Leadership Council
Lynda Lopez
A recent graduate of Prosser Career Academy, I am just starting my college journey at the University of Chicago. A few months ago, I just so happened to stumble upon the “Chain of Change” website while doing some casual browsing. As a budding journalist, it seemed like a great way to further my writing and media skills. I was most attracted to the way in which young teenagers are giving up their free time to make videos about issues that matter to them the most.
I can’t claim to be the most vocal or most prominent anti-violence proponent, but I can say that it is something that has affected my life in one way or another. Whether it be through cyber stalking or physical attacks, violence is interconnected in all our lives. Through my involvement with the Chain of Change, I hope to learn a little bit more about the nuts and bolts that makes Chicago grow and move.
Accomplishments
Lynda Lopez has been hired as a youth reporter for the RedEye, won the University of Chicago 2011 Unsung Hero Award, was a finalist for the Balanced Student Excellence Award at U of C, landed a Tribune internship, and was accepted into the American Indian Journalism Institute this summer, and won 2nd place in the Newspaper Association of America Youth Content Awards for Feature Story.
Lynda Lopez and Beyondmedia received a $2,000 Local Reporting Award from Chicago Community Trust/Community News Matters to investigate cyberbullying among youth of color in Chicago and analyze mainstream coverage.
Beyondmedia Education is nominating Lynda Lopez for the Mario Savio Young Activist Award. The award winning youth receives $6,000 split between the youth and the organization, plus an all expenses paid trip to Berkeley, CA for the award ceremony.
Lynda Lopez and Tiara Epps will facilitate a Chain of Change media workshop at the Free Minds, Free People Conference in Rhode Island. In the workshop, 25 youth from across the country will produce a media piece to premiere at the August Youth Summit. (July 7-10)
Blog Entries
Los jóvenes de color son afectados por cyber-bullying?Are youth of color affected by cyberbullying?
The Other Westinghouse
Welcome to The V-Word
Chicago: A City of Contradictions
