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Written by Janette, a senior at CLU.
In today’s society, popular culture plays a significant role in shaping perceptions, behaviors, and attitudes, especially among young people. Popular culture could be defined as a culture that is widely favored or well-liked by various people. For example, when I think of popular culture I think of music. The way music has made an impact in our society and ho...
Written by Lucy, a Ventura County junior in high school.
Can you see me?
I’m standing outside your car’s window. Bouquets in hand.
Do you want one?
Do you want to help feed my family?
Can you see me?
I’m sitting in the dust your shoes kicked up.
Cardboard sign in hand.
Do you want to help?
Do you want to help me gain back guardianship of my children?
Can you see me?
I’m breaking my bac...
This post is from one of our wonderful community partners, TRANScend Youth. TRANScend Youth is a pending nonprofit focused on education, advocacy, and community building for transgender youth, by transgender youth. Through public speaking, community events, and online advocacy, TRANScend Youth hopes to build community and help create a better, kinder, and more educated world for young trans and ge...
Written by Sofia Noriega, a Ventura County high school student, featuring artwork by Liv Houser.
Love is blind,
it is hard to recognize right from wrong sometimes.
So tell me this,
would you want to have someone insult you so no other
people would admire your beauty but them?
Would you want to have someone who excessively wants
you to be by their side?
Guilt trips you into thinking han...
Written by Adriana Campos, a CSUCI student.
A person who is gender-fluid might identify as both male and female, or neither male nor female, or a combination of both genders. They might express themselves in different ways at different times or remain consistent in their gender expression and identity. Gender fluidity is a concept that is increasingly being discussed and accepted in society. It i...
Every year, Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE), Ventura County Behavioral Health (VCBH), BRITE, and Ventura County Public Health (VCPH) collaborate to produce a conference for Ventura County youth about tobacco use prevention education called Teens Kick Ash. In March 2020, the focus was on vaping prevention and cannabis education. Workshops included Cannabis – True or False, Media, Marketin...
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