by Emily Bhargava | Sep 1, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development
Once more, Connection Lab helped youth from the Allston-Brighton Substance Abuse Task Force Youth Coalition create a striking symbol from the national Above the Influence campaign. This year, the campaign’s arrow inside a circle are made of wood, and on the wood...
by Emily Bhargava | Aug 14, 2016 | community health, Uncategorized, youth development
In partnership with the school’s art teacher, the Beautiful Stuff Project and Groundwork Somerville, Connection Lab and the Argenziano School art club worked all year to make garden pavers inspired by Georgia O’Keefe. At the end of the year the Groundwork...
by Emily Bhargava | Aug 11, 2016 | community health, Uncategorized
Based on the Guidance Center’s ongoing work using mandalas as a meditative, mindfulness-building exercise for clients, the Beautiful Stuff Project and Connection Lab partnered with them to provide a series of mandala workshops for women who are survivors of...
by Emily Bhargava | Aug 11, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development
We all know that money is powerful, but it’s not just because of its purchasing power that it is so important. Money represents status, and on U.S. currency the people represented in the center of the bills have almost always been men. A 5th grade class in...
by Emily Bhargava | Jun 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Many years ago (actually, almost 20 years ago!) I was in Philadelphia for the first time. Walking along South Street I passed an abandoned lot that had been decorated with broken bottles, bicycle tires and many shimmering mirrors. The wall of the adjoining building...