
Sports are for Everyone: Teacher Makes P.E. More Inclusive
Season 2021 Episode 16 | 23m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
This teacher uses household items to make gym class inclusive for kids with disabilities.
On this episode of You Oughta Know, Pediatrician Dr. Rob Walter answers Shirley's questions about COVID cases among kids, and vaccinations. Next, Meet an inspiring Delaware teacher who took his imagination, some elbow grease and everyday items, and used them to make sure his students with cognitive and physical disabilities could participate in physical education classes.
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Sports are for Everyone: Teacher Makes P.E. More Inclusive
Season 2021 Episode 16 | 23m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
On this episode of You Oughta Know, Pediatrician Dr. Rob Walter answers Shirley's questions about COVID cases among kids, and vaccinations. Next, Meet an inspiring Delaware teacher who took his imagination, some elbow grease and everyday items, and used them to make sure his students with cognitive and physical disabilities could participate in physical education classes.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> HI, I'M SHIRLEY.
>> AND I'M REGINA.
NEXT ON YOU OUGHT TO KNOW.
A PHILLY CHEF GIVES BACK TO HER COMMUNITY BY SERVING A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO USE -- WHO ARE USED TO SERVING OTHERS.
>> WE TAKE YOU INSIDE A NARD EXHIBIT THAT WILL LEAVE YOU REALIZING HOW THEY DID THAT.
>> MAKING OUR ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STUDENTS IS THE IDEA BEHIND THIS CLASS.
>> AND WE HEAR FROM A PEDIATRICIAN ABOUT WHAT PARENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GETTING THEIR CHILDREN VACCINATED.
♪ >> HI EVERYONE.
>> THINKS HER TUNING IN.
GLAD TO SEE YOU.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT VACCINES.
YOU COVERED A STORY ABOUT THEM NOT TOO LONG AGO.
>> I SPOKE TO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE REACHING OUT TO THOSE IN UNDERSERVED AREAS TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE VACCINE BECAUSE, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC, WE SAW A RISE IN COVID-19 CASES, PARTICULARLY IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
>> WE ARE SEEING AN UPTICK IN THE NUMBER OF KIDS TESTING POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.
BUT RECENTLY THE COVID VACCINE WAS APPROVED FOR CHILDREN 12 AND UP.
SO I REACHED OUT TO OUR FRIEND, DOLLAR PEDIATRICIAN DR.
ROB WALTER -- DELAWARE PEDIATRICIAN DR.
ROB WALTER FOR ALL OF THIS.
HE JOINS ME NOW.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU.
WE LOVE BEING ON "YOU OUGHTA KNOW."
SHIRLEY: TODAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT COVID IN CHILDREN.
THE LATEST STATISTIC I'VE SEEN WITH THAT -- CHILDREN ARE ACCOUNTING FOR 20% OF NEW CASES.
WHY IS THAT?
>> THAT IS UP.
IT WAS 2% OR 3% IN THE BEGINNING.
IT IS GOOD NEWS.
THE REASON IS MOSTLY THAT THE OLDER PEOPLE, THE HIGHEST RISK PEOPLE ARE GETTING VACCINATED.
IF YOU TAKE THEM OUT OF THE MIX, AND OBVIOUSLY KIDS WILL GO UP IN PERCENTAGE, KIDS ARE GOING OUT, THEY ARE GOING TO SCHOOL MORE.
THEY'RE GETTING A MORE.
THEY STILL ARE NOT KIDDING VERY SICK -- ARE NOT GETTING VERY SICK.
SHIRLEY: THE VACCINE HAS BEEN EXCEPTED FOR CHILDREN 12 AND UP.
WHAT IMPACT DO YOU THINK THAT THAT WILL HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY SPREAD?
>> IT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT.
WE ARE EXCITED TO DO IT.
ONCE THE 12 AND ABOVE DO IT WE WILL SEE MORE 16 AND 17-YEAR-OLDS.
