Reframing Melrose is a service that connects the cultural diversity of the South Bronx community through facilitated conversations and workshops. It aims to provide a progressive space for exchanging ideas to raise awareness and rediscover potential in the Melrose neighborhood. In collaboration with Rebel Diaz Arts Collective, the service will utilize the vibrant local youth culture through workshops and performances to address social issues and enable community learning. The expected outcomes are to bridge gaps between culturally diverse youth and help Melrose thrive through principled sharing and collaboration.

1. Public & Collaborative NYC presents
Reframing Melrose
A service that connects the
cultural diversity of the community.
Aly Blenkin on [ Cultural Diversity ]

2. Problems and Opportunities
The general public has a biased view
towards the Bronx and the unsolved small
problems in daily life reduce potential positive
actions from the community.
How might we rediscover the value of
culturally diverse perspectives within the
South Bronx?

3. Case Study

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6. Service Idea
The service aims to facilitate a conversation
between cultures that generates a
progressive and open space for exchanging
ideas, which raises awareness and
rediscovers the potential in Melrose. The
service utilizes the youthful and vibrant
culture of the community as a means to
educate and address opportunities for social
problems.

7. Service Idea
In collaboration with Rebel Diaz Arts
Collective, an organization who provides a
space for performances, educational
workshops, and multi-media training,
Reframing Melrose will achieve its aims of
providing a safe space for cultural exchange
as well as in enabling youth by giving value
to their ideas.

8. How It Works
Community
actions
W o r k s h o p s
Reframing
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RDAC c o m m u n i t y
l e a r n i n g
S o c i a l i n t e r a c t i o n
S i t e S u p p o r t : M a t e r i a l S u p p o r t : T e c h n i c a l S u p p o r t :
P u b l i c S p a c e : ( R D A C - B X ) O n l i n e P l a t f o r m
CAmeras
V a c a n t L o t s Event
P l a s t i c f r a m e s
Organizer
S i d e w a l k s + S t r e e t s C o m m u n i t y
P e r m o t i o n a l
truck R e p r e s e n t a t i v e
P u b l i c H o u s i n g
Public

9. Expected Outcomes
Through principled sharing and collaboration
Reframing Melrose will bridge the gap
between culturally diverse youth in hopes for
Melrose to thrive further, faster, together.

10. Main Actors
Community Young RDAC-BX
Representative People The Rebel Diaz Arts
(Gonzalo Venegas) Collective
• Doing the Activities • Hosting events
Role • Creating activities • Engaging the community • Spreading the world
• Spreading the word • • Providing tools and materials
• Engaging different cultures
• Empower the youth and the • A need for change • Empower youth
Motivation future of Melrose • Express their individual opinion • Enhance the activist
• Create a sense of community • Joining efforts with other community
activists • Bridge gaps between different
cultures
• Leader • Providing a safe environment
Capabilities • Creative Teacher • Engage the community • Supporting the youth
• Communicative • Directly improve problem • Advertising
• Bridge gaps between cultures areas

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14. Service Storyboard
R e fr aming
po r blems Sharing
W or k sh o ps ideas + Dreams
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RDAC Cultural
community
learning