms: Crash Course US History #15
5. The Generation Gap
6. Brave New Voices Slam Poetry 2013 Finals Round #4 - Washington D C
7. Improv Everywhere Logo
8. "FA$T CA$H: Easy Credit & the Economic Crash" - (Music Video by Dorian Electra)
9. MOVE: Invisible Children's new film from the creators of KONY 2012
10. Batman Welcomes Ramadan
11. #BYP100 Responds to George Zimmerman Verdict
12. Symphony of Science - Our Biggest Challenge (Climate Change Music Video)
13. YLFNC Graffiti Event
14. "It Gets Better" — Love, Pixar
15. THE CICADAS ARE COMING!
16. Firstday Fast - (Birthday X Spoof) - Farid Music
17. Capitol Hill Day with The Can Kicks Back
18. The INFORM Act: Facing the Facts, Not Kicking the Can
19. Revolution in Egypt: A 4-Minute Introduction
20. Improv Everywhere: Video Trailer for Documentary
21. Talks@Google: Wajahat Ali - From Chaiwallah to Playwright
22. Who is the LRA // Invisible Children
23. Meet a Black Person
24. George Carlin remix - Save the Trees
25. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at Albert Einstein
26. CAFAM Granny Squared: 14,000 squares
27. The Harry Potter Alliance, A History
28. Black Lives Matter
29. it gets better-----a music video by rebecca drysdale
30. Reading Rainbow Remixed | In Your Imagination | PBS Digital Studios
31. I Am UndocuQueer T.K.
32. Roll With The Flow by Dorian Electra ( Official Music Video )
33. I Am UndocuQueer Tania
34. CAFAM Granny Squared: did you know?
35. I Am UndocuQueer Prerna
36. How To Change the World
37. It Gets Better: Google Employees
38. Inter-Occupy G.A., March 31, 2012
39. I'm in Love with Friedrich Hayek by Dorian Electra ( Official Music Video)
40. Lily Myers - "Shrinking Women" (CUPSI 2013)
41. CAFAM Granny Squared photo
42. Ron Finley: A guerilla gardener in South Central LA (TED Talk)
43. Iraq Veterans Against the War
44. Caine's Arcade
45. It Gets Better: Apple Employees
46. "Fear the Boom and Bust" a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem
47. IVAW on Wall Street
48. Caine's Arcade 2: From a Movie to a Movement
49. Red Pump Project Logo
50. Official Trailer: We Cause Scenes
51. ASK A SLAVE Ep 1: Meet Lizzie Mae
52. 3rd Annual Rock the Red Fashion Show
53. To All My DREAMheads
54. 13 Love Stories
55. About Yarn Bombing Los Angeles
56. Undocuqueer video
57. Daniel Beaty - Knock, Knock on Def Jam Poetry
58. 2013 Fourth Estate Summit (Invisible Children)
59. Ruby-on-Rails Workshop
60. Erick Huerta On Being Undocumented
61. It Gets Better: Dan and Terry
62. ASK A SLAVE Ep 3: You Can't Make This Stuff Up
63. Blank Noise: HOT NEWS/ TAAZA SAMACHAR
64. I Am UndocuQueer Felipe
65. #ChapelHillShooting - Je Suis Muslim
66. Part 1 DC DREAM Act National Graduation
67. The Displaced Comic
68. The Best Parody of NOM's "Gathering Storm" Ad
69. No Shirts
70. Win An Evening Out With Ed Sheeran
71. UndocuQueer Manifesto
72. InterOccupy, Occupy Sandy Meeting 11-18-12 (raw footage)
73. ASK A SLAVE Ep 4: New Leaf, Same Page
74. Breakout, We Deserve Better
75. The HOLLAmovement
76. Teens Lead Young Children in Social Justice Poetry Slam
77. UndocuQueer Manifesto
78. Accio Books: LeakyCon Edition
79. ASK A SLAVE Ep 5: Two Sides to Every Coin
80. How To Be a Nerdfighter: A Vlogbrothers FAQ
81. Why I Can't Go to LeakyCon
82. Writers Against (Library) Piracy
83. It Gets Better logo
84. That Deaf Guy Webcomic
85. Hacktivism: Political Hacking's Global Reach, From Scientology to Wikileaks to the Arab Spring
86. Inter-Occupy in Kalamazoo, February 4, 2012
87. ASK A SLAVE Ep 6: I Love That Boy
88. RHOK East Africa 2013
89. Laughter For A Change Workshop @ Koreatown Youth and Community Center
90. Fourth Estate Interview 1
91. Books on FIRE
92. Food is Free meme
93. ASK A SLAVE Ep 7: True Story
94. Food is Free Backstory
95. Hack for Change: National Day of Civic Hacking-2014
96. Congratulations You Saved Africa
97. Kait Rokowski - "How To Cure a Feminist"
98. Black Girls Code brochure 1
99. Food is Free Project Plants a Community Garden in the Street SXSW
100. No Justice No Peace: California's Battle Against Police Brutality & Racist Violence
101. Ron Finley: Food Forest
102. Fourth Estate Interview 2
103. 20 Condoms
104. Harry Potter Alliance homepage screenshot
105. A MOVEABLE MOSQUE - Deena's Footsteps Through Prayer
106. Black And Yellow - AnCap Remix
107. Food is Free Project: Open-Source Front-Yard Community Gardens
108. QUIP Convening Trailer
109. Fourth Estate Interview 3
110. Not Your Mama's Sex Ed
111. Buffy vs Edward: Twilight Remixed -- [original version]
112. North Korea: Explained
113. Fuck Cancer
114. #AllLivesMatter Chapel Hill - It Could Have Happened to Me
115. A Gaythering Storm
