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    “By stepping outside of our boundaries, our Safe Place’s Youth Leadership Council helps us grow as leaders.” Pedro, Safe Place Participant

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    “I decided that I want to change the perception of others that you are bad because you live on the south side by showing other youth that we can be leaders; that we can inspire them.” Jelanny, Safe Place Participant

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Gallery Night at ArtWorks for Milwaukee

Apr 24th, 2012

Safe & Sound’s collection of Safe Messages posters grew Friday evening when ArtWorks for Milwaukee unveiled the latest poster series by interns from the Spring session. It was fascinating to see what the amateur artist came up with, how their minds worked and how they wanted to share their voices and feelings.

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Safe Place Grantees Honored for MANDI Awards

Meghan Koven is the Executive Director for ArtWorks for Milwaukee and was among sixteen finalists for the MANDI awards which were announced in January. The five winners were announced live at the event. U.S. Bank also raffled off a $500 charitable donation that went to ArtWorks Milwaukee.

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Cable Show Helps Youth Reveal Truth to Violence

Kids helping, talking and reaching out to other kids is the idea behind a new youth-oriented cable television show. The show is designed to present the perceptions and views of youth living with violence. It is also designed to use media as a tool for improving youth’s self-esteem, critical thinking and leadership skills.

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Safe Messages from Safe Place Artists

Meghan Koven, ArtWorks Executive Director, said that “while adults do a lot of hard work to deter young people from going down the wrong path, we believe messages created by young people/for young people will be more effective in encouraging positive change.”

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