VOICES
Spring 2022
Identity, Youth, and Resilience in Pandemic Times
Narrative Crossings is an after-school program that fosters collaborative learning and creative advocacy, bringing together local high school students and Tufts University undergraduates from Professor Jayanthi Mistry’s Self and Identity class.
This spring, participants explored themes of identity, community, and social change through the lens of the Covid-19 pandemic. Using photography, poetry, and personal narrative, they shared their reflections, experiences, and stories through several outreach projects: a “community voice” Instagram campaign, youth voice displays in public spaces, and this online literary journal.
New Realities
Hope is being able to see the light shine upon you
Regardless of the shade.
-BG, age 16
(Photo by LB, age 17)
The things we left behind
Two weeks: the time it takes to change your life.
-SG, age 15
(Photo by YN, age 19)
Unexpected Growth
The rose that grew from concrete,
The one that believed
That’s me.
-VA, age 20
(Photo by VA, age 20)
Photos by City Lights participants
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S22 Community Voice project
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