Help our youth replace the video equipment they need to finish their anti-violence report.
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A poem from Heal the Streets fellow, and Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Finalist, Tele'jon Quinn
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TAGS: Heal the Streets
Tele'jon and Dion are featured on a podcast discussing their work as youth anti-violence activists.
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TAGS: Heal the Streets
Oakland will select its first Youth Poet Laureate and Tele'jon Quinn, Heal the Streets fellow, is one of the finalists!
TAGS: poetry
TAGS: poetry
Members of Heal the Streets recently presented at the Action Research Conference in San Diego.
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TAGS: Heal the Streets
Recently I had the honor of becoming a mentor through the Ella Baker Center’s Heal The Streets Youth Fellowship. My mentee, Askari is a confident, active, and attentive young man. When the story of Trayvon Martin first got out, I immediately thought of my 19 year old mentee.
TAGS: criminal justice
TAGS: criminal justice
This year’s Heal The Streets cohort continues to put solutions for violence in the hands of the young people in Oakland. Each year the fellows conduct a Participatory Action Research project.
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This poem was written by Heal the Streets Fellow Nubia in honor of Black History Month.
They lock us up in cages
Behind bars. With no cards.
Our decks is empty
Still our struggles are hard. It's not fair that our opportunities are limited.
Yet the circumstances holding us back are limitless.
TAGS: black history month
Behind bars. With no cards.
Our decks is empty
Still our struggles are hard. It's not fair that our opportunities are limited.
Yet the circumstances holding us back are limitless.
TAGS: black history month
One of the most rewarding aspects of my work at the Ella Baker Center is supporting our different programs and campaigns.
TAGS: Heal the Streets
TAGS: Heal the Streets
