Archive for the ‘Summer Bridge Program’ Category

1,000 More Buses 1,000 Less Police

Spoken Word Piece: Untitled As I walk thru the valley of the shadow of death, I take a step back to realize the social injustice brought out by the increase police presence of the plea by Mayor Antonio Villaragiosa of a 1,000 more police to target black and brown youth. Spearheaded by the police, the [...]

July 24, 2009 · Jackie · 2 Comments
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Who’s to blame

Who’s to blame for the masses of minorities receiving cuts in education Who’s to blame for the masses of minorities receiving cuts in transportation Who’s to blame for the masses of minorities receiving cuts in needed resources Resources that makes communities self-sustaining are being cut WHY? To close a 47 billion dollar deficit brought on [...]

July 16, 2009 · Jackie · One Comment
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West Philadelphia Web Conference

Last week we chatted with West Philadelphia students participating in a technology program. I think the conference was quite interesting.  Although it took some time getting connected with the students, the highlight of the conference was the bonding experience with the fellow GreenRelay participants. Other than the great laughs, I look forward to teaching the [...]

July 14, 2009 · Jackie · No Comments
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Getting the word out

This week  the greenRELAY core group met for a video conference with students in West Philadelphia’s University High School.  At least we planned on doing a video conference until we had some technical difficulties.  We we were going to speak with them a little about our goal in this program which is environmental justice.  We [...]

July 12, 2009 · Ryan · No Comments
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Hello Philly students

Hello, my name is Cesar Chavez. I live in K-town (Korea Town), Los Angeles, CA. This summer I decided to do the greenREELAY program. It is a program that talks about environmental justice. This past week I’ve learned many things at greenREELAY. I’ve learned new ways to reduce global warming. I’m surprised to know that [...]

July 1, 2009 · Cesar · No Comments
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Students of Philadelphia

How To Get Your Man Back – Whats up, my name is Monte Marable. I live in Los Angeles, CA.  During this whole week we learned about how people are oppressed whether it is by fear or intimidation, we learned about the fear itself along with how we can channel that fear and use it [...]

June 30, 2009 · Monte · No Comments
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Environmental Justice for Students in Philly

Environmental justice means to me that no matter what your race, sex, gender, sexuality, immigration status, or class is that you are entitled to live in an environment where you have the ability to breathe in clean air, eat healthy food, and live in a society where your natural rights are NOT taken away by [...]

June 27, 2009 · Cathia · No Comments
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STUDENTS @ WEST PHILLY

HEY STUDENTS AT WEST PHiLLY… WELL MY NAME iS BiBiANA. WELL GREEN RELAY IS ABOUT ENViRONMENTAL JUSTiCE. I CAME IN THE PROGRAM KNOWiNG NOTHiNG ABOUT ENViRONMENTAL JUSTiCE. AN EXAMPLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTiCE iS THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE THE PRiVALAGE TO HAVE CLEAN AIR NOT ONLY THE PEOPLE iN POWER SHOULD HAVE THE PRiVALAGE TO HAVE [...]

June 27, 2009 · Bibiana · No Comments
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To The fellow Kids in Philly

Hi I am Travis Cabral. And for the past week i have been part of the GreenRELAY. This have been a real good learning experience. I’ve learned things from the past week about very good topics. Our world today is very corrupt and needs alot of help. Environmental Justice plays a BIG role in the [...]

June 26, 2009 · Travis · No Comments
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From LA to Philly

Before participating in the greenRELAY training, I limited my understanding of Environmental Justice to the unjust concentration of polluting industries in predominantly minority communities and the consequently disproportionate burden we carry, including limited access to fresh and healthy foods and affordable health care, constant exposure to air and noise pollution, and higher asthma, obesity and [...]

June 26, 2009 · Christine · No Comments
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