Tag: The AjA Project
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A Recap of Speak City Heights Over The Years
A big thank you to KPBS, Voice of San Diego, Media Arts Center, and The AjA Project for carrying out this project over the last 10 years.
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Groundbreaking artist Kenya (Robinson) leading ‘Counter Surveillance’ curriculum for at-risk local youth
The AjA Project program will ultimately be taught by peer educators in the San Diego Juvenile Court and Community Schools program, empowering young people to teach each other how to successfully reclaim technology. https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2022/06/30/artist-kenya-robinson-counter-surveillance-curriculum-local-youth
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The AjA Project looks to transformation and an open house after 20 years
A special event on Saturday celebrates art, documentary storytelling, and the City Heights neighborhood with workshops, art stations, food, music and a Dinah Poellnitz-curated exhibition. https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2021/12/16/the-aja-project-looks-to-transformation-and-an-open-house-after-20-years
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The World is in Our Voices: The Power of Youth Storytelling
Youth voice has always been vital to social and political change. Young people shape the way we see social progress and our future, yet sometimes the power of youth voice is forgotten. We are told that we are “too young,” that we “don’t know enough,” that “our opinions are invalid.” These sentiments have the power…
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Little Saigon Stories at the Fair at 44
The first installment of Little Saigon Stories brought together people from many walks of life to celebrate and enjoy food, poetry at inaugural multimedia art installation at Fair at 44. Vietnamese-American youth trained on how to capture the people and places of the Little Saigon District in San Diego through photography and film. After two…