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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Washington Square Park Interviews
On January 17th, Niro and I went to Washington Square Park, to interview random people, to see how some of society views this issue. We aske [...]
Fighting Gang Culture on New York streets documentary
Me and my group watched a documentary on Tuesday about gang violence in New York and how a group called the Guardian Angels found a way to c [...]
A Trip the the Museum of the City of New York
All eighth graders in LREI went to the Museum of the City of New York, where we learned about topics such as the Civil Rights Movement, the [...]
MCNY visit
On the 24th, we went to the MCNY. I learned about a lot of things specifically surrounding Trans people in NYC throughout the years. We saw [...]
Interview With Chef Eric
We interviewed Chef Eric the head chef of the middle school cafeteria. We decided to talk to him because my group is focusing on food waste. [...]
Field Trip to MCNY
The MCNY was not super beneficial to our group. However, it made us aware of a group called “Young Lords” who were a group simil [...]
Field Trip to MCNY
Sadly, the field trip to MCNY was not completely benificial for my group. There was not much on my topic. However, I was inspired by the act [...]
Interviews In Washington Square Park
On January 10th, Me, Audrey, Hannah, Fox and Taiyo went to Washington Square Park, to interview people about their knowledge of composting. [...]
Paul Silverman: A Queer Therapist
My CAP partner, Sylvie, and I walked into the learning lab nervously. As we started the meeting, we saw Paul’s face on our screen. Whe [...]
Our Interview with Caroline Walker
Our Interview with Caroline Walker by Otis Skinner Name: Otis Skinner Social Justice Group: Food insecurity in NYC (B) Date of Fieldwork: [...]
Our Interview With Daniel Prinns
Both of our nuclear groups consisting of me, Cameron, Eamon, Emmett, Sasha, and Cove got the amazing privilege to meet and interview Daniel [...]
Our Trip to The NBA office 645 5th avenue
During our visit to the NBA official office, we learned a lot about athletes’ mental health and gender inequality. One of the most imp [...]
Interview With Mathew Bolton
Today we interviewed Matthew Bolton a professor at Pace University working on weapons disarmament especially concerning Nuclear Weapons. It [...]
Interview With Mathew Bolton
On February 5th we interviewed with Mathew Bolton, Pace university professor who won a noble peace prize as one of the members of a huge org [...]
Our Interview with Matthew Bolton
On Monday, February 5th our group plus Josh interviewed Matthew Bolton who works with an organization called ICAN which helps try to prevent [...]
Interview With Athletes Mental Health Specalist Leigh Ann Rieth
During this interview, Leigh introduced me to a new point of view on athletes’ mental health. She talked a lot about how mental issues [...]
Donna Dees interview
Name: Ryder Brownell Social Justice Group: Gun Violence in the US Date of Fieldwork: January 29, 2024 Name of Organization and person (peopl [...]
Our Interview With The Athletes Mental Health Foundation.
Her son was the first person who made sure that mental health was an issue people were aware of. we also learned that it’s not always [...]
Lunch and Lobby with Angela Weber
This afternoon, me and everyone else who has Gun Violence as they social justice topic took time out of our day to join a lunch and lobby ra [...]
Lunch and lobby with Newtown Action Alliance
Name: Ryder Brownell Social Justice Group: Gun Violence in the US Date of Fieldwork: January 29, 2024 Name of Organization and person (peopl [...]
Visiting The Intrepid
Today our social justice group visited the Intrepid, in particular Submarine Growler. Submarine Growler was a submarine in use during the Co [...]
Speaking About Athletes Mental Health With a X Games Gold Medalist, Alex Scholpy
During this interview with Alex Schlopey I learned stuff that I really never imaged were real problems in the sports world. We talked a lot [...]
Speaking The Truth From an X Games Gold Medalist, Alex Scholpy
In this fieldwork, I learned so much. For example, X games athletes, or any athlete who participates in action sports are so eager for adren [...]
My Trip to the United Nations
On January 12th, 2024, the 8th Grade (including me) took a field trip to the United Nations. At the UN, w [...]
A trip to the only “truly global organization”
Name: Noah Rosen Social Justice Group: Gun violence/gun control Date of Fieldwork: January 12, 2024 Name of Organization and person (peopl [...]
Dave Raimer: Is He In charge of The Greatest Basketball Program Ever?
On Wednesday, Feb 15th we talked with one of the leaders of the Basketball Program, The City. This program in particular has impacted so man [...]
Conversation With LREI Mental Health Specialists, Ty , Joanne and Andy
On January 20th, 2022, our group had a conversation with the LREI high school mental health team, Ty, Joanne, and Andy. Ty job title is ment [...]
Interview With Ellen Kelty
My group and I were very lucky to have the opportunity to conduct an online interview with mental health specialist Ellen Kelly on January 2 [...]
Interview with Ty, Joanne, and Andy
Name: Maddie Schwartz Social Justice Group: Mental Health in Teens Date of Fieldwork: January 20, 2023 Name of Organization and person (p [...]
