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Equality in Hip-Hop

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     This is my second action project, in which had to create a PSA. The PSA had to be related to one of the 4 elements of hip-hop, graffiti, breakdancing, MCing, and DJing. The PSA also had to address one of the targets from either the 4th, 5th or 6th SDG. The one my group chose was SDG 5, gender equality. We chose this one because of how present misogyny was in the 4 elements of hip-hop. This was shown in one of our books for class, "Can't Stop Won't Stop". In the book, it is shown that women get treated less fairly than men in the world of hip-hop. For example, graffiti was often viewed as a men's activity. When the women tried to do it, people assumed that a man did the work, and the girl was just there. Everyone deserves to have their work seen, and gender shouldn't play a role in that. For the action project itself, my group made two posters addressing one of the targets for SDG 5. My target was 5.5, "Ensure women’s full and effective participation

Everyone Needs Water

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  This is my introductory project, which is based on water and the SDGs. SDGs stands for Sustainable Development Goals, which are goals that we as a society should focus on in order to create a better future. I remember watching a video in class about how people lived without clean water. When I watched this video, it made me realize how much of a privilege it is to have easy access to clean water. We also went to the Chicago Riverwalk, which was a nice experience. I enjoyed walking around the Riverwalk and watching people interact with it in their own ways. Water is such a nice thing to have, and we should all have the right to enjoy it. For our first action project, we got make to make a poster based on two prompts. The one I chose to make is a protest poster. While making this poster, I wanted people to read my poster and realize that this is a serious issue and that we should talk more about it. I also wanted to bring attention to one of the SDGs, specifically number 6 (clean water