{"id":38,"date":"2014-12-06T14:08:30","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T19:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2014-12-17T14:58:52","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T19:58:52","slug":"grassroot-organizations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/grassroot-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Grassroot Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/urbanoproject.org\/\">URBANO PROJECT<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong>Boston, MA\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-111 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-11.21.35-AM-300x111.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-12-15 at 11.21.35 AM\" width=\"300\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-11.21.35-AM-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-11.21.35-AM-150x55.png 150w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-11.21.35-AM.png 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Urbano Project is an entirely artist-run organization that has been empowering urban teens and professional artists since 2009. Its goal is to create social change by working collaboratively through works of modern visual and performing arts.<a title=\"References\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/references\/\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tellingroom.org\/\">THE TELLING ROOM<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Portland, ME<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-110 \" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-11.20.59-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-12-15 at 11.20.59 AM\" width=\"347\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-11.20.59-AM.png 814w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-11.20.59-AM-150x17.png 150w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-11.20.59-AM-300x34.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-11.20.59-AM-624x72.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Telling Room is a nonprofit youth writing center. Its focus is to build confidence and literacy skills through creativity that can change the communities of Portland and prepare it&#8217;s youth for success.<a title=\"References\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/references\/\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communitymusicworks.org\/\">COMMUNITY MUSICWORKS<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0852\"><strong>Providence, RI<\/strong><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-73 \" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-06-at-5.33.05-PM.png\" alt=\"communitymusicworks\" width=\"273\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-06-at-5.33.05-PM.png 284w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-06-at-5.33.05-PM-150x40.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Community Music Works is a community music and performance education organization. Students receive instruments, lessons, studio classes, and workshops free of charge in order to build lasting relationships\u00a0within the community.<a title=\"References\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/references\/\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/urbanartbeat.org\/site\/\">URBAN ART BEAT<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffcc00\"><strong>New York, NY<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-100 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-14-at-3.46.43-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-12-14 at 3.46.43 PM\" width=\"203\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-14-at-3.46.43-PM.png 203w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-14-at-3.46.43-PM-150x148.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>An organization that focuses on music and art-based workshops\u00a0to increase student&#8217;s self-confidence because they get the opportunity to create their own unique vision. Curriculums are based around the history and performance of Hip Hop. Projects within the curriculum lead to\u00a0larger\u00a0performances\u00a0that\u00a0further teach students about gaining confidence through the power of public speaking, which has been seen to improve students ability to actively engage within the classroom.<a title=\"References\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/references\/\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Urban Art Beat : Who, What, Where, Why....\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WBl5VbT19rc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanartoutreach.com\/\">URBAN ARTS OUTREACH\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #943bed\">Detroit, MI\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-105 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-14-at-3.54.10-PM-300x79.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-12-14 at 3.54.10 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-14-at-3.54.10-PM-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-14-at-3.54.10-PM-150x39.png 150w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-14-at-3.54.10-PM.png 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Provides a safe space where students can become an active member of the community while honing in on their artistic skills. After-School programs and summer camps are offered to allow students to explore music, drama, dance, and art in a safe environment in order to nurture their personal inspiration.<sup><a title=\"References\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/references\/\">5<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dreamyard.com\/programs\/dreamyard-art-center\/\">DREAMYARD ART CENTER<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #00ccff\"><strong>Bronx, NY\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-99 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-14-at-3.57.40-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-12-14 at 3.57.40 PM\" width=\"255\" height=\"62\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-14-at-3.57.40-PM.png 255w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-14-at-3.57.40-PM-150x36.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Works with students to cultivate skills necessary to achieve their goals through creative means such as theater, poetry, dance, visual arts, photography, video, music, audio production, fashion design, and engineering. Through nationally-recognized programming, the youth has the opportunity to develop their own leadership skills in order to become engaged citizens of social action\u00a0in their community.<a title=\"References\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/references\/\"><sup>6<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-107 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-10.43.54-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-12-15 at 10.43.54 AM\" width=\"608\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-10.43.54-AM.png 608w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-10.43.54-AM-150x10.png 150w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-10.43.54-AM-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The DreamYard Project\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jpFvtp5Z2wM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativeartworks.org\/#who-we-are-home\">CREATIVE ART WORKS<\/a> <span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><strong>New York, NY\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-98 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-9.55.30-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-12-15 at 9.55.30 AM\" width=\"286\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-9.55.30-AM.png 286w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-9.55.30-AM-150x57.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Under 50% OF NYC&#8217;s public schools offer adequate arts programming to affect at-risk students in a positive\u00a0way. Creative Art Works incorporates creative expression, academic enrichment, and community engagement to allow students to fall in love with learning in a meaningful way so they have the tools to shape their own futures.<a title=\"References\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/references\/\"><sup>7<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.louisvillecreativecentre.org\/\">LOUISVILLE CREATIVE CENTRE INC.<\/a>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #cc99ff\">Louisville, KY\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-108 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-9.59.49-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-12-15 at 9.59.49 AM\" width=\"189\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-9.59.49-AM.png 189w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2014\/12\/Screen-Shot-2014-12-15-at-9.59.49-AM-150x117.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Believes that all people need art in their lives and works to bring high quality artistic opportunities at a low cost. Their goal is to encourage those who have been artistically trained to support local students in order to foster reading and writing and develop a tightly woven community.<a title=\"References\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mreading\/references\/\"><sup>8<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>URBANO PROJECT\u00a0Boston, MA\u00a0 The Urbano Project is an entirely artist-run organization that has been empowering urban teens and professional artists since 2009. Its goal is to create social change by working collaboratively through works of modern visual and performing arts.1 THE TELLING ROOM\u00a0Portland, ME The Telling Room is a nonprofit youth writing center. 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