116. Rails Girls Summer of Code
117. Fourth Estate Interview 4
118. Supply & Demand Rap: WE GOT IT 4 CHEAP by Dorian Electra ( Official Music Video ) Uploaded on Dec 12, 2011 This song was created to enter the Supply and Demand Video Contest sponsored by Fayetteville State University's Hackley Endowment. We are students at Shimer College and Northwestern University. Made by: Dorian Electra & Neil Lokken Music by: Matt Kawahara Special Thanks: Lynn Hong, Bryan Maddox, Robin Babb, Allison Savage, Allon Libermann, Rachel Davison. LYRICS: Yo. We got it 4 cheap And we're tryin to be supplyin So we got to compete. OH. And we try to understand The laws we all cant help but follow called: SUPPLY AND DEMAND If I'm sellin somethin Here's what I got to know To ensure my sales be bumpin If we raise the price, fewer people be buyin If we push that price down low, customers be multiplyin It's not to simple just to sell it for cheap You got to cover your costs Ya tryna make ends meet Say we were forced to keep our price way down. LOW Our goods become more scarce become the talk of the town. OH If the law won't let us respond in turn by raising our money PRICE Then our lovely customers will have to pay the price in non- monetary costs such as waitin in line On day when you could be HUSTLIN and now you wastin yo time So when the prices are fixed costs remain, don't fall for tricks That extra cost don't disappear It just shift from here to here You got dem long long lines? Wait a sec, shorty, that ain't right UHM. SHORTY DAT LOOK LIKE A SHORTAGE SHORTY, SHORTY DAT LOOK LIKE A SHORTAGE Ooo. When dat price so low So they be rushin to da store tramplin one another to DA FLOOR uh Ya get it? It's about supply and demand. Ya get it? Yyeeaaaaaaaaahhhhh Yes sir, sir yes, what about a surplus? Yes sir, sir yes, what about a surplus? When you got leftover GOODS on your HANDS Cos the quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded Yo. We got it 4 cheap And we're tryin to be supplyin So we got to compete. OH And we try to understand The laws we all cant help but follow called: SUPPLY AND DEMAND
119. ASK A SLAVE Ep 2: Abolitioning
120. Why Does Congress Suck?
121. Fuck Cancer + Funny or Die Present: Touching Ourselves!
122. Tamale Lesson (Edited Version)
123. Coming out of the Shadows - Dream Activist Philadelphia
124. Gathering Storm Spoof
125. Urban Letters by Yarn Bombing Los Angeles
126. Understand the Sequester (Spoiler: It's Bananas.)
127. Hollaback PSA!
128. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at USC
129. Caine's Arcade photo
130. Peter Fein Anonymous
131. I, Too, Am Harvard - tumblr archive snapshot
132. Toyota Positive stories: Yarnstorming Brixton
133. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at USC Keck
134. I, Too, Am Harvard - I'm not pulling the "race card." You're just being racist.
135. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at Howard
136. Hashtag Granny Squared
137. IVAW Logo
138. civic issue photo 1
139. UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident, Four Perspectives
140. Coders Early Love For Technology | American Express | #PassionProject
141. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at Cooper Medical
142. Melodysheep logo
143. The Can Kicks Back
144. TWLOHA MOVE Conference
145. I, Too, Am Harvard - "You don't sound black...you sound smart"
146. "Caucasians t-shirt": Redskins Football
147. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at USC stairs
148. Superman Dreamer Comic
149. InterOccupy Megaphone
150. Black Girls Code brochure 2
151. Human Sexuality is Complicated...
152. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at SUNY
153. Mindy Nettifee - For Young Women Who Don't Consider Themselves Feminists (The Last Nerve)
154. #IllRideWithYou - Thanks for protecting my sisters
155. Pinzon Santo
156. Class War Kitteh Facebook Banner
157. Liberty in North Korea: Rescue Campaign
158. Rebel Music: Native America | Frank Waln Performs "My Stone"
159. I, Too, Am Harvard - Surprise!
160. I, Too, Am Harvard - no, it's not rap
161. Food is Free Project: How to Build a Raised Wicking Bed!
162. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at Harvard
163. U of Georgia Stands with UNC - Muslim Lives Matter
164. Slam Poet Slams Standardized Education | Breaking the Stage
165. Black Girls Code - Coders Early Love For Technology | American Express | #PassionProject
166. Why We Rise
167. TWLOHA Storytellers
168. Get Lit: WHAT DO THE TEACHERS THINK?
169. Project Unbreakable
170. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at UCSF
171. #ChapelHillShooting - Muslims are only newsworthy if...
