my name is Joseph Abraham and we’re all humans we’re here to talk to you today
humans we’re here to talk to you today
humans we’re here to talk to you today about our 100-day project human to
about our 100-day project human to
about our 100-day project human to parachute on which was a project that we
parachute on which was a project that we
parachute on which was a project that we ran during our senior year of high
ran during our senior year of high
ran during our senior year of high school so we’re going to talk about what
school so we’re going to talk about what
school so we’re going to talk about what it was why would you so the story behind
it was why would you so the story behind
it was why would you so the story behind humans oppression hi is that most of you
humans oppression hi is that most of you
humans oppression hi is that most of you have probably seen humans in New York
have probably seen humans in New York
have probably seen humans in New York it’s a famous photo series that Bryn is
it’s a famous photo series that Bryn is
it’s a famous photo series that Bryn is in photographer in New York started and
in photographer in New York started and
in photographer in New York started and what he would do is he would go around
what he would do is he would go around
what he would do is he would go around the streets of New York and ask people
the streets of New York and ask people
the streets of New York and ask people to tell them like story you’re asking
to tell them like story you’re asking
to tell them like story you’re asking questions get their responses and most
questions get their responses and most
questions get their responses and most of our Facebook and I think a lot of
of our Facebook and I think a lot of
of our Facebook and I think a lot of people see this most of you progress in
people see this most of you progress in
people see this most of you progress in the series and I thought I never thought
the series and I thought I never thought
the series and I thought I never thought much about it and then one of my friends
much about it and then one of my friends
much about it and then one of my friends during my senior year in California
during my senior year in California
during my senior year in California who’s up there
who’s up there
who’s up there right Josh he started taking pictures
right Josh he started taking pictures
right Josh he started taking pictures with some of his friends and we were
with some of his friends and we were
with some of his friends and we were thinking what would if we combine these
thinking what would if we combine these
thinking what would if we combine these two ideas what if we went around our
two ideas what if we went around our
two ideas what if we went around our high school and got pictures of every
high school and got pictures of every
high school and got pictures of every single scene what if we got nice
single scene what if we got nice
single scene what if we got nice pictures and you just asked them to tell
pictures and you just asked them to tell
pictures and you just asked them to tell us something about themselves so I
us something about themselves so I
us something about themselves so I believe it was interested in photography
believe it was interested in photography
believe it was interested in photography I wanna have your pictures so one
I wanna have your pictures so one
I wanna have your pictures so one they’re much stabilized I hate when we
they’re much stabilized I hate when we
they’re much stabilized I hate when we cover what if we what we did
so exciting how much you will to get so
so exciting how much you will to get so much information about the people and
much information about the people and
much information about the people and just their short interaction you can
just their short interaction you can
just their short interaction you can hear so much about their lives and
hear so much about their lives and
hear so much about their lives and they’re all such interesting people so
they’re all such interesting people so
they’re all such interesting people so the idea of being able to do that with
the idea of being able to do that with
the idea of being able to do that with my high school seems like a wonderful
my high school seems like a wonderful
my high school seems like a wonderful idea
idea
idea but I thought like we needed a third
but I thought like we needed a third
but I thought like we needed a third person because it was such a big task to
person because it was such a big task to
person because it was such a big task to take on so that’s when we talked to
take on so that’s when we talked to
take on so that’s when we talked to Jacob so obviously I’m the third person
Jacob so obviously I’m the third person
Jacob so obviously I’m the third person in this group so baby easygoing guy that
in this group so baby easygoing guy that
in this group so baby easygoing guy that I am when they asked me I said yeah sure
I am when they asked me I said yeah sure
I am when they asked me I said yeah sure so when I first heard about the project
so when I first heard about the project
so when I first heard about the project I was really excited because I’d seen
I was really excited because I’d seen
I was really excited because I’d seen humans in New York before and I think
humans in New York before and I think
humans in New York before and I think the type of work and the type of ideas
the type of work and the type of ideas
the type of work and the type of ideas that they show and kind of how they
that they show and kind of how they
that they show and kind of how they intervene in the community is brought
intervene in the community is brought
intervene in the community is brought it’s brought together this evening by