>> I KNOW YOU HAVE HEARD FROM A LOT OF PARENTS WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT GETTING THEIR CHILDREN VACCINATED.
WHAT ARE YOU TELLING THEM?
>> PARENTS ARE JUSTIFIABLY CONCERNED ABOUT ANYTHING GOING INTO THEIR CHILDREN.
ALL THE SCIENCE -- AND THE TECHNOLOGY -- DOES NOT SUPPORT THAT IT SHOULD BE HARMFUL.
WE GIVE IT TO OUR OWN KIDS.
SHIRLEY: THEY HAVE NOT SAID HOW THE VACCINES WILL BE ADMINISTERED FOR KIDS YET.
>> NO, BUT RECENTLY, THE WHITE HOUSE TALKED ABOUT HAVING A MORE LOCAL APPROACH WHICH TO ME MEANS, IN YOUR PRIMARY CARE, IN YOUR PEDIATRIC MEDICAL HOME, NOT A MASS VACCINATION PLACE.
SHIRLEY: NOW THE KIDS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND UP ARE ABLE TO BE VACCINATED, ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW TO KEEP PROTECTING OUR KIDS 12 AND UNDER?
>> IT IS THE SAME AS BEFORE.
REDUCE RISK.
YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW MEATLOAF, BUT I LIKE THE QUOTE 2.5 H BAD.
-- EIGHT BAD.
YOU JUST NEED TWO OF THEM.
THE RISK OF COVID FOR KIDS UNDER 12 DWARFS IN MANY WAYS -- IS DWARFED BY THE RISKS OF NOT BEING IN SCHOOL OR OUTSIDE OR NOT BEING WITH OTHER KIDS.
SHIRLEY: YOU THINK BY THE FALL THE FDA WILL APPROVE VACCINES FOR KIDS TO END UP?
>> THAT'S THE HOPE.
PFIZER HAS ALREADY ASKED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THAT.
AGAIN, WE WANT PEOPLE TO GET SHOTS WHEREVER THEY CAN.
FOR YOUNG KIDS, I DO NOT THINK THE DRUGSTORES -- ARE GOING TO WORK.
P JACK TRICK -- AFRICA OFFICES ARE READY.
-- PEDIATRIC OFFICES ARE READY.
>> THINK YOU SO MUCH.
SHIRLEY: AND NOW, DR.
ROB HAS HIS OWN YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
HE IS STARTING WITH A SERIES OF VIDEOS ABOUT THE SEVEN QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK EVERY TEEN.
'S -- REGINA: SPORTS SHOULD BE FOR EVERYONE.
ONE DELAWARE TEACHER TOOK HIS IMAGINATION AND EVERYDAY ITEMS AND USE THEM TO MAKE SURE HIS STUDENTS COULD ENJOY SPORTS, TOO.
>> I'M A PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER.
IT'S A SCHOOL FOR K TO 21-YEAR-OLD STUDENTS WITH COGNITIVE AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.
IN THE SCHOOL, WE TEACH TO INDEPENDENCE.
WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO LIVE THE MOST INDEPENDENT LIFE CAN.
I BUILD DEVICES SO THAT WHEN WE PLAY ANY SPORT OR ACTIVITY, THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES.
I SEARCHED ONLINE FOR IDEAS.
THE TRICKIEST PART IS THE MATERIALS I USE ARE NOT SOMETHING THAT IS ALWAYS BOUGHT ANY STORE OR ONLINE.
I USED ANY MATERIAL I HAD IN MY GRASP AND I FORMED THEM AND FIT THEM TO MAKE THE DESIGN I HAVE IN MY MIND.
THAT IS THE FUN IN THIS JOB.
IT IS A LOT OF FUN.
WHEN A STUDENT REALLY STARTS TO GRASP THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE IF THIS, THEN THIS, THE FEELING YOU GET IS THAT THE STUDENT IS SEEING, I JUST THREW THAT BALL.
THAT IS AWESOME AND THAT IS ANOTHER RUN.
