Vision Statement
To create learning where healing, hope, and creativity are cultivated through collaboration between young people, the academy/ educational institutions, and communities of color.
To create learning where healing, hope, and creativity are cultivated through collaboration between young people, the academy/ educational institutions, and communities of color.
Cyphers For Justice engages youth, educators, and scholars as critical researchers through hip-hop, spoken word, and critical digital literacy to address social injustice.
AGENCY
We center, honor, and bolster the voices, agency, and leadership of youth.
Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)
intergenerational collaboration
peer mentoring and youth leadership
POWER
We value, recognize, and honor the cultures, histories, and assets of people of color.
amplifying youth voices via creative expression
podcasting, Film-making
spoken word
cyphers and freestyle
HOPE
We work to create a space where healing, creativity, and hope can be nurtured.
food & freestyle check-ins
centering tenets of hip hop and community dialogue
platforms for sharing youth work