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Rewriting the Rules®
Rewriting the Rules®
Author: St. Paul Youth Services
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Rewriting the Rules® interviews community and business leaders, youth champions, and other radicals whose work builds on the power and genius fundamental to Black communities, Indigenous Communities, and Communities of color. We shine a light on the legacies of creativity, strength and innovation sustaining these communities and offer practical tools for building smart, fair, and loving communities. The podcast is hosted by Dr. Tracine Asberry, Executive Director of St. Paul Youth Services, a Minnesota US based non-profit that is a leader in reimagining how our community engages with and holds itself accountable for Black youth. Learn more at www.spys.org
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Send us a text As with past seasons, enjoy our Season 4 Recap (and reflection) of St. Paul Youth Services’ (SPYS’) Rewriting the Rules®. The season began by sharing the perspectives of our high school principals, and continued by creating a front row seat for listeners of SPYS’ YouthPowerMN℠ Leadership Institute. With this season, we shine a light on the legacies of creativity, strength and innovation sustaining those of us who belong to Black communities, Indigenous Communities, and Communit...
Send us a text In this episode of St. Paul Youth Services’ (SPYS’) Rewriting the Rules®, we hear from YouthPowerMN℠ Leadership Institute leaders in a post-assessment discussion. In this conversation, recorded at the end of the summer session, youth reflect on their growth throughout the 16-day program. The young people highlighted the supportive environment provided by SPYS and the transformative impact on their personal lives and collective development as youth building power. For this episo...
Send us a text In this episode of St. Paul Youth Services’ (SPYS’) Rewriting the Rules®, we take you to a celebration of the YouthPowerMN℠ Leadership Institute, where youth leaders shared poetry rooted in identity, family and home. SPYS’ YouthPowerMN℠ leaders created poems in response to curriculum focused on Healing & Identity, Exploration & Innovation, & Policy Change. Listen to the episode where SPYS, SPYS Youth Champions, and families & celebrate our youth leaders!! ...
Send us a text In this episode of St. Paul Youth Services’ (SPYS’) Rewriting the Rules®, youth leaders from YouthPowerMN℠ Leadership Institute are recognized during an award ceremony. The ceremony took place at an overnight retreat at Mt. Olivet Retreat Center in Farmington, MN. During the retreat, SPYS’ curriculum was focused on Healing & Identity, Exploration & Innovation, & Policy Change. Listen to the episode, where SPYS celebrates these youth leaders for learning about themse...
Send us a text In this episode of St. Paul Youth Services’ (SPYS’) Rewriting the Rules®, listeners get a behind-the-scenes look at YouthPowerMN℠ Leadership Institute, where youth engage in a rigorous curriculum of Healing & Identity, Exploration & Innovation, and Policy Change. The episode takes you to the YouthPowerMN℠ hub, where youth leaders co-developed a Code of Conduct, learned about themselves and their community, and engaged in creative and critical thinking. The purpose is to...
Send us a text In this episode of St. Paul Youth Services’ (SPYS’) Rewriting the Rules®, we hear from YouthPowerMN℠ Leadership Institute leaders in a pre-assessment conversation. In this conversation, recorded at the beginning of the summer session, the youth reflect on their favorite parts of working with St. Paul Youth Services, what they’re looking forward to, and advice they’d offer their future self. For this episode, we’re taking a panel approach and mirroring a Sunday Dinner conversati...
Send us a text In this episode of Rewriting the Rules®, we're continuing our focus on being the adult we wished we had as a child and teen, from the perspective of our high school principals. This is how we continue creating a community that wraps its arms around our youth. Our guest for this 2-part episode is Principal Jamil Payton, Principal of Johnson Senior High School. We hope that this conversation can offer fertile ground to continue thinking about how we can transform cultures and pra...
Send us a text In this episode of St. Paul Youth Services’ (SPYS’) Rewriting the Rules®, we're continuing our focus on being the adult we wished we had as a child and teen from the perspectives of our high school principals. This is how we continue creating a community that wraps its arms around our youth. This episode features friend of St Paul Youth Services, Dr Diana Brown, Principal of Como Park High School. About Dr. Diana Brown: Diana Brown was been named the Capitol Divis...
