About the Project
Overview of the Project
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Student Resources
Fieldwork Calendar 2024-2025
Fieldwork Submission Form
Thank You Notes
Group-Member Brainstorm and Contract
What is Fieldwork?
Email Template for Contacting Organizations
Interview Guide
Permission Email for Parents
Instructions for Placing Fieldwork on Google Calendar
Phone Script
Project Requirements
View Projects
2024-2025
Disabilities: Access to Education for Neurodiversity (A)
Disability Rights: Accessibility in NYC (A)
Food Waste in NYC (A)
Funding Inequality in NYC Public Education (A)
Global Warming (A)
Homelessness in NYC (A)
Refugees and Migrants in NYC (A)
Food insecurity in NYC (B)
Microplastics (B)
Trans Rights: Gender Affirming Care (B)
Violence in Haiti (B)
War and Violence: How race affects conviction rates in NYC (B)
Women’s Reproductive Rights (B)
Environmental Rights: Water pollution (C)
Food insecurity in NYC (C)
Gang violence in NYC (C)
Health: Maternal Death Rate in NYC (C)
Humanitarian aid to victims of war (C)
LGBTQ+ Youth and Mental Health (C)
Prisons: The Death Penalty (C)
2023-2024
LGBTQ+ and Housing Issues
Food insecurity in Low-Income Communities
Sexism Against Women in Sports
Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care
Homelessness in NYC
Gun Violence Epidemic: NYC and USA
Athletes and the Mental Health Crisis
NYC Refugees/Immigrants
Beauty Standards and the Media
Juvenile Prison System
Anti-Semitism
Climate Change: Rising Sea Levels / Plastic Pollution
Child Trafficking
Nuclear Weapon Proliferation
2022-2023
Girls Access to Education Globally
Women’s Role and Representation in the Media (print/ads/tv)
Environment: Microplastics
Technology: Online Radicalization
Mental Health and Teens (Covid, Access to Mental Health Care/Health Care)
Access, Equity and Inequity in Youth Sports
Mass shootings in the U.S. / School Shooting in US
Nuclear Weapons/Nuclear Proliferation
Technology: Free Speech v Hate Speech Online
Reproductive Rights/Abortion
2021-2022
Abortion Rights and Access
Access to Healthy Foods
Body Image and Social Media
Children, Mental Health, and the Pandemic
Child Welfare, Foster Care and Adoption
Conversion Therapy & “Panic” Defense
Global Warming
Homelessness—Communities of Color and Children
Immigration—Latin America
International Nuclear Disarmament
International Workers Rights
Mass Incarceration in the U.S.
Pay Gap for Women Athletes
Street and Workplace Harassment
Water Pollution and Climate Change
2020-2021
Activism in Sports
Death Penalty
Hunger in NYC
LGBTQ+ Youth and Mental Health
Maternal Health and Poverty
Menstrual and Maternal Health
Poverty & Abortion Access
Poverty and Education
Poverty and Food
Poverty and Immigration
Poverty and Kids
Pregnancy in Prison
Women and Media
Women and Reproductive Rights
Women and Sports
Women and the Workplace
Violence Against Women
2019-2020
Child Hunger & Homelessness
Death Penalty
Equal Education
The Foster Care System
Immigration
Mass Incarceration and Race
Ocean Warming
Plastic Pollution
Reproductive Rights
Women and the Workplace
Women’s Image & the Media
2018-2019
Ocean Health
Sports, Activism & Race
Race & Policing
Sexualization of Women in Fashion
LGBTQIA Youth & Coming Out
Education: Dropping Out
Freedom of the Press
Sports, Activism & Race
Environment: Plastic Pollution
Homelessness & Education
Access to Sports for Kids
2017-2018
Child Soldiers
DACA and Immigration
Gun Control
Human Trafficking
Immigration
Maternal/Fetal Care
Menstrual Health
Race and Education
Refugees
Sports and Equality
The Rights of the Elderly
Veterans/Life After War
Women and Education
Gun Control
2016-2017
Access in Sports
Child Abuse Prevention
Environmental Justice
Environment & Pollution
Helping Children in Poverty Through Sports
Law & Justice: Prison Reform
LGBTQ: Rights & Equality
Sexual Assault Against Women
War & Violence: Gun Control
Water Pollution
Women in the Media
Women: Reproductive Rights
2015-2016
Children in Poverty
Environmental Racism
Education Inequality
Freedom of Speech
Girls and the Media
Glass Ceiling: Sexualization of Women
Gun Control
Health and Food
Overconsumption and Pollution
Police Brutality
Poverty and Hunger
2014-2015
Women & Children in Poverty
Veteran Issues: Fighters 4 Fighters
Stop Rape. Educate.
