How to start a conversation between youths in Honduras and their Seattle counterparts? If you’re ChangeStream Media, the obvious answer is VIDEO!
We invited participants in El Centro de la Raza‘s Comcast Digital Connectors program to talk in Spanish about an important Seattle mural, as well as the relevance of art and education in their lives. They then asked questions about life in Honduras. Here’s the resulting video:
We shared that video with more than 60 kids who were participating in HondurasChildren‘s Vacation Activities Program. They were excited to see teenagers from so far away share their stories.
And they loved the art they saw! They were inspired to create their own mural, whose theme translates to “Education for a Great Porvenir.” “Porvenir” means “future,” and is also the name of their town.
The young Honduran artists carefully reflected on what education means to them, and envisioned a bright future for themselves and their town. Their colorful 12’ by 3’ mural is on display at a school where free English classes are offered to children and adults.
Taking a break from a carnival-themed party (complete with face painting), the children recorded responses for their new, far-flung friends, and asked their own questions about life in Seattle. Check out the video:
We hope this will be just the beginning of an ongoing conversation between these two groups of talented young people!