Wheel of Democracy

This image captures the spirit of adding voices to move the wheel of democracy for all citizens in our quest for liberty, justice, and equality of opportunity. It hangs across the street from the site of memorial plaque honoring victims of lynchings

By Bill C. from Photography Workshop with Andrea Bruce in California

conscious participation of individuals willing to add themselves for the collection good.

Democracy is built---piece by piece, brick by brick. This photo captures that collective spirit, a spirit intent on building strong structures to house all Americans in our common quest for liberty and justice and equality of opportunity.

This bicycle hangs inside the Together Café in Salisbury, Maryland, across the street from the site of a recently installed memorial plaque designed to remember and honor the victims of lynchings that occurred at this site.

Photography Workshop with Andrea Bruce

NWP Teachers

Teachers who attended the Amanda Bruce photography workshop in March 2021

More responses from California

Surprise Me

Our Democracy

I wrote about how democracy relies heavily on the education of its population.

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Gabriel Martinez

I interviewed Gabe about his happiest and saddest moments, his goals, the proudest moment of his life, and something people wouldn't know about him just by looking.

Our Democracy

In this text, I explain my opinions ideas about democracy and pick out the most important ones. I also show examples of how these ideas relate to day-to-day life.

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Jackson Burger

I interveiwed Jackson Burger about how music has impacted him his whole life and how his dad has always been his biggest influence to keep pushing towards his dreams.

What democracy means to me

To me Democracy means a way of government where the citizens get to pick the people that get to rule over them and have a say in what happens with their society and laws.

Human of Sophomore Honors: Mateo

I interviewed Mateo. The interview was about his past and his community around him.

Our Democracy

My picture represents democracy in my eyes, the ability for people to work together. The ability to hear everyone's voice in order to function.

Humans of Sophomore Honors

In this interview i interviewed Miles Sorensen about his family and how they impact him. Some of the questions i asked were "Who is your favorite relative and why?". In conclusion the point of the interview was to get to know more about the person.

Our democracy- Sophomore Honors

I choose to write about a local protest that happened at my school because I feel like it really shows democracy in our community.

our Democracy

I chose the flag to represent democracy because it constitutes the freedom that is offered in america; which is organized by a democracy.

Humans Of Sophomore Honors

For our Humans Of Sophomore Honors I interviewed Dylan. Dylan spoke all about what he wanted to do as a career, he wants to do something involving Science.

Our Democracy

For the Our Democracy project I chose a picute of Luiz Romero's Homcoming Royalty poster.

More responses about "citizenship", "community", and " democracy"

Surprise Me

Community Project

One thing I could do for our community is to establish a coalition of citizens to do work for the elderly in Athens. This type of work would include doing yard work, and moving or fixing things.

Our Democracy

I express my learning about democracy through soccer and how I now have many real world skills due to that environment.

Our Democracy

In this post, I express what democracy means to me. Democracy is who we are and allows us to have many rights we didn't have before. Democracy allows different forms of freedom, power, and equality.

WE as a Democracy

Integrity and honesty are two characteristics of people who are keepers of democracy. Stacy and Jayme are both.

Masks (Still) Hang in Our Hallway

Thinking about the changing symbolic meaning of masks over the course of the pandemic

Our Democracy

"Democracy is the recognition that we are all equal and the power to remind ourselves of that when it is forgotten." This post about "Our Democracy" describes my definition of democracy.

Django Everta

This is my post for the "Our Democracy" assignment for my 1st period Sophomore Honors class.

Our Democracy

Our Democracy is not just big ideas but the little things too

Civic Journalism

Putting an end to hunger and always having something to wear.

My Mother's Jewish Chinese Identity

Philadelphia| Student Emmanuelle K. interviews her mother about being Jewish-Chinese and standing up for her ethnic communities in America.

faces of cchs #2 J,M.

Interview #2 for faces of cchs

Our Democracy

We chose a photo that represents democracy to us.

Symbols of Democracy

This picture of an American flag with an American soldier plaque and a Soldier for Life sticker depicts what democracy means to me.

Django Everta

Danielle Anderson Humans of Sophomore Honors interview

The crisis In Ukraine

With Russia invading Ukraine I think Ukraine has every right to do what they have to do to protect the elderly, & they children of their country because Who is Russia thinking they can just come into the picture and just try to take over things

humans of softmore honors:Kata Pardoe

for this assinment i interviewd kata pardoe

symbols of democracy

This photo shows music records in crates at a thrift store. This represents democracy because it depicts the freedom of listening to whatever music you want. It also shows the ability go shopping freely because of the democracy in the US.

Climate Change Letter for Change

This letter explains what greenhouse gases are, where they are coming from, what effects they have on the earth, and multiple ways to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases you emit into the atmosphere.

Our Democracy

For our democracy project, I talk about the importance of our voice and community. We have one of the most important jobs in the world as citizens and sometimes we don't even realize it.

Our Democracy

Democracy is a people, not a government.

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Tomas Paoli

I interviewed Tomas Paoli and I learned that he is from Indonesia, is very self driven, and doesn't let anything stop him from achieving his goals.

symbols of democracy

This photo shows music records in crates at a thrift store. This represents democracy because it depicts the freedom of listening to whatever music you want. It also shows the ability go shopping freely because of the democracy in the US.

Our Democracy

In this text, I explain my opinions ideas about democracy and pick out the most important ones. I also show examples of how these ideas relate to day-to-day life.

Education in Democracy

One must first know what they are talking about before partaking in democracy, after all no one would want someone coming in and trying to change something without first knowing why something is like it is. But this also brings up other issues.

Our Democracy

The Our Democracy Education Project is a partnership with the National Writing Project and PhotoWings. PhotoWings' mission is to help photography to be better understood, created, utilized, seen, and saved. The project is also supported by the National Geographic Society and Catchlight, and explores the question, “What does democracy look like?” through the creation of a multimedia record of the state of local, everyday democracy today.