THEY LOVE THAT THEY ARE THROWING THE BALL.
THEY LOVE THAT THEY ARE SEEING ME OR ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER CATCH THE BALL FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
YOU CHOSE TO THROW THIS BALL.
NOW WE ARE PLAYING TOGETHER.
IT IS A UNIVERSAL EXCITEMENT.
I AM PROVIDING THE STUDENTS WITH THE ABILITY TO PLAY SPORT, PLAY GAME, NOT IN THE WAY THAT SOCIETY SAYS THIS IS HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED AND THIS IS THE WAY YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO THROW THE BALL, BUT USING THEIR ABILITY.
THE SKIES THE LIMIT FOR WHAT OUR KIDS ARE DOING.
-- THE SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR WHAT OUR KIDS ARE DOING.
YOU CAN REALLY SEE THE VARIETY OF THINGS OUR KIDS DO HERE.
IT IS PRETTY AWESOME.
IT IS IMPRESSIVE.
IT IS UNIQUE TO SEE WHAT A KID CAN DO BEYOND WHAT YOU WOULD LOOK AT THEM AND SAY THEY CAN DO.
WHICH IS A NEAT THING.
SHE GOT IT RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
SINGLE.
REGINA: WHAT A GREAT THING HE'S DOING FOR THESE KIDS.
THE KIDS GET TO TRY A LOT OF DIFFERENT SPORTS, INCLUDING BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, AND EVEN GOLF.
YOU MAY HEAR THE SOUNDS OF MOTORCYCLES ARRIVING UP -- REVVING UP AS THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN HIT THE ROAD.
FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS THEY HAVE HOPPED ON THEIR HOGS TO RAISE MONEY FOR GOOD CAUSES.
INSPIRED BY THE SHOW MAD MEN, THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN RIDE AND TAKE TO THE OPEN ROAD.
>> THESE GUYS LIKE TO WALK AROUND IN SUITS AND TIES AND IT IS A GOOD TIME GETTING TOGETHER.
REGINA: THE RIDE SPANS 600 CITIES GLOBALLY AND INCLUDES HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BIKERS, LIKE HIM, WHO WILL TAKE OFF THIS SUNDAY.
USUALLY MOTORCYCLISTS RIDE TOGETHER THROUGH THEIR CITY.
THIS YEAR EACH PERSON IS ASKED TO TAKE AN INDIVIDUAL 30 MILE TREK TO RESTRICTIONS.
ALL TO MONEY AND AWARENESS FOR MEN'S HEALTH ISSUES LIKE PROSTATE CANCER.
SOMETHING HE IS TOO FAMILIAR WITH AFTER LOSING HIS FATHER.
>> HE DISCOVERED IT BUT DUE TO HIS AGE HE WAS NOT A CANDIDATE FOR SURGERY.
REGINA: SINCE THEN, HE HAS BEEN WRITING FOR HIS SUMMER AND -- FOR HIS FATHER AND OTHERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED.
THEY WORK TO BRING AWARENESS TO ISSUES LIKE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE MEN ARE ALMOST A FORGOTTEN SEGMENT OF SOCIETY.
CHIN UP, TAKE IT LIKE A MAN, THAT KIND OF THING.
PROSTATE CANCER IS UNIQUE TO THE MALE POPULATION.
F IT MUST HAS TO SIZES, CAME OVER.
-- IF IT METASTASIZED IS, GAME OVER.
SHIRLEY: IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A UNIQUE DATE NIGHT OR A FUN FAMILY DAY OUT, CHECK OUT WONDER SPACES PHILLY.
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS HAVE CREATED THESE IMMERSIVE PIECES WHERE ART MEETS SCIENCE.
IT IS A CREATIVE WONDERLAND.
WONDER -- >> WONDER SPACES BEGAN AS A POP UP IN SAN DIEGO.
WE ARE A PERMANENT LOCATION IN THE FASHION DISTRICT.
