Laurelton.nyc Is Building Our Future Podcast

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DIVAS for Social Justice & The Federated Blocks of Laurelton interviewed community members on February 24, 2018 at the Laurelton Library to capture memories of Laurelton and start a podcast for Laurelton.nyc. Some captured interviews were from Sandra Chase and Robert Glover of The Federated Blocks of Laurelton and Sandra Townshend of The Laurelton Lion’s Club. This program is sponsored by Councilman Donovan Richards through The Cultural Immigrant Initiative. The organization plan to host additional events at the library to capture memories as well as have students from P.S 156 and P.S 132 capture memories of Laurelton through podcasting.

Sandra Townshend shares her memories of Laurelton at The Laurelton Library

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sandra Chase shares her fondest memories of Laurelton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Clarisa James
Clarisa James is the Co-Founder/Executive Director of DIVAS (Digital Interactive Visual Arts Sciences) for Social Justice. For the past seven years DIVAS has provided free or sliding scale technology training to youth in underserved communities in Central Brooklyn and Southeast Queens. Ms. James has been dedicated to youth development work for the past 15years in the roles of Teaching Artist, After School Director, Curriculum Specialist and artist. Her life's work encompasses empowering youth in underserved communities to use technology for social change and think critically about the issues that are affecting them most. For the past seven years Ms. James has facilitated workshops that help youth develop multimedia projects around environmental justice, housing, leadership development and reproductive justice. Ms. James holds an MFA in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College's Film & Media Department. In addition to DIVAS for Social Justice, Ms. James currently serves on the advisory board of the Children’s Cabinet, Office of the Deputy Mayor Strategic Policy Initiatives at City Hall. Clarisa James is full of gratitude to her parents for providing such a wonderful upbringing and having the foresight to move into the community of Laurelton in the early 1970's. Clarisa is proud to be a daughter of Laurelton.