by Willie King III | Nov 11, 2024 | Blog, Youth Voice
Art with Purpose: Tolu’s Story On Monday, October 14th, I had the privilege of interviewing Toluwaleyi’ Meadows, a 12th grader at Renaissance High School. I first met Tolu last year in Emily Phillips’ IB Biology class, where they were selected to participate in...
by Willie King III | Sep 16, 2024 | Blog, Community Partners, Youth Voice
Youth Voice and Power with members of Detroit Area Youth Uniting Michigan (DAYUM) Earlier this month, I had the privilege of interviewing two members of DAYUM (Detroit Area Youth Uniting Michigan), each offering unique insights into the organization’s evolution and...
by Ethan Lowenstein | May 31, 2022 | Blog, climate change, Community Forum 2022, Events, Gratitude, Humanizing Education, Intergenerational Dialogue, Power of Community, Youth Voice
Welcome to this year’s SEMIS Community Forum and the third event in our Forum series this week! This is the first time we’ve had an in-person Community Forum in 3 years and the first time we’ve ever had it outside, so this is a very happy moment for all of us in the...
by Ethan Lowenstein | May 31, 2022 | Blog, Community Forum 2022, Events, Humanizing Education, Youth Voice
We want to welcome everyone to the first day of our Community Forum events and thank you for being here today. We know that, especially during this phase of the pandemic, showing up in community, especially online, takes effort and commitment. The fact that close to...
by Miriam Furlan Brighente, PhD | Apr 2, 2021 | Civic Engagement, Community Partners, Environmental Sustainability, New Community Partners, Paulo Freire, Place-Based Education, Power of Community, Transformational Partnership, Youth Voice
Continuing the annual virtual series learning as we are still experiencing a global pandemic, SEMIS Coalition met with teachers, community partners, administration staff, and coaches for the Winter ’21 Professional Learning. One of the main goals was to use...