WE PARTNER WITH ARTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO PRESENT WORK, MUCH OF WHICH HAS BEEN SHOWN PREVIOUSLY AT FESTIVALS AND SHOWS AND EVENTS.
THOSE PIECES OFTEN HAVE NOWHERE TO GO.
SO WONDER SPACES BEGAN AS A WAY TO BRING THE ARTWORK TO FOLKS WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE TRAVEL TO SOME OF THOSE FESTIVALS OR SOME OF THOSE EVENTS.
MUCH OF THE WORK WE PRESENT IS IMMERSIVE, INTERACTIVE, ROOM SIZE, LARGE-SCALE PIECES.
A LOT OF THE WORK INVOLVES A MUSICAL COMPONENT, A SCIENCE COMPONENT.
THIS IS A ROOM FILLED WITH LIGHT THAT IS INTERACTING AND SYNCED TO A MUSICAL COMPOSITION.
THIS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO BE PROJECTED ON THE FRONT OF AN OPERA HOUSE IN FRANCE.
WE HAVE BALLOONS.
WE HAVE THREE SCULPTURES.
EACH PIECE IS UTILIZING THE GOLDEN RATIO.
THE SYMMETRY OF THAT CREATES AN EFFECT THAT WE HAVE SCULPTURES SITTING ON A TURNTABLE THAT ROTATES A BIT FASTER THAN A HELICOPTERS BLADES.
A LIGHT FROM ABOVE STROBES IN TIME WITH A TURNTABLE TO GIVE THE SCULPTURES THE VISUAL ILLUSION THEY ARE MELTING OR CHANGING DIRECTION OR FALLING DOWN.
IT IS ALL BASED ON THAT SCIENTIFIC EQUATION.
A RUPTURE IS A PIECE WE INSTALLED LAST MONTH.
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT ARE ENLARGEMENTS OF MICROSCOPIC, PARASITIC FUNGI.
BODY PAINT LETS YOU BE THE PAINTBRUSH.
YOUR BODY MOVING IN THAT ROOM THROWS COLOR ONTO THE WALL AND LETS YOU CREATE THESE BEAUTIFUL SPLASHES.
WE FOUND PEOPLE ARE REALLY HUNGRY FOR EXPERIENCES THEY CAN HAVE WITH THEIR FAMILY, WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES DURING THEY CAN EXPENSE SOME THING TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT IT AND HAVE THE ENGAGEMENT.
THE FEEDBACK FROM FOLKS IS THAT THEY ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE FEEL SAFE TO HANG OUT WITH THEIR FAMILY FOR A BIT AND GET AWAY FROM EVERYTHING GOING ON IN THE WORLD.
SHIRLEY: MY HUSBAND AND I RECENTLY CHECKED OUT THE EXHIBIT.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
FOR HOURS OF OPERATION, VISIT PHILADELPHIA.WONDERSPACE.COM.
REGINA: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT DURING THE PANDEMIC MY FAMILY BECAME VERY FAMILIAR WITH TAKE-OUT FOOD.
MY WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU?
A TIP.
BUT ONE CHEF IN PHILADELPHIA DECIDED SHE WANTED TO DO MORE FOR THOSE IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY STRUGGLING TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES AND HOURS.
>> I WANT TO BUILD HOPE.
THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
REGINA: WHEN THE PANDEMIC SHUT DOWN RESTAURANTS, A CHEF MARIA CAMPBELL AND HER HUSBAND WERE FINANCIALLY AFFECTED, AND SO ARE MANY OF THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW AND CARE ABOUT.
>> WE SAW ALL OF THE LIMITATIONS THAT EVERY RESTAURANT WAS FACING , FORCED CLOSURES, REDUCED SEATING, LAYING OFF WORKERS, FOR ALLOWING THEM.
-- FURLOUGHING THEM.
OWNERS WERE DOING EVERYTHING BY THEMSELVES.
WE WANTED TO BE ACTIONABLE.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.
WHAT CAN WE DO?
