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MuseumLab: Genius, Joy & Love


Genius, Joy, and Love is a five-day intensive summer institute that will bring together Black youth and adult educators to explore putting racial justice and equity into practice.

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The institute is aimed at Black youth between the ages of 14 and 22. It will explore questions of how to elevate genius in oneself and one's community as well as how to center love and wellness in education.

Each day of the institute will involved a workshop with a leading social justice researcher and/or advocate. There will also be activities that explore the workshop's topic through poetry, art, and song as well as healing and wellness activities.

The sessions will include guided action planning sessions that support fellows to put their learning into practice and make changes in their communities.

Selected fellows will receive a $500 stipend.

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Sessions will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 29 through Aug. 2 at MuseumLab, located at 6 Allegheny Square E. Suite 101 in Pittsburgh.

Those interested in attending can sign up now.