TEDxMuskegon - Natasha Thomas-Jackson - How Youth Engagement Can Transform Communities

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2011 · Education

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What happens when you blend social justice work, youth engagement and performance art? You get transformative experiences that create and celebrate a different definition of society—one where the energy, brains, imagination, talent, and contributions of young people are valued and every human being is viewed as a creative and contributing "artist," shaping the life of the community. Through a model based on the concepts of 1) Engagement 2) Expression and 3) Empowerment, performance artist and non-profit Executive Director, Natasha Thomas-Jackson will demonstrate how we can use performance arts to engage youth and create change in concrete and practical ways.

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