REGINA: SHE CAME UP WITH COOKS WHO CARE, A NONPROFIT THAT WOULD FEED THOSE WHO WERE STILL WORKING TO FEED THE POPULATION AND KEEP THEIR OWN BUSINESSES AFLOAT.
TO DO SO, CAMPBELL AND LISTED SOME OF HER FRIENDS IN THE BUSINESS -- AND LISTED SOME OF HER FRIENDS IN THE BUSINESS.. >> IT WAS SANDWICHES.
PORK SANDWICHES.
IT WAS WONDERFUL.
THEN WE HAD THESE VEGAN MEATBALLS WHICH ARE ALSO SILICEOUS AND HAD ALL THESE -- ARE ALSO DELICIOUS.
AND I'M LIKE, WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS.
LET'S LOAD UP MY CAR.
WE DROVE IN SOUTH PHILLY.
WE STARTED DELIVERING TWO SPOTS -- TO SPOTS.
THE REACTION, THERE WERE ONLY DOING THIS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKER, THE PEOPLE CONSIDERED FRONTLINE ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
I WAS HAVING A DIALOGUE SAYING, YOU ARE AN ESSENTIAL WORKER, TOO.
THIS IS FOR YOU.
REGINA: WITH MONETARY CONSERVATIONS FROM COMPANIES AND DONATIONS TO THE GOFUNDME PAGE, CAMPBELL HAS BEEN ABLE TO FEED OVER 700 PEOPLE.
SHE SAYS THE HARDEST PART IS CONVINCING THEM THEY DESERVE THE FREE FOOD.
SOMETHING SHE SAYS SHE STRUGGLES WITH.
>> PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE THAT IT IS NOT BECAUSE YOU HAVE ENOUGH INCOME COMING IN, THAT IS FOOD INSECURE.
PEOPLE DO NOT RECOGNIZE THAT.
THEY ARE LIKE -- WAIT A MINUTE?
I HAVE TO CHOOSE HOW MUCH I CAN BUY AND ADD UP MY GROCERIES ON A CALCULATOR?
WE WANT TO BE INDEPENDENT.
ASKING FOR HELP IS NOT HIGHLY LOOKED UPON.
IS THIS WHOLE PIECE WE HAVE TAUGHT PEOPLE -- IT IS THIS WHOLE PIECE WE HAVE TAUGHT PEOPLE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE TO RELY ON EACH OTHER AND I THINK IT IS BOGUS.
REGINA: SHE SAYS SOME PEOPLE TAKE THE FOOD AND GIVE IT TO HOMELESS SHELTERS OR FAMILIES THEY KNOW ARE IN NEED, WHICH SHE SAYS IS OK TOO.
SHE'S NOW WORKING ON GIVING OUT BOXES OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD LIKE GRITS AND CHARD VEGETABLES TO HELP PEOPLE -- AND JARRED VEGETABLES TO HELP PEOPLE RESTOCK THEIR PANTRIES.
>> IT FEELS AMAZING.
I DON'T KNOW THE PEOPLE.
I MIGHT'VE MET THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I PROBABLY DO NOT KNOW THEIR NAMES.
BUT YOU CAN HAVE THAT EFFECT ON SOMEBODY.
IF THAT RAISES THEIR SPIRIT FOR ONE DAY, THAT IS -- I FEEL FULFILLED.
REGINA: SHE IS ALSO PART OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RESTAURANT AND LODGING ASSOCIATION PHILLY CHAPTER, WHICH WORKS AS AN ADVOCATE FOR RESTAURANT OWNERS.
THEY ARE PETITIONING FOR BETTER HEALTH CARE OPTIONS FOR ENTREPRENEURS.
SHIRLEY: PUBLIC SPACES AND MONUMENTS REFLECTS SPECIFIC NARRATIVES AND AGENDAS.
A NEW APP IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW USERS TO DIG DEEPER INTO THE LIVING HISTORY OF A CITY.
>> MONUMENT LAB IS A PUBLIC ART AND HISTORY STUDIO BASED IN PHILADELPHIA.