it’s brought together this evening by
it’s brought together this evening by the project so the reason why I really
the project so the reason why I really
the project so the reason why I really wanted to join it was because I knew
wanted to join it was because I knew
wanted to join it was because I knew that highlighted individuality and every
that highlighted individuality and every
that highlighted individuality and every single student and getting a collective
single student and getting a collective
single student and getting a collective group of pictures from every single
group of pictures from every single
group of pictures from every single senior it really unites the community of
senior it really unites the community of
senior it really unites the community of all high school my main reason for
all high school my main reason for
all high school my main reason for wanting to be part of this project like
wanting to be part of this project like
wanting to be part of this project like it said it was a huge fan of green in
it said it was a huge fan of green in
it said it was a huge fan of green in attendance work and like Joseph that
attendance work and like Joseph that
attendance work and like Joseph that photography is really a big part of my
photography is really a big part of my
photography is really a big part of my life it’s something that I’m really
life it’s something that I’m really
life it’s something that I’m really passionate about so I was really excited
passionate about so I was really excited
passionate about so I was really excited we have more involved in the school
we have more involved in the school
we have more involved in the school community and do something for me
community and do something for me
community and do something for me personally one of the biggest things one
personally one of the biggest things one
personally one of the biggest things one of the coolest things I thought about
of the coolest things I thought about
of the coolest things I thought about New York humans in New York of that
New York humans in New York of that
New York humans in New York of that people this story and when you’re in
people this story and when you’re in
people this story and when you’re in high school it’s really not that you
high school it’s really not that you
high school it’s really not that you know you look around
know you look around
know you look around everyone’s got a board right you look
everyone’s got a board right you look
everyone’s got a board right you look around you’re seized upon everyone fits
around you’re seized upon everyone fits
around you’re seized upon everyone fits exactly what you think they know there’s
exactly what you think they know there’s
exactly what you think they know there’s the jocks there’s the nerves you just
the jocks there’s the nerves you just
the jocks there’s the nerves you just sort of make assumptions about people
sort of make assumptions about people
sort of make assumptions about people right you kind of make this claim to
right you kind of make this claim to
right you kind of make this claim to sort of building your mind and you’ve
sort of building your mind and you’ve
sort of building your mind and you’ve your friends and there’s the other
your friends and there’s the other
your friends and there’s the other friends but really they’re all cute and
friends but really they’re all cute and
friends but really they’re all cute and they’re all unique and I remember
they’re all unique and I remember
they’re all unique and I remember thinking that what if we look around
thinking that what if we look around
thinking that what if we look around realize the people they’re just as
realize the people they’re just as
realize the people they’re just as interesting as the people that on the
interesting as the people that on the
interesting as the people that on the street maybe they didn’t fight in three
street maybe they didn’t fight in three
street maybe they didn’t fight in three wars and end up homeless but maybe
wars and end up homeless but maybe
wars and end up homeless but maybe there’s something interesting about so I
there’s something interesting about so I
there’s something interesting about so I wanted to point to it death in people to
wanted to point to it death in people to
wanted to point to it death in people to say that you know not everybody is the
say that you know not everybody is the
say that you know not everybody is the label that we assigned them because of
label that we assigned them because of
label that we assigned them because of what they do people and that was part of
what they do people and that was part of
what they do people and that was part of the reason we do it so once we can’t be
the reason we do it so once we can’t be
the reason we do it so once we can’t be Midea figured out I wanted to do it we
Midea figured out I wanted to do it we
Midea figured out I wanted to do it we had to figure out how do we get this
had to figure out how do we get this
had to figure out how do we get this done logistical and so James talked a
done logistical and so James talked a
done logistical and so James talked a little bit about the process of how we
little bit about the process of how we
little bit about the process of how we got started so one of the biggest
got started so one of the biggest
got started so one of the biggest challenge that we had when we were first
challenge that we had when we were first
challenge that we had when we were first learning humans was how do we even get a
learning humans was how do we even get a
learning humans was how do we even get a list of people who were gonna take
list of people who were gonna take
list of people who were gonna take pictures
pictures
