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Publication Date: 2013
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Addressing Economic Devastation and Built Environment Degradation to Prevent Violence: A Photovoice Project of Detroit Youth Passages
Graham, Louis F.; Matiz Reyes, Armando; Lopez, William; Gracey, Alana; Snow, Rachel C.; Padilla, Mark B.
Community Literacy Journal, v8 n1 p41-52 Fall 2013
This project increased awareness about issues of violence to youth, their communities, and policy makers through the technique of photovoice and its translation into photo exhibitions and other community events. Youth participants learned photography skills, engaged in critical communal discussions about important issues affecting their health, wrote reflective stories about their photos, and engaged in policy change efforts. Their photos depict the need to address economic devastation and built environment degradation to prevent violence in their communities. Youth presented policy makers and community leaders with an "insider's perspective" of the issues facing their communities, with the hope of promoting policy change.
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Violence, Photography, Exhibits, Community Programs, Social Problems, Policy Formation, Public Policy, Poverty, Prevention, Youth, Youth Programs, Advisory Committees
Community Literacy Journal. Department of Writing, Rhetoric, & Discourse, DePaul University, 802 West Belden Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614. Tel: 906-370-0206; Web site: http://communityliteracy.org/
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan (Detroit)
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