WE ENGAGE THE PAST, THE PRESENT, AND THE FUTURE OF MONUMENTS.
AROUND STORIES OF RESISTANCE, FREEDOM, AND HOPE.
MONUMENTS, TRADITIONALLY, HAVE TOLD PART OF THE HISTORY, BUT NOT THE FULL HISTORY.
THE MONUMENT LAB OVERTIME APP IS AN AUGMENTED REALITY PLATFORM.
IT FEATURES PHILADELPHIA POETS AND ACTIVISTS.
WE WANTED TO DIG IN AND TELL THE STORY OF PLACES OVERTIME AND CREATE A PLATFORM THAT PEOPLE COULD ADD THEIR OWN STORIES TOO.
>> WHY IS THIS APP SO RELEVANT?
PROGRESSIVENESS.
BEING PART OF THIS.
WHERE THE INFORMATION AND HISTORY IS ALL-INCLUSIVE, NONEXCLUSIVE, IT IS WHAT I WANT.
>> WE WANTED TO FIND ONE MONUMENTAL PLACE THAT HAS STATUES, BUT ULTIMATELY IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE.
THE ART MUSEUM STEPS IS A PEOPLE'S PEDESTAL.
WE SEE IT AS A PLACE WHERE WE COME TOGETHER, PROTEST, HOLD VIGILS.
WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ALWAYS UNDERSTANDING OURSELVES AS PHILADELPHIA.
>> IT IS EVOLUTIONARY.
IT TAKES TECHNOLOGY AND HISTORY AND HUMANITY AND PUTS IT IN A BLENDER AND MAKES A PERFECT EXPERIENCE SMOOTHIE.
IT REALLY IS LIKE EVERYBODY IS WELCOME THERE.
IT IS AMAZING HOW THAT MOVIE ROCKY DID THAT AND HOW PEOPLE RESONATE WITH ROCKY RUNNING UP THE STEPS.
IT'S MAGICAL.
IT SHOWS AN ENERGY OF VICTORY, BUT NOT VICTORY AND WINNING.
VICTORY LIKE, OH OH, I WAS ABOUT TO GIVE UP.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD ALL RELATE TO.
>> THE OVERTIME APP IS A FREE EDUCATIONAL APP.
YOU CAN GET ON THE IOS STORE AND SOON ON GOOGLE PLAY FOR ANDROIDS.
YOU CAN USE IT ANYWHERE, AND IT IS OPTIMIZED FOR THE ART MUSEUM STEPS.
AS YOU MOVE THROUGH THE TOUR YOU SEE A LIVING TIMELINE THAT YOU CANNOT JUST OPEN UP ON YOUR PHONE, BUT YOU CAN WALK THROUGH AND ACTIVATES.
ALTHOUGH PLAYERS AND WAYS PEOPLE HAVE MAPPED THE CITY.
AND FINALLY WE DID A NEW ART HISTORY OF "ROCKY" WHERE WE SEE IMAGES OF THE JOE FRAZIER STATUE IN SOUTH PHILLY.
WE WANT YOU TO ADD YOUR STORIES.
>> WE CAN ALL COME TOGETHER AS PEOPLE AND UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER AND TELL EACH OTHER STORIES AND RESPECT EACH OTHER'S STORIES AND ADD STORIES TO THE HISTORY WE ALL KNOW AND LEARN MOVING FORWARD, SO WE ARE ALL INCLUDED.
>> WE ARE HERE AT INDEPENDENCE MALL TO GIVE YOU A VISION OF THE PAST, BUT THAT HAS BEEN SHAPED OVER TIME.
WHEN YOU DIG DEEPER, THIS IS A PLACE WHERE ENSLAVEMENT WAS PERPETUATED RIGHT HERE.
THANKS TO ACTIVISTS, ORGANIZERS, AND HISTORIANS, WE HAVE A PLACE THAT RECOGNIZES SLAVERY IS A PART OF OUR STORY IN THE U.S. HISTORY IS ABOUT CHANGE, HISTORIES ABOUT STRUGGLE.