Send us a text In this episode of St. Paul Youth Services’ (SPYS’) Rewriting the Rules®, we're continuing our focus on being the adult we wished we had as a child and teen from the perspectives of our high school principals. This is how we continue creating a community that wraps its arms around our youth. This episode features friend of St Paul Youth Services, Dr. Diana Brown, Principal of Como Park High School. About Dr. Diana Brown: Diana Brown was been named the Capitol Divi...
Send us a text In this episode of Rewriting the Rules®, we're continuing our focus on being the adult we wished we had as a child and teen, from the perspective of our high school principals. This is how we continue creating a community that wraps its arms around our youth. Our guest for this 2-part episode is Principal Jamil Payton, Principal of Johnson Senior High School. We hope that this conversation can offer fertile ground to continue thinking about how we can transform cultures and pra...
Send us a text In episode 9 of Season 3, St. Paul Youth Services’ Rewriting the Rules® team reflects on eight episodes that focused on youth voice in a variety of ways. In this episode, you'll hear our favorite moments of this season, and reflections on season three. This is how SPYS demonstrates itself as a leader in reimagining how our community engages with and holds itself accountable for black youth. SPYS Rewriting the Rules® Podcast Team members featured in this episode: &...
Send us a text In episode 8 of Season 3, Youth Host Connor Walford returns to Rewriting the Rules® to conduct “man on the street” interviews with guests of St. Paul Youth Services’ (SPYS)’ Annual LIT Party. Connor interviews guests about their favorite books, authors, and reasons why reading is important to critically and creatively make sense of and navigate our world, our lives and specific circumstances that come our way. SPYS, a leader in reimagining how our community engage...
Send us a text In this episode of Rewriting the Rules®, we take listeners to a YouthPowerMN℠ Leadership Institute celebration following SPYS’ business partnership event with Allina Health called There’s a Career for You in Healthcare. This partnership event included a mentorship over 3-months between Allina Health adult leaders and SPYS’ YouthPowerMN℠ Leadership Institute. In this episode, you’ll hear from youth leaders, Allina Health mentors, and SPYS’ staff as they share ...
Send us a text St. Paul Youth Services (SPYS) continues to Amplify Youth Voice & Power to Contribute to Our Community in this episode of Rewriting the Rules®. For this podcast conversation, our host Dr. Tracine Asberry chats with youth author Miles Asberry-Wallace and his best friend Connor Walford about games as a tool for learning. The young people share insights on their favorite games for fun and education, while the conversation delves into creative ways gaming is used and can be use...
Send us a text Pushing limits is quite honestly a healthy part of youth development. How we respond to young people when they act out can dramatically alter the course of their lives for the better or much, much worse. At SPYS, we’re creating a community-wide culture in which young people feel not just welcome, but wanted everywhere they go. We are showing youth that they matter. In this episode of Rewriting the Rules, host Dr. Tracine Asberry, Executive Director of Saint Paul Youth Ser...
Send us a text In Part 3 of our “LIVE” Event Recording! Series, guests who joined us to hear from youth author & illustrator Miles Asberry-Wallace asked him questions about his creative journey. In this episode, you’ll hear insights from Miles about his process and plans for the future. The launch of Miles’ first published comic book, Kings of Quests: A Tale of Bros, Book #1 took place on Wednesday, February 7th. The youth-led event explored the power of dreams, the power of our st...
Send us a text In Part 2 of our “LIVE” Event Recording! Series, Youth Host Connor Walford conducts “man on the street” interviews with guests joining us to hear from Youth Author & Illustrator Miles Asberry-Wallace and share their favorite books, authors, and reasons why reading is important to critically and creatively make sense of and navigate our world, our lives and specific circumstances that come our way. All of this takes places during the launch of Miles’ first published co...
Send us a text For our second episode of Rewriting the Rules® Season 3, we’re launching a three-episode series resulting from SPYS’ Podcast “LIVE” Event Recording held on Wednesday, February 7th. The youth-led event explored the power of dreams, the power of our stories, and the power of a beloved community that wraps its arms around one inspiring Black young man named Miles. For this first episode, Guest Host Connor Walford interviews youth author & illustrator Miles Asberr...
Send us a text For Season 3, Ep. 1, of Rewriting the Rules®, we are talking about L.O.V.E.— With everything going on in the world. And all the things that we’re focused on locally and nationally, we rarely see or hear about the opportunities we, as adults, create to engage our young people in conversations about love. For this episode, we take time to speak with our youth leaders from our YouthPowerMN℠ Leadership Institute about the ways that love shows up and stands out for them. Pull...
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