172. Slam Poetry: Sonya Renee "What Women Deserve"
173. Brave New Voices Finals - Los Angeles "Shots Fired"
174. Ron Finley "Cheese" graphic
175. Get Lit: WHAT IS A BLITZ?
176. Social justice through parody NWP Albert is an Economics teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here describing a lesson plan he created for students to engage with social issues through parody and activism by using some of the media examples he found on the By Any Media Necessary web resource. He talks about moving beyond concepts of supply and demand by infusing his economics classes with social justice themes that students are receptive to, and talks about how part of his course asks students to think about the implications of globalization on poverty. He explains his process of looking through media examples on the site that discuss social issues through parody, draws inspiration from a DREAMer video that speaks to healthcare for millions of undocumented immigrants, and talks about using these kinds of videos as a springboard to bring to light these and other social issues. Connecting it to his lesson plan, he will have students create a parody around a social issue they choose, helping them to think about what they can do with the current situation, spaces, and resources they have.
177. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at U of Illinois
178. #ChapelHillShooting - Deah, Yusor, Razan
179. To Write Love on Her Arms - INTRO.
180. Ask a Slave logo
181. The Can Kicks Back Logo
182. 30mosques screen grab
183. 30 Mosques: Mississippi
184. TWLOHA UChapters
185. Rachel Rostad - "Names" (NPS 2013)
186. Statement and poem by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Climate Summit 2014 - Opening Ceremony
187. The Black Bruins [Spoken Word] - Sy Stokes
188. I, Too, Am Harvard - Having an opinion does not make me an "Angry Black Woman"
189. Get Lit Player Emerita Maia Mayor performing her original poem "Perfect"
190. "Brown VS. Board of Education" by Brandon Santiago (Raise Up Project)
191. 5th Rock the Red Photo1
192. #IllRideWithYou - Sydney
193. But we're speaking Japanese!　日本語喋ってるんだけど
194. Fourth Estate Interview 5
195. The Black Beavers [Spoken Word] - UCLA Black Bruins Response
196. I, Too, Am Harvard - "I don't see color"...Does that mean you don't see me?
197. I, Too, Am Harvard - Why do you look ____?
198. The complete package NWP Albert is an Economics teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here talking about various ways he could incorporate the digital media examples, workshops, conversation starters, and media making resources he found through the By Any Media Necessary (BAM) web resource into his lessons and curriculum. Speaking from experience as a teacher who already seeks to incorporate creative use of digital media into this classrooms, he also talks about how different aspects of the BAM resource can help students think even more critically and engage with creative and maker practices that they are passionate about.
199. Get Lit: WHAT IS THE CLASSIC SLAM?
200. Bringing the Noise '15 - Caitlyn
201. 5th Rock the Red Photo2
202. 30 Mosques: Texas Hijab
203. #IllRideWithYou - Australia
204. A Quick Guide to Understanding Immigration Reform
205. Race & Higher Education - HANGOUT with us, #ITooAmHarvard, #BBUM, and the UCLA Black Bruins TODAY!
206. I, Too, Am Harvard - I'm not "pulling the race card," you're just being racist
207. Standards and Cellphones NWP Kate is a 10th grade Language Arts teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here discussing administrative and structural barriers to working with cellphones and other kinds of digital media and technology in classrooms, and ways to legitimize and work around barriers to doing this kind of work for teachers at her school and elsewhere.
208. Get Lit Promo 2013 Video
209. BLACK GIRLS CODE SERIES EP #2: Miami
210. Bringing the Noise '14: José Vadi
211. #AfterTheHashTag - Race on College Campuses
212. 30 Mosques: Pennsylvania
213. Black Girls Code logo
214. #IllRideWithYou - art
215. What kind of Asian are you?
216. Crisis of Distrust: Police and Community in Toronto A Policing Literacy Initiative Production. This documentary explores the issue of 'carding' in Toronto and distrust between police and community. Featuring Deputy Chief Peter Sloly of the Toronto Police Service, Jim Rankin of the Toronto Star Dr. Scot Wortley of University of Toronto, Gary Newman of Breaking the Cycle, Noa Mendelsohn Aviv of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and members of the Policing Literacy Initiative, among others.
217. I, Too, Am Harvard - No, I did not immigrate to receive HIV/AIDs treatment!
218. I, Too, Am Harvard - "You're lucky to be black...so easy to get into college!"
219. 10th graders in Watts NWP Kate is a 10th grade Language Arts teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here describing the neighborhood and community context that situates her lesson plan about vehicles of protest as a response to trauma. She starts by describing the everyday lived realities of her students, the disconnect between what the district requires them to read and learn in their classes, and how she has reframed canonical books to be more responsive to students who live in communities like Watts, and how this kind of lesson can be identified with everywhere. She uses Lord of the Flies as an example of how she reframed the book characters’ experiences to talk about trauma, violence, limited resources, and support and help seeking practices.
