2018-2019

Orayne Williams – Stay positive!

by Jamie

We interviewed Orayne Williams on his experience with moving to NY from Florida, living in an unaccompanied minors shelter, and how he overcame. Prior to the interview, we gave him a tour of LREI Middle School and then went to LPQ to conduct the interview.

by Tatsuya

Name: Tatsuya Social Justice Group: 2018-2019 Date of Fieldwork: December 18, 2018 Name of Organization: Person (people) with whom I met and their job titles: Type of Fieldwork: What I did: What I learned: What I learned about Social Justice “work” and/or Civil and Human rights “work” from this fieldwork:

by Zariel

We met with Chris and we talked about terminology, different organizations in NYC for LGBTQIA people. We also talked with him about his mission at you.

by Samuel

We talked to her about different pollution sources and solutions to those problems. We also talked about what she was doing in her government position.

by Blue

My group and I went to Brookfield Place to meet with MJ Day, the editor of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue. A little more about MJ Day is, she travels all over the world for photoshoots, including places like Antarctica and Madagascar. When we sat down with Mj Day, my group and I pulled out our computers where we had a list of questions we had come up with beforehand. Before we started we asked permission if we could record the interview and she said it was perfectly fine to. As we asked questions we got incredibly helpful answers-we wrote down a lot of notes… Mj Day’s whole team was there to listen in on the conversation and add bits in. Two members from her team brought in different magazine covers so we could compare one and another. We got to see how the magazine covers have changed or stayed the same throughout the years. For example, we saw a cover of a maganize that was published in the 2002 and a magazine cover that was published recently – we got to see see differences, similarities, etc.

by Polly

We interviewed MJ Day of Sports Illustrated about her work on the Swimsuit Edition. We talked about her goals for the issue, like having more inclusivity, and showing the models’ personality more.

by Leah Maathey

We got an interview with Jon Roure, a specialist that works for College Bound Initiative. College Bound Initiative is a program that helps high school students get into colleges by placing guidance counselors in schools, organizing application boot camps and help teacher’s make their students college aware. We took a short tour of his offices and after we interviewed him in his office.

by Emmanuel

We went to the Vera building downtown to meet with Mawia Khogali for an interview. We also met Nicholas Turner, the president of VERA.

by Rafaella

We went to the CollegeBound Initiative office and we interviewed Jon Roure. We met and took pictures with some of his team. He provided us with lots of helpful and valuable information on our topic. He also gave us helpful resources for data and more information.

by Ana

we were on a Skype conference with Brittany Lynch about the organization that she works for. Lift helps inspire families with young children to get out of poverty in an effort to end generational poverty.

by Leah Maathey

Today we met with Michelle Fine, author and expert. We went to her office at CUNY and interviewed her about pushouts, high school education and poverty. She told us about her time working in a NYC public school and how that influenced her career and what she was interested in.

by Ana

Name: Ana Vieira Social Justice Group: 2018-2019, Education: Dropping Out Date of Fieldwork: November 29, 2018 Name of Organization: Lift organization Person (people) with whom I met and their job titles: Type of Fieldwork: What I did: What I learned: What I learned about Social Justice “work” and/or Civil and Human rights “work” from this…

by Leah Maathey

We recently met with Brittney Lynch to get more information about LIFT. We discussed details about what her charity does and what makes it different from other charities. We are going to hold a toy drive to help with LIFT’s holiday fiesta on Dec 18. We have announced it in homeroom and I sent and email to remind our classmates. We are also going there to volunteer and maybe have a change to interview some people to get a better grasp on how education affects these people. I think it will be a great opportunity so that we can see these people as people, not as statistics.

by Ayanna

We went to Paley Center and watched many clips that were collected from movies, tv shows, and commercials. We had a very good conversation and I feel like I connected to many of the things that were said. I never noticed how much I have in common with people who I thought were not like me at all.

by Jade

My group and I went with another group for sexualization of women in fashion to The Paley Center for Media. When we arrived to there offices a women named Caroline Quivley took us upstairs to a screening room where they would show us stuff about our topics. We watched many different types of adds, tv shows, movies, music videos and commercials that were stereotypical against women and their bodies.

by Noelle

My group, and the group focusing on the sexualization of women in fashion went to the Paley Center for Media. We participated in a workshop called Girls, Body Image, and the Media. First we watched a compilation of clips of different music videos, shows, social medias posts, etc. We analyzed and looked deeper into these clips and how they portray girls and women. Then we watched a clip from a show called “Gidget” from the ’60s. Then we watched a clip from “The Facts of Life” from the ’80s, and then a clip of “Glee”. We analyzed these shows and it was very interesting to watch the shows through a new lens.

by Farin

We took a class on Girls, Body, and Media. Ms. Quigley showed us various videos from the past 50 years that are examples of some of the sexism around body image and fashion. After each group of videos, we would talk about the videos and digest it.

