​TEENS ON A MISSION

Today I was a little perplexed about what to do with the CYC Teens in the Maker Lab.  I began by showing a clip from the documentary film, The Interrupters.  It tells the story of three "interrupters" who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence in which they once engaged.
I attempted to talk about last week’s shooting - referred to in BOYS DON’T CRY post.  However, several students expressed their discomfort in talking about that situation.  So I had to pivot the conversation to how we can utilize the resources available to us in the Makers Lab to address the violence that plagues our communities.
The students were engaged and began to give some suggestions, some better than others, about how we could use the Makers Lab to address violence in the North Lawndale community.  So we decided that we would start a slogan/campaign like “stop the violence” or “put the guns down” to affix to buttons, posters and T-shirts.  I was impressed and inspired!  So we move forward!  Stay Tuned!  #living2learn #teensonamission

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