victoria carter

victoria carter bw

[new orleans, la]

Victoria is one of idec 2013’s coffee talkers:

Victoria has been apart of Kids Rethink – ..– since fifth grade and she is now going off to study at Brandeis University on scholarship. Because of Rethink she has become one of the prominent advocates for the voiceless youth of New Orleans.

More recently she played a starring role in the HBO documentary, “Weight of The Nation”, highlighting her work in food justice for schools; which helped to lead her in her work with the city’s health commissioner to tackle both health and violence in New Orleans. She feels as though the biggest thing she has taken from her years of activism is that anything is possible if you want it hard enough.

What matters to you?
Family, Friends and the strong belief that sometimes the strongest people are the ones who love beyond all fault, cry behind closed doors and fight battles that nobody knows about. For me your works matter, but how you act on it matters more. Trust matters and the ability to make a change.

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see video linked to image above of Victoria talking about rethink.

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Rethinkers are a group of students dreaming big about the changes they want in their schools and taking action to make those dreams a reality. The idea is simple: students are experts on their school experiences and deserve a voice in education reform.

In June 2006, twenty middle school students entered the first Rethink summer program. They were returning from a hard year that included Hurricane Katrina, losing their houses, leaving the city, and going to new schools away from home.

The students – who began calling themselves “Rethinkers” – met with community organizers, artists, architects, media experts and educators. They dreamed big about the changes they wanted in their schools and shared their vision at a news conference.

find/follow the rethinkers on twitter:

https://twitter.com/RethinkNOLA

on facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/kidsrethink

their book (that Victoria helped write when she was 15):