social change
Community Workshops Spring '09
“How Will They Know Us? Building a Culture of Peace”
Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28 .jpg)
Iraqi and American youth shared visions of a peaceful, just coexistence in this mural workshop. Guided by Claudia Lefko, director of the Iraqi Children’s Art Exchange, these murals will be exhibited in Egypt next year for the “UNESCO Decade of Peace and Non-violence Among Children of the World.”
Photo by Tyler Boudreau
“A Conversation About UPSTATE GIRLS”
Thursday, April 2
Teenage girls from throughout the Capital Region shared stories about the challenges in their lives, gathering with representatives of the institutions with which they are entwined—including the legal, educational, healthcare and penal systems—in response to award-winning photojournalist Brenda Ann Kenneally’s compelling work. 
Funded in part by Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
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