CNPI reporter Teresa Gonzales, a member of The Street Vendor Project, spoke with a lawful immigrant who’s home was raided unlawfully by immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) agents. She asked her identity be concealed. (Interview in Spanish)

Yeah I Said It… What’s Next?

Come hear the Radio Rootz documentary “What’s Next?”

The youth spent hundreds of hours this summer interviewing, researching, writing and editing this documentary on the alarming lack of school guidance counselors in some DC high schools. Rootz wondered how many DC students know What’s Next.

In this enlightening radio story, you’ll hear from students, teachers, school administrators and Michelle Rhee!

What: Radio Rootz Listening Tour

When: Thursday, November 4th
, 6:00 pm

Where: All Souls Unitarian Church
1500 Harvard Street Northwest
Washington D.C.  20009
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Bus: 52, 54, S2, S4, 42, H2
Metro: Columbia Heights, Green Line

Why: Why Not?

We want to hear from you, too! An oral history booth will be available so you – no matter how long ago you attended high school – can talk about your experience with your school guidance counselor. We wonder if things have changed?

Youth DJs will keep the energy high. We will provide food and drinks to keep you nourished.

Contact: Leigh Ann Caldwell
LeighAnn@peoplesproductionhouse.org
202-596-1893

Special thanks to All Souls-Beckner Fund, Paul Robeson Fund, DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation, DCI Group, Whole Foods and You!

All summer long our Digital Expansion Fellows worked hard distilling the complexities of our cellphone networks into four fun and interactive workshops. These workshops are going to be included our Dialed In toolkit that will be completed later this winter. In the mean time, click bellow to see a sample of our workshops.

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Link to video

It’s hard to imagine life without cell phones. But have you ever thought about the physical infrastructure of our wireless system? How is it different from land lines and why does that matter? In 2010, a group of intrepid students from the Crown Heights Rec Youth Center worked with CUP and People’s Production house to investigate the politics of cell phone infrastructure. The crew interviewed engineers, cell phone providers, telecom policy wonks, media activists, and public utility experts to uncover who determines what we can and can’t do with our cell phones. By tracing the calls, the group discovers that our futuristic technology might work better if it had more in common with our old fashioned public utilities.