The full version of the Pushouts documentary is now available online. You can access it by clicking here. A collaboration among Phillycam, Voices of Philadelphia and the students and staff of Youth Empowerment Services Philadelphia, Pushouts is a documentary created by students who left school, but have enroll in an alternative program. Our role was… [Read more…]
November 16, 2011
Many people in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal have said the emphasis should remain on protecting and serving the victims of this incident. I agree. But if that is the case, why has so much emphasis been placed on Joe Paterno, and not Jack Raykovitz? You probably don’t even know who that is.… [Read more…]
November 12, 2011
VoP co-founder Letrell Crittenden was featured on Fox29 for his insight on the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal and the culture of coverups at Penn State. To watch the interview, click here.
November 9, 2011
An enormous among of the anger surrounding the Jerry Sandusky scandal seems to center around Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. There is no question that Paterno – who was dismissed as coach Wednesday– should have taken stronger action in reporting the incident. He deserved to lose his job. Should the continuing investigation reveal he… [Read more…]
July 20, 2011
By Voice of Philly The Philly pushouts took the opportunity to reflect on their project, which has helped to showcase the dilemma that many at-risk Philly public school students face. You can watch the video here.
June 8, 2011
By Voice of Philly The Pushouts, along with Voice of Philly co-founder Letrell Crittenden, YESPhilly founder Taylor Frome and instructor Jeannine Cook, were featured on NBC10′s Education Nation Tuesday. Here’s the video: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/Yes_Philly_Teens_Philadelphia-123433694.html
June 3, 2011
By Voice of Philly The Pushouts documentary screening last Thursday featured community members, educators and other stakeholders interested in solving the city’s dropout/pushout problem. As the video below shows, those who attended the screening were an enthusiastic audience.
June 2, 2011
By Voice of Philly When Voice of Philly partnered with PhillyCAM and YESPhilly for the media literacy training of six YESPhilly students, few of us imagined that the trainers would learn more than the students. Yet the students’ persistence in learning how to report, produce and edit for print, broadcast and multimedia – culminating in… [Read more…]
May 23, 2011
By Voice of Philly Portions reprinted from PhillyCAM and YESPhilly After months of preparation, the Pushouts project, coordinated by Voice of Philly, Philly CAM and YESPhilly, will premiere Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Painted Bride Art Center (230 Vine St.). The event will feature the screening of the documentary produced by six YESPhilly students… [Read more…]
May 20, 2011
By Voice of Philly Reprinted with permission from RHD Mayor Michael A. Nutter and Gov. Tom Corbett were among the luminaries the 2011 Philadelphia Citywide Career Fair today, bringing together the largest gathering of resources aiding in the employment and re-entry of ex-offenders and homeless individuals in the city’s history. The Citywide Career Fair was… [Read more…]
November 21, 2011
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