Malcolm X Library hosts an art exhibit and reception, When I Close My Eyes I See featuring narrative photography and writing by refugee and underprivileged youth. Sponsored by the AJA Project which runs an after-school participatory photography program for refugee youth.
AJA's San Diego Project - Journey
Journey operates in El Cajon and the City Heights area of San Diego, with young people who have been resettled here from Somalia, Sudan, Colombia, Southeast Asia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Each semester approximately 50 kids participate in the Journey program. They learn how to use cameras, video cameras, computers and other multimedia tools, and are given opportunities to practice their written and oral English through writing assignments and public speaking opportunities. Classes consist of interactive projects and discussions, photo and writing assignments, and field trips that engage refugee youth in critical thinking and self and community exploration. The students learn how to analyze their surroundings through the lens of a camera, create a photography-based story combining their words and images, and develop their computer skills. Through AjA, refugee youth are given the tools not only to express their experiences to a larger audience, but to process, reflect, and begin to understand their experiences of war, resettlement, immigration and assimilation.
Dates & Time: The exhibit and reception will be showing only on Wednesday, June 18. The reception will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.
Admission: Free
Location: Malcolm X Library, 5148 Market St., San Diego, CA 92114-2209
For more information:
Phone: (619) 527-3405
or
Visit: activistsandiego.org
For more information about AJA's Project in San Diego see: ajaproject.org
AJA's San Diego Project - Journey
Journey operates in El Cajon and the City Heights area of San Diego, with young people who have been resettled here from Somalia, Sudan, Colombia, Southeast Asia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Each semester approximately 50 kids participate in the Journey program. They learn how to use cameras, video cameras, computers and other multimedia tools, and are given opportunities to practice their written and oral English through writing assignments and public speaking opportunities. Classes consist of interactive projects and discussions, photo and writing assignments, and field trips that engage refugee youth in critical thinking and self and community exploration. The students learn how to analyze their surroundings through the lens of a camera, create a photography-based story combining their words and images, and develop their computer skills. Through AjA, refugee youth are given the tools not only to express their experiences to a larger audience, but to process, reflect, and begin to understand their experiences of war, resettlement, immigration and assimilation.
Dates & Time: The exhibit and reception will be showing only on Wednesday, June 18. The reception will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.
Admission: Free
Location: Malcolm X Library, 5148 Market St., San Diego, CA 92114-2209
For more information:
Phone: (619) 527-3405
or
Visit: activistsandiego.org
For more information about AJA's Project in San Diego see: ajaproject.org