HISTORY IS ALIVE.
WE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO SEE IT EVOLVE OVER TIME.
>> THIS OVERTIME APP IS SO EXCITING TO ME BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, LET ME GIVE YOU THIS HISTORY AND WHY DON'T YOU GIVE ME YOURS?
AND WE WILL PUT IT ALTOGETHER AND MAKE SOME NEW, NEW HISTORY THAT WE ARE ALL A PART OF.
SHIRLEY: FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE MANY PROJECTS, EVENTS, AND INITIATIVES MONUMENT LAB OFFERS, GO TO MONUMENTLAB.COM.
REGINA: FOR OVER TWO DECADES, PHILLY FRIEND JAR HAS BEEN BRINGING EVENTS TO THE CITY.
THEY ARE BACK WITH THEIR TWO WEEK CIRCUS FESTIVAL, HAND TO HAND.
>> WE HAVE AROUND SINCE 1997.
WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO BRING BACK HAND IN HAND.
IT IS THE TEMPLE PROGRAM FOR FAMILY -- TENTPOLE PROGRAM FOR FAMILY.
IT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT THAN A CIRCUS HAVE BEEN TO -- THEN A CIRCUS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TO IN THE PAST.
THERE ARE NO ANIMALS, FOR EXAMPLE.
THE WAY YOU PARTICIPATE IS NOT JUST AS A SPECTATOR BUT ALSO MAY BE LEARNING ABOUT YOUR OWN BODY.
WE HOPE THERE COULD BE SOME YOUNG CIRCUS ARTISTS OUT THERE WHO ONE DAY SAY THIS IS THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE.
JUNE 11 THROUGH THE 13TH WE WILL PRESENT EVENTIDE.
♪ IT IS A REALLY BEAUTIFUL, TENDER, MULTIDISCIPLINARY SPECTACLE OF A CIRCUS SHOW.
REALLY BIG SETS AND APPARATUS.
REALLY BIG AND SPLASHY AND EXCITING.
JUST AN AMAZING PIECE OF CIRCUS ARTISTRY.
WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE HANGING FROM THEIR HAIR FROM OUR GRID, WHICH WILL BE REALLY EXCITING.
I WILL NOT SPOIL A LOT MORE FOR YOU, BUT IT WILL BE A GREAT KIND OF RETURN TO A KIND OF BIG-BOX THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE.
♪ THE BIGGEST THING I WOULD HOPE TO SHOW PEOPLE IS THE RESILIENCY OF PHILADELPHIA'S ART AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY.
IT HAS BEEN A HARD YEAR FOR ALL OF US.
VISIBILITY -- THIS ABILITY TO COME BACK TOGETHER AT THIS MOMENT AND SHARE AGAIN -- I KNOW ARTISTS ARE HUNGRY TO DO THAT.
I KNOW AUDIENCES ARE MISSING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND THOSE ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.
I HOPE PEOPLE HAVE FUN.
I'M SO STICK AT STARING AT THE INSIDES OF MY WALLS.
I MISS THE FEELING OF THE OOHS AND AHHS.
CIRCUS IS A REALLY GOOD MEDIUM FOR THAT.
THE ON AND SPECTACLE OF LIVE PERFORMANCE COMING BACK.
-- THE AWE AND SPECTACLE OF LIVE PERFORMANCE COMING BACK.
♪ REGINA: THAT LOOKS LIKE SO MUCH FUN.
I WANT TO TAKE THE KIDS.
THE FESTIVAL RUNS JUNE 3 TO 13TH.
YOU CAN FIND A LINK TO SHOW TIMES AND TWO TICKETS -- AND -- YOU CAN FIND A LINK TO SHOW TIMES AND TICKETS AT THE LINK.
SHIRLEY: THAT'S IT FOR TONIGHT'S SHOW.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
REGINA: BYE.
SHIRLEY: BYE.
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