With funding from the Boston Foundation, the Activist Lab engaged members of the BCYF-Blackstone Community Center in a project called \u201cNeighborhood Empowerment through Storytelling and Advocacy<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0 We worked with adolescents to teach them the skills to craft and tell stories of their personal experiences, describing their accomplishments and the challenges they face. On October 30, 2019, the students presented their stories to friends, family, and members of the Blackstone and Boston University communities in a storytelling showcase. In the second phase of the project, we will work with community members to use their stories to inform advocacy activities to improve the health of their communities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The FitWell Center is a gym at the Blackstone Community Center<\/a> funded and staffed by Boston University. It serves as a focal point for collaborative work among Sargent College, BU School of Social Work and BU School of Public Health. Students have the opportunity to complete practica, contribute to the functioning of the FitWell Center, and interact with and learn about the community.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A free and popular outdoor summer series for all ages, backgrounds, and abilities,\u00a0Salsa In The Park is an innovative community engagement project that transforms public space for public benefit through music, dance and education.\u00a0A public health initiative, featuring movement as a key to wellness, it\u00a0draws\u00a0over 500 people from all walks of life every Monday evening from 6 pm to 9 pm for\u00a0salsa instruction (dance and percussion),\u00a0high-quality performances showcasing a variety of cultures and genres,\u00a0social dancing and\u00a0health and wellness promotion. Salsa In The Park is held weekly in the Blackstone Community Center courtyard every summer.<\/p>\nBU Fitwell Center<\/h3>\n
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