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Herstory Writers Workshop, Nicole Bellinger, Tiana Collazo, Sarah Meehan, Kayla Simak Oct 2017

Herstory Writers Workshop, Nicole Bellinger, Tiana Collazo, Sarah Meehan, Kayla Simak

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Herstory Writer’s Workshop, founded in 1996 by Erika Duncan, was involved

on the LIU Post campus this semester providing internships that enhanced

student’s writing skills while serving as an opportunity for civic engagement.

Herstory runs these workshops at many Long Island campuses such

as Hofstra, Adelphi, and St. Joseph’s. During the workshops, high school

students and college students write and share their personal memoirs

involving social issues such as immigration, substance abuse, gender

identity, gang involvement, poverty, and health care. During the Spring 2017

semester, about ten Westbury High School students were brought by school

bus to attend weekly workshops …