Jul 18, 2019

Last weekend POPPYN caught up with Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at the Netroots Nation Conference and got to ask her a couple of questions about her experience as a refugee and youth engagement in politics. Check it out and stay tuned for POPPYN’s upcoming segment on #NN19 featuring youth organizers from across the country.

Jun 06, 2019

The Collab is looking forward to a summer of transition and adventure. See below to learn more. 

POWER Internship

This past spring, POWER Interns produced two new podcasts.  “Reflections” is an educational podcast about body positivity and self-love and how those concepts actually work in real life.  In “The Lockdown of Women’s Choice,” POWER Interns examine the state of abortion access and misinformation in America. Tune in here. 

VOICES

VOICES recently produced “About Me,” a film where young people explored their personalities, identities and quirks!

POPPYN

This past spring, POPPYN completed their 27th episode “Philly Youth and the Arts” featuring local young artists and the schools and organizations who support them. In May, POPPYN presented at the International Conference on Student Voice. In June, they participated in “Youth Set the Stage” a creative showcase for youth organizations and young artists spearheaded by PhillyCAM at the Kimmel Center. POPPYN also participated in a reception event at the South African Embassy in Washington, DC, where they spoke about their international collaboration with I Am We Are and screened a segment from their 25th episode, “Finding Connection: Youth Across the Diaspora.”

Bittersweet Changes at the Collab

After seven wonderful years, our Manager of Media and Communications, Nuala Cabral, is departing the Collab to pursue creative new projects.  We are grateful for her vision and leadership and wish her well in her new chapter! See her message below. 

“It has been an honor to oversee media programs, consent workshops and communications at this unique organization. I have learned so much about program management, youth development, university-community partnerships and storytelling for social change. I am grateful for the incredible staff, youth, families and community partners who have enriched my time here. My last day at the Collaborative will be July 31. I look forward to pursuing creative new projects with support from the Leeway Foundation and exploring what lays ahead in this city I have come to love — and beyond!”

POPPYN alum and Lead Facilitator Stormy Kelsey will step into the role of Coordinator of Media and Communications. Stormy recently earned her BA in Media Studies and Production from Temple University and brings her experience and enthusiasm to help the Collab deepen our commitment to media production, cross-cultural connections and social change! This past weekend, Stormy attended the Netroots Nation Conference in Philly, where she co-facilitated its Youth Caucus, screened POPPYN’s recent film about the school to prison pipeline and supervised POPPYN producers who reported on youth presence at the national gathering. Welcome to the Collab in your new role, Stormy! 

May 02, 2019

Yesterday POPPYN screened their new documentary “Calling Out for Change: Breaking the School to Prison Pipeline” at Temple University to a packed room including family members, educators and concerned community members. The event included a discussion with community partners Youth Art Self Empowerment Project (YASP) and the Philadelphia Student Union (PSU). The documentary includes interviews from POPPYN producers who have been impacted by over-policing in schools, local educators, city officials and organizers from YASP and PSU who have been working towards policy change. Watch the documentary here.

Mar 04, 2019

Our Communications Manager Nuala Cabral, who oversees the Collab’s Teach Consent Workshop Program, will be co-facilitating a workshop series for educators, parents and youth about building consent culture in Philly schools. The series is part of the Inquiry to Action program organized by Teacher Action Group and will be held on four Tuesdays at 5-6:30pm at El Centro High School in Kensington. See dates in the flyer below.

Feb 22, 2019

Another summer to send Philly students to study abroad! We are happy to partner with the Experiment in International Living to make this experience accessible to our students. To learn more or donate, please visit our Crowd Fund.