TELLING A DIFFERENT STORY
ABOUT URBAN YOUTH
THROUGH ARTS
PRESENTATION AT
COMMUNITY CAMPUS PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTH
CHICAGO, USA
MAY 1, 2014 10:30 – 12:00
Native American Lands
 We would like to start by honouring the
traditional Native American land we are
visiting
 The Potawatomi, Ojibwe and Ottawa
Nations
 Forcibly removed from their land
following the 1833 Treaty of Chicago
Introductions – name, age something
about yourself
 Nas Amin
 Igor
 Shae Brown
 Travis Edwards
 Delon Jemmott
 Gaelle Kosi
 Lynn Lavallee
 Judith Mazamay
 Zakai Quintyn
 Tyler Reil
 Limees Rizeig
 Rose Smile
 Raheim Sullivan
 Ariana Vassell
A little about our
community
Regent Park
Toronto Canada
South Cabbagetown 1930’s
http://www.torontotransforms.com/home-about-torontos-transformations/chapter-3shaping-the-old-city/
New Regent Park - 1949
REGENT PARK ‘REVITALIZATION’
A little about our project
The Arts-Based Project
 Using arts to tell a different story
 Dispel the stereotypes of youth from
Regent Park
 The project is about social action –
youth taking action
 Presenting here in Chicago
 Art show in Toronto planned by the youth
where community and media will be invited
The Arts-Based Project
 Toronto Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club and
Ryerson University - partnership
 Social Science and Humanities Research
Council grant
 Professional artists sessions based on art
youth demonstrated interest in
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Spoken word
Rap
Visual art
Photography
Rose
Photography
Limees
Spoken word
Nas
Drawing of my home
Shae & Zakai
Ariana
Spoken word
Gaëlle
African pride
Judith
Photography
Shae
Shae
Where I’m from you’re taught
to act
Tough and mean. People on
the corners
Everyday selling crack to
Friends. Just a young kid just
Tryna’ ball and have fun while
People in the hood sell crack
and
Shoot guns.
I started at the
Bottom so nothing’s ever
been
Fair, seen days my
Family’s struggling livin’ off
Welfare. It seems like we’re
Given one option, to sell dope
And pounds, and I pray for
The day I go to
Sleep without any gun
Sounds.
Travis
Monologue
Tyler
Poem
Raheim
Igor
Delon
Spoken Word
Zakai
Spoken Word
What Motivates You?
Our T-Shirts - JohnCarlos68.org
Our T-Shirts - JohnCarlos68.org
 Dr. John Carlos – 1968 Olympics
 Demonstration of solidarity with the Civil Rights
Movement
 Mark ‘Korrupt’ Stoddard – visual artist
 Randell Adjei, Trevlyn Kennedy, Quentin Vercetty Lindsay,
Jordan Veira, and Krystyle Chance
 http://www.johncarlos68.com/2013/08/5fingers-1fist-unity/
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDvHhWn-CKc#t=182
In Honour Of…
 Tyson Bailey
 Sasha Bailey
 Rodney Brooks
 Shmar Parris
 Justin and Jerome
Waterman
 Glenton Gibson
 Travis (Junior)
 Delon Jemmott (my dad)
 My Family (Limees)
 Africa
 Regent Park
 The Community
Acknowledgements
 Toronto Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club, Executive
Director, Ian Edward and staff
 The Artists, Mark ‘Kurupt’ Stoddart, Trevlyn Kennedy,
Stephanie Matchiwita, Ian Kamau
 Social Science and Humanities Research Council
 Vice President, Research Services, Ryerson University
 Dean, Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson
University