Interview With Ren Lee
Ren Lee is a therapist for young adults. While looking for fieldworks, I found her and called her number. She didn't pick up the first time [...]
Interview with Kay Notts
On January 30, we interviewed Kay Notts, an administrator at Brooklyn Technical High School, a very nice specialized school. We wanted to in [...]
An Experienced View on Food Insecurity and Homelessness in NYC
On January 17th, 2025, my group mates and I were able to borrow Nathan’s office to interview BJ Neal, Director of Guest Services at City R [...]
Amy Donella
Recently, Sebbi, Gail and I have interviewed Amy Donella. She’s a lawyer for the Death Penalty Project. Shes been working to exonera [...]
The Dark Reality of Giving Birth In the U.S: Chrissy Sample Shares Her Story Of Discrimination And Tragic Mourning Of a Child
February 5th, 2025, Agatha and I interviewed my mother's friend, Chrissy Sample. Chrissy is a mom to 2 boys, a 12-year-old and a 4-year-old. [...]
Interview with the Death Penalty Project
On January 18, 2025, my groupmates and I participated in a Zoom interview with Louise Normand, a lawyer with the Death Penalty Project in Lo [...]
Amy Donella and the Death Penalty
One case Ava shared with us highlighted the issue of false witnesses. It involved a man named William, who was shot and killed, and the shoo [...]
The Phantom Documentary
On February 3, we watched the documentary The Phantom, which delves into a landmark case in criminal justice history. The film centers on th [...]
An Interview with the High School GSA Members
Sylvie, my citizen action project partner, and I went to the High School to learn more about trans youth in New York City. We interviewed ma [...]
Interview with Briana Beauvoir
For our final fieldwork, we reached out to another non-profit organization called Hope for Haiti. Their main goal is to improve the quality [...]
Meeting with Hope for Haiti’s Briana Beauvoir.
We had the opportunity to meet with Briana Beauvoir from Hope for Haiti. Briana is Hope for Haiti's Director of Philanthropy. She helps with [...]
An Interview with Pauline Ross
For our first fieldwork, we decided to interview Pauline Ross. Pauline Ross was the Attorney State of New York for many years and was a pros [...]
Meeting With Aja Two Crows From The New York Climate Exchange
We interviewed Aja Two Crows from the New York Climate Exchange. She spoke about how she was very interested in the arts and culture, K-12 e [...]
Interview with Anna Bateman: NYC H2O
On February 7, 2025, we had an interview with Anna Bateman, the Stewardship and Development Manager of NYC H2O. NYC H2O is an organization t [...]
Court Monitoring with Robert Gangi
While interviewing Robert Gangi, we asked if we could court-monitor his organization, PROP. This organization helps count race statistics in [...]
Trip to the New York Aquarium
On February 6, 2025, we visited the New York Aquarium in Brooklyn with Eliza and the Microplastics group(Xander, Hannah, Fox, Audrey, Taiyo) [...]
Documentary: The White Helmets
Theo and I watched a documentary called The White Helmets. It is about a humanitarian aid group that worked during the Syrian civil war. Abo [...]
Behind the Badge: An Interview with Nick Lesnansky
During this fieldwork, our group met with Nick Lesnansky, a police officer and homicide detective in Aurora, Colorado. Nick has over a decad [...]
Hands On Feildwork: Going to the Manhattan Church of Christ
On February 8th Me and my groupmate, Alex, went to the Manhattan Church of Christ to help the homeless by giving them food. A man named Carl [...]
How Microplastics Can Affect Everything Around Us – Fieldwork to NYC Aquarium
On Febuary 6th 2025, the Microplastics group and the Ocean Pollution group went to the NYC Aquarium to learn more about marine life and plas [...]
DHS: A Look Into How the Government Addresses Homelessness
Me and my partners were lucky enough to get an interview with the commissioner of the DHS (Department of Homeless Services). We got to inter [...]
Patrick Markee: Working for The Coalition for the Homeless
Coalition for the Homeless has been one of the best sources throughout our project. We were lucky enough to get an interview with someone wh [...]
Mae Lee: Views on the Chinese Immigrant Experience
In the afternoon of February 1st, I met with Mae Lee. She is the Executive Director of the Chinese Progressive Association. They assist newc [...]
Health Clinic and Food Pantry
At Advent Lutheran Church, we led all sorts of people, many who spoke Mandarin and Spanish to the desk for their medical check-in. Guests we [...]
