DIVAS for Social Justice Hosts Community Exhibit At Laurelton Library

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DIVAS for Social Justice will host a community exhibit at Laurelton Library from 2-4 PM on May 19, 2018. Everyone is welcome. The event will feature the work of our youth participants at the following location throughout Laurelton and Bedford Stuyvesant:

P.S 156

P.S 132

The Linden SDA School

Macon Library

In addition, DIVAS for Social Justice developed a Virtual Reality Mentorship Program for older teens to learn about virtual reality and teach younger participants in the organization’s STEAM for Social Change after-school program about the elements of VR which include the history of the technology, operating a 360 degree camera and educating the greater community about affordable accessibility to the new technology. The mentors will be on hand to provide community residents with the opportunity to interact with VR in different capacities.

The STEAM for Social Change Program is free and is made possible with the support of:

The Department of Youth And Community Development

Councilman Donovan Richards and the CASA Program through The Department of Cultural Affairs

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz

The Pinkerton Foundation

 

 

 

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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.