Last week, Chiara, Scekem, and I went to 51st street to St. Bart’s Church, which is one branch of Coalition for the Homeless. We were able to interview four men about their experiences with poverty and homelessness. Only one of the men was filmed, but his story will be added to the documentary. The stories…
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Sanctuary For Families – 1/16/14
by Gaia Prete
On the 16th of January, my Social Justice group and I went to Sanctuary for Families, an organization that works to assist survivors and end the circle of domestic violence though shelters, counseling, financial assistance, career training and much more. We spoke with Emily, the Assistant Director, about what she knows about sexual violence and…
Interview with Alice Steigerwald, 11/6/13
by 18juliam
The poverty group went on a fieldwork yesterday. We visited the Covenant House which is a transitional housing unit for youth in NYC. The goal of this visit was to find basic information about poverty and what difference our group could make in our community. We were a couple minutes late because of difficulty…
Interview with Nicole Epps – 12/2/13
by Gaia Prete
On Monday, December 2nd, my Social Justice Group and I had lunch with Nicole Epps, a coordinator of the organization called Safe Horizon. She told us many interesting facts about our topic, and what her organization does. She told us about how many researchers show that 1 in 4 women are sexually abused. Her organization…
The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault – 11/26/13
by Gaia Prete
On Tuesday, November 26th, my Social Justice group and I went to visit an organization called, The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault that works to prevent sexual violence and reduces the harm it causes trough education, research and advocacy. During the fieldwork we met Kira, who works in the organization. She talked to…
Meeting with Stacey Cedeno 12/4/13
by 18juliam
Feminist Philosophy Night with The National Organization For Women – 11/21/13
by Gaia Prete
On Thursday, November 21st night my Social Justice Group and I attended to a night event called Activist Night organized by NOW: National Organization For Women. This organization hosts many events with different themes monthly; this month’s event was women’s philosophical night. Our goal was to learn basics of feminism and how many people sustained…
Interview with Peter Brest
by 18juliam
Last Thursday, Peter Brest, the Chief Operating Officer of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty came to our school to talk with us. We learned a lot, specifically about the next steps in our process. Mr. Brest was able to inform us not only about various statistics and problems, but also about the ways in…
Interview with Alice Steigerwald, 11/6/13
by 18juliam
The poverty group went on a fieldwork yesterday. We visited the Covenant House which is a transitional housing unit for youth in NYC. We met with Alice Steigerwald and discussed the work of Covenant House and general poverty in New York. We also learned about how Covenant House and others similar organizations work including what…
