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Truth, Reconciliation, and Food

We Rock Long Distance [HD Version]

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Importance of Elders Within a Culture & Community Why are elders an important part of a culture and community? Because they are the culture and the original creators of a community. Elders pass down traditions, language, clothing, and history of different cultures. When elders are not there to enforce cultural practices, cultures often die or become assimilated to societal norms, which can lead to a decrease in diversity in communities.

Elders Experiences Build Culture:
Elders were once children. As they grew up they experienced and made things that shaped traditions and events within a culture. These traditions were passed down generation to generation slowly changing with the times but keeping core values that the elders created.

Past Generations in Present Day:
As traditions change with each generation, there can often be differences that either generation doesn't understand about the other or didn't have during their time period. For example, Our great-great-grandparents would send long heartfelt letters as opposed to how we just send abbreviated text messages. But oftentimes the differences learn from each other while continuing to build around common traditional concepts.

When Elders Go The Culture Can Go With Them:
The Elders of a culture are the main segue to the original cultural traditions. If those traditions are not passed down to future generations then often times those traditions fade away as the elders grow older and pass away. As elders die the culture could possibly die with them.
Music as an outlet for sharing stories Here, various hip-hop artists share their experiences of feeling outcasts because of differences in their culture. Through the outlet of music, their voices were amplified. Their worthiness and confidence was built through these songs, and bring light to their culture.
Chocolate (Our purpose) Kayde:
Time (1:53-2:13)

Klimishia:
In the 21st century, American college has become the second-largest expense that an individual is likely to make in a lifetime second only to purchase a home.

Will:
Video Project #1: This project examines the importance of interdisciplinarity by using Professor William Moseley as an example.
Video Project #2: This project explains why nuclear power is an important, safe, and efficient alternative energy source that is drastically underutilized.
Why thorium is so good

Video Project #3: This project shows the difficulties of conservation practices when there are conflicting water use issues in surrounding areas by using the Okavango Delta as an example.
Biodiversity and Dams

Video Project #4: This project shows the problems associated with the proposed copper-sulfide mines near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

Oliver:
His video stories were about mental health and making sure that people get the things they need, whether that be therapy or food access. It's important that people are able to get food they need and treatment they need.

Alexis:
Time: (5:33)
A social experiment showing bullying and seeing how people react to it. The video shows a series of reactions, some letting the harassment happen, and others stepping in to stop the bully.
Listen to (4:20-6:40)

Ogechi:

This video brings together the present and past generations of cultures and shows how the present generations depend on past ones for cultural values and traditions.

Hannah:
As I've been reflecting on the history of lynching in the US and connecting this to the theology of James Cone, the theme of courage has jumped out at me. The courage to tell the ugly stories that are apart of our history that no one wants to talk about. While giving recognition to our history it is important to identify the ways the same patterns of injustice may be happening to date.

Indira:
I want my video story to lean towards the message of how youths should have a voice when it comes to the changes that get made in schools and the government. Youth are often discriminated against because of their age, but age shouldn't be the reason you stop someone from making a change that they are to be impacted by.

Seun:
My video stories talked about the importance of finding local resources such as community gardens if people live in food deserts or just like fresh food in general. I talk about how important it is to not throw out food in order to help our economy.
http://scalar.usc.edu/works/the-art-of-food-in-frogtown-and-rondo/oluwaseun-video-story-4?t=1575871044694

Delina:
Most of my video stories are based on the Community Meals. People and organizations came together to explore ways their organizations and communities could creatively cultivate a stronger community food system. And finding ways to provide fresh vegetables and fresh greens for the community.
http://scalar.usc.edu/works/the-art-of-food-in-frogtown-and-rondo/delinas-fourth-video-story?t=1573599920775
The Next Generation... The present generations in communities play an important role in carrying on cultural traditions. Each generation has an important role in keeping those traditions alive while societal norms change throughout time. Sometimes those traditions are carried out differently because of the time period but the core value of the culture will continue to be passed down.

Crossing Paths:
These videos the cross between past and present generations and the different ways they carry out their traditional values.
PG Generation:
The PG or younger generations can also lack the culture that their past ancestors have once expirienced. This often happens in less prevalent cultures and is often because of how the younger generations were raised and or the community they were raised in.
Continue The Traditions
This video shows the importance of the younger generations carying on the culture and traditions to ensure that the culture doesn't die and constantly being celebrated and cherished.