Eyes On Oakland: Writing Workshop About Surveillance

O_O Who is watching you? O_O

For a new installation at the Oakland Museum, The Center for Investigative Reporting is teaming up with local artists to host a community-focused look at surveillance in the Town. We’ve literally been driving around Oakland in an old Ford Falcon van to both educate and interview residents about the different types of technologies police use in the name of public safety, and what those technologies mean for our day-to-day lives.

Now, the Off/Page Project – a collab between Youth Speaks and CIR – wants your voice in the mix. We’re hosting an Eyes on Oakland writing workshop at Sole Space that will take a look at some of these surveillance practices that are used right here in Oakland.

Join us as we weave personal experiences, news reports and data points to create poems that explore local viewpoints on surveillance and how you can help shape the conversation. We’ll show you new ways to think like a journalist with your art, and give you the tools to dig deeper into what’s happening in your own community. Selected pieces created during the workshop will be featured in the Who Is Oakland? exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California, which is currently on display until July 12

What exactly does an Off/Page writing workshop look like? Check out our short film, Broken City Poets, to see us in action: https://www.revealnews.org/article/broken-city-poets/

We are encouraging folks 16-22 to attend. There are 15 spots available, please RSVP here: http://bit.ly/1J5z7D3

Questions? Ideas? Email Niema Jordan, the Off/Page Project program manager: njordan@cironline.org