Three Richmond, California, poets teamed up with reporter Amy Julia Harris to observe the squalid conditions of the city’s public housing complexes. Their efforts led to the short film, “This Is Home.”
José Vadi
Project Director, Off/Page Project
José Vadi is the project director of the Off/Page Project, a collaboration between The Center for Investigative Reporting and Youth Speaks. Since the age of 19, José has served as a poet mentor for Youth Speaks, the nation’s leading literary nonprofit. A two-time National Poetry Slam champion, José has coached several college and youth slam poetry teams to national competitions, including the 2008 and 2010 Bay Area Youth Speaks teams featured in the HBO documentary series, Brave New Voices. He was the recipient of the San Francisco Foundation’s Shenson Performing Arts Award for his debut play, A Eulogy for Three, produced at Intersection for the Arts under the curation of Marc Bamuthi-Joseph’s Living Word Festival. Since 2010, José has served as the editor and curriculum developer of The Bigger Picture, an anti-diabetes multimedia campaign sponsored by UC San Francisco’s Center for Vulnerable Populations.
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Broken City Poets
Our new short documentary, produced with Youth Speaks, features young poets from Stockton, California, and shows how the facts and figures from our reporting helped them learn about the history of their community.
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Young Bay Area poet shares perspective on Ferguson at John Legend show
At R&B singer John Legend’s recent show honoring Marvin Gaye, a 14-year-old Bay Area poet performed a moving poem that threaded the events in Ferguson, Missouri, with Gaye’s still-timely lyrics.
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Off/Page Project seeks youth poetry on Ferguson, Missouri, shooting
The fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown has extended well beyond the borders of Ferguson. Whether you’re on the ground in Missouri or following the events from afar, we want to hear what you have to say.
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Off/Page Project seeks youth poetry on Ferguson, Missouri, shooting
The fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown has extended well beyond the borders of Ferguson. Whether you’re on the ground in Missouri or following the events from afar, we want to hear what you have to say.
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Off/Page director recaps 1st year of melding youth poetry, journalism
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the Off/Page Project, The Center for Investigative Reporting’s collaboration with San Francisco literary nonprofit Youth Speaks. Representing the intersection of youth voice and civic engagement, Off/Page integrates the analytical lens of investigative journalism with youth-centered storytelling.
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Off/Page director recaps 1st year of melding youth poetry, journalism
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the Off/Page Project, The Center for Investigative Reporting’s collaboration with San Francisco literary nonprofit Youth Speaks. Representing the intersection of youth voice and civic engagement, Off/Page integrates the analytical lens of investigative journalism with youth-centered storytelling.
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Off/Page celebrates poetry month with #30for30BNV campaign
In celebration of National Poetry Writing Month, the Off/Page Project is remixing this campaign in our own way through a digital initiative that combines daily writing prompts with sourced materials.
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PBS NewsHour profiles the Off/Page Project
PBS NewsHour has produced an exclusive segment profiling the Off/Page Project, a collaboration between The Center for Investigative Reporting and Youth Speaks.