Teens Against Racial Profiling
Not For Sale: Sex Trafficking
No Water, No Life
Child Abuse Prevention
Juvenile Incarceration: How Young is Too Young?
Children In Gangs: A Brighter Future
2013-2014
Corporate Earth
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Girls Just Like Us
LGBTQ: All About Pride
Poverty Has No Face
Power Of Women Ending Rape
Sock Out Homelessness
Unthanked Heroes
Young Guns
2012-2013
The Bullying Effect
Child Poverty: Break the Cycle
Immigration Nation
Love Shouldn’t Hurt – Domestic Violence Issues
No Place for Kids: Youth Incarceration in America
No Sugar Added
Poverty in America
Starve Out Hunger in NYC!
Stop the Abuse
Throwing Stones at the Glass Ceiling
Youth Demand
Blog Submission Form
The Teach-In
2025 CAP Teach-In
2022 Social Justice Teach-In
2021 Social Justice Teach-In
2020 Social Justice Teach-In
The LREI Eighth Grade Citizen Action Project
LREI Eighth Grade Civil and Human Rights Activism Work
Author Archives:
Tallulah Rabhan
Tallulah Rabhan
13 MMR8 Social Justice Topic: Sexual Harassment And Assualt
“The foundations of democracy and of our school are built by daily habits of recognizing the rights of those who differ from ourselves.” -- Elisabeth Irwin
Contributors
Posts by Abigail (Gail) Pena
Abigail (Gail) Pena
The Phantom: A Documentary About the Death Penalty
Amy Donella Tells us About the Death Penalty in the U.S.
Interview with Lauren Roberts
Interview with Louise Normand from the Death Penalty Project
Field Trip to the MCNY
Posts by Agatha Uglesich
Agatha Uglesich
Suko Bey Shares Insights on Her CAP Project and Maternal Health Advocacy
A Heavy Conversation: Chrissy Sample’s Story of Racism and Unbearable Loss
A Talk With Jenna DiMarino
Posts by Alexander Donadic
Alexander Donadic
DHS: A Look Into How the Government Addresses Homelessness
Patrick Markee: Working for The Coalition for the Homeless
Manhattan Church of Christ: Hands On Helping the Homeless
Interview with Homelessness Research Expert
Activism in New York
Homelessness’ Impact on A Child’s Education
Posts by Alex Corwin
Alex Corwin
An Interview with the High School GSA Members
Bethany Sousa: A Gender Rights Advocate
NYU Protest for Gender Affirming Care
The Fight for Gender-Affirming Care: a Documentary
A Trip the the Museum of the City of New York
The People’s March: A Fight Against Donald Trump
The First Trans Affinity Group
Paul Silverman: A Queer Therapist
Ava Dawson: A Trans Ally
Posts by Antonio Dominguez
Antonio Dominguez
A thirty year gang specialist tells us his opinions and experience
The Guardian Angels: A Gang For Good
Gang Specialist: Alex Vitale
Visiting the Museum of the City of New York
Posts by 29ariai
29ariai
Our Interview With Abby Diess From God’s Love We Deliver
Filling A Community Fridge
Food Inc Documentary
interview with Chef Eric
Posts by Audrey Martin
Audrey Martin
Pier Cleanup
Composting Awareness In Washington Square Park
Valorie Tovar: Protecting Our Oceans From Microplastics
Tiny Plastics, Big Problems: How Microplastics Affect Our Food And Health
Microplastics: The Truth Behind Fast Fashion
Posts by 29caryg
29caryg
The Water Crisis Documentary
Interview with Eliza, our science teacher
Posts by Charlotte Vitale
Charlotte Vitale
Interview With Former Teacher: Caroline Walker
The EVCC´s Effect on Food Insecurity
Mutual Aid; The Volunteering of Yesterday and Tomorrow
BJ Neal’s Experiences and Knowlage on Food Insecurity in New York
Posts by 29ekoc
29ekoc
Interview with Nicole Rosow
Wasted: A Documentary on Food Waste
MCNY trip
Interview With Chef Eric
Posts by 29emilen
29emilen
Interview with Kate Quardfort about Public educatoin in NYC
Posts by Esme
Esme
School Nurse Jenna DiMarino Shares Insight on the Abortion Contraversy.
