Food of Liberation Community Dinners
In Japan, Nyotaimori, or “body sushi,” is the practice of serving sushi and sashimi from the body of a naked woman. Advice Project...
Steps of the Slaves – Petit Canal, Guadeloupe
During our first days together in Guadeloupe, we’ve talked about who gets to tell a story, and how. We’ve learned a little about the...
Learning about coral reefs at Jacques Cousteau's Underwater Reserve
About 25% of the world's fish (over 4,000 species!) live on coral reefs, and they provide more than 450 million people with food and...
Being around the right kind of people on Christmas
I’ve had a lot of energy the last few days, but no way to expel it. My first reaction in a situation like this is to shut down and...
La Mulâtresse Solitude - Who gets to tell a story?
Advice Project Media often asks our students: Who gets to tell a story? During our trip to Guadeloupe, we’ll revisit this question many...
All the love you ever wanted
Dear Thirteen-Year-Old Angela: Please don’t worry about your looks so much. You will learn how little they matter, and how ultimately...
Class Spotlight: Uppity Witches
In the Advice Project’s Uppity Witches class for teens of all genders, we spent the first few weeks learning about witches, witch hunts,...
Gender and Conservation Issues in Cameroon
While in Cameroon to lead an Advice Project workshop and to be a speaker at the annual MEC conference, I spoke with hundreds of people to...
2015 Millennial Empowerment Conference (MEC)
Melissa was invited to give a keynote talk at the first annual Millennial Empowerment Conference (MEC) in Bamenda. Organized and hosted...
Advice Project summer workshop in Bamenda
During the 2014 – 2015 school year, Advice Project Media held its first international class for nine girls from the Presbyterian...
