Strengthening Our Connection:
Awakening Our Responsibility
True Graphic Short Stories of Healing and Regeneration
This series of graphic shorts created by teens from our summer internship highlights organizations in the NYC and LA areas that are bringing healing and regenerative solutions to environmental issues and encouraging a community reconnection to the natural world. By bringing awareness to these organizations, readers can learn about ways they can get involved and help individually and collectively within their communities.
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“The Graphic Shorts tells stories that deserve a spotlight, they give hope to people who have lost their optimism for the future. We need to keep fighting for a better world, and these stories help give inspiration and promote participation. ”
The Bee Conservancy
by Yumi Wu
10th Grader - New York, NY
Red Hook Farms
by Aiden Lee
11th Grader - New York, NY
Billion Oyster Project
Sammi Wu
10th Grader - New York, NY
Amigos de los Rios: Emerald Necklace
Crystal Zhou
11th Grader - Los Angeles, CA
Soul Fire Farms
by Nusaybah Laguda
10th Grader - New York, NY
References:
- https://www.soulfirefarm.org/
- https://www.nal.usda.gov/aglaw/urban-agriculture
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2516593/
- https://www.vox.com/2016/5/15/11660304/urban-farming-benefits
- https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/45014/30940_err140.pdf
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1123946/
- https://www.nrdc.org/experts/nina-sevilla/food-apartheid-racialized-access-healthy-affordable-food
BK Rot
by Muna Mir
11th Grader, New York, NY
References:
- https://www.bkrot.org/
- https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT3f6nQWEAU&ab_channel=Vocativ - https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/food-waste-food-by-the-numbers/
- https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/11/17/364172105/to-end-food-waste-change-n eeds-to-begin-at-home
- https://www.litterless.com/wheretocompost
Grow Good
by Kate Jang
11th Grader - Los Angeles, CA
Red Hook Farms: Healing the Effects of Food Deserts
by Christina Thompson
9th Grader - New York, NY
Soul Fire Farms
by Luna Yohannan
10th Grader - New York, NY
Humanity’s Essential Workers
by Tiffany Lu
11th Grader - New York, NY
References:
- https://www.planetbee.org/why-we-need-bees
- https://theconversation.com/bees-how-important-are-they-and-what-would-happen-if-they-went-extinct-121272#:~:text=Bees%20%E2%80%93%20including%20honey%20bees%2C%20bumble,vegetables%2C%20seeds%20and%20so%20on
- https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/animal-health-literacy/helping-agricultures-helpful-honey-bees
- https://www.worldbeeday.org/en/about/the-importance-of-bees.html
LA Compost
by Miguel Mendoza
12th Grader - New York, NY
Transportation Alternatives
by Breezy Melendez
12th Grader - Brooklyn, New York
References:
- https://www.transalt.org/bikematch
LA Compost
by Julia Im
11th Gradre - Los Angeles, NY
School Field Trip New York Harbor 2021
by Madeleine Yao
11th Grader - New York, NY
Bronx River Alliance
by Hunter Cabiness
10th Grader - Brooklyn, NY
Oyster Shell Recycling: Protect Our NYC Streets
by Sophia Zheng
10th Grader - New York, NY
