FALL RAP THERAPY PROGRAMS BEGIN
We are excited that our Rap Therapy program is back at Oakland High this semester after a hiatus and it will continue within the Seneca Family of Agencies.
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We are excited that our Rap Therapy program is back at Oakland High this semester after a hiatus and it will continue within the Seneca Family of Agencies.
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If you haven’t had the chance to see A Lovely Day at either Oakland, Nashville or NYC screenings–now is your chance! ALD will be airing on KQED on Sunday, October 13th at 6pm as part of their Truly CA series!
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We are very excited to announce that we have been chosen by the State Farm Youth Advisory Board as a grant recipient! This was an incredibly competitive process, with less than 10% of applicants receiving funding. Since the beginning of the year, we have been working hard on fund development with limited capacity so this
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Many amazing things are happening for A Lovely Day (ALD), the documentary chronicling the stories of youth in our Rap Therapy program! Last May, ALD premiered at the Nashville Film Festival, winning the Best Hispanic Interest Film Award and this month, it premiered at the Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City sponsored by HBO
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On July 20th, Beats Rhymes and Life, Youth Uprising and the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights joined together to hold a candlelight vigil to honor the memory of Trayvon Martin and all youth who have died from gun violence in our communities at Oakland’s Lake Merritt. The vigil was one of hundreds of actions across
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On July 11th, A Lovely Day screened to an enthusiastic crowd of over 80 South Bronx teens at The Point CDC located in the Hunts Point community. The youth response was overwhelmingly positive and many youth commented on how inspired they were by the film. Here are some of their reactions: It was inspirational! It gives
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BRL is extremely pleased to announce that our Spring 2013 Youth Showcase – Fresh State of Mind was a huge success! Four hundred youth, families, and community packed the Brava Theater on June 6th in support of youth in our seven Rap Therapy programs. The showcase included music, songs, and video produced by youth from
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On May 29th about 350 attendees participated in the second Transition Age Youth (TAY) Conference – Promoting Hope, Wellness and Self-sufficiency: One Success at a Time at the California Endowment in downtown Los Angeles. The conference’s key audiences were TAY (between the ages of 16-25 years old) and the agencies and organizations that serve them. BRL
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