At Latinidades Spring Break Camp last week, children ages 6 to 10 explored and affirmed their Latine identity through butterfly drawing and mirroring exercises. The free, five-day camp is part of a year-long program created by the Mudlark Theater Company, an Evanston nonprofit that empowers children as artists. The program, which aims to provide theater.
Supported by a Racial Equity and Community Partnership grant from Northwestern, Northwestern CS and YWCA Evanston/North Shore are helping remove racial barriers in the technology field through the YW Tech Lab economic empowerment training program.
Through the Thousand Butterflies Project, Evanston students are using butterflies a symbol of rejuvenation in many cultures to foster connection and community care. Since last summer, Evanston-based nonprofit Kids Create Change has hosted butterfly-making tables at community events, art festivals and block parties around the city. There, students can drop by to decorate.