March 2012 - Manley Career Academy Workshop

WWP Workshops—WWP completed a successful one day Digital Media Workshop at Manley Career Academy High School on March 20, 2012. Working with two groups, totaling 25 students, WWP provided exposure and hands-on… Continue

Chicago Access Network (CAN-TV)

Community Partners—WWP students completed training and hosted its first live call in-show 4/9/12 on CAN-TV 21!! Five WWP students appeared on the show previewing some of our recently made podcasts while students got… Continue

Jan.-Feb. 2012 - Video Podcasting 101

WWP Workshops—Feb. - March 2012 - Rumble Arts Center WWP completed its Video Podcasting 101 Workshop at Rumble Arts Center in grand fashion!! We had a total of 13 student participants who worked to complete… Continue

WWP Experiences LTAB

Gwen Pepin, March 17, 2012

Student Reflections—WWP student Gwen Pepin shares her thoughts on the 2012 Louder Than a Bomb (LTAB) poetry slam team finals held at the Vic Theatre.

LTAB Event a Huge Success!!

Richard Marion, March 20, 2012

Student Reflections—My experience with attending LTAB final poetry slam was like something I had never experienced before. I wasn’t big on poetry before, but LTAB changed my whole perspective.

WWP Workshops

Home—WWP conducts multiple workshops that serve as a model for positive youth development using writing, digital media and journalism as tools for individual and community transformation. It's called the… Continue

2011 Winter - Digital Media Mini Session

WWP Workshops—Dec. 2011 - Rumble Arts Center WWP held its 2011 Winter Digital Media Mini Session at Rumble Arts Center (RAC) in Humboldt Park. The workshop served as a pilot project showcasing our new… Continue

2011 In Review

About WWP—WWP makes great strides in 2011!! Dear Students, Families, and Friends of WWP, As we look back on 2011, we’d like to fill you in on the tremendous advances that the Westside Writing Project… Continue

2011 Summer Digital Media Workshop

WWP Workshops—July/August 2011 - Kelly Hall YMCA/Chicago Public Library (RMD Branch) WWP’s 2011 Summer Digital Media Workshop a Major Success!! August 29, 2010 This summer, the Westside Writing Project… Continue

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Manley Career Academy Workshop

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2011 WInter Digital Media Mini Session

WWP student Lavontae Pepin reports on the murder of West Humboldt Park teen and close friend Antonio Johnson.

WWP students Richard Marion and Gwen Pepin report on the food desert issue affecting the city's west side.

WWP students Calvin Collier and Marcus Johnson cover the issue of the 2011 NBA Lockout.

A look back on Bill Howard's 11 years as of head of the West Humboldt Park Development Council

WWP reporters Kaylan Elder and Jarvis Jackson discuss the issue of air pollution in the Chicagoland area.

WWP student Lavontae Pepin reports on new developments taking place throughout the West Humboldt Park community.

WWP student Marcus Johnson reports on the newly built Richard M. Daley Branch of the Chicago Public Library in West Humboldt Park.

WWP student Tiara Nelson reports on the current proposal to extend the school day and school year for CPS.

WWP students Melvinea and Anthony Nix report on the completion of the new gymnasium for Rowe Clark Math and Science Academy in West Humboldt Park.

WWP Summer Workshops Begins

WWP reports on the success of the 'Save Our School' Campaign at Jacob Beidler Elementary School

WWP students Gwendolyn Pepin and Richard Marion report on the Community Investment Corporation's (CIC) real estate training program held at the Garfield Park Conservatory.

WWP students Marquesha Howard, Gwen Pepin and Richard Marion report on the release of former political prisoner Carlos Alberto Torres.

WWP students Gwen Pepin and Richard Marion report from the 'Making Art Making Noise' celebration and parade in Humboldt Park.

WWP student Aaron Young reports on the teenage drop out rate.

WWP student Richard Marion reports on the Chicago Avenue Improvement Project.

WWP student Gwen Pepin interviews Ondelee Perteet, a fifteen year old paraplegic who was shot last year while attending a party.

WWP student Gwen Pepin reports on the 'B-Ball on the Block' community initiative in Humboldt Park.

WWP student Anthony Nix interviews Coach Corey Morgan from Martin A. Ryerson Elementary school.

WWP student Richard Marion interviews Exec. Dir. Frank Latin