The possible's slow fuse is lit by the Imagination.

Emily Dickinson

 

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Author Dave Eggers visited Tides Learning Community with his Voice of Witness nonprofit book series. In his 2008 TED Prize acceptance speech, he asks the TED community to personally, creatively engage with local public schools.

Dave Eggers

Once Upon a School is an initiative that Dave Eggers, the TED team, and 826 National developed after Dave received the 2008 TED Prize and was given one wish to change the world. Dave's wish was to gather stories of private citizens engaged in their local schools so that people everywhere could share the details of their efforts in schools and be inspired by the work being done by others.

insideoutwriters.org Yahoo! Viewfinder film about IOW’s transformational work that begins inside the halls and continues on the “outs” with the Alumni Program. The mission of InsideOUT Writers is to reduce the juvenile recidivism rate by providing a range of services that evolves to meet the needs of currently and formerly incarcerated youth and young adults. Using creative writing as a catalyst for personal transformation, these young people are empowered with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully re-integrate into our communities, becoming advocates for their future. Help the Kids: donatenow.networkforgood.org/iow Help us transform lives. More than 2,000 young people are currently incarcerated in Los Angeles county juvenile detention facilities and worse, once they are released, more than 70% will be re-incarcerated. InsideOUT Writers, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization is dedicated to breaking this vicious cycle through its Writing and Alumni Programs. With your help, we can help more young people stay out of jail and in their schools and communities, where they belong. Volunteer: insideoutwriters.org/gi-volunteer/ IOW can't say enough about the incredible talent, passion and life experience of our teachers and mentors. We're proud to have teachers who have taught for several years and mentors who continue to be actively involved past their initial one-year commitment. If you plan on becoming a part of the IOW family, you should know more about this amazing circle of people. Let's stay connected: Facebook: facebook.com/insideoutwriters Twitter: twitter.com/IOWriters Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/insideout-writers Contact: insideoutwriters.org/contact/ Hollywood, writers, screenwriter, IOW, Inside Out Writers, juvenile, incarcerated, recidivism, students, writing, actors, star, celebrity, producer, creative, transformation, leadership, success, motivation, positive, mentor, story, film, poems

"Writing Saved my life"

InsideOUT Writers is an organization that teaches, encourages and allows juvenile prisoners to truthfully express themselves and freely discuss difficult issues through the written word.  Using creative writing as a catalyst for personal transformation, these young people are empowered with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully re-integrate into our communities, becoming advocates for their future.

http://www.ted.com Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

Chimamanda Adichie

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.