by Ana

we did an interview with Jon Roure about his work to help people go to college. He is an expert on poverty in education. we went to his office in Chelsea, at the College Bound Initiative offices. we met with college advisors that he works with.

by Blue

My group and I went to The Paley Center for Media: formerly the Museum of Television & Radio and the Museum of Broadcasting. When we got there we met Caroline Quigley which was the woman that was going to be leading our fieldwork. She brought us into the room where we would discuss everything. She started off asking questions about our social justice topic and how we chose it. After discussing our project, Caroline put on some videos that either had women being sexualized or girls doing certian things to get a boys attention/getting boys to like them. For example, in one video, this girl got a nose job because she wanted a boy to like her. The girl didn’t get the nose job for herself, she just did it for the boy. When the videos ended we would discuss what we had watched and how it made us feel. We started off watching videos that were taken a long time ago to videos that were taken present day. Caroline wanted us to compare the old videos to the recent videos and if we as a country have made progress. Back and forth we discussed and shared our ideas, concerns, questions, etc.

by Polly

We went to the Paley Center for Media’s workshop called Girls, Body Image, and the media. We were the only people in the class so we had many opportunities to discuss and ask questions.

by Polly

We went to the Paley Center for Media’s workshop called Girls, Body Image, and the media. We were the only people in the class so we had many opportunities to discuss and ask questions.

by Diego

we interviewed Robert Gangi, the head of prop and asked him questions like how did his organization stat, and what his organizations their are.

by Diego

we interviewed Robert Gangi, the head of prop and asked him questions like how did his organization stat, and what his organizations their are.

by Xander

We listened in an a conference where the three of them talked about topics in professional sports today.

by Luca

We met With Macky the founder of Steady Buckets, a non-profit basketball organization at the Chinatown Ymca. We Interviewed him about how so many kids in New York City don’t have access or the money for good basketball coaching, gyms, etc, and how he is trying to provide all of this to everyone in the city.

by Xander

We went to one of their practices and talked about and learned about Steady Buckets. We also had a follow up meeting with him after at LREI.

by Max S

We went to Columbia University and listened to a meeting about social justice and sports. We learned a lot. At the end, we talked to all of them but the most informational one was Dr. Glenn Bracey. We got his email and phone number and are trying to follow up with him.

by Max S

by Charlie

We when across the street to Le Pain Quotidian and Interviewed former CEO of Tiffany and now environmental activist about ocean warming and coral bleaching.

by Charlie

We had an interview at Le Pain Quotidien across the street from our school. We asked Mike Kowalski about the effects of climate change on the health of coral reefs. We also asked what the government is currently doing to fight global warming, and what it should be doing. We asked what strategies are necessary to keep reefs healthy and why coral reefs are important to the ecosystem.

by Samuel

We went to le pain and interviewed Michael Kowalski where he talked a lot about coral reefs and the ocean.

by Anna Veronis

During this webinar our group learned more about international maternal health. We looked on with the Every Mother Counts group on the presentation that Nazdeek had made.

by Rafaella

We went to the CUNY Graduate Center to interview Michelle Fine. She is a phycology professor who has written a book about the crisis that is dropping out of high school. We talked about how dropping out continues the treacherous cycle of poverty and it sets up a harder future for generations ahead of them. She gave us many sources to help and lots of information.

by Ava

On November 30th we went to the Bronx to a public school to visit Liz Murray. Liz Murray was homeless and alone at 15 with her parents being drug attics. She later went to high school and took a full year of school every semester. She graduated high school and went on to Harvard and graduated and made the Organization called Arthur project. Arthur Project helps kids who are in poverty or housing instability, get an education and get out of the poverty/homeless cycle.

by Sierra

We went to Every Mother Counts where we sat in on another webinar with the Nazdeek Organization. They also were proposing to partner with Every Mother Counts. The Nazdeek Organization is focused more on bring Justice to India incorperating women’s rights into maternal health care.

by Sierra

We met with Chakshu Patel and talked to her about her job at Planned Parenthood and what they do. We learned how passionate she is about maternal health and the needs women deserve to have. This organization is supposed to make women feel safe when they come to this organization and that they have a choice to get an abortion if they choose.

by Tess

Recently we went to the Every Mother Counts office to sit in on a webinar with them and an organization in Delhi, India. Nazdeek is an organization that is dedicated to training people. They discussed various approaches in how to achieve getting equal healthcare in India. They told us about their program and strategies. We took many notes and in the end, we were able to ask questions that we had for them relating to the organization.

by Tess

Recently we met with Shakshu Patel, the Strategy officer for planned parenthood. We had many questions that we wanted to ask her. We interviewed her about what she does for planned parenthood and what they do as an organization.