The Phantom: A Documentary About the Death Penalty
On February 3, We watched an important documentary called The Phantom. It spotlights a case that was very significant in the world of crimin [...]
School Nurse Jenna DiMarino Shares Insight on the Abortion Contraversy.
For our first Fieldwork, Esme and I met with Jenna DiMarino, our school nurse. Because she is a school nurse she knows a lot about abortion [...]
Bethany Sousa: Legal Warrior for Planned Parenthood
Vivi and I interviewed Planned Parenthood lawyer Bethany Sousa. We talked a lot about self abortion and abortion access. She told us about t [...]
Interview with Paige Oberlag and Todd Lowans
On February 7th, me and my group interviewed Paige Oberlag and Todd Lowans. We wanted to know more about organizations that help in Haiti fi [...]
Interview With Sasha Abraham
We interviewed Sasha Abraham from the MOCEJ. She spoke about how important the impact that communities have on the climate change crisis. Sh [...]
Unveiling Bias: The Role of Court Monitoring
Our group visited the New York Criminal Courts Building at 100 Centre Street. We met Robert Gangi, the founder of the Police Reform Organiza [...]
Interviewing Ronald Cook Barrett
In our third fieldwork, we interviewed Ronald “Cook” Barrett. Cook runs a gang prevention program and has been doing this for 30+ years. [...]
Interview with Nicole Rosow
Me and my group interviewed Nicole Rosow who is the director of sustainability at IE University in Madrid. her job is to make sure that the [...]
Wasted: A Documentary on Food Waste
My group and I watched a documentary about food waste. It was called Wasted. The documentary was about general food waste in the world. The [...]
A POV Into the Fight Against Homelessness; With Patrick Markee
We interviewed Patrick on February 11th and we mostly asked him about the causes of homelessness and homelessness stereotypes. Patrick Marke [...]
Interview with Planned Parenthood Bethany Sousa
For this fieldwork, Esme and I interviewed Bethany Sousa over zoom. Bethany is a lawyer at Planned Parenthood, and she's worked there for a [...]
A thirty year gang specialist tells us his opinions and experience
We interviewed Ronald “Cook” Barrett. Cook runs a gang prevention program and has been doing this for over 30+ years. He was inspired to [...]
The Guardian Angels: A Gang For Good
This documentary was about Curtis Sliwa, who started an organization called Guardian Angels.
The Guardian Angels were a group that protect [...]
Interview at Washington Square Park (Raw Oppinions from Random People)
Me and my partner Vivi went to washington square park to ask random people about their thoughts on abortion. We got a lot of interviews but [...]
Manhattan Church of Christ: Hands On Helping the Homeless
In this fieldwork me and my partner Hudson, went to Manhattan Church of Christ where we met up with Carl Garrison. When entering the buildin [...]
Interview with Paige Oberlag and Todd Lowans
As we researched about the issue in Haiti, my group mates and I stumbled upon a non-profit organization called Mission of Hope. What they do [...]
Amy Donella Tells us About the Death Penalty in the U.S.
On February 7th, my group mates and I had a zoom interview with Amy Donella, a criminal justice lawyer. She has been in this profession for [...]
Gang Specialist: Alex Vitale
Our first fieldwork experience was with Alex Vitale, a crime professor, social justice project coordinator, and a parent at LREI. With 30 ye [...]
Watching Food, Inc.
Over the past few days, I and my group have watched a documentary titled Food Inc. This documentary teaches us about where food comes from a [...]
Talking with Abby about Gods Love
This week I and my group interviewed Abby Diess She works there and is the head of the youth program. She told us about the work they do at [...]
Our Interview With Abby Diess From God’s Love We Deliver
On February 6th Mabel Lucy and I went to God's Love We Deliver. We went there to talk to Abby Diess about Food insecurity in NYC. Abby told [...]
Homelessness and its Raw Statistics
Franklin Spurbeck works as a senior research assistant at Portland Universities Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative. Franklin's [...]
Interview with Gabrielle Ramos-Solomon
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On January 17, 2025, our field group interviewed Gabrielle Ramos-Solomon, who works at the Robin Hood organization which is a c [...]
Interview with Mission of Hope’s Todd Lowans and Paige Oberlag
We had an interview with Paige Oberlag, the leader of Mission of Hopes Women Empowerment Team, and Todd Lowans, Mission of Hopes Vice Presid [...]
The Phantom Documentary
For my second fieldwork, we watched a documentary called The Phantom. It is about the false imprisonment and killing of Carlos DeLuna. This [...]
