Clarissa Uprooted: Unearthing Stories of Our Village (1940s-early 1970s) (DEIJ)
I helped Marijaye Blanchard collaborated with Center for Teen Empowerment and WXXI to work with youth from Rochester learn how to create digital graphics and make a 360 video about the destruction of Clarissa street in Rochester. Marijaye led the students in thinking about the story and assembling the 360 video while I helped the students learn basic photoshop skills to cut out images needed for use the film. This film is on display at RIT's City Art Space downtown Rochester from 3 Aug - Jul 24 2022. It is also available online through TeenEmpowermentTV on youtube and shown below.

Clarissa Street before the destruction

Clarissa Street today

Discussing Story

Planning the layout for the film
3D PRINTING FACE SHIELDS FOR COVID EMERGENCY
I participated in 3D printing face shields for medical staff because personal protective equipment was in short supply when COVID hit the United States. I took it upon myself to find a way that I could help with this crisis. I found the design online and began printing them on my personal printer. I later joined a group called Face Shields ROC where other people were doing the same thing I was doing. This collaboration helped to coordinate efforts in the area. I created 350 face shields in total.

First face shield frame print

Laser cutting shield

Fully Assembled

Cleaned and packaged

Increasing Production. Had to start a new print every hour

Donations from RIT!

test printing new filiment

That didn't work so well

Finally dialed in correct temp

increasing production

Ready to fight back

First drop-off

Learned to stack prints

Printed in a stack

Maximizing Printing space

Stack printing and interlaced stacks x2 speed increase

Just need to be separated

Top View Stacked frames

More ready to go

New black filiment

Great stack!

24 hr print!

60 Frames in one print!

Next run completely melted to filament heater

Finally got it off

Worst filament ever! The pieces stuck together!

Filament went wild!

Sliced finger trying to separate them

This filament so brittle

OB Department putting them to use!

Dr. Pam showing hers off
SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVIST
I participated in supporting our black and brown community by attending marches and protests against the way the police have been mistreating them. I created a chalk mural after the death of Daniel Prude on his birthday.

Marching after George Floyd

George Floyd March

Daniel Prude Memorial

Getting Attacked with Pepper Pellets

Protesting for Daniel Prude

Protesting again for Daniel Prude

Daniel Prude Injustice

Gathering at City Hall for Daniel Prude

Start of Daniel Prude Murial

Filling in Daniel Prude Murial

Progress Daniel Prude Murial

Daniel Prude Mural Finished

Daniel Prude Mural Finished From Above
