A Model of Activism: Conversation with Donte Gibbs
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Abstract
Many Regionally Speaking programs ask questions about the meaning of justice. This week's guest implements the goals of social justice everyday. Donte Gibbs is originally from the City of East Cleveland and is also a recent graduate of Case Western Reserve University. He discusses his new role as Youth Outreach Coordinator for the Neighborhood Leadership Institute of Cleveland. One program he is organizing is the Soap Box Workshop Series, which teaches youth reading, writing, and speaking skills using speeches that connect with students. From example, one oration students had to analyze was Barack Obama's "Yes We Can" speech. What motivates Donte? The program delves in Donte's motivations ans inspirations for these community development projects.
Keywords
Speeches, addresses, etc., Education--Ohio--Cleveland, Communication--Study and teaching--Ohio--Cleveland
Publication Title
Regionally Speaking: A Virtual Symposium
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Recommended Citation
Haddad, Gladys and Gibbs, Donte, "A Model of Activism: Conversation with Donte Gibbs" (2013). Regionally Speaking: A Virtual Symposium. 23.
https://commons.case.edu/regionally-speaking/23
