During May and June, a group of young people from different areas of the county participated in a documentary photo project that asked them to consider two things: what is wonderful, and what is discouraging, about their environment. See what they came up with.
Dari Joy Guy, a local subversive
Called ‘PhotoVoice,’ this technique of gathering information and expressing opinion has been used all over the world, and by many different groups, usually as a way of raising community awareness and promoting positive change. The findings of the local project will inform our community partners’ projects, and help adults throughout the county see their towns through teenagers’ eyes.
Participants in the Windham Youth PhotoVoice project (including adult sponsors and youth photographers) were: West River Valley: Lori Greenberg from Leyland and Gray Union High School and Cooper Feiner-Homer; Brattleboro: Ricky Davidson from the Boys and Girls Club of Brattleboro and Autumn Kendell, Zach Gilbeau, and Ann-Marie Bliss; Bellows Falls: Ellenka Wasung-Lottfrom the Boys and Girls Club and Danielle Southwell from Youth Services Inc., and Crystal Thomson, Jacqueline Cantor and Abi Baker; and Wilmington: Shelly Park, Sarah Dumaine, Michael Squiers, and Tony Roy.
See the Windham PhotoVoice Project here.
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red girl // July 16, 2008 at 12:47 pm
cool picture
Crystal // August 11, 2008 at 7:55 pm
I actually did the photo voice project. I found it to be very inspiring. I was probably one of the older participants working on the project, but it was very enjoyable and I think it was a great way to get youth involved and give them a chance to speak out and be heard for once. There isn’t too many opportunities like that given to our youth. And that is very unfortunate because our youth and children are the future. KUDOS!!