220. "THE CORNER" - Jose Vadi {The Bigger Picture Project} "How far do we have to slip before we end this edible misery and rewrite our recipe?"In THE CORNER, directed by Jamie DeWolf, José Vadi speaks about how local communities have greater accessibility to fast food restaurants and corner stores, which increases their risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Youth Speaks and UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations are leading the campaign against Type 2 Diabetes with our new project, The Bigger Picture. Raise your voice TODAY!http://www.TheBiggerPicture.org http://www.twitter.com/BigPicCampaign
221. 33
222. 30 Mosques: West Virginia Prayer
223. Thank You Hater! - by Clever Pie and Isabel Fay
224. "Home Invasion": Vote NO on Prop 8
225. I, Too, Am Harvard - "You're the Whitest Black person I know"
226. There's no reason anyone can't do it NWP Albert is an Economics teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here talking about pushing the boundaries to work within the system as a social justice educator, the learning process of becoming a teacher, and learning how to incorporate digital media into lessons. At the end of this clip, he says, “If we can do it in South Central at a school that’s going through crazy transformations, and students can get into these amazing projects, there’s no reason why anyone can’t do it.”
227. Raise Up - Get Lit Players Raise Up - by Get Lit Players. Youth Speaks, in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage, present an evening to celebrate the winners of the national spoken word competition designed to foster discussion among young people and adults about the challenges and opportunities students face as they strive to stay on the path to graduation. Hosted by D.C. hip-hop artist Gabriel “Asheru” Benn, the program will feature performances from each of the five winners, plus an appearance by DJ Questlove and Black Thought, NPR’s Glynn Washington, and Hill Harper. The RAISE Up project is part of American Graduate - Let's Make It Happen! - a public media initiative to address the drop out crisis, supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
228. "By Any Sweets Necessary" by Luke Tailor {The Bigger Picture} Sacramento-based MC Luke Tailor’s addictive diet follows him everywhere he goes - in school, at the park, even the emergency room - but what Luke doesn’t know is how such an unhealthy high-sugar diet can lead to serious chronic illnesses like type 2 diabetes. Watch Luke’s diet catch up to him in this new music video for the Bigger Picture, “By Any Sweets Necessary.” Directed by Jamie DeWolf and edited by Kevin Holmes.Download Luke Tailor’s music here:http://Luketailor.bandcamp.comhttp://www.soundcloud.com/Luke-TailorThe Bigger Picture is a collaboration between Youth Speaks and UCSF’s Center for Vulnerable Populations. Follow us:http://www.twitter.com/BigPicCampaignhttp://www.instagram.com/BigPicCampaignhttp://www.thebiggerpicture.org
229. Black Lives Matter yarn bomb
230. 30 Mosques: Muslim Native American
231. TWLOHA poster
232. Def Poetry - Yellow Rage - Listen Asshole
233. If Buying Condoms Was Like Buying Birth Control
234. Rebel Music: Native America | Nataanii Means Performs "Genocide"
235. "Prop 8 - The Musical" starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly,
236. I, Too, Am Harvard - "Are you all so fast because you spend so much time running from the cops?"
237. I, Too, Am Harvard - not the voice of all black people
238. Ron Finley "Gardener" graphic
239. Protest songs and images NWP Kate is a 10th grade Language Arts teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here discussing the lesson plan she created on different vehicles of protest as a response to trauma, drawing inspiration from examples of protest songs, spreadable image and hashtag campaigns, and internet memes. She talks about expanding on traditional notions of civic engagement so that students can engage peers and their communities in ways that are meaningful to them, and also discusses figuring out how to navigate privacy and safety when working with images or videos of her students, sharing various levels of “publicness” that can be achieved through creative lesson planning. At the end of this clip, Kate emphasizes the importance of scaffolding, modeling, and having students practice these kinds of civic engagement, so that they can develop their voices as well as strategies to advocate for themselves and their communities, and learn ways to participate civically.
240. "The Drop In" (Raise Up Project)
241. Bringing the Noise '15 - Ryan
242. Black Girls Code: Bridging The Digital Divide
243. 30 Mosques: South Carolina Prayer
244. TWLOHA - Hope Goes Surfing
245. Rachel Rostad - "To JK Rowling, from Cho Chang" (CUPSI 2013 Finals)
246. Demonstrators 'disrupt' STL symphony singing a 'Requiem for Mike Brown'
247. Orphans vs. Empires: Andrew Slack at TEDxYouth@SanDiego
248. Rebel Music: Native America | Official Trailer
249. I, Too, Am Harvard - Can you read?
250. I, Too, Am Harvard - Race matters
251. Bringing the Noise '15 - Connor
252. Bringing the Noise '15 - Sarah
253. BLACK GIRLS CODE EP #1: The Revolution Will Be Mobilized.
254. Response To Critiques of "To JK Rowling, From Cho Chang"
255. The Power of Get Lit - "Let There Be Light!"
256. Frank Waln - AbOriginal
257. I, Too, Am Harvard - Don't you wish you were White like the rest of us?
258. I, Too, Am Harvard - There is no chip on my shoulder...I'm just aware. And yes...I see you
259. Level Ground image
260. Get Lit Promo PBS Video
261. Teaching Teachers NWP Nicole Mirra, teacher educator, scholar, and member of the UCLA Writing Project, talks about encouraging pre-service teachers to incorporate the teaching of civic and media literacy skills in their classrooms. Using examples from the BAM resource and through sharing her lesson planning and scaffolding documents and processes, she demonstrates how she incorporates these themes in her own teaching. She also makes the case for the value of this kind of work and connects these practices to common core state and national standards.