Suko Bey Shares Insights on Her CAP Project and Maternal Health Advocacy
On February 6th, Paige and I traveled to the LREI high school to interview a senior, Suko Bey. When Suko was in 8th grade, she did a similar [...]
Personal Stories From the High School GSA
Alex, my citizen action project partner, and I met with the LREI high school GSA. On our walk over, we were practicing what we were going to [...]
Interview with Chef Eric
It was cool to learn about Chef Eric’s experiences with food waste and how LREI helps with it. I learned so much about how our school [...]
What I learned from “Wasted the Story of Food Waste.”
I thought it was so interesting to watch the documentary “Watsed the Story of Food Waste.” I learned so much about food waste, which hel [...]
Filling A Community Fridge
On January 10th Mabel Lucy and I went to a community fridge. The point of a community fridge is to give out healthy food to people who can't [...]
Our Interview With Abby Diess From Gods Love
On February 5th Lucy Aria and I went to go and meet with Abby at the organization Gods Love We deliver. This organization is a great place. [...]
Interview with Former Planned Parenthood Educator Paola Ferst
We interviewed Paola about her experience as a Planned Parenthood educator. An educator is someone who goes to schools and jails and educate [...]
Interview with Former Planned Parenthood Educator Paola Ferst
We interviewed Paola about her experience as a Planned Parenthood educator. An educator is someone who goes to schools and jails and educate [...]
Interview With Billion Oyster Project
My partner Harvey and I interviewed the Billion Oyster Project and learned about what they do to make New York more sustainable to climate c [...]
Bethany Sousa: A Gender Rights Advocate
Bethany (Beth) Sousa is the Senior Policy Counselor for Planned Parenthood, an organization that focuses on reproductive health and advocacy [...]
NYU Protest for Gender Affirming Care
Sylvie, my Citizen Action Project partner, and I arrived at St. Vartan Park in Manhattan at roughly 6:30 p.m. for a protest fighting for the [...]
Interview With Former Teacher: Caroline Walker
My group met with Caroline Walker, a former teacher of ours who taught us about food insecurity in 5th grade. We asked her about how food in [...]
A Heavy Conversation: Chrissy Sample’s Story of Racism and Unbearable Loss
On February 5th, Paige and I interviewed Chrissy Sample through Zoom. Chrissy Sample is a mom of two boys who lives in Brooklyn, NY. Chrissy [...]
Interview with Homelessness Research Expert
In this fieldwork we interviewed Franlin Spurbeck, a researcher on the homeless. I again was a note taker, and so was Hudson, and Stevie did [...]
NYU Protest For Gender Affirming Care
Alex, my citizen action project partner, and I went to the protest in front of the NYU buildings to fight for them to bring gender affirming [...]
Bethany Sousa: A Health Care Advocate
Alex, my citizen action project partner, and I interviewed Bethany Sousa, a reproductive and gender affirming health care advocate, who work [...]
Interview With Keanu Arpels-Josiah
My partner Harvey and I spoke with Keanu Arpels-Josiah, a former LREI student and climate activist who works for Fridays for Future. He told [...]
The Fight for Gender-Affirming Care: a Documentary
Sylvie, my Citizen Action Project partner, and I watched a documentary titled “The Fight for Gender-Affirming Care.” This documentary wa [...]
Our Interview with Rebecca Olschner
Recently, on January Ninth, Sebbi, Gail, and I Interviewed Rebecca Olschner. Rebecca Olschner is a member of the Death Penalty Project and w [...]
Interview with Keanu Arples-Josiah
We spoke with Keanu Arples-Josiah, a former LREI student and climate activist who works for Fridays for the Future. We learned about how imp [...]
The Eye Opening Documentary, the 13th
For our fieldwork, we watched the documentary 13th, which is an eye-opening documentary created by Ava Duvernay that shows the timeline of r [...]
Field Trip To MCNY
My grade and I went to MCNY. We took the train to 103rd Street. When we got there they took us upstairs and talked about the importance of a [...]
Interview with Robert Gangi
Today, we met with Robert Gangi, the founder of the Police Reform Organizing Project (PROP). Gangi has been an activist, Public advocate, an [...]
Learning about the EVCC
On January 16th, 2025, my groupmates Klara and Charlotte and I went with Caroline Walker to Chisdora House. We went there to interview Carol [...]
Pier Cleanup
On January 27th, my group and I decided to take action and clean up the pier. We gathered early in the morning with gloves and trash bags, r [...]
