Author: Nina Zahr
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Erica Kohl-Arenas
The New School (Faculty)
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Mary Watson
The New School (Faculty and Dean)
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Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo
The New School (Faculty)
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Julia Thomas
The New School (Staff)
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Julia Bowling
The New School (Student)
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Louisa Strothman
The New School (Student)
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Isabella Brandalise
The New School (Student)
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Emily Jarvis
The New School (Student)
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Shana Agid
The New School (Faculty)
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Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani
The New School (Faculty)
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Kerry MacNeil
Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (Partner)
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Beyond Green
Beyond Green’s Community Builder Kit (CBK) is a customizable tool that invites people to reflect on and identify community groups as well as public spaces in their neighborhood and the relationship between both. The CBK is an open tool, available for download through the Beyond Green website. Each community is encouraged to use it as…
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What is the Community Builder Kit (CBK)?
We believe that community initiatives, in order to be really visible, accessible, and inclusive, need to exist in the public space. The Community Builder Kit (CBK) is a customizable booklet that invites people to reflect on and identify community groups and public spaces in their…
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New Challenge Winner: Sweet Generation (2013)
Sweet Generation is a storefront bakery near St. Mark’s Place that simultaneously provides at-risk young people with job training and donates a percentage of its proceeds to support arts education for youth. After having completed a highly successful Indiegogo campaign…
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New Challenge Winner: Project Fogg
Project Fogg is a post-disaster visualization and communication kit intended to help communities respond quickly and effectively in the hours immediately following a disaster by allowing those on the ground to capture and access real time footage. Comprised of a large tethered…
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A Closer Look: Transforming the Fashion Industry Through Inclusive Design
Disability and Beauty seeks to implement a more inclusive approach to fashion by challenging the notion that design for those with disabilities must constitute a separate market. The idea for this project was inspired by Jake, the 14-year-old cousin of Lucy Jones…
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New Challenge Winner: Beyond ABC
BeyondABC is a mobile game that teaches at-risk youth in rural India safety lessons, so they know their rights and can protect themselves from exploitative situations, such as human trafficking. By focusing on prevention and education, this technology platform equips…
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New Challenge Winner: Steam Punks
STEAM Punks was created in response to the personal experience of Mehdi Salehi, a political refugee from Afghanistan, along with the realization that there is currently little opportunity for children in Afghanistan to receive an education beyond basic reading, writing, and…
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A Closer Look: Creating a Pathway To Employment for Formerly Incarcerated Youth
Drive Change is using the food truck industry to broaden access to opportunity, reduce recidivism, and increase job readiness for young adults coming out of adult jail in New York City. The initial model of this social venture involved building and operating a state-of-the-art…
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Impact: New Challenge
A year-round learning experience open to both undergraduate and graduate students across the University, New Challenge has created a robust application process in which the entire New School community identifies teams with a high potential for significant social impact…
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New Challenge: Change Making is a Creative Pursuit
New Challenge was built from the ground up by a group of students and faculty from design, management, performing arts, and social science. This initial team of students began their collaboration by developing a creative project that engaged the university community…