Project NIA is an American advocacy organization that supports youth in trouble with the law as well as those victimized by violence and crime, through community-based alternatives as opposed to formal legal proceedings. The organization was founded in 2009 by activist and educator Mariame Kaba,[1] with the project aiming to end juvenile incarceration.[2] NIA comes from a Swahili word for "with purpose".[2]
Suspension stories is an initiative resulting from the collaboration between the Project NIA and the Rogers Park Young Women's Action Team[1] that collect stories about students involved with unfair Suspension and Expulsion[3] primarily through videos[4] They have also filmed and gathered information from teachers and other school personnel[5]
project, american, advocacy, organization, that, supports, youth, trouble, with, well, those, victimized, violence, crime, through, community, based, alternatives, opposed, formal, legal, proceedings, organization, founded, 2009, activist, educator, mariame, k. Project NIA is an American advocacy organization that supports youth in trouble with the law as well as those victimized by violence and crime through community based alternatives as opposed to formal legal proceedings The organization was founded in 2009 by activist and educator Mariame Kaba 1 with the project aiming to end juvenile incarceration 2 NIA comes from a Swahili word for with purpose 2 Contents 1 Suspension stories 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksSuspension stories editSuspension stories is an initiative resulting from the collaboration between the Project NIA and the Rogers Park Young Women s Action Team 1 that collect stories about students involved with unfair Suspension and Expulsion 3 primarily through videos 4 They have also filmed and gathered information from teachers and other school personnel 5 See also editRogers Park Young Women s Action TeamReferences edit Being MK My Personal Website Retrieved 2024 02 04 a b Home Page Project NIA Retrieved 19 June 2013 Challenging the School to Prison Pipeline Suspension Stories Retrieved 2013 08 19 Suspension Stories Project YouTube Retrieved 2013 08 19 Suspension Story Anton M shares his story YouTube 2010 04 17 Retrieved 2013 08 19 External links editOfficial website nbsp This article about an organization in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Project NIA amp oldid 1205289347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
