Legacy and Career Visions

Groundswell worked with Youth For Real to create two murals for PS 33. One team, made up of 3rd to 5th graders, focused their mural on community change, with a special focus on Black and Latino leaders from around the world. The philosopher Paulo Freire, Puerto Rican independence politician Pedro Albizu Campos, revolutionary Fred Hampton, and Pan-Africanist leader Marcus Garvey all make an appearance in the mural. Another team was comprised of 2nd graders who focused on career visions. The youth selected a series of characters that represented professions they wanted to have one day. The occupations include firefighter, chef, judge, and veterinarian. In the lower half, a child plays with a plane and smiles looking forward to the future.