DA Gonzalez partners with youth in anti-bullying storytelling project
A culmination of District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s work with youth communities to prevent bullying came together at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Wednesday night as kids presented anti-bullying short films they made.
The district attorney’s bureau of youth initiatives teamed up with Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network (HITN) and DIYdoc a little more than a year ago to create the “For Youth by Youth Digital Storytelling Project.” The project brought students together from Brooklyn International High School, Brooklyn YouthLink, Breukelen Cornerstone and Wynn Center to view the world of bullying as seen from the eyes of its targets.
“Doing this work today is where my heart’s at, which is working with young people, making sure that young people have an opportunity to grow into tomorrow’s leaders,” Gonzalez told dozens of children in HITN’s black box studio. “The most powerful voices are your voices.”