Tag: Video

  • Teens and Safety Series: The Good and Bad of City Heights

    By Brian Myers In the third video of an eight part series on teens and safety in City Heights, Crawford High School students tell us what they think are the negative and positive aspects of City Heights. Mirroring what they said in the previous video, in which the teens discuss why they feel uncomfortable walking…

  • For Inner-City Kids, Time Spent Outdoors Builds Confidence

    Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks As a group of kids scrambled like lizards up a towering rock formation, Shantell Lacy stayed back in the shade. She swatted flying ants from a pile of backpacks and talked about her son, Jahvi. “I’m scared of heights, but he’s a daredevil.…

  • Teens and Safety Series: What Time of Day is City Heights Safest?

    By Brian Myers In the second video of an eight part series on teens and safety in City Heights, Crawford High School students discuss the time of day they feel most safe in City Heights. An analysis by Speak City Heights partner Voice of San Diego found that “daytime” might not be the easy answer.…

  • Finding Resolution Through Dance

    Dancers in City Heights’ transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project explore conflict resolution for an upcoming dance performance. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks Behind a metal security gate on a busy stretch of University Avenue, teenagers gather to work out choreography for an upcoming dance performance. When the music…

  • Teens and Safety Series: Reflections on Safety

    By Brian Myers In the first video of an eight part series on teens and safety in City Heights, Crawford High School students reflect on the word “safety.” For the teens, safety is found in numbers. Most said they feel safest when they’re surrounded by family and friends. Some were quick to note that the…