IMPACT Silver Spring is offering SSL hours for students aged 16+ for our upcoming Film & Discussion event, the award-winning documentary "Takeover." The film is 37 minutes long and will be followed by a facilitated discussion.
"Takeover," described by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now as “extraordinary,” follows the 12 historic hours on July 14, 1970 when members of the Puerto Rican revolutionary group the Young Lords Party took over the dilapidated Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx of New York City. The documentary chronicles “their resistance to institutions founded on wealth and White supremacy, and their collective struggle for quality, accessible healthcare.”
Following the film screening, students and other attendees will engage in a facilitated discussion exploring the following questions:
- What can we learn from this film about the challenges and promises of a multiracial/cultural movement for racial equity and justice?
- What lessons can we learn from the histories that we haven't been taught to apply to our activism today?
Please submit the completed, signed waiver by April 20th to: keren@impactsilverspring.org.
Please note the following guidelines for student service through live virtual platforms:
- A student’s parent/guardian must provide the nonprofit with written approval of the student’s participation in the virtual platform prior to the student serving/volunteering.
- Students must use personal/private accounts (not MCPS student accounts) to engage in the virtual platform.
- Students will only engage with others under the direct supervision of a nonprofit supervisor. The nonprofit supervisor will be directly present in the virtual space (including any breakout sessions) at all times.
- The nonprofit supervisor will initiate and host all virtual sessions. If the nonprofit supervisor is not available to initiate and host the virtual session, the session will not occur.
- Virtual sessions will not be recorded.
- Students should not share or upload any videos, pictures, or images of themselves, unless the nonprofit organization has obtained a signed form/waiver from the student’s parent/guardian authorizing permission/release.
- Students’ email addresses/home addresses or any personally identifying information will remain protected and not shared.
Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety and privacy at any time the student is interacting with the nonprofit and its clients. The nonprofit organization will determine the number of SSL hours awarded based on the evidence submitted. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns. This service activity is designed to be completed within the safety of the student’s home.
