VENICE, CALIFORNIA - November 22, 2002 - Over 3,000 schools across the nation participated in the activism campaign called "Mix It Up", developed by Teaching Tolerance and the Southern Poverty Law Center. The initiative began with the first annual Mix It Up at Lunch Day, where students all over the country participated by stepping outside of their cafeteria comfort zones and taking a new seat with new people. The campaign was developed to explore ways to identify and bridge the boundaries that separate people in their daily lives.
Internet Software and Services firm, Imagistic developed the online component of the campaign, which invites students and teachers to take a fresh look at the social boundaries that criss-cross their schools and communities. The Mix It Up Web site athttp://www.mixitup.org, is the hub where all aspects of the initiative connect.
In the teens' area of the site, several exciting features greet youth activists, including:
- Stories by and for teen activists;
- Guides on how to Mix It Up;
- Polls and other opportunities to speak out;
- E-cards, free posters and much more.
In the teachers' area, educators will find:
- Free Mix It Up at Lunch starter packs;
- Lesson plans;
- Stories about schools already working to bridge divides;
- Funding opportunities and much more.
ABOUT Teaching Tolerance
Teaching Tolerance is an award-winning anti-bias education project that serves K-12 educators. Winner of more than 20 honors from the Educational Press Association of America and recipient of an Academy Award, Teaching Tolerance provides free resources—including its self-titled magazine, video-and-text packages and poster sets—to more than 600,000 educators nationwide and abroad.
ABOUT Imagistic
Founded in 1997, Imagistic (www.imagistic.com) is an Internet software and services firm that specializes in Web application development. The company has developed numerous Web-based initiatives for such clients as California Pizza Kitchen, Bank of America, Boston University, UCLA, CarsDirect.com, Southern Poverty Law Center and Estee-Lauder. Imagistic is based in Venice, California and works with local and remote clients in all businesses and industries.