Bethany Sousa: Legal Warrior for Planned Parenthood
Interview at Washington Square Park (Raw Oppinions from Random People)
Interview with Former Planned Parenthood Educator Paola Ferst
Interview with Former Planned Parenthood Educator Paola Ferst
Ava Dawson: Health Director at LREI’s View on Reproductive Rights
Posts by Fox Sullivan
Fox Sullivan
Interview With Valorie Tovar
Posts by 29gioc
29gioc
Water Waste Affect On Us And How We Can Improve The Situation
Water polutions and how they affect us and what we can do to help
Posts by Hannah Huang
Hannah Huang
How Microplastics Can Affect Everything Around Us – Fieldwork to NYC Aquarium
NYC Pier Beach Cleanup
Interview With Daivd – How Microplastics Affect Our Planet
How Many People In NYC Know About Composting?
A Marine Biologists Perspective On Microplastics
Microplastics: How it Affects Animals and Humans
Digging Deep Into The Dangers of Microplastics
Posts by Harvey F. Mollison
Harvey F. Mollison
Meeting With Aja Two Crows From The New York Climate Exchange
Interview With Sasha Abraham
Interview with Keanu Arples-Josiah
Visiting the Museum of the City of New York
Talking to the Billion Oyster Project
Watching Before the Flood
Interviews at Washington Square Park
Talking About Climate Change
Posts by Henry
Henry
Interview with Briana Beauvoir
Interview with Paige Oberlag and Todd Lowans
Posts by Hudson Lewis
Hudson Lewis
Interview with Kay Notts
Interview with Gabrielle Ramos-Solomon
Tour of NEST+m High School
Quality of NYC Schools and The American Dream
Posts by Hudson Moore
Hudson Moore
Hands On Feildwork: Going to the Manhattan Church of Christ
Field Trip To MCNY
Talking With Marcia Flores
Posts by Jack Rosen
Jack Rosen
Behind the Badge: An Interview with Nick Lesnansky
Unveiling Bias: The Role of Court Monitoring
13th: An in-depth Documentary Regarding the Criminal Justice System
An Insider to Police Brutality: Our Interview With Robert Gangi
A Discussion With Pauline Ross:Lawyer for Justice
Posts by Julian Martos
Julian Martos
An Interview with Pauline Ross
Court Monitoring with Robert Gangi
The Eye Opening Documentary, the 13th
Interview with Robert Gangi
Posts by June Van Patten
June Van Patten
Day to Day
Posts by Klara Moss
Klara Moss
Health Clinic and Food Pantry
Field Trip to MCNY
Hunger In America – A Helpful and Interesting Watch
BJ Neal Shares His Experiences and Knowledge With Food Insecurity
An Executive’s POV – Interview With Laura Sewell
Informative Discussion With Caroline Walker
Posts by Laila Henry
Laila Henry
Outsider Perspective: Interview with Allison Isbel
Interview with Donna Ross on Her Views of NYC As a Person with a Disability.
Posts by Logan Chen
Logan Chen
Mae Lee: Views on the Chinese Immigrant Experience
Interview with Cecilia Aranzamendez from LSSNY
Healthy Meals; You’ve Got It: with Carl Garrison from Manhattan Church of Christ
Migration Then, Migration Now; What Differs? A Lot, Actually! With Manija Mayel
Posts by 29lucass
29lucass
Amy Donella
The Phantom Documentary
Our Interview with Rebecca Olschner
Posts by Luke
Luke
Meeting with Hope for Haiti’s Briana Beauvoir.
Interview with Mission of Hope’s Todd Lowans and Paige Oberlag
Field Trip to MCNY
What Haiti on Fire tells us about Haiti’s current state
Emmanuel Alexandre Jr. and his thoughts on Haiti’s current state.
Posts by 29lyleq
29lyleq
Touring NEST+m high school and interviewing Juliie Longmuir and Ms. Swann-Pye
Kate Quarfordt’s thoughts on the inequalities in education
Posts by Mabel Fox
Mabel Fox
Our Interview With Abby Diess From Gods Love
Our Interview With Chef Eric
Trip To MNCY
Food Inc Documentary
Filling The Community Fridge on 6th street
Posts by Masami Umehara
Masami Umehara
Interview with Anna Bateman: NYC H2O
Trip to the New York Aquarium
Interview with Eliza Zygmuntowicz
Posts by 29massambaa
29massambaa
Interview with Paige Oberlag and Todd Lowans
Behind the Scenes: Haiti’s Gang War
The truth about Haiti’s history
Posts by May Edelstein
May Edelstein
Washington Square Park Interviews
MCNY visit
Interview with Ro Pena, Co-founder of Transformative schools.