262. The Raise Up Project: RaiseUpProject.org http://www.raiseupproject.org/Raise Up is an online hip hop and spoken word competition for youth ages 15-22. Youth who enter are asked to speak on the national high school drop out crisis. Five individual winners will each receive a $5,000 educational scholarship and a trip to Washington DC to perform at the Kennedy Center on September 28. One group piece will also be selected to receive a $2,500 award. #RaiseYourVoice & #RaiseTheRate at RaiseUpProject.org Follow us @RaiseUpProject on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook
263. After Sandy, Occupy Movement Re-Emerges as Relief Hub for Residents in Need
264. A Fair(y) Use Tale
265. #OccupyLowes with a #HijabiFlashMob
266. [Orignal full version] 1 Marine vs. 30 Cops (By. J. handy)
Media About Race and Ethnicity Diana Lee
Contents of this tag:
1. 19th Century Reforms: Crash Course US History #15
2. #BYP100 Responds to George Zimmerman Verdict
3. Meet a Black Person
4. Talks@Google: Wajahat Ali - From Chaiwallah to Playwright
5. Black Lives Matter
6. Daniel Beaty - Knock, Knock on Def Jam Poetry
7. ASK A SLAVE Ep 1: Meet Lizzie Mae
8. To All My DREAMheads
9. The Truth with Hasan Minhaj - Sikh Temple Shooting, Missouri Mosque Burning
10. Blank Noise: HOT NEWS/ TAAZA SAMACHAR
11. Undocuqueer video
12. ASK A SLAVE Ep 3: You Can't Make This Stuff Up
13. I Am UndocuQueer Felipe
14. I Am UndocuQueer T.K.
15. Erick Huerta On Being Undocumented
16. I Am UndocuQueer Tania
17. I Am UndocuQueer Prerna
18. ASK A SLAVE Ep 7: True Story
19. UndocuQueer Manifesto
20. #AllLivesMatter Chapel Hill - It Could Have Happened to Me
21. Congratulations You Saved Africa
22. RHOK East Africa 2013
23. ASK A SLAVE Ep 2: Abolitioning
24. Part 1 DC DREAM Act National Graduation
25. Breakout, We Deserve Better
26. #ChapelHillShooting - Je Suis Muslim
27. ASK A SLAVE Ep 4: New Leaf, Same Page
28. UndocuQueer Manifesto
29. Black Girls Code brochure 1
30. ASK A SLAVE Ep 5: Two Sides to Every Coin
31. No Justice No Peace: California's Battle Against Police Brutality & Racist Violence
32. ASK A SLAVE Ep 6: I Love That Boy
33. I, Too, Am Harvard - "You don't sound black...you sound smart"
34. U of Georgia Stands with UNC - Muslim Lives Matter
35. I, Too, Am Harvard - I'm not pulling the "race card." You're just being racist.
36. Brave New Voices Finals - Los Angeles "Shots Fired"
37. I, Too, Am Harvard - Surprise!
38. #ChapelHillShooting - Muslims are only newsworthy if...
39. #IllRideWithYou - Thanks for protecting my sisters
40. Get Lit: WHAT IS A BLITZ?
41. Liberty in North Korea: Rescue Campaign
42. I, Too, Am Harvard - no, it's not rap
43. #ChapelHillShooting - Deah, Yusor, Razan
44. "Caucasians t-shirt": Redskins Football
45. Why We Rise
46. Black Girls Code brochure 2
47. Coders Early Love For Technology | American Express | #PassionProject
48. Rebel Music: Native America | Frank Waln Performs "My Stone"
49. Slam Poet Slams Standardized Education | Breaking the Stage
50. I, Too, Am Harvard - tumblr archive snapshot
51. THIS IS A MOVEMENT
52. Slam Poetry: Sonya Renee "What Women Deserve"
53. Ask a Slave logo
54. Social justice through parody NWP Albert is an Economics teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here describing a lesson plan he created for students to engage with social issues through parody and activism by using some of the media examples he found on the By Any Media Necessary web resource. He talks about moving beyond concepts of supply and demand by infusing his economics classes with social justice themes that students are receptive to, and talks about how part of his course asks students to think about the implications of globalization on poverty. He explains his process of looking through media examples on the site that discuss social issues through parody, draws inspiration from a DREAMer video that speaks to healthcare for millions of undocumented immigrants, and talks about using these kinds of videos as a springboard to bring to light these and other social issues. Connecting it to his lesson plan, he will have students create a parody around a social issue they choose, helping them to think about what they can do with the current situation, spaces, and resources they have.
