Lucia made this story for a series of workshops on education sponsored by the Boston YWCA. She uses the piece frequently in her work as a community organizer to stimulate dialogue among parents about participation in the school system.
Eugenia created this story as part of a YWCABoston initiative to create dialogue around environmental justice issues. Eugenia has used this story is community organizing workshops with parents in her neighborhood to call attention to the problem of asbestos in the public schools.