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Samantha Brounstein-Roof Is On Fire

Roof Is on Fire
1. CONTEXT: What were the circumstances that framed the meaning and process of this project?
-These are the point of views of young people of color. They are overlooked and often silenced by older people in society. But the teens were viewed through a lens created by older artists in conversation with students.

2. CONTENT: What was the issue, need, idea or opportunity addressed by this project?
-Young minorities  are expected to exceed "white expectations" when they aren't given the same tools that younger white people are given, they are also introduced to more challenging obstacles that again, they are expected to succeed in spite of. There are a lot of ideals that are passed down that the students are trying to shed light on and eventually destabilize. 

3: FORM: What is the medium that was used to address or embody the content?
-An art project focusing on young people of color having conversations in cars on a rooftop in Oakland while being eves-dropped on by strangers/overlookers as they were discussing "teenage stereotypes".

4. STAKEHOLDERS: Which are the groups or individuals that invested in the process and outcomes of project?
-The artists, the people that came to see the project, as well as the teens in the cars and those who are able to witness the record of the performance. 

5. AUDIENCE: For whom was this project conceived? 
-The project was for middle class white baby-boomers as well as other teens and anyone who was not aware of minority and age-defied issues. 

6. ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES: How were the stakeholders, audiences, and others engaged/connected to the project?
-The students were engaged in conversation but more importantly, there was a lot of listening. The over-lookers were not able to respond so the idea is not to listen to respond, they had no choice but to finally take in what the teenagers spoke about. 

7. GOAL: What are this project's objectives?
-The goal is shed light on teenage minorities and the stereotypes that are attached to them without any choice. The idea that natural resourcefulness of youth is condensed in once central location to get as much insight into a group of people that are not portrayed by the media in an accurate, widespread way. 

8. VALUES: What were the project's guiding values or core beliefs? How were they expressed in the process?
-"If teenagers talk on a rooftop, do they make a sound if the media doesn't cover it"?(21:07) 
They will not be silences, they will exceed stereotypes and work towards dismantling them. It was a time for self-revolution.

9. RESOURCES: What tangible and intangible resources were used to pursue the project's goals?
-Cars
-Students
-Rooftop/Performance Space
-Cameras/media equipment
-Media Interest
-Student Experiences/Their histories
-They also recieved around $100,000 in donations

10: OUTCOMES: What were the results of this project? 
-There was a raised awareness of issues that plague young adult lives and how societal perceptive norms impact the choices they're presented with and how they navigate that throughout their lives, piggybacking into their lifestyles.

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