We will be accepting original creative submissions in response to the following prompts up until SEPTEMBER 20TH. The pieces will be gathered and formatted into a creative magazine, which will be available for purchase at a TBD date in the fall of 2020. All proceeds from this fundraiser will be donated to The National Bail Out Collective.
Examine one of the following quotes and submit a literary or artistic piece reflecting the quote in the context of the BLM Movement
“The idea of freedom is inspiring. But what does it mean? If you are free in a political sense, but have no food, what’s that? The freedom to starve?” Angela Davis
“Racism is a visceral experience, that it dislodges brains, blocks airways, rips muscle, extracts organs, cracks bones, breaks teeth. You must never look away from this. You must always remember that the sociology, the history, the economics, the graphs, the charts, the regressions all land, with great violence, upon the body." Ta-Nehisi Coates
A prompt for young children:“Brightness is not from your skin, my love. Brightness is just who you are.” Lupita Nyongo
Subject line: “Full name; type of art” ex: Jane Doe, photography
Attach the submission as a pdf or google doc if it is a written piece
Attach the submission as a jpg picture if it is any other type of submission
The title of your submission
Any community affiliation you would like associated with your name (ex: LHS alumni, Livingston resident, Livingston Parent, LPS staff, Burnet Hill Student, [insert name of other district] student, etc.)
Disclaimer: All work will be reviewed prior to publication. All work should be proofread prior to submission. Feel free to reach out to the given email address with any questions!