Youth Activism Lead by Chicago's Freedom School
June 26, 2007 by
On June 16, 2007, the Chicago Freedom School officially broke new ground as the newly created school celebrated its inception at Roosevelt University located at 430 South Michigan Avenue. With summer
Chicago , IL 60601
United States of America participants in attendance, along with staff, instructors, parents, and community activists, the Chicago Freedom School realized a dream that started 3 years prior at a local meeting of minds. What started at a Girl Best Friend's Foundation meeting became a reality after hard work, planning, and the vision of people who want to have the youth voices rise to activism, social change, and empowering youth as a whole.
The idea for the Freedom school, not new, originated in the South years ago, when Civil Rights Activists created the school to address social concerns relating to the Jim Crow Laws. With schools in several locations around the country including, California, Mississippi and now Chicago. The foundation of the Freedom schools is based on dealing with social activism, change, and oppression. The idea is to utilize a diverse group of individuals to empower and inspire a new generation of thinkers and achievers. The mission of the organization is to assist the youth with independent thinking as the young participants enhanced their individual talents and gifts.
The Chicago Freedom School will open it's official doors in July 2007 and with a generous grant from the Girl Best Friend's Foundation, will impact a group of young people who will have a chance to enhance their mind sets, address social concerns, and celebrate their individuality.
This summer's participants will take classes in History, Civil Rights, Media Arts, Holistic Health, Performance Arts and Sports. Each individual "Institute" will focus on social change in addition to allowing the youth to use their collective voices to address their world through an open exchange of ideas and thoughts. Participants who will be apart of the Summer Freedom School will be between the ages of 14 - 16, the critical age of development.
Chicago Freedom School
Neigborhood: Printer's RowChicago , IL 60601
United States of America
The idea for the Freedom school, not new, originated in the South years ago, when Civil Rights Activists created the school to address social concerns relating to the Jim Crow Laws. With schools in several locations around the country including, California, Mississippi and now Chicago. The foundation of the Freedom schools is based on dealing with social activism, change, and oppression. The idea is to utilize a diverse group of individuals to empower and inspire a new generation of thinkers and achievers. The mission of the organization is to assist the youth with independent thinking as the young participants enhanced their individual talents and gifts.
The Chicago Freedom School will open it's official doors in July 2007 and with a generous grant from the Girl Best Friend's Foundation, will impact a group of young people who will have a chance to enhance their mind sets, address social concerns, and celebrate their individuality.
This summer's participants will take classes in History, Civil Rights, Media Arts, Holistic Health, Performance Arts and Sports. Each individual "Institute" will focus on social change in addition to allowing the youth to use their collective voices to address their world through an open exchange of ideas and thoughts. Participants who will be apart of the Summer Freedom School will be between the ages of 14 - 16, the critical age of development.
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