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Roof is on fire

1.     CONTEXT:
The teenagers in Oakland are portrayed badly in the media, they are exposed to poverty, drugs and violence and because of this their voices are being silenced.

2. CONTENT: What was the issue, need, idea or opportunity addressed by this project? These teenagers were not allowed to express themselves they were judged heavily by the media and the Oakland community.

3: FORM: What is the medium that was used to address or embody the content? The students themselves would discuss the prompts, while adults listened to what their concerns were.
4.     STAKEHOLDERS: Which are the groups or individuals that were invested in the project? The High school teachers and students were the primary organizers

5. AUDIENCE: For whom was this project conceived? It was made for the adults that condemned the students as criminals
6. ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES: How were the stakeholders, audiences, and others engaged/connected to the project? The audience members had to put there heads inside or close enough to the car to listen to what the students were talking about.
7. GOAL: What are this project's objectives? To change the view of the inner city teens in Oakland
8. VALUES: What were the project's guiding values or core beliefs? How were they expressed in the process? Showing the other people in the community that these teens have potential to serve their community and to be great adults one day.
9. RESOURCES: What tangible and intangible resources were used to pursue the project's goals? The donation collected to pay for the parking lot, and the voices of the teenagers.
10: OUTCOMES: What were the results of this project? The direct challenge of the false portral of these young people, hopefully changing the minds of the other people that listened.

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