upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024
Sarah will work with members of the Philadelphia Student Union (PSU) to create a participatory website that features media produced by youth about students’ experiences in Philadelphia during the educational budget crisis. To support the creation of website content, Sarah will lead a series of youth media workshops for members of PSU. Throughout the workshops, participants will learn basic photography, video, and blogging skills so they can critically examine the effects of budget cuts on their education, construct personal narratives, and formulate a vision of what their ideal education would look like. Emphasizing how budget cuts have disproportionately impacted people of color and those living in poverty, the students’ multimedia work will be featured in a gallery show to extend the conversation about this critical issue.