In my piece I wanted to encourage people in this upcoming election to vote yes on California’s proposition 3. It would amend the California constitution to guarantee the fundamental right to marriage, no matter your gender or race. I want to encourage people to use their voice and vote, it’s the foundation of our democracy and if you want something to change, you have got to fight for it! 🇺🇸🏳️🌈
This image reflects how the election makes me feel. The peeling pieces of her face represent my identity being stripped away if trump is elected once again. As a queer young adult woman I fear the possibility of Trump being re-elected into office. Underneath the peeling pieces is darkness to show how we would be nothing without our identity, we are left soulless. And that is how I feel about Trump, he is a soulless man who is going to take our identity away with his policies if elected. The mouth is specifically stripped away in my drawing to show our voices being taken from us. Especially as someone who is not 18 yet, i feel like I don’t have much of a voice in this crucial election.
My entry discusses hate crimes and how we can prevent them. Not many people are educated about hate crimes, so my film discusses how we can stop them and end them as soon as possible. My film provides pictures of protests against hate crimes.
It’s another election year, and a report from Rutgers University estimates that over 40 million individuals who are dealing with disabilities are eligible to vote in the United States. Millions more live in a household with a disabled person. Together, disabled Americans and people who live with them make up about one third of the U.S. voting population.
My film deals with the needs of disabled Americans in regards to in home services, affordable housing, accessibility of public spaces, and the need for continued mask wearing by the wider population. During a time when elections are very tight, the disabled community has the power to push politicians to meet their needs.
I’m lucky to have things that make me happy. I’m lucky I can share it with other kids and perhaps help them in the process.
Life is hard enough, but we have to continue to combat issues that shouldn’t exist to begin with. My submission is about racism.
This entry is for the people that are too scared to vote and aren’t informed of what voting effects. Many people ask for a lot for the community which causes them to blame individuals that have no control. It’s a problem that we have social media to inform others about election and teach them the importance of it. As future voter we need to educate them and vise versa. It’s important to take account how this effect not just a small part of the county party but more then that it effect me as a student.
My poem is about how people can sometimes trick themselves into thinking that they’re a burden for reaching out for help. I want to emphasize that they’re not a burden, and what they’re going through is valid. Sometimes it can be hard to reach out and trust someone to talk to them, but it’s usually the right thing to do for yourself.
This film shares one youth’s strategies for coping with stress and anxiety.
Walking into a new space can be intimidating, and it’s normal to feel overwhelmed when you don’t know anyone. We want everyone to know that C.A.P.O. is a welcoming environment and safe space where they can find a community and a never a bother.