Queer Minds: Navigating the Youth’s Mental Health
Posts by 29milesg
29milesg
Interviewing Ronald Cook Barrett
Gang Violence documentry
Visiting the Museum of the City of New York
Interview with Alex Vitale
Posts by 29niros
29niros
Interview With Ty Beauchamp
Posts by 29oliverp
29oliverp
Posts by Otis
Otis
An Experienced View on Food Insecurity and Homelessness in NYC
Learning about the EVCC
Our Interview with Caroline Walker
Posts by Paige Destin
Paige Destin
The Dark Reality of Giving Birth In the U.S: Chrissy Sample Shares Her Story Of Discrimination And Tragic Mourning Of a Child
Interviewing Jenna DiMarino: A School Nurse’s Perspective
Posts by Quinn Nottingham
Quinn Nottingham
Posts by Sam Korn
Sam Korn
Interview with Ronald “Cook” Barrett
Fighting Gang Culture on New York streets documentary
Field Trip to MCNY
Gang Violence Interview with Professor Alex Vitale
Posts by 29scarletw
29scarletw
Interview with Chef Eric
What I learned from “Wasted the Story of Food Waste.”
Posts by Sebastian
Sebastian
Interview with the Death Penalty Project
Amy Donella and the Death Penalty
The Phantom Documentary
Posts by Sylvie Malamet
Sylvie Malamet
Personal Stories From the High School GSA
NYU Protest For Gender Affirming Care
Bethany Sousa: A Health Care Advocate
The Fight For Gender-Affirming Health Care Documentary
The People’s March: A Fight Against Donald Trump
The First Trans Affinity Group
Paul Silverman: A Queer Therapist
Ava Dawson: A Trans Ally
Posts by Taiyo Patterson
Taiyo Patterson
Interview with CEO, David Jones
Posts by Theo Squadron
Theo Squadron
Outsiders: Our Unnecessary Fear of Others
Posts by 29victorias
29victorias
Interview With Ren Lee
Conference Led By Shannon M. Bennett
Interview with Ever Ramirez
Interview with Allison Isbell
Posts by Violet McNulty
Violet McNulty
Sustainability in Action: Nicole Rosow’s Mission at IE University
Wasted! Lessons from the Documentary on Reducing Food Waste Around the World
Chef Eric Shares His Sustainable Approach
Posts by Vivi
Vivi
Interview with Planned Parenthood Bethany Sousa
Activism in NYC
Interviews in Washington Square Park
Views on Abortion Laws
Posts by 29walterh
29walterh
A podcast with Shannon M. Bennett
A talk about mental health illness with Allison Isbell
A talk about mental health illness with Ever Ramirez
Posts by Will Mankins
Will Mankins
Documentary: The White Helmets
Emily Thomas: A High-School Teacher
Posts by J. Xander Lefleur
J. Xander Lefleur
Field Trip to MCNY
Interviews In Washington Square Park
Microplastics And Their Affect On The Human Body
Posts by Xavi Solish
Xavi Solish
Interview With Billion Oyster Project
Interview With Keanu Arpels-Josiah
Interviews at Washington Square Park
Interview With Eliza
About the Project
Overview of the Project
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Student Resources
Fieldwork Calendar 2024-2025
Fieldwork Submission Form
Thank You Notes
Group-Member Brainstorm and Contract
What is Fieldwork?
