Healey is concerned about the safety and well being of children
Youth
BOSTON NAMES NEW YOUTH POET LAUREATE
Anjalequa Leynneyah Verona Birkett, from the John D. O’Bryant School of Math & Science, is Boston’s second
SWORN IN: NEW MAYOR’S YOUTH COUNCIL
86 high schoolers will be active in civic engagement
CHILDREN LED STREET THEATER, IN PROTEST OF EVICTIONS AND FORECLOSURES
They will meet in front of the State House
JOIN A YOUTH ORGANIZING CONVERSATION WITH CONGRESSWOMAN PRESSLEY
The second discussion of its kind she has held, welcoming youth voices
REPORT: ‘RAISE THE AGE’ LAW IN MA REDUCED YOUTH DETENTION
"We have our Black and Latino children much more likely to get deeper and deeper into the system than their white peers for similar behavior."
AUTONOMOUS SOURCES: BOSTON’S YOUTH ORGANIZERS RETHINK VOLUNTEERING, POLITICAL ACTIVITY
“We feel that her policies represent us, but we’re ready to speak our mind if we feel that she needs to change.”
ENSEMBLE MIK NAWOOJ TEAMS UP WITH BOSTON MUSIC PROJECT FOR YOUTH WORKSHOPS
“While the pursuit of musical excellence is an important aspect of our work, a student’s ability to take musical risks is equally important.”
YOUNG VOTERS, OLD GAME
Youth engagement and the shifting Massachusetts political playing field.
CURATORS, CREATIVES AIM TO INDIVIDUALIZE ART IN THE NEW VIRTUAL AGE
“Going to galleries and museums is going to be very different, because people are not going to be willing to stand in a room with one hundred other people.”