pictures how who do we want to photograph and how
how who do we want to photograph and how
how who do we want to photograph and how do we get that master lives and since we
do we get that master lives and since we
do we get that master lives and since we is a personal project we
is a personal project we
is a personal project we school-sanctioned clever organization
school-sanctioned clever organization
school-sanctioned clever organization the administration had they had some I
the administration had they had some I
the administration had they had some I guess thoughts about not wanting to give
guess thoughts about not wanting to give
guess thoughts about not wanting to give us all the students that’s
us all the students that’s
us all the students that’s understandable
understandable
understandable so we define our own kind of way to
there’s some friends of ours we are able
there’s some friends of ours we are able to get a list of students that we that’s
to get a list of students that we that’s
to get a list of students that we that’s not a challenge we had was we had 281
not a challenge we had was we had 281
not a challenge we had was we had 281 photos and quotes together in the
photos and quotes together in the
photos and quotes together in the hundred days and that’s a lot of work so
hundred days and that’s a lot of work so
hundred days and that’s a lot of work so if you plan out our schedule with ok
if you plan out our schedule with ok
if you plan out our schedule with ok Monday we if they’ve taken these three
Monday we if they’ve taken these three
Monday we if they’ve taken these three people’s photos and so on so planning
people’s photos and so on so planning
people’s photos and so on so planning out going within a hundred days
out going within a hundred days
out going within a hundred days there’s also the situation with gradient
there’s also the situation with gradient
there’s also the situation with gradient everyone agrees about that but
everyone agrees about that but
everyone agrees about that but approaching these different people was
approaching these different people was
approaching these different people was definitely a challenge to overcome
definitely a challenge to overcome
definitely a challenge to overcome I’m really glad they were able to do it
getting people comfortable in front of
getting people comfortable in front of the camera totally got comfortable with
the camera totally got comfortable with
the camera totally got comfortable with this process so it’s moving though we
this process so it’s moving though we
this process so it’s moving though we have to work here the whole time
including the faculty was really part of
including the faculty was really part of the process of this project growing in
the process of this project growing in
the process of this project growing in size because the beginning it was really
size because the beginning it was really
size because the beginning it was really awkward
awkward
awkward you know we’d go to people and say hey
you know we’d go to people and say hey
you know we’d go to people and say hey we uh take your picture and can you say
we uh take your picture and can you say
we uh take your picture and can you say something and no really knew what to do
something and no really knew what to do
something and no really knew what to do at first I think the first quotes were
at first I think the first quotes were
at first I think the first quotes were like I’m excited to do to the farmer and
like I’m excited to do to the farmer and
like I’m excited to do to the farmer and and we kept that quote because we didn’t
and we kept that quote because we didn’t
and we kept that quote because we didn’t want to change it but this was a part of
want to change it but this was a part of
want to change it but this was a part of the growing process as the project
the growing process as the project
the growing process as the project you’re bigger and more people in the
you’re bigger and more people in the
you’re bigger and more people in the community we’re seeing the pictures
community we’re seeing the pictures
community we’re seeing the pictures there’s a lot excitement you know
there’s a lot excitement you know
there’s a lot excitement you know teachers or excited their students to
teachers or excited their students to
teachers or excited their students to teach your students other friends
teach your students other friends
teach your students other friends parents other communities and everyone
parents other communities and everyone
parents other communities and everyone got to see a different side people that
got to see a different side people that
got to see a different side people that maybe they didn’t expect you know it
maybe they didn’t expect you know it
maybe they didn’t expect you know it wasn’t like you know the normal
wasn’t like you know the normal
wasn’t like you know the normal interactions and classroom going to
interactions and classroom going to
interactions and classroom going to school you really see a unique sighted
school you really see a unique sighted
school you really see a unique sighted person and the administration the school
person and the administration the school
person and the administration the school started he was so receptive to us and
started he was so receptive to us and
started he was so receptive to us and really making this project more we had
really making this project more we had
really making this project more we had so much support from the school in the
so much support from the school in the
so much support from the school in the library that printed out color photos
library that printed out color photos
library that printed out color photos every single wall and that was
every single wall and that was