55. Rachel Rostad - "Names" (NPS 2013)
56. Bringing the Noise '15 - Connor
57. Bringing the Noise '15 - Sarah
58. Frank Waln - AbOriginal
59. I, Too, Am Harvard - No, I did not immigrate to receive HIV/AIDs treatment!
60. Teaching Teachers NWP Nicole Mirra, teacher educator, scholar, and member of the UCLA Writing Project, talks about encouraging pre-service teachers to incorporate the teaching of civic and media literacy skills in their classrooms. Using examples from the BAM resource and through sharing her lesson planning and scaffolding documents and processes, she demonstrates how she incorporates these themes in her own teaching. She also makes the case for the value of this kind of work and connects these practices to common core state and national standards.
61. What kind of Asian are you?
62. Black Girls Code: Bridging The Digital Divide
63. The Raise Up Project: RaiseUpProject.org http://www.raiseupproject.org/Raise Up is an online hip hop and spoken word competition for youth ages 15-22. Youth who enter are asked to speak on the national high school drop out crisis. Five individual winners will each receive a $5,000 educational scholarship and a trip to Washington DC to perform at the Kennedy Center on September 28. One group piece will also be selected to receive a $2,500 award. #RaiseYourVoice & #RaiseTheRate at RaiseUpProject.org Follow us @RaiseUpProject on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook
64. The Black Bruins [Spoken Word] - Sy Stokes
65. I, Too, Am Harvard - "You're lucky to be black...so easy to get into college!"
66. BLACK GIRLS CODE EP #1: The Revolution Will Be Mobilized.
67. "Brown VS. Board of Education" by Brandon Santiago (Raise Up Project)
68. I, Too, Am Harvard - "Are you all so fast because you spend so much time running from the cops?"
69. The Black Beavers [Spoken Word] - UCLA Black Bruins Response
70. I, Too, Am Harvard - "You're the Whitest Black person I know"
71. Black Girls Code logo
72. Get Lit Promo PBS Video
73. Bringing the Noise '15 - Caitlyn
74. I, Too, Am Harvard - Can you read?
75. Race & Higher Education - HANGOUT with us, #ITooAmHarvard, #BBUM, and the UCLA Black Bruins TODAY!
76. I, Too, Am Harvard - not the voice of all black people
77. 10th graders in Watts NWP Kate is a 10th grade Language Arts teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here describing the neighborhood and community context that situates her lesson plan about vehicles of protest as a response to trauma. She starts by describing the everyday lived realities of her students, the disconnect between what the district requires them to read and learn in their classes, and how she has reframed canonical books to be more responsive to students who live in communities like Watts, and how this kind of lesson can be identified with everywhere. She uses Lord of the Flies as an example of how she reframed the book characters’ experiences to talk about trauma, violence, limited resources, and support and help seeking practices.
78. The Power of Get Lit - "Let There Be Light!"
79. Get Lit: WHAT IS THE CLASSIC SLAM?
80. Demonstrators 'disrupt' STL symphony singing a 'Requiem for Mike Brown'
81. Bringing the Noise '14: José Vadi
82. I, Too, Am Harvard - Don't you wish you were White like the rest of us?
83. #AfterTheHashTag - Race on College Campuses
84. I, Too, Am Harvard - Race matters
85. There's no reason anyone can't do it NWP Albert is an Economics teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here talking about pushing the boundaries to work within the system as a social justice educator, the learning process of becoming a teacher, and learning how to incorporate digital media into lessons. At the end of this clip, he says, “If we can do it in South Central at a school that’s going through crazy transformations, and students can get into these amazing projects, there’s no reason why anyone can’t do it.”
86. Def Poetry - Yellow Rage - Listen Asshole
87. Get Lit Promo 2013 Video
88. "THE CORNER" - Jose Vadi {The Bigger Picture Project} "How far do we have to slip before we end this edible misery and rewrite our recipe?"In THE CORNER, directed by Jamie DeWolf, José Vadi speaks about how local communities have greater accessibility to fast food restaurants and corner stores, which increases their risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Youth Speaks and UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations are leading the campaign against Type 2 Diabetes with our new project, The Bigger Picture. Raise your voice TODAY!http://www.TheBiggerPicture.org http://www.twitter.com/BigPicCampaign
89. I, Too, Am Harvard - Having an opinion does not make me an "Angry Black Woman"
90. 33
91. I, Too, Am Harvard - There is no chip on my shoulder...I'm just aware. And yes...I see you
92. Protest songs and images NWP Kate is a 10th grade Language Arts teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here discussing the lesson plan she created on different vehicles of protest as a response to trauma, drawing inspiration from examples of protest songs, spreadable image and hashtag campaigns, and internet memes. She talks about expanding on traditional notions of civic engagement so that students can engage peers and their communities in ways that are meaningful to them, and also discusses figuring out how to navigate privacy and safety when working with images or videos of her students, sharing various levels of “publicness” that can be achieved through creative lesson planning. At the end of this clip, Kate emphasizes the importance of scaffolding, modeling, and having students practice these kinds of civic engagement, so that they can develop their voices as well as strategies to advocate for themselves and their communities, and learn ways to participate civically.
