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Thursday, December 8th, 2011

BROKEN

Photo By: Aniyah Simpson

Photo Title: Broken

Narrative by: Aniyah Simpson

Photo Location: Little Haiti

Photo Description: Cracks in the concrete

NARRATIVE: The photo shows a comparison between

a sidewalk and heart broken. When someone’s heart is being

broken in a relationship, violence is more likely to happen. The

root symbolizes the relationship and the cracked sidewalk

represents the effect the relationship has on the heart. It is

slowly being broken apart. Some ways we can help educate

other about teen dating violence is by creating more support

groups in schools, peer counseling and mentoring.

HIDDEN AGENDA

MOTHER I HEAR YOU

Photo By: Briana Saffold

Photo Title: Mother I hear You

Narrative by: Briana Saffold

Photo Location: Overtown

NARRATIVE:

Mother I hear you

Are you listening to me my child?

Yes I hear

You are a strong black woman

Hold your head up my child

Don’t ever stand around and take this beating

Stand up my child

Mother I heard you

Are you listening my child?

Yes I am Listening

DESERTED CINDERELLA

ALL IN ONE

Photo By: Modline Philistin

Photo Title: All In One

Narrative by: Modline Philistin

Photo Location: Overtown

Photo Description: Colorful Fence

NARRATIVE: When you look at this photo you see

all the colorful painted wood with one brown wood piece

holding them together with a lock. I can see that the

different color wood pieced together represent the different

cultures and races in the community. The brown wood with

the lock is the person who recognizes the problem, and is

trying to get the message out to the community. They

attempt to bring the community together and build

awareness.

READ THE SIGNS

RENOVATION

Photo By: Briana Saffold

Photo Title: Renovation

Narrative by: Briana Saffold

Photo Location: Overtown

Photo Description: Construction Site

NARRATIVE: This photo is of a withered away construction site, a ripped/dirty

cone with rust creeping along the iron. This image is what we have to see day in and day out.

Something we must endure that accurately portrays the society we as people live in today. It

has become a norm to see construction everywhere around and to typically pass it by without

a care in the world instead of having to deal with the reality of it all. This is what we as a

society have done regarding teen dating violence. People make up in their minds that dealing

with teen dating violence is so uncomfortable and sweep things under the mat or believe it

doesn’t exist at all. When I look at this picture I see an issue that could be dealt with by the

government stepping in and passing legislation to help prevent it and provide help to the

victims. Both the government and the community correlate hand and hand to worsen the

issue by the community not standing together to stop dating violence, like educating youth

and setting positive examples for them to follow what a productive couple behaves like. But,

because the community doesn’t take an interest, the government won’t either. There will just

be another bill to die on stack of so many others. I believe that if everyone just took the time

to listen to our youth the outcomes would be shocking about the truth that is really hidden

from adults.

STEPPIN ’ UP!