every single wall and that was incredible we were blown away we came
incredible we were blown away we came
incredible we were blown away we came into school one day and we’re walking in
into school one day and we’re walking in
into school one day and we’re walking in the lively and there’s our pictures up
the lively and there’s our pictures up
the lively and there’s our pictures up on the wall and that was so cool one of
on the wall and that was so cool one of
on the wall and that was so cool one of our teachers leave actually
our teachers leave actually
our teachers leave actually she was always finding out where we
she was always finding out where we
she was always finding out where we didn’t know a kid you find us where that
didn’t know a kid you find us where that
didn’t know a kid you find us where that class was and like you’re my math class
class was and like you’re my math class
class was and like you’re my math class let us leave to go get their picture
let us leave to go get their picture
let us leave to go get their picture really cool stuff like that in fact near
really cool stuff like that in fact near
really cool stuff like that in fact near the end of the year we actually asked if
the end of the year we actually asked if
the end of the year we actually asked if we could go on the roof to take a
we could go on the roof to take a
we could go on the roof to take a picture and the vice-principal
picture and the vice-principal
picture and the vice-principal and we didn’t even have a good reason we
and we didn’t even have a good reason we
and we didn’t even have a good reason we just said hey we want to take a picture
just said hey we want to take a picture
just said hey we want to take a picture on the roof yes we have really cool
on the roof yes we have really cool
on the roof yes we have really cool things acting what the what one of the
things acting what the what one of the
things acting what the what one of the most interesting things we found is that
most interesting things we found is that
most interesting things we found is that by highlighting individuals by
by highlighting individuals by
by highlighting individuals by highlighting injuries individual faculty
highlighting injuries individual faculty
highlighting injuries individual faculty members are highlighting these students
members are highlighting these students
members are highlighting these students and getting every single one we brought
and getting every single one we brought
and getting every single one we brought up something about them except them
up something about them except them
up something about them except them apart from everyone else that made them
apart from everyone else that made them
apart from everyone else that made them unique but at the same time by
unique but at the same time by
unique but at the same time by highlighting individuals and their own
highlighting individuals and their own
highlighting individuals and their own thoughts and making their voices heard
thoughts and making their voices heard
thoughts and making their voices heard we were building up the community
we were building up the community
we were building up the community because we were making everybody
because we were making everybody
because we were making everybody uniquely a part of something together
uniquely a part of something together
uniquely a part of something together but all of this doesn’t mean that
but all of this doesn’t mean that
but all of this doesn’t mean that everything was real life comes with high
everything was real life comes with high
everything was real life comes with high school was one of our classmates and
school was one of our classmates and
school was one of our classmates and friends I am heading passed away Anthony
friends I am heading passed away Anthony
friends I am heading passed away Anthony Filosa passed away on April 5th 2016 and
Filosa passed away on April 5th 2016 and
Filosa passed away on April 5th 2016 and as a personal friend of Anthony’s having
as a personal friend of Anthony’s having
as a personal friend of Anthony’s having been with him at Cub Scouts for several
been with him at Cub Scouts for several
been with him at Cub Scouts for several years it really hit home I found now in
years it really hit home I found now in
years it really hit home I found now in my first period class and I went to the
my first period class and I went to the
my first period class and I went to the bathroom and I literally wept for 20
bathroom and I literally wept for 20
bathroom and I literally wept for 20 minutes just trying to get a hold of my
minutes just trying to get a hold of my
minutes just trying to get a hold of my emotions it is so hard to deal with loss
emotions it is so hard to deal with loss
emotions it is so hard to deal with loss especially a friend and especially a
especially a friend and especially a
especially a friend and especially a young person the official news went out
young person the official news went out
young person the official news went out later in the day then or English class
later in the day then or English class
later in the day then or English class which Anthony was in the prior morning
which Anthony was in the prior morning
which Anthony was in the prior morning and nobody knew what to do everyone was
and nobody knew what to do everyone was
and nobody knew what to do everyone was quiet for at least 15 minutes not saying
quiet for at least 15 minutes not saying
quiet for at least 15 minutes not saying anything not doing anything just trying
anything not doing anything just trying
anything not doing anything just trying to get a little flow was going on after
to get a little flow was going on after
to get a little flow was going on after a while we all started to talk and
