Partner: Street-Level Youth Media

Street-Level Youth Media educates Chicago’s urban youth in media arts and emerging technologies for use in self-expression, communication, and social change. Street-Level’s programs build critical thinking skills for young people who have been historically neglected by public policy makers and mass media. Using video and audio production, computer art and the Internet, Street-Level’s youth address community issues, access advanced communication technology and gain inclusion in our information-based society.

Street-Level would like to participate in this great project in order to broaden awareness on such an important topic for female youth. Even though the videos we submitted were not created specifically for Chain of Change, participating achieves the youth goals of getting their stories out to other youth with similar experiences.

Funders

The Chain of Change is supported in part by Beth Emet Synagogue Tzedakah Fund, Chicago Foundation for Women, Crossroads Fund, Early to Bed, Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust, Illinois Humanities Council, Leo S. Guthman Fund, McCormick Foundation, Ms. Foundation for Women, Polk Bros. Foundation, Sahara Enterprises, Inc. and Weitz Funds. This project is partially supported by the Illinois Arts Council, a State Agency; a CityArts Program 2 grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs; and the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Cultural Outreach Program. The Chain of Change project is also made possible by our generous individual donors.