Interview With Ellen Kelty
Name: Maddie Schwartz Social Justice Group: Mental Health in Teens Date of Fieldwork: January 20, 2023 Name of Organization and person (peo [...]
“We can’t help everyone.” – Interview with Judge Anna C. Little
On 3/1, our group sat down with Judge Anna C. Little, an Assistant Chief Immigration Judge under the United States Department of Justice. Ju [...]
Interview with Razeen Zaman
On February 16th 2022, we interviewed Razeen Zaman, the head of the NYU Immigrant Defense Initiative. Razeen was named in Fordham’s 20 [...]
Interview with David G. Gutierrez
On February 16th, 2022 we interviewed David G. Gutierrez, a historian at UCSD in San Diego. David spoke to us about the origins of the fear [...]
Packing Toiletries for Refugees in Catholic Charities
Name: Armant L’Heureux Social Justice Group: Refugees Date of Fieldwork: January 29, 2018 Name of Organization: Catholic Charities [...]
Women’s March
We went to the Women’s March and marched with NYAGV. That stands for New Yorkers Against Gun Violence. They’re one of the very b [...]
Rights Of The Elderly
The Elder citizens of our country deserve the same rights as us. Shouldn’t the oldest people in the country, our role models, our family [...]
Equal Doesn’t Mean Fair: Educational Equity and Access For All
Many children aren’t getting an quality education because of their class. America is struggling with giving a good education to studen [...]
Volunteering for Stop Handgun Violence
Over the past couple of weeks, our group volunteered for a gun violence organization called Stop Handgun Violence. This organization does a [...]
Women’s Education
In many nations around the world, and even here in the United States, girls have had their right to education taken out from under them. In [...]
Go With The Flow: The Fight For Menstrual Equality
Our group is focusing on menstrual equity and the stigma around periods. So many women in America are living on or below the poverty line, a [...]
We Are All Immigrants
Our group is studying Immigration and the impact President Trump’s cabinet has on DACA/Dreamers. The deportation in America is flawed [...]
Veterans and Life After War
Our group is studying veterans and the struggles they have after war. Many veterans come home to nothing and struggle getting the benefits t [...]
=ITY
Not all athletes have the same opportunities because of their gender identity and sexual orientation. We are working on this issue and hope [...]
Maternal and Fetal Care
Our group is studying Maternal and Fetal care. Did you know that every 9 minutes a woman suffers a life threatening complication during preg [...]
Sex Trafficking: People NOT Property
Our group is studying Sex Trafficking. At least 25 million women and girls are being sold into modern day slavery everyday, for less than $1 [...]
Eliminate Children in Armed Conflict
Our group is working to end children in armed conflict. We are working to end groups like the LRA, YPG, YPJ, and so many more who recruit ch [...]
My Reflections on the Winter Concert
First of all, I am so sorry for missing the Winter concert. To make you feel better I actually have a good reason for missing it. I was sick [...]
Interview With Sandra Chapman
Name: Colette Leong Social Justice Group: Race and Education Date of Fieldwork: December 11, 2017 Name of Organization: LREI Person (peopl [...]
Interview With Eric Proshansky
Today we went to the New York City Law Department at 100 Church Street to talk to Eric Proshansky. Eric is the Deputy Chief of the Affirmati [...]
Interview With Jim Harris
Today, we went to Jim Harris’ office at Broadway and 10th street. He’s a criminal defense attorney so he knew quite a bit about [...]
Caroline’s 2nd Fieldwork – Phone Call w/ Keli Goff
On December 28th, 2016, my Social Justice group and I had an over the phone interview with a woman named Keli Goff. Keli Goff is an American [...]
Monthly membership meeting
At this monthly membership meeting, we helped WEACT, an organization that is trying to end environmental racism. We sat at the check-in desk [...]
Fieldwork 5: Flow Love of Water
For my last fieldwork, I watched the movie flow. I watched this on my own because the rest of my team has gotten all of their fieldworks don [...]
Suicides can be prevented by better gun control. We should save lives this way.
Dorothy Paugh, a mother of three, has had a tough life. In 1963, her father shot himself at the age of 53, questioning how he could support [...]
Op-Ed
This is my Op-Ed. It focuses on current social justice issues. The requirements were that it had to be at most 450 words long, there had to [...]
A Day With Aerie
On Tuesday, February 7th, we had the fantastic to meet with Jen Foyle the Global Brand President of Aerie. We interviewed her about the #aer [...]
Putting up Posters in Port Authority, 3/2/17
On March 3rd, my group and I went to Port Authority to hang up posters that raise awareness about human and sexual trafficking. We went to P [...]
Billion Oyster Project Tour and Oyster Restoration Stations, 12/5/2016
On December 5th my group and the other water pollution group went back to visit Billion Oyster Project on Governors Island. This time we g [...]
Interview with Edward Stern, 1/10/2017
On January 17th my group and I interviewed Eddie Stern. He is on the board of the Environmental Defense Fund which is a large organization t [...]