a while we all started to talk and
a while we all started to talk and in the following weekend viewing at the
in the following weekend viewing at the
in the following weekend viewing at the funeral
funeral
funeral I saw appears friends family members
I saw appears friends family members
I saw appears friends family members teachers in fact where they all kind of
teachers in fact where they all kind of
teachers in fact where they all kind of come together and mourn together grieve
come together and mourn together grieve
come together and mourn together grieve together and in this I saw a sort of
together and in this I saw a sort of
together and in this I saw a sort of strength a sort of resilience that was
strength a sort of resilience that was
strength a sort of resilience that was from this man and I realized that
from this man and I realized that
from this man and I realized that through this painting we were becoming
through this painting we were becoming
through this painting we were becoming more united we were building unity in
more united we were building unity in
more united we were building unity in our community because of painting so an
our community because of painting so an
our community because of painting so an honor of Anthony we wanted to mention
honor of Anthony we wanted to mention
honor of Anthony we wanted to mention him in our presentation because he was
him in our presentation because he was
him in our presentation because he was such a strong factor in how United our
such a strong factor in how United our
such a strong factor in how United our community can be we were not able to get
community can be we were not able to get
community can be we were not able to get a quote from him and he takes photo
a quote from him and he takes photo
a quote from him and he takes photo during their project but we need found
during their project but we need found
during their project but we need found one of his photos online and we say that
one of his photos online and we say that
one of his photos online and we say that we wanted to feature him in a project
we wanted to feature him in a project
we wanted to feature him in a project because he was one of our premise he was
because he was one of our premise he was
because he was one of our premise he was one of our peers and because he was one
one of our peers and because he was one
one of our peers and because he was one of us appreciate the tragedies do happen
of us appreciate the tragedies do happen
of us appreciate the tragedies do happen and a part of life is complete
and a part of life is complete
and a part of life is complete unavoidable but because of that it’s
unavoidable but because of that it’s
unavoidable but because of that it’s even more important to cherish the happy
even more important to cherish the happy
even more important to cherish the happy funny moments that you find a lot of
funny moments that you find a lot of
funny moments that you find a lot of people in the background
and difficult president worried about
and difficult president worried about the project a lot and definitely helped
the project a lot and definitely helped
the project a lot and definitely helped it whom are popular but humorous I still
it whom are popular but humorous I still
it whom are popular but humorous I still have to unify our grade our class our
have to unify our grade our class our
have to unify our grade our class our whole school and this part of the
whole school and this part of the
whole school and this part of the project helps show how important it is
project helps show how important it is
project helps show how important it is to remember all the funny things that
to remember all the funny things that
to remember all the funny things that happen you actually didn’t know for the
happen you actually didn’t know for the
happen you actually didn’t know for the first like ten photos realizing them
this dichotomy of you know the happiness
this dichotomy of you know the happiness and the sadness the joy remain you know
and the sadness the joy remain you know
and the sadness the joy remain you know all that really it’s all about all the
all that really it’s all about all the
all that really it’s all about all the real life you all this is happen in the
real life you all this is happen in the
real life you all this is happen in the same year and the same span of a week
same year and the same span of a week
same year and the same span of a week one of our classmates passes away but we
one of our classmates passes away but we
one of our classmates passes away but we can’t stop laughing and we can’t stop me
can’t stop laughing and we can’t stop me
can’t stop laughing and we can’t stop me enjoyable
enjoyable
enjoyable we’ve degree for a friend and we have to
we’ve degree for a friend and we have to
we’ve degree for a friend and we have to still live our lives and so humans was
still live our lives and so humans was
still live our lives and so humans was was a place where we also discovered
was a place where we also discovered
was a place where we also discovered that being real wasn’t just about being
that being real wasn’t just about being
that being real wasn’t just about being one thing now we had to live as humans
one thing now we had to live as humans
one thing now we had to live as humans and that’s humans was just being able to
and that’s humans was just being able to
and that’s humans was just being able to express both aspects and be honest with
express both aspects and be honest with
express both aspects and be honest with them and so that was the stuff they’re
them and so that was the stuff they’re
them and so that was the stuff they’re difficult moments but being able to
