Mestizo Arts & Activism Legislative Internship (MAALI)
Project Title: Mestizo Arts and Activism Legislative Internship (MAALI) Dates Active: 2009 – Present Most mornings before 9 at the Utah State Capital during the legislative session, you will find a group of high school and university students engaged in discussions about the political implications of particular bills. The youth researchers ask questions about the…
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Dreaming of No Judgement
Dreaming of No Judgment: Mi Pleito Against Stereotypes (2008-9) Our research focuses on how stereotypes about immigrants affect high school students and their community. We investigated the question: What are the emotional and economic impacts of stereotypes on immigrant communities? We think this research is important because many people are not aware of how stereotypes…
WE LIVE HERE
WE LIVE HERE: Mapping OUR community and challenging perceptions of the West Side 2008-2010 In this community history project, We Live Here, an ethnically diverse group of youth researchers (ages 15-19 years old) mapped their community history through the use of new technology, oral history, creative writing and poetry, to reframe perceptions of Salt Lake City’s West Side…
MICA Sustainability Team
Project Title: MICA Sustainability Team Dates: 2009 – 2010 We are a group of young researchers committed to sustaining a multi-racial, multi-generational community space where we can meet, organize for social change, and creatively express ourselves. We seek input from the community to inform the programming offered by Mestizo Institute of Culture and Arts (MICA)…
Edúcate Utah
Dates Active: 2007 – present Mission Statement: We are youth researchers from the Mestizo Arts & Activism Collective (MAA) located in the Westside of Salt Lake City, Utah. Our goal is to inform underrepresented students in Utah on how to access higher education after high school. We hope to make a change in the demographics…
Art and Empowerment
Project Title: Art and Empowerment Dates Active: Spring 2013 We are children of art. We stand together as Musicians, Singers, Artists, Writers, educators, and more importantly as humans. Our mission is to empower people and bring voice to the image of art, encourage people to express themselves to create a sense of community. We Are…
Anti-Child Abuse Project
Project Title: Anti-Child Abuse Project Dates: Fall 2012 – Spring 2013 We are a group of young men and women of color from the Mestizo Arts &Activism (MAA) collective. We are high school students who chose to do a project on child abuse. We decided to do this blog because we’ve heard stories about child…
Be Kind Project
Project Title: Be Kind Project Dates: 2012 – 2013 Mission Statement: We are a group of high school students who are interested in participating in the anti-bullying dialogue. To do this, we have been exploring many outlets such as creating PSA’s, brainstorming documentary ideas, and just creating a space within our larger group to discuss…
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