| One of the fundamental aims of leading the young writers
through the workshop process is to increase their comfort
level in sharing ideas and feelings. The collection of
plays which follow all deal with the expression of conflict
resolution through metaphor. The use of metaphor is a
powerful means of allowing the students to open up and
to incorporate their own opinions and reflections into
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Miguel Gonzalez and his mentor Susan
Alvaro
EORO Executive Director Robin Sohnen (left),
Miguel (center) and his mentor Susan Alvaro(right)
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Since completing his first play with EORO, Miguel Gonzalez
designed an award-winning poster for the Center for Domestic
Violence
Prevention, was released from Hillcrest Juvenile Hall, and passed
the final part of the series to earn his GED. Miguel is
coaching youth basketball at the Boys & Girls Club and preparing
to attend Cañada College in the Fall. His goal is to
attend San Jose State University. In Miguel's own words,
"I want to become a counselor or work in a juvenile facility,
with kids in trouble with the law, because I have been through
a lot, too. I want to help other kids, just like people
helped me; I believe they can learn from their mistakes, as
I did. I come from the streets, I know what's going on
with these kids and how they’re feeling. I'm already
street smart, all I need to do is go to college, hit the books,
and be 'book smart'. " We certainly wish him all
the best in his future endeavors.
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Anthony with his mentor Kelvin
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Hi, my name is Anthony Schlander.
I first participated in the Each One Reach One program
in December of 1999 and again in October of 2000. When
I first met the staff they were incredibly positive
and totally supportive. When I found out what the program
was about I thought to myself that I wouldn’t be
able to do this. What did I look like a teenage William
Shakespeare but I did it and liked what I did! The program
taught me a lot. It showed me how to put down how I
was feeling on the paper in front of me and jut flat
out use my imagination. I now know that writing is one
of the most powerful and productive things I can do
for myself. It took my confidence to another level and
I realized that what I was doing wasn’t writing
a one-act play, what I was doing was believing that
I can do anything I want if I put my mind to it. This
program is definitely second to none.
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