As part of our community engagement efforts, we connected with the Newest Americans, a local multimedia collective, to utilize their Newark Story Bus. The bus, created to collect the rich and diverse stories of Newark, is equipped with a photo studio and an audio booth. We took the vibrant and inviting bus to three youth and family focused events around the City to reach young people where they are.
Our goal was to collect thoughts, aspirations, and ideas from young people specifically about the places they care about in their neighborhoods, and what changes and/or improvements they would like to see in the next 10 years. The Story Bus team interviewed and photographed 24 dynamic young people andreceived some insightful feedback that will help inform the future of Newark.
We visited three events in Newark; a block party held by Source of Knowledge, a black-owned bookstore and beloved community business, National Night Out in Weequahic Park, and the Latin Fest On Bloomfield Ave. We were introduced to an amazing diversity of young people who were willing to share their thoughts with us.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and the entire Story Bus team. Check back here for more content from these events!
As part of our community engagement efforts, we connected with the Newest Americans, a local multimedia collective, to utilize their Newark Story Bus. The bus, created to collect the rich and diverse stories of Newark, is equipped with a photo studio and an audio booth. We took the vibrant and inviting bus to three youth and family focused events around the City to reach young people where they are.
Our goal was to collect thoughts, aspirations, and ideas from young people specifically about the places they care about in their neighborhoods, and what changes and/or improvements they would like to see in the next 10 years. The Story Bus team interviewed and photographed 24 dynamic young people andreceived some insightful feedback that will help inform the future of Newark.
We visited three events in Newark; a block party held by Source of Knowledge, a black-owned bookstore and beloved community business, National Night Out in Weequahic Park, and the Latin Fest On Bloomfield Ave. We were introduced to an amazing diversity of young people who were willing to share their thoughts with us.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and the entire Story Bus team. Check back here for more content from these events!
