Monday, November 24, 2008

Downtown Education Collaborative Opens Its Doors


November 18th, 4-6 PM
at 219 Lisbon Street


Downtown Education Collaborative (DEC)
DEC is a new collaborative dedicated to combining the resources, ideas, and energy of its member colleges and organizations to contribute in partnership with the community to the revitalization of downtown Lewiston. We have set up shop at 219 Lisbon Street and now that we have these beautiful photographs on our walls, we have officially opened our doors!

Photo-voice
This fall 15 people – youth, business owners, college students, grandparents – were given cameras and asked to photograph what Lewiston means to them. They photographed what they love about the city, what they value, and/or issues they’d like to raise. The result was hundreds of photos and stories. The photographers have narrowed the collection to 40 photographs to be framed and hung in the Downtown Education Collaborative center on Lisbon Street.




Downtown Education Collaborative Members
Andover College * Bates College * Central Maine Community College *Empower Lewiston *Lewiston Adult Education * Lewiston Public Library
*University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn College

1 comment:

bizdirector said...

The grand opening was great. I'm also intrigued by the Digital Divide project, which I recent blogged about at Working in Maine.

Sherry and her staff are already bringing positive energy to the downtown.