difficult moments but being able to
difficult moments but being able to bring that together
so what we left behind is not just I
so what we left behind is not just I guess internet record of our class just
guess internet record of our class just
guess internet record of our class just a memories of what that ear was and
a memories of what that ear was and
a memories of what that ear was and really unique perspectives the people
really unique perspectives the people
really unique perspectives the people that made what is but so it was special
that made what is but so it was special
that made what is but so it was special to us or special to our year and it was
to us or special to our year and it was
to us or special to our year and it was a difficult decision for us to decide
a difficult decision for us to decide
a difficult decision for us to decide what are we gonna do with this near the
what are we gonna do with this near the
what are we gonna do with this near the end of the year people started coming up
end of the year people started coming up
end of the year people started coming up to us and saying hey what are you gonna
to us and saying hey what are you gonna
to us and saying hey what are you gonna do with this project are you gonna pass
do with this project are you gonna pass
do with this project are you gonna pass it who’s gonna take care of this message
it who’s gonna take care of this message
it who’s gonna take care of this message and we had a difficult decision for us
and we had a difficult decision for us
and we had a difficult decision for us we actually talked about it about maybe
we actually talked about it about maybe
we actually talked about it about maybe maybe this is special to just right here
maybe this is special to just right here
maybe this is special to just right here maybe this was just for our time and
maybe this was just for our time and
maybe this was just for our time and it’s specific to us and but unless when
it’s specific to us and but unless when
it’s specific to us and but unless when he came to the decision that we were
he came to the decision that we were
he came to the decision that we were passing that the benefit of humans or
passing that the benefit of humans or
passing that the benefit of humans or something that’s meant to be shared not
something that’s meant to be shared not
something that’s meant to be shared not just you know protected as special maybe
just you know protected as special maybe
just you know protected as special maybe some but these are the teams of people
some but these are the teams of people
some but these are the teams of people that have been taking pictures and it’s
that have been taking pictures and it’s
that have been taking pictures and it’s going strong and we’re really happy
going strong and we’re really happy
going strong and we’re really happy thankful grateful to everyone who
thankful grateful to everyone who
thankful grateful to everyone who supported the project and brought it to
supported the project and brought it to
supported the project and brought it to where it is today so there’s a final
where it is today so there’s a final
where it is today so there’s a final thank you again we want to just thank
thank you again we want to just thank
thank you again we want to just thank every single person who ever
every single person who ever
every single person who ever you ever have liked a photo in her
you ever have liked a photo in her
you ever have liked a photo in her comment amount of those you were what
comment amount of those you were what
comment amount of those you were what build up our community and we’re very
build up our community and we’re very
build up our community and we’re very thankful for that a special thank you to
thankful for that a special thank you to
thankful for that a special thank you to the library for mrs. Macklin
the library for mrs. Macklin
the library for mrs. Macklin specifically for printing out all these
specifically for printing out all these
specifically for printing out all these photos we were very appreciative that
photos we were very appreciative that
photos we were very appreciative that thank you to this ministry for helping
thank you to this ministry for helping
thank you to this ministry for helping us with schedules and finding people we
us with schedules and finding people we
us with schedules and finding people we truly appreciate it
truly appreciate it
truly appreciate it we hope my stories the reminder that it
we hope my stories the reminder that it
we hope my stories the reminder that it doesn’t take a lot of people money or
doesn’t take a lot of people money or
doesn’t take a lot of people money or resources to take your community you
resources to take your community you
resources to take your community you don’t have to be somebody who’s in
don’t have to be somebody who’s in
don’t have to be somebody who’s in charge or important and seen by everyone
charge or important and seen by everyone
charge or important and seen by everyone to leave a mark you just need to have an
to leave a mark you just need to have an
to leave a mark you just need to have an idea and make sure that when it becomes
idea and make sure that when it becomes
idea and make sure that when it becomes a school actually just believe and make
a school actually just believe and make
a school actually just believe and make sure that Jacob stops telling bad jokes
sure that Jacob stops telling bad jokes
sure that Jacob stops telling bad jokes and when you do take a look at each
and when you do take a look at each
and when you do take a look at each other just say let’s do this and make
other just say let’s do this and make
other just say let’s do this and make something happen
”
Be First to Comment