CRITICAL EXPOSURE INC

Cause Area

  • Advocacy & Human Rights
  • Arts & Culture
  • Children & Youth
  • Community
  • Education & Literacy

Location

1816 12th St. NW3rd FlrWashington, DC 20009 United States
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Mission Statement

While the students in low-income public schools are often discussed, analyzed, and critiqued, they are rarely asked to contribute to the conversation. The injustices of the education system against low-income and minority youth are being allowed to continue and worsen, in part due to the country’s ability to turn a blind eye to the conditions in their schools. We believe that young people have a unique perspective on education and should be included in the decision-making process and be able to hold public officials accountable for meeting their needs.

Description

Critical Exposure trains youth to use photography and advocacy to make real change in their schools and communities. We’re creating a new generation of civic leaders who have:

  • The tools to express themselves;
  • The creativity to imagine new solutions to old problems;
  • The belief that youth have the right and ability to fight for those solutions;
  • The skills to hold communities and public officials accountable.

Through campaigns and visual storytelling, CE helps students raise their voices in conversations about education policies and build the public support and political will needed to address the issues they face.

Critical Exposure serves youth through partnerships with D.C. high schools and through afterschool programs.

Students gain skills in documentary photography, leadership and advocacy. They learn to think critically about their schools and communities and document issues that affect their lives. They then use these images to launch a campaign to address one of those issues collectively. Photos are shared with the public through traveling exhibits in galleries, libraries and other public spaces, and shown directly to public officials and decision-makers.

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