La directora de Can’t Hide Me se centra en las mujeres de la India que dan un paso al frente para hacer realidad sus sueños
By Will Hite In India, millions of women living under its patriarchal society are told to stay inside as much as possible and tend to familial duties such as cooking, limpieza, and finding a husband. De otra manera, they are subject to men outside their family and have a chance of ruining their family’s honor. While many women continue to face significant challenges when it comes to their personal freedom, what happens to...
La interpretación de Esther Roestan de Moon River innova un clásico atemporal
By Will Hite First performed by Audrey Hepburn on an acoustic guitar in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Henry Mancini’s ‘Moon River’ helped the film become a timeless classic about love. While many singers would cover the song, as its themes of being “…after the same rainbow’s end” still ring true, the musical score Mancini composed evokes equally as much colorfully romantic imagery. Esther Roestan, a student...
Una estudiante de Malawi se preocupa por su futuro en un mundo que se trata de conexiones
by Lexi Portner “I’m scared because there might not be a future,” says high school student Tamika, “because in reality in Malawi and other developing countries and worldwide… you need to know someone in order for you to get by.” In Nepotism: My Worst Fear (que ahora se proyecta en el canal de YouTube de Planet Classroom Network), Tamika, a high school student from the Mzuzu International Academy in Malawi, delivers a...
Joven cineasta se centra en los pros y los contras del consumo de plástico
By Lexi Portner Is plastic always bad? Por ejemplo, what about its benefits in medicine and public health during the Coronavirus pandemic? How does society misuse cost-effective plastic? What are the biodegradable options for plastic packaging? The short stop motion short film, El plastico: Villano o Héroe (que ahora se proyecta en el canal de YouTube de Planet Classroom Network), focuses on why plastic is not a black and white...
Los activistas juveniles nos piden que nos saltemos la pajita desechable
By Lexi Portner In the US alone we use about 500 millones de pajitas al día. "Eso es suficiente para llenar 46,000 grandes autobuses escolares al año,”Según Milo Cress. Milo ha hecho de la reducción de popotes de plástico de un solo uso una misión personal. The Last Straw is one of eight stories that cover youth activism focusing on sustainability and the environment created by Young Voices for the Planet (YVFP) Fundador, Author and Illustrator Lynne...
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