Teen ACTION had a busy week. We made 3 stops on our Speaking Tour. First stop, Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries Teen Center (RMM). RMM Teen Center is located at 410 W. 40th Street in the heart of Time Square. We presented our documentary and got feedback from the RMM Teens. We learned from the RMM Teens that cutlures are celebrated in their community through food. In fact, they will be having their 9th Annual Food Festival this weekend, May 14th & 15th.
Second stop, the Human Rights Summit with International YMCA. The Summit was designed and implemented by the International YMCA Leaders Club. Workshops were conducted by young people. These workshops ranged from Rights to Religion to Slavery. We had the opportunity to present our documentary during the second half of the summit. Mariama Barry and Daejah Campbell conducted a 75 minute workshop with young people from the outer-boroughs. One student commented that “the presentation was fantastic and loved it!”. We were able to engage in the summit’s theme “Think locally….Act Globally”. We were thinking locally by tackling the issues at home in East Harlem and acting globally by spreading awareness about The Convention on the Rights of a Child–the Children’s Bill of Rights.
Third stop, The St. Nicks Alliance’s Teen ACTION. These Teens were very enthused. Kecia, Rosie and Tobi conducted the icebreaker on Children’s Rights. This sparked conversations around descrepencies amongst neighborhoods within New York city. One teen stated the only programs in his community were basketball courts. Brandon, an Isaacs Teen, explained the goal of the project while Kecia introduce the documentary. Both Teen ACTION sites , Isaacs and St. Nicks Alliance, walked away from the workshop feeling excited and energetic.
Thank you teens from RMM, International YMCA Leaders Club and St. Nicks Alliance for participating in our Speaking Tour. It was a shared experience!!!
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