"I Am More than a Stereotype" Red Carpet Premiere

This summer, 35 kids from the YWCA’s Camp Reily program participated in an exciting video project in which they engaged in workshops about the YWCA’s mission of “eliminating racism and empowering women” – and learned how to produce a video!

In the workshops, the kids unpacked what the constructs of "race" and "gender" mean and how they've experienced them in their own lives. Carmen Henry-Harris had them interact with different kinds of hair as part of learning about race, instilling the mantra that we’re “different but not deficient!” Tara Leo Auchey’s workshop on gender ignited some spirited debate about what toys or clothes are for boys or girls – but by the end of the session most of the kids agreed that “it doesn’t matter!” With that foundation set, Diana Robinson taught the kids about the video production process, working with them to develop story-boards and giving them roles directing, assisting and helping with the video and audio.

The final product of the kids’ hard work, titled I Am More than a Stereotype, will star the faces and voices of Camp Reily and will be shown free of charge at a “red carpet” event at the Midtown Cinema on Tuesday, September 15^th at 6:30 PM! The stars of the film will arrive in limos, will walk up the red carpet and will speak a bit about the process and experience of creating the video.

Come show your appreciation and support of our Camp Reily kids and stand with them in their call for “no more stereotypes”!

Special thanks go out to our project sponsors, the Anne M. and Philip H. Glatfelter, III Family Foundation and Market Square Presbyterian Church, for making this video possible!

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