In the Streets!

  • Made By CUP With:
  • Students
  • Tags:
  • Democracy,
  • Court System

Students investigate the right to protest.

Students design protest suits inspired by Nick Cave.
Students designed protest posters on issues that matter to them.

In 2020, protests for racial justice swept through the country and around the world. What are protestors’ rights? What responsibility do police have to support or protect these rights? How can young people protest safely?

In the winter of 2020-2021, CUP, Teaching Artist Hugo Rojas, and students from the Bronx School for Law, Government & Justice collaborated to investigate the limits, purpose, and power of protest. Students created GIFs, surveyed community members, interviewed key stakeholders working on the issue.

The team gathered what they learned and created In the Streets! – a documentary that teaches others how to protest safely for causes that matter most to them and their communities.

Students premiered their final project virtually through a public debut presentation, where they presented their film and shared their creative process. Students also screened their film at a special school-wide presentation.

Watch the documentary below!

See more photos of students in action here!


Students interviewed key stakeholders over Zoom including Gem Isaac and Shannon Jones from Bronxites for NYPD Accountability.
Students created GIFs to animate key ideas from their interviews.

Project Collaborators

Bronx LGJ

Johanie Hernandez, Principal
Kimberly Felder, Partnership Coordinator

Teaching Artist

Hugo Rojas

Students

Angelina Bland
Perla Diaz
Caroline Eusebio
Jelenny Lopez
Edisa Marte
Destiny Rivera
Michael Rodriguez

Funding Support

Major Support for this program was provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and Council Vanessa Gibson.

Special Thanks

Christine Gaspar, Gem Isaac, Kenny Nguyen, Parker Johnson, Shannon Johnson, Laura Pitter, Yasmine Safdie, Marcos Soler