Gowanus Canal Conservancy,1/3/2017
The Gowanus canal suffers from sewage and trash pollution as well as coal tar pollution. These Discharge points smelled really bad and have [...]
New York Magazine/ Lisa Miller, 2/8/17
For this fieldwork my group and I met with Lisa Miller, a journalist and reporter from The New York Magazine. Throughout the fieldwork we as [...]
Volunteering at Housing Works
Housing Works is a organization that works to help people with AIDS or HIV and also to help people that are homeless. They do this by runnin [...]
Jaqueline Wu Interview, River Project, 1/10/17
Jaqueline Wu works for the River Project based here in lower Manhattan. The River Project is a hands on river clean up organization. There p [...]
Documentary FLOW, made in 2008
My social justice group watched a documentary called FLOW which was about the world water crisis. In the documentary itself, several topics [...]
Rally at Senator Chuck Schumer’s Office 1/9/17
On January 9th, the same day we had interviewed Jacqueline Patterson we went to a rally in front of Chuck Schumer’s office to speak ag [...]
Fieldwork 4: River Project interview
For this interview, we had an interview with an employee that works for the organization river project. This organization helps clean up pol [...]
Fieldwork 3 interview with Edward Stern 1/10/17
For my third fieldwork, my group had an interview with Edward Stern the founder and owner of EDF (Environmental Defence Fund) which funds so [...]
Interview With Jennie Runk 1.23.17
For our fourth fieldwork, Kiki had arranged for us to interview with plus-sized model for Jennie Runk. Jennie Runk began modeling when she w [...]
Interview With Jennie Runk, Jan. 23rd, 2017
For our fourth fieldwork, we scheduled an interview with Jennie Runk, who is a plus sized model, who is also a member of the LGBTQ community [...]
Phone Interview with Jacquelyn Patterson
Our group interviewed Jacquelyn Patterson, who is the head of environmental Racism for the NAACP. We learned about the work that they do, a [...]
1/9/17 Interview with Jaqueline Patterson Head of Environmental Justice at NAACP
On January 9, 2017, my other group members Spencer, Jack A, Willem, and I were fortunate enough to get an interview with Jaqueline Patterso [...]
An Interview With Suzanne Cohen
We traveled up the great escape to the seventh grade classrooms where we sat down with seventh grade teacher Suzanne Cohen to talk about bei [...]
Interview with Edward Stern 1/10/17
On Tuesday the 17th of January me and my group interviewed Edward Stern. He is on the board of the Environmental Defense Fund which is an or [...]
Tour of Refoundry and Interviewing Emile Grodman
During my fieldwork visit, Caleb and I went to the Brooklyn Navy Yards with Caleb’s father, Adam Kohn-Blank. We drove from his house o [...]
Gowanus Canal Conservancy Tour 1/3/17 Water pollution group
On Tuesday, January 3, Me and my group went to the Gowanus Canal conservancy center in Brooklyn. This organization focuses on the contaminat [...]
Billion Oyster Project Tour of Facility and Oyster Restoration Stations. 12/5/16
On Monday, the fifth of December, my group and the other water pollution group went to Governor’s Island and got a tour of the Billion Oys [...]
Billion Oyster Project Volunteering on Restoring Oysters in the River, 11/10/16
On Thursday November 10th we went to Governor’s Island and did volunteering for the Billion Oyster Project. Our group drilled [...]
Interview with Donna Dees: Gun Control, 11/19/16
My group interviewed Donna Dees, she works with The Brady Campain and founded of Million Moms March, which is one of Americas largest Gun Co [...]
Visit To Center For Reproductive Rights On 12/9/16
On December 9th, my group and I went over to the Center For Reproductive Rights and interviewed three women. We interviewed Devon Hutchins, [...]
Fieldwork 2: Billion Oyster Project 12/5/16
For our second fieldwork, my group went back to Governors Island to partner up with the Billion Oyster Project again. We went with the other [...]
Fieldwork 1: Billion Oyster Project 11/10/16
My group went to The Billion Oyster project on Thursday November 10th. This is an organization that helps preserve more oysters for the Huds [...]
Interview with Donna Dees: 11/18/16
On Friday my group and I went to Jack’s coffee store to meet with Donna Dees. Donna Dees is the founder of Million Mom March which was [...]
Interview With Talmage Cooley, Gun Control, 11/21/16
In this interview my team and I met with Talmage Cooley, he is the creator of the Center to Prevent Youth Violence. He fights Gun Violence [...]
Interview Rebecca Elbogen, Ballet For All Kids, 12/07/16
My social justice group had the honor to meet and have an interview with Rebecca Elbogen, who is the New York Representative for Ballet Fo [...]
An Interview With Patricia McCormick
For an interview of such a dark nature we traveled to a quiet friendly location. We crossed the three blocks to Starbucks, in heavy rain wit [...]
Interview With Saadiq Bey of The Vera Institute 11/21
On my field work visit my partner, Caleb, and I met with Saadiq Bey about his work. We interviewed him and it went very well because we gain [...]
