Staying Power

The theme for our March pack was Uplifting All Voices and for this special edition of TAG You're It, we invited members of the spoken word team Staying Power to tell us about how they use their voices to improve our community. Hear team members Ciatta and Shane talk about what they do and their upcoming performance Spoke from the Soil: When love is a thing called home, May 14 and 15, 2022, Ypsi Community High School. http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ej4woqk196b04438&llr=57iozalab

Staying Power is a youth-driven movement for housing justice and belonging through arts activism. Through workshops, live performances, publications, and a podcast, Staying Power works to address gentrification and preserve Black and Indigenous history, culture and art in Washtenaw County while Staying Home provides a virtual arts respite for teens constricted by economic, transportation or disability barriers. Learn more at https://www.emich.edu/engage/community/collaborative-programs/staying-power.php. 

Find more information about our Teen Subscription Pack project at https://www.ypsilibrary.org/2022/03/uplifting-voices/.