by Anna Veronis

During this fieldwork, we interviewed a representative of Planned Parenthood, Chakshu Patel. Ms. Patel, is the vice president, and strategy office at Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

by Ana

we went to the CUNY building, and did an interview with Michelle Fine, where we talked about education in poverty, and how dropping out continues the cycle of poverty.

by Ally

We traveled all the way to the Bronx to speak to Liz Murray about her experience with being homeless. Liz became homeless at 15. Soon after, she realized one of the only ways to escape poverty was to get educated. She was prioritizing school. Liz proved to be very smart and was able to graduate Harvard without the support of her parents.

by Lucia

We interviewed Liz Murray who was homeless as a teenager and asked her about her story. We asked her about her experience and what we could do to help.

by Sierra

We went to Every Mother Counts headquarters and sat in on a webinar with Jacaranda Health. Jacaranda Health is an maternal health organization that was proposing a partnership with Every Mother Counts. When we got their we at in their conference room and wrote notes about Jacaranda Health and what they do.

by Tess

Recently we went to the every mother counts office. Every mother counts is an organization that focuses on making sure all women have a safe pregnancy and childbirth. We met with them and sat in on a webinar with another organization which is located in Kenya, Jacaranda Health. We sat in on the video conference where they discussed various strategies. It was really interesting and we got to ask questions in the end.

by Max S

We went to steady buckets and sat in on a practice and asked Mackey some questions. We then had a follow-up meeting and talk about things to potentially do for our teach in.

by Jamie

We met with Liz Murray, Homeless to Harvard, about her experience with homelessness.

by Tatsuya

We skyped Farah Brelvi, a lawyer for the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and asked questions about her job and personal opinions about the current status of Freedom of the Press in the United States. Farah Brelvi has worked for both the ACLU and the CJA (The Center for Justice Accountability) providing legal representation for journalists in the United States.

by Anna Veronis

Our group visited the Every Mother Counts, a non-profit organization focusing on maternal health. We sat in on a webinar, where EMC conversed with Jacaranda health about a partnership. During this we learned about what Jacaranda health does for Pregnant and post-natal womxm in Kenya Africa.

by Tatsuya

For our fieldwork, we had a skype call with Farah Brelvi to talk about the different complications and areas of interest in freedom of press laws and lack of laws in the U.S. and other countries. We also discussed different times where people debated over freedom of press and speech laws.

by Rafaella

We interviewed Brittany Lynch over Skype and asked her our pre-prepared interview questions.

by Andrei

We had a call Interview with Robert/Bob Gangi who is the current head of PROP and was one of the people who started the organization and we talked to him about his work so we could learn more about our topic.

by Ava

On November 15th we went to the daily news offices to Interview Ben Chapman. Ben Chapman is a Education and poverty journalist who has written over 2,000 articles on this topic. We got to the offices and saw all the old news covers on the walls and a room full of people writing, editing, and…

by Drew

We had a conversation about social justice and activism with Ime Udoka.

by Ryder

We facedtimed Ime Udoka and asked him questions about the organization.

by Dash

We had a conversation about athletes and there obligation at players.

by Lucia

For this fieldwork, we went to the Daily News building and interviewed Ben Chapman, an education reporter. We asked him about his work and what he has learned and experienced.

by Drew

We talked about LeBron’s school and Shut Up and Dribble, which Mr. Hogan helped produce. Our questions were based on what LeBron’s mission is and our topic, Sports, Race, and Equality.

by Ryder

We had a great call with him. We talked about what Lebron is doing with his school. It was very helpful and we asked a lot of questions. We also asked him his opinion on activism in sports

by Dash

we had a great conversation about activism. He gave us his option on everything Lebron James is doing and what he did to make it possible.

by Ally

We traveled downtown at the New York Post headquarters to interview Ben Chapman. He has written over 2,000 articles on homelessness and education. We discussed how homelessness affects kids in school. And the different quality of education homeless kids get.

by Noelle

We had a phone call interview with Megan A. Moreno and her team of eight others who are on the SMAHRT at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We were able to ask them questions and get input from multiple people.

by Drew

We were in the Sports Management Conference that was being hosted at Columbia University. Len Elmore was the moderator and William Rhoden, David Steele, and Dr. Glenn Bracey was talking about Social Justice in Sports, which was the topic. We took notes and followed along to the speakers.

by Ryder

We sat in during a panel discussion about social justice and sports. Afterwards, we got to talk to one of the people on the panel, William Rhoden, and we got to set up another time to talk with him.

by Dash

we heard a pannel of sports people talk about the obligation athletes had.

by Jamie

We interviewed him on home instability and how that affects a child’s public education in New York City.

by Sierra

In this field work we wrote letters to people in Florida trying convince people to vote to support amendment 4. This is to try and help ex felons be able to vote again because in Florida after you are arrested you cannot vote anymore, this is called enfranchisement.

