CAAM/YOUTH NOW

Every Tuesday 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Youth Now
To inspire activism in the next generation of leaders, community mentors
in a variety of fields will welcome teens on a drop-in basis to participate in
unscripted conversations about changing communities. We invite youth to
reclaim the word “responsibility” from its frequent use by adults to blame
or shame youth for societal problems. Instead, young people will use art,
critical thinking, and community organizing to reframe “responsibility” to
mean “the ability to respond to a broken society.” Teens will share topics
of interest and receive feedback from mentors, including Brent Blair,
Associate Professor of Theatre Practice at the USC School of Dramatic
Arts, artist and activist Patrisse Khan-Cullors, artist and professor at
USC’S Roski School of Fine Arts Suzanne Lacy, and others.