December - 2015

Changing the World: One Story at a Time

Youth Citizen Journalists Tell Their Stories

THE HUB is an online magazine and blog that features feminist articles and films by citizen journalists. The publication is a longterm project conceived by Advice Project Media, and its mission is to help lift the voices of youth, women, and indigenous peoples from around the world by sharing their articles and films about gender, the environment, intersectionality, and climate change.

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Being around the right kind of people on Christmas

I’ve had a lot of energy the last few days, but no way to expel it. My first reaction in a situation like this is to shut down and disconnect. While this seems to work while I’m alone, it never goes well when I am surrounded by people. I need to convince myself that it will be good for me to open up and interact. Sometimes, when surrounded by the right people, this works perfectly. Yet I have had so many bad experiences with opening up that it has become very hard for me to d

La Mulâtresse Solitude - Who gets to tell a story?

Advice Project Media often asks our students: Who gets to tell a story? During our trip to Guadeloupe, we’ll revisit this question many times as we explore various sites around the island that teach us about the transatlantic slave trade, the indentured servitude of Tamil Indians post-slavery, and the unique music created by islanders who hold the history of this small French territory in their hearts. Traditionally, it’s been people with privilege who decide which stories

Witches, Wizards, And The Wage Gap

For most of written history, men have dominated nearly every occupation. Even in stereotypically female-based employment, the male population finds a way to encroach upon job opportunities. Contemporary literature and art reflect what is believed and promoted in the society around it. One of the most popular pieces of contemporary literature is J.K. Rowling’s beloved heptalogy, the Harry Potter series. The series is a shining example of how modern culture consigns women an

What *Really* Happened in The Witches? (A revisionist, feminist retelling of Roald Dahl’s book, The

Students in The Advice Project’s Uppity Witches class were asked to rewrite folktales and scenes from books/films in order to illustrate how women characters often receive the short end of the stick. Katherine tackled Roald Dahl’s story, The Witches. In Dahl’s story, the Grand High Witch is a cruel woman who thinks nothing of offing fellow witches when they question her authority, or of turning children into mice. In the film version, the Grand High Witch, played by Angeli

All the love you ever wanted

Dear Thirteen-Year-Old Angela: Please don’t worry about your looks so much. You will learn how little they matter, and how ultimately they fade anyway, no matter how generously they bloom. Don’t cringe over your awkward, gangly body – all jutting limbs and angles like a newborn foal. And don’t frown at your long face that seems to sprout a new red dot each evening, like a cruel gift. These indignities are short-lived, and by the next time the trees lose their leaves you will