93. #IllRideWithYou - Sydney
94. Latinos say NO on Prop 8: America Ferrera, Tony Plana & Ana
95. Cathy Cohen, Ph.D., Challenges Voter ID Laws
96. Rachel Rostad - "To JK Rowling, from Cho Chang" (CUPSI 2013 Finals)
97. Raise Up - Get Lit Players Raise Up - by Get Lit Players. Youth Speaks, in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage, present an evening to celebrate the winners of the national spoken word competition designed to foster discussion among young people and adults about the challenges and opportunities students face as they strive to stay on the path to graduation. Hosted by D.C. hip-hop artist Gabriel “Asheru” Benn, the program will feature performances from each of the five winners, plus an appearance by DJ Questlove and Black Thought, NPR’s Glynn Washington, and Hill Harper. The RAISE Up project is part of American Graduate - Let's Make It Happen! - a public media initiative to address the drop out crisis, supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
98. Statement and poem by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Climate Summit 2014 - Opening Ceremony
99. "By Any Sweets Necessary" by Luke Tailor {The Bigger Picture} Sacramento-based MC Luke Tailor’s addictive diet follows him everywhere he goes - in school, at the park, even the emergency room - but what Luke doesn’t know is how such an unhealthy high-sugar diet can lead to serious chronic illnesses like type 2 diabetes. Watch Luke’s diet catch up to him in this new music video for the Bigger Picture, “By Any Sweets Necessary.” Directed by Jamie DeWolf and edited by Kevin Holmes.Download Luke Tailor’s music here:http://Luketailor.bandcamp.comhttp://www.soundcloud.com/Luke-TailorThe Bigger Picture is a collaboration between Youth Speaks and UCSF’s Center for Vulnerable Populations. Follow us:http://www.twitter.com/BigPicCampaignhttp://www.instagram.com/BigPicCampaignhttp://www.thebiggerpicture.org
100. Rebel Music: Native America | Nataanii Means Performs "Genocide"
101. I, Too, Am Harvard - "I don't see color"...Does that mean you don't see me?
102. Black Lives Matter yarn bomb
103. #IllRideWithYou - Australia
104. Response To Critiques of "To JK Rowling, From Cho Chang"
105. "The Drop In" (Raise Up Project)
106. But we're speaking Japanese!　日本語喋ってるんだけど
107. Bringing the Noise '15 - Ryan
108. Rebel Music: Native America | Official Trailer
109. I, Too, Am Harvard - I'm not "pulling the race card," you're just being racist
110. I, Too, Am Harvard - Why do you look ____?
111. #IllRideWithYou - art
112. HIJABI THIS, HIJABI THAT!!!!
Media About War, Conflict, or Violence Diana Lee
Contents of this tag:
1. KONY 2012
2. #BYP100 Responds to George Zimmerman Verdict
3. MOVE: Invisible Children's new film from the creators of KONY 2012
4. Who is the LRA // Invisible Children
5. Revolution in Egypt: A 4-Minute Introduction
6. 2013 Fourth Estate Summit (Invisible Children)
7. Black Lives Matter
8. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at Albert Einstein
9. Iraq Veterans Against the War
10. IVAW on Wall Street
11. Fourth Estate Interview 4
12. Congratulations You Saved Africa
13. #ChapelHillShooting - Je Suis Muslim
14. #AllLivesMatter Chapel Hill - It Could Have Happened to Me
15. The Displaced Comic
16. North Korea: Explained
17. Fourth Estate Interview 1
18. No Justice No Peace: California's Battle Against Police Brutality & Racist Violence
19. Fourth Estate Interview 2
20. Fourth Estate Interview 3
21. Brave New Voices Finals - Los Angeles "Shots Fired"
22. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at USC stairs
23. UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident, Four Perspectives
24. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at SUNY
25. Project Unbreakable
26. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at Harvard
27. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at UCSF
28. IVAW Logo
29. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at U of Illinois
30. Liberty in North Korea: Rescue Campaign
31. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at USC
32. U of Georgia Stands with UNC - Muslim Lives Matter
33. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at USC Keck
34. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at Howard
35. #ChapelHillShooting - Muslims are only newsworthy if...
