Created by: Sidney Francis This was a digital piece that I created for my college portfolio. In response to the police brutality that...

Dear youth of today, First of all, hello. If we don’t know one another,my name is Emily Staat - or Ms. Staat to my students at Liberty...

By Michelle Chen 05.16.2021 Through my bronze scars, I bleed Red too despite being beat. Even when I peer into the mirror, Through my red...

Dear Youth of today, In my life thus far fighting for social change has taken many forms – I’ve organized politically, I’ve lobbied...

Dear Society, Back in the summer of 2019, the Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Forest Grove decided to look at the...

Dear Society, When my sister first presented me with the idea of me writing for her project I didn't think much of it. Afterall I’m only...

Created by: Kelsey Nielson You say you accept us as we are, but time after time, you tell us “are your horns necessary? Do you have to...

Dear Society, I have been swimming my whole life. Ever since I was six. At the time I joined, I didn’t even know what body image was. I...

Dear Society, I love competition. Without competition, life would be dry, uninteresting, and resemble a scone without jam. Being the best...

Dear Society, Please don’t assume. Throughout our lives, we were always taught to never “judge a book by its cover”. However, it seems...

Dear Society, I have consistently battled with my cultural identity growing up, predominantly because of a lack of Vietnamese...

Dear Society, I’m seventeen, on the brink of adulthood, and for the first time in my life, I’m ready to say a sentence that, growing up,...

Dear Society, Hello, I don’t know how to start this… pouring your heart out to strangers is kind of nerve wracking. But I guess I’ll just...

Created by: Dhaya Raja This design showcases the two aspects of me, being what I think of myself and what others think of me. By doing...

Dear Society, I am not defined by my weight. This statement opposes everything you have taught me: throughout years of media, sports,...

Dear Youth of Today, I am a white, cis-gender female born into a lower middle class family in Oregon and born into unearned privilege. I...

Dear Society, I am a boy. I identify as a guy and I was born a guy. Growing up in a home of women, feminism was something I always knew...

Dear Society, Boyfriend, a word that resonates with many teenagers growing up. Either wanting one, or wanting to be one. In my case, I...

Dear Society, As children, we aren’t taught that gender is a social construct. We are taught things like cars are for boys and Barbies...

Dear Youth of Today, I don’t feel that it is my place to give advice. Too often advice can be preachy and create an even bigger...