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Celebrate Women’s History Month with Heather Mitchell and Marissa Harrington


In celebration of Women's History Month, Read And Write Kalamazoo and The Kalamazoo Civic set out to point the spotlight on women making change in Kalamazoo County.
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Celebrate Women’s History Month with Yolonda Lavender and Gwendolyn Hooker


In celebration of Women's History Month, Read And Write Kalamazoo and The Kalamazoo Civic set out to point the spotlight on women making change in Kalamazoo County.
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Celebrating Women’s History Month


In celebration of Women's History Month, Read And Write Kalamazoo and The Kalamazoo Civic set out to point the spotlight on women making change in Kalamazoo County.
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Youth Voices 2022


Read And Write Kalamazoo and The Kalamazoo Civic asked Kalamazoo youth what stories they needed to tell right now. We took inspiration from Martin Luther King Jr. and other change makers who have used – and continue to use – 
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APPLICATIONS CLOSED – RAWK Employment Opportunities


THIS POST IS FROM 2021, APPLICATIONS FOR THESE POSITIONS AS LISTED ARE CLOSED That’s right, RAWK is hiring! Could you or someone you know be the next addition to the RAWK team?! Positions Available: Program Coordinator – Northeastern ElementaryProgram Coordinator 
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RAWKin’ From The Wreckage – A digital publication for the Kalamazoo Poetry Festival


In celebration of the Kalamazoo Poetry Festival, RAWK has compiled this digital publication to share the poetry we have had the honor to publish over the past year as we all learned to adapt to a new world. Between our 
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Two chances to PUBLISH your writing!


Part of our mission at RAWK is to publish youth writing and share it with the world. We’re excited to share TWO opportunities for youth writers to see their work published: The Quarantine Anthology Project Volume 3 The Quarantine Anthology 
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Youth Survey: How to RAWK the Kalamazoo Poetry Festival


Open call to poets PreK through High School in Kalamazoo County. This year’s Kalamazoo Poetry Festival is taking place virtually on April 16th and 17th and RAWK has been invited to gather youth poets to share their voices. As Amanda 
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Parks and Recreation Youth Says “ICE Holds Are Wrong!”


By Carolyn C Coulter Last Wednesday, RAWK partnered with Kalamazoo’s very own City of Kalamazoo Parks and Recreation (Parks and Rec) program. We worked with the 8 to 10-year-olds, with hopes of carrying out RAWK’s mission, to celebrate and amplify 
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