Ninah Harris

Ninah's project, What Philly Needs: A Youth Perspective, is two-fold, starting with the creation of a short documentary film that provides teenagers from across the city of Philadelphia with a medium to share their vision for the city and what they see as necessary actions to create positive changes. The film will consist of interviews, performances, and artistic pieces created by youth that speak to the political and social needs of the city. The second part of the project will build on this work to create a youth-driven website that will provide an ongoing forum for political education, discussion and an organizing tool for local action. This project is meant to coincide with the upcoming Mayoral elections, to share with the voting public and the contending political parties young people's ideas for the city, and to have young people's voices recognized and given serious consideration in the electoral process.