Email Template for Contacting Organizations
Interview Guide
Permission Email for Parents
Instructions for Placing Fieldwork on Google Calendar
Phone Script
Project Requirements
View Projects
2024-2025
Disabilities: Access to Education for Neurodiversity (A)
Disability Rights: Accessibility in NYC (A)
Food Waste in NYC (A)
Funding Inequality in NYC Public Education (A)
Global Warming (A)
Homelessness in NYC (A)
Refugees and Migrants in NYC (A)
Food insecurity in NYC (B)
Microplastics (B)
Trans Rights: Gender Affirming Care (B)
Violence in Haiti (B)
War and Violence: How race affects conviction rates in NYC (B)
Women’s Reproductive Rights (B)
Environmental Rights: Water pollution (C)
Food insecurity in NYC (C)
Gang violence in NYC (C)
Health: Maternal Death Rate in NYC (C)
Humanitarian aid to victims of war (C)
LGBTQ+ Youth and Mental Health (C)
Prisons: The Death Penalty (C)
2023-2024
LGBTQ+ and Housing Issues
Food insecurity in Low-Income Communities
Sexism Against Women in Sports
Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care
Homelessness in NYC
Gun Violence Epidemic: NYC and USA
Athletes and the Mental Health Crisis
NYC Refugees/Immigrants
Beauty Standards and the Media
Juvenile Prison System
Anti-Semitism
Climate Change: Rising Sea Levels / Plastic Pollution
Child Trafficking
Nuclear Weapon Proliferation
2022-2023
Girls Access to Education Globally
Women’s Role and Representation in the Media (print/ads/tv)
Environment: Microplastics
Technology: Online Radicalization
Mental Health and Teens (Covid, Access to Mental Health Care/Health Care)
Access, Equity and Inequity in Youth Sports
Mass shootings in the U.S. / School Shooting in US
Nuclear Weapons/Nuclear Proliferation
Technology: Free Speech v Hate Speech Online
Reproductive Rights/Abortion
2021-2022
Abortion Rights and Access
Access to Healthy Foods
Body Image and Social Media
Children, Mental Health, and the Pandemic
Child Welfare, Foster Care and Adoption
Conversion Therapy & “Panic” Defense
Global Warming
Homelessness—Communities of Color and Children
Immigration—Latin America
International Nuclear Disarmament
International Workers Rights
Mass Incarceration in the U.S.
Pay Gap for Women Athletes
Street and Workplace Harassment
Water Pollution and Climate Change
2020-2021
Activism in Sports
Death Penalty
Hunger in NYC
LGBTQ+ Youth and Mental Health
Maternal Health and Poverty
Menstrual and Maternal Health
Poverty & Abortion Access
Poverty and Education
Poverty and Food
Poverty and Immigration
Poverty and Kids
Pregnancy in Prison
Women and Media
Women and Reproductive Rights
Women and Sports
Women and the Workplace
Violence Against Women
2019-2020
Child Hunger & Homelessness
Death Penalty
Equal Education
The Foster Care System
Immigration
Mass Incarceration and Race
Ocean Warming
Plastic Pollution
Reproductive Rights
Women and the Workplace
Women’s Image & the Media
2018-2019
Ocean Health
Sports, Activism & Race
Race & Policing
Sexualization of Women in Fashion
LGBTQIA Youth & Coming Out
Education: Dropping Out
Freedom of the Press
Sports, Activism & Race
Environment: Plastic Pollution
Homelessness & Education
Access to Sports for Kids
2017-2018
Child Soldiers
DACA and Immigration
Gun Control
Human Trafficking
Immigration
Maternal/Fetal Care
Menstrual Health
Race and Education
Refugees
Sports and Equality
The Rights of the Elderly
Veterans/Life After War
Women and Education
Gun Control
2016-2017
Access in Sports
Child Abuse Prevention
Environmental Justice
Environment & Pollution
Helping Children in Poverty Through Sports
Law & Justice: Prison Reform
LGBTQ: Rights & Equality
Sexual Assault Against Women
War & Violence: Gun Control
Water Pollution
Women in the Media
Women: Reproductive Rights
2015-2016
Children in Poverty
Environmental Racism
Education Inequality
Freedom of Speech
Girls and the Media
Glass Ceiling: Sexualization of Women
Gun Control
Health and Food
Overconsumption and Pollution
Police Brutality
Poverty and Hunger
2014-2015
Women & Children in Poverty
Veteran Issues: Fighters 4 Fighters
Stop Rape. Educate.
Teens Against Racial Profiling
Not For Sale: Sex Trafficking
No Water, No Life
Child Abuse Prevention
Juvenile Incarceration: How Young is Too Young?
Children In Gangs: A Brighter Future
2013-2014
Corporate Earth
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Girls Just Like Us
LGBTQ: All About Pride
Poverty Has No Face
Power Of Women Ending Rape
Sock Out Homelessness
Unthanked Heroes
Young Guns
2012-2013
The Bullying Effect
Child Poverty: Break the Cycle
Immigration Nation
Love Shouldn’t Hurt – Domestic Violence Issues
No Place for Kids: Youth Incarceration in America
No Sugar Added
Poverty in America
Starve Out Hunger in NYC!
Stop the Abuse
Throwing Stones at the Glass Ceiling
Youth Demand
Blog Submission Form
The Teach-In
2025 CAP Teach-In
2022 Social Justice Teach-In
2021 Social Justice Teach-In
2020 Social Justice Teach-In
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