Castle Speaks Castle Square Tenants Organization Teen Program

In Season 3's finale, the teen interns discuss their fears moving forward and what they are hopeful for. In addition, they discuss the mural in Dewey Square (Boston) by Mehdi Ghandyanloo called Spaces of Hope and share other Bostonian's hopes for the future! We will be on summer hiatus until next fall! Keep an eye out though!

In this episode, we will be discussing tactics that Donald J Trump has used to control and govern. We will be sharing our opinions about how we feel about the executive orders that Trump has placed and how it's affecting people's lives. This episode will explore why the tactics that Trump has used are unconstitutional and fueled by hate. We offer solutions for how you can take action individually and collectively to challenge the administration. We also talk about how Donald Trump’s muslim ban impacted families from the 7 banned countries and how Donald Trump may be a fascist. Lastly, we discuss Donald Trump’s use of tactics to manipulate his followers.

Episode 2: In this episode, we will be talking about the definition of "othering" and how racism stems from it. Events related to "othering" such as the Red Scare, 9/11, the Chinese Exclusion Act, Japanese Internment Camps will also be discussed. Our teens will also give their opinions on the topic of "othering" by sharing their own experiences and thoughts.

In this episode we will be sharing our thoughts on the one of the common emotions we as human beings experience - fear. We will be explaining the psychology behind fear as well as the history behind scary stories and nightmares. We will also be sharing our personal fears to the audience and discussing the historical significance behind our fears.

Episode 4 of Season 2 is a live audio recording of the panel discussion which took place at CSTO's Perspectives of Power pop up art show.