by Stella

We wrote postcards to residents in Duval County, Florida and Pasco County, Florida who voted to get Amendment four on the ballot to remind them to vote. We had a list of addresses and names and put a personal message on each postcard.

by Sierra

by Charlie

We wrote postcards to citizens of Florida who had there signatures challenged and we writing to them to push idea that x- felons should be able to vote.

by Lars

We wrote postcards to help let felons vote in Florida.

by Tatsuya

We wrote 247 letters with notes and information to people in Florida to try and get them to vote YES on amendment 4, which is trying to re-enfranchize felons(let them vote) and needs 60% pass.

by Sierra

by Jade

My grade and I wrote 247 postcards to help pass Amendment 4. The Amendment needs 60% of the votes to pass.

by Sierra

by Max S

We made letters and sent it to citizens of Florida. We tried to urge them to vote and support Amendment 4. The amendment needs 60% to pass.

by Tess

For our fieldwork we made postcards to help pass amendment 4. We made 247 postcards in total, and we are sending them to different counties in Florida in hopes to get people to vote for this amendment.

by Juno

We signed 247 postcards as a group, in order to have Floridians vote in favor of Amendment 4.

by Farin

We sent postcards with a brief message telling the votes in Florida whose signature did not go through to remember to vote for re-enfranchisement of felons (not murders or sex-offenders) in Flordia. We sent 247 postcards to people in Pasco County, and Jacksonville.

by Ana

We wrote postcards to help pass amendment 4. We sent them to people in Florida earning them to vote.

by Drew

We were writing postcards to help pass Amendment 4 in Florida.

by Alon

As a grade, we made 247 postcards and sent them to people to get them to vote four Amendment 4. People who didn’t know when to vote were mainly the ones who didn’t know when they could vote, so we told them.

by Samuel

We made postcards and mailed them to Florida voters so they would vote for Amendment 4. Amendment 4 re-enfranchises felons except for murderers and sex offenders. Amendment 4 needs 60% of the vote to get passed

by Ryder

We made postcards to send to Florida voters who were felons and could not vote. Wrote 247 postcards to people urging them to support amendment 4.

by Leah Maathey

We addressed postcards to people in Florida. We urged people to vote for amendment 4.

by Xander

We wrote post cards to people in Florida telling them to vote for Amendment 4.

by Anna Veronis

During this fieldwork, our class made 247 postcards, to urge the people of Florida to vote and support Amendment four to re enfranchisement Felons.

by Ayanna

Wrote 247 postcards to people urging them to support amendment 4. The Amendment needs 60% of votes to pass.

by Dash

We wrote 247 post cards as a group to the people who live in Florida. Our goal was to change people mind to pass Amendment 4. Thats the right to re enfranchise 1.5 million felons. We wanted to support. This needs 60 percent of the vote to pass.

by Lucia

We wrote postcards to ex-felons in Florida who don’t have the right to vote to tell them to pass Amendment 4.

by Matias

We sent postcards telling people to vote for the 4th amendment in Florida.

by Mia

We wrote postcards to voters in Florida who signed the petition to get amendment 4 on the ballot. We wrote them to remind the voters that signing the ballot was only the first step in the process and 60% of Floridians had to vote for the bill for it to pass.

by Ava

We wrote letters to people in Florida to help get votes for Amendment 4 so that ex felons can vote and have a second chance.

by Andrei

We wrote letters to people who had there signature challenged and declined and told them to “vote for the 4th” so that they would vote to get ex-felonies the ability to be able to vote in FL.

by Rafaella

We filled out post cards to send to people in Florida encouraging them to register to vote and to vote for the right for people who have been incarcerated to vote.

by Zariel

We wrote postcards to registered voters in Florida. In the postcards, we shared the importance of voting and we encouraged them to vote at their local election.

by Emmanuel

We made postcards for people to vote YES to help ex-convicts gain their right to vote

by Max

Sent letters to registered voters in Florida to support amendment 4

by Zariel

We wrote postcards to registered voters in Florida. In the postcards, we shared the importance of voting and we encouraged them to vote at their local election.

by Tatsuya

Name: Tatsuya Social Justice Group: 2018-2019 Date of Fieldwork: October 1, 2018 Name of Organization: Lift Every Vote Person (people) with whom I met and their job titles: Bridgette Olsen Type of Fieldwork: What I did: What I learned: What I learned about Social Justice “work” and/or Civil and Human rights “work” from this fieldwork:

by Polly

We wrote postcards to people who signed the Amendment 4 petition, but their signatures were denied. We wrote the postcards to tell them to vote early so their votes don’t get denied because amendment 4 needs 60% of the vote to pass, so it is crucial that people get out and vote.