MCNY trip
We visited the MCNY I found this trip to be alright. we started off in the lobby which had pictures from various periods on the walls. then [...]
Composting Awareness In Washington Square Park
On January 10th my group and I visited Washington Square Park to see how many people knew about composting. We talked to 16 people: 10 knew [...]
Valorie Tovar: Protecting Our Oceans From Microplastics
On January 8th we interviewed Valorie Tovar who is a marine biologist who works hard to protect sea life and restore ocean habitats. She gr [...]
Food Inc Documentary
Mabel, Lucy and I watch a documentary called food inc. the things that food Inc is about are processed food, animal life and food waste. th [...]
Interview with Ronald “Cook” Barrett
On Thursday, January 30th me and my group interviewed a man named Ronald “Cook” Barrett. Cook works in a gang prevention program [...]
13th: An in-depth Documentary Regarding the Criminal Justice System
For this fieldwork, our group watched "13th," a documentary regarding the historical context of the criminal justice system in the U.S. The [...]
Interview with Cecilia Aranzamendez from LSSNY
On Thursday, January 23rd, I had the pleasure to meet Cecilia Aranzamendez. She has over 16 years of experience working with migrants especi [...]
Healthy Meals; You’ve Got It: with Carl Garrison from Manhattan Church of Christ
On Saturday, January 18th, my group mate, Oliver and I worked with Carl Garrison at Manhattan Church of Christ. Garrison works with unhoused [...]
Sustainability in Action: Nicole Rosow’s Mission at IE University
The other day we did an Interview with Nicole Rosow (Violet’s aunt) who works as the director of sustainability at the IE University in Ma [...]
Touring NEST+m high school and interviewing Juliie Longmuir and Ms. Swann-Pye
On January 14th our group traveled to NEST+m High School to find out the differences between NEST and LREI. We interviewed an English teache [...]
Interview with CEO, David Jones
On January, 29th, our team decided to interview marine biologist David Jones, CEO of Just One Ocean. He first introduced himself and how he [...]
NYC Pier Beach Cleanup
On January 27th 2025, we planned on going to the Rockaways, Queens to do a beach cleanup. But since we are in the middle of January, and how [...]
An Insider to Police Brutality: Our Interview With Robert Gangi
Today, my CAP partners and I interviewed Robert Gangi, the director of the Police Reform Organization Project. The interview provided us wit [...]
Conference Led By Shannon M. Bennett
Me and my group went to Weill Cornell to watch a conference Led By Shannon M Bennett. The start of conference was mostly information about t [...]
The EVCC´s Effect on Food Insecurity
My group met with Laura Sewell, the Executive Director at EVCC (The East Village Community Coalition), to talk about her organization's work [...]
Interview with Lauren Roberts
On January 29, I had a zoom interview with Lauren Roberts, a lawyer from California who works to get people out of death penalty. Lauren has [...]
Interview With Daivd – How Microplastics Affect Our Planet
On January 29th, 2025 we went on a Zoom with David Jones, who is in charge of an organization called Just One Ocean, where they focus on mar [...]
Interview With Valorie Tovar
Yesterday at lunch we interviewed marine biologist Valorie Tovar over zoom. Tovar works with the Loggerhead Marine Life Center Education loc [...]
Interview with Ever Ramirez
We met with Ever Ramirez, our school counselor. During this interview we got the chance to know him better as a person and get to know our t [...]
Outsider Perspective: Interview with Allison Isbel
In December we interviewed Donna Ross who is a member of the LREI community. Ms Ross has a physical disability and has little sensation in h [...]
interview with Chef Eric
Mabel Lucy and I set up an interview with our head Chef Eric. Eric was talking a lot about how much food waste there is during lunch. he was [...]
Gang Violence documentry
On January 28th me and my partners watched an important documentary on gang violence in New York. We learned some important facts and statis [...]
Mutual Aid; The Volunteering of Yesterday and Tomorrow
Me and one other member of my group volunteered with Food not Bombs, an organization made entirely by mutual aid that has existed since the [...]
Interviewing Jenna DiMarino: A School Nurse’s Perspective
January 8th, 2025, Agatha and I had a discussion with our school nurse Jenna DiMarino about her experience with racial bias in the health ca [...]
Trip to the museum
On Jan 10th my group went to fill a community fridge near the school. It was a long walk but it was worth it. We left at 9:30 and got back a [...]
Trek to fill up our community fridge
On Jan 10th my group went to fill a community fridge near the school. It was a long walk but it was worth it. We left at 9:30 and got back a [...]
