Laurelton.nyc wins the 2017 Best of Queens Award with DOTNyc

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We are proud to announce that Laurelton.nyc has been selected as the 2017 winner of the “Best Of Queens” website for DotNyc. DIVAS for Social Justice accepted the award for Laurelton.nyc on October 17, 2017 at the Neustar office in Manhattan. In addition, to Laurelton nyc there were winners from each borough and representatives from the Borough President offices of New York City.  With this award, Laurelton.nyc will participate in a citywide advertising campaign and will be  provided with  a professional photo shoot to the organization to help in promoting the site. We are grateful for the opportunity to provide a platform to tell the stories of Laurelton and we look forward to expanding this journey.

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Clarisa James
Clarisa James is the Co-Founder/Executive Director of DIVAS (Digital Interactive Visual Arts Sciences) for Social Justice. For the past seven years DIVAS has provided free or sliding scale technology training to youth in underserved communities in Central Brooklyn and Southeast Queens. Ms. James has been dedicated to youth development work for the past 15years in the roles of Teaching Artist, After School Director, Curriculum Specialist and artist. Her life's work encompasses empowering youth in underserved communities to use technology for social change and think critically about the issues that are affecting them most. For the past seven years Ms. James has facilitated workshops that help youth develop multimedia projects around environmental justice, housing, leadership development and reproductive justice. Ms. James holds an MFA in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College's Film & Media Department. In addition to DIVAS for Social Justice, Ms. James currently serves on the advisory board of the Children’s Cabinet, Office of the Deputy Mayor Strategic Policy Initiatives at City Hall. Clarisa James is full of gratitude to her parents for providing such a wonderful upbringing and having the foresight to move into the community of Laurelton in the early 1970's. Clarisa is proud to be a daughter of Laurelton.