36. #IllRideWithYou - Thanks for protecting my sisters
37. #WhiteCoats4BlackLives at Cooper Medical
38. #ChapelHillShooting - Deah, Yusor, Razan
39. Black Lives Matter yarn bomb
40. Get Lit: WHAT IS THE CLASSIC SLAM?
41. "THE CORNER" - Jose Vadi {The Bigger Picture Project} "How far do we have to slip before we end this edible misery and rewrite our recipe?"In THE CORNER, directed by Jamie DeWolf, José Vadi speaks about how local communities have greater accessibility to fast food restaurants and corner stores, which increases their risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Youth Speaks and UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations are leading the campaign against Type 2 Diabetes with our new project, The Bigger Picture. Raise your voice TODAY!http://www.TheBiggerPicture.org http://www.twitter.com/BigPicCampaign
42. Raise Up - Get Lit Players Raise Up - by Get Lit Players. Youth Speaks, in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage, present an evening to celebrate the winners of the national spoken word competition designed to foster discussion among young people and adults about the challenges and opportunities students face as they strive to stay on the path to graduation. Hosted by D.C. hip-hop artist Gabriel “Asheru” Benn, the program will feature performances from each of the five winners, plus an appearance by DJ Questlove and Black Thought, NPR’s Glynn Washington, and Hill Harper. The RAISE Up project is part of American Graduate - Let's Make It Happen! - a public media initiative to address the drop out crisis, supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
43. Bringing the Noise '15 - Ryan
44. 10th graders in Watts NWP Kate is a 10th grade Language Arts teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here describing the neighborhood and community context that situates her lesson plan about vehicles of protest as a response to trauma. She starts by describing the everyday lived realities of her students, the disconnect between what the district requires them to read and learn in their classes, and how she has reframed canonical books to be more responsive to students who live in communities like Watts, and how this kind of lesson can be identified with everywhere. She uses Lord of the Flies as an example of how she reframed the book characters’ experiences to talk about trauma, violence, limited resources, and support and help seeking practices.
45. #IllRideWithYou - Sydney
46. "The Drop In" (Raise Up Project)
47. Bringing the Noise '15 - Sarah
48. Protest songs and images NWP Kate is a 10th grade Language Arts teacher at Locke High School in the Watts area of South LA and member of the UCLA Writing Project, shown here discussing the lesson plan she created on different vehicles of protest as a response to trauma, drawing inspiration from examples of protest songs, spreadable image and hashtag campaigns, and internet memes. She talks about expanding on traditional notions of civic engagement so that students can engage peers and their communities in ways that are meaningful to them, and also discusses figuring out how to navigate privacy and safety when working with images or videos of her students, sharing various levels of “publicness” that can be achieved through creative lesson planning. At the end of this clip, Kate emphasizes the importance of scaffolding, modeling, and having students practice these kinds of civic engagement, so that they can develop their voices as well as strategies to advocate for themselves and their communities, and learn ways to participate civically.
49. #IllRideWithYou - Australia
50. Bringing the Noise '15 - Connor
51. Teaching Teachers NWP Nicole Mirra, teacher educator, scholar, and member of the UCLA Writing Project, talks about encouraging pre-service teachers to incorporate the teaching of civic and media literacy skills in their classrooms. Using examples from the BAM resource and through sharing her lesson planning and scaffolding documents and processes, she demonstrates how she incorporates these themes in her own teaching. She also makes the case for the value of this kind of work and connects these practices to common core state and national standards.
52. #IllRideWithYou - art
53. The Power of Get Lit - "Let There Be Light!"
54. The Raise Up Project: RaiseUpProject.org http://www.raiseupproject.org/Raise Up is an online hip hop and spoken word competition for youth ages 15-22. Youth who enter are asked to speak on the national high school drop out crisis. Five individual winners will each receive a $5,000 educational scholarship and a trip to Washington DC to perform at the Kennedy Center on September 28. One group piece will also be selected to receive a $2,500 award. #RaiseYourVoice & #RaiseTheRate at RaiseUpProject.org Follow us @RaiseUpProject on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook
55. Rebel Music: Native America | Nataanii Means Performs "Genocide"
56. "Brown VS. Board of Education" by Brandon Santiago (Raise Up Project)
57. Statement and poem by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Climate Summit 2014 - Opening Ceremony
58. Rebel Music: Native America | Official Trailer
59. Bringing the Noise '15 - Caitlyn
60. Fourth Estate Interview 5
61. Frank Waln - AbOriginal
62. Bringing the Noise '14: José Vadi

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"When I started to write about myself as far as like my identity of being a queer male of color from East Oakland, that was terrifying...It becomes that you realize you have a responsibility, something that started off as just me needing to express myself because I didn’t have nobody to talk to or I didn’t think anyone would listen to me, becomes other people need to hear this because I know there's someone else from where I'm from or from a similar place. This can change something for them."
- Joshua Merchant, Off/Page Project Fellow, poet, and activist

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Youth Speaks is a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization that seeks to empower the voices of the next generation. Its mission is to provide a safe space for young leaders, self-defined artists, and visionary activists to explore, develop, perform, and publish their works and become agents of social change. In addition to providing educational programming, Youth Speaks presents an number of both local and national youth poetry slams, festivals, and reading series' to provide a forum for young artists to be heard.

Check out the Youth Speaks YouTube page to see performances. Find them on Facebook and Tumblr. and follow them on Twitter for updates.

The Off/Page project is an offshoot of Youth Speaks and the Center for Investigative Reporting. Off/Page encourages youth to bring together serious, journalistic facts and relatable, memorable poetry. For instance, Off/Page hired young poet and activist Joshua Merchant to create a series of poetry workshops for youth in Stockton, one of the largest US cities to file for bankruptcy. While Merchant led the workshops and taught young people in Stockton how to use poetry and spoken word to express their lives, the journalistic wing researched statistics and facts about Stockton. The young poets were then able to combine this research with their poetry to create powerful political statements about life in a failing city.

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