In a time when youth are having to deal with a lot but are expected to stay silent about it, Critical Exposure’s role is to help us take back our voice by giving us opportunities to exercise our...
What We Believe
We believe:
• Those who are listened to the least often have the most important things to say and deserve the opportunity to be seen and heard.
• The arts and photography are powerful tools for empowerment and advocacy.
• The individual voices of youth have tremendous value and their collective voice has tremendous power.
• Education is a civil right and all students deserve access to the resources and supports they need to succeed.
• Closing the current opportunity gap impacting underserved youth requires solutions to issues that students face both inside and outside of school walls.
• Both large- and small-scale changes in schools and communities are necessary, and both can have an immense impact on the youth who participate and the issues they seek to address.
• Youth voices must be elevated as part of policy and social change efforts.
• Youth must learn how to become engaged, lifelong, active citizens who can effectively work to address issues that impact their lives and their communities.