Do Remember Me

ctively reshape this reflection of a community from within. Beginning within the self (household, neighborhood, community), radiating finally to transforming the institutions, systems and structures while utilizing technology and art (blogs, video/film, music). Based on the short film ‘Do Remember Me’, a series of workshops evolved that was designed to use art as a social advocacy tool and creating a voice of activism for youth in Philadelphia, New York, Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Paris and Kazakhstan. The workshops utilize technology to connect youth via SKYPE to invoke positive dialogue between the youth to dispel myths of hopelessness, media stereo types and cultural differences to delve deeper and find common ground, experiences and work toward actively supporting one another, encouraging activism and advocacy for issues such as peer violence, absence of leaders and heroes, and many other pressing issues.