I write to link my personal experience with what’s happening in the world.
I teach to link the personal experiences of my students to the work that we’re studying, and to the world.
Devious Secret Plan
I want to use my plays to build a social justice organization that supports life-changing educational experiences for young people. Specifically:
Create and sustain excellent urban public schools in New Haven.
Link young people to organizations like the New Haven / Leon Sister City Project that will enable them to study and work abroad, get a broader perspective on the world, and connect with people different from them.
Create a hip-hop based True Gang Truce movement actively working to create peace on our city streets and in our national policy – linking the deaths of our young people here with the deaths of our young people in Iraq.
Connect young people with youth- and hip-hop-based voter education, mobilization, and registration organizations.
Create a sustainable investment program that will enable young adults who have extra money to support the above efforts.
"I had parents come up to me saying they learned more about Shakespeare in these 45 minutes than they did all through high school and college!" -Michael Harrington, Artistic Director, The Arts Farm
About Aaron
Aaron Jafferis is a hip hop poet and playwright. Read his bio, his CV, or contact him.
Mission Statement
I teach to link the personal experiences of my students to the work that we’re studying, and to the world.
Devious Secret Plan
I want to use my plays to build a social justice organization that supports life-changing educational experiences for young people. Specifically:
If you want to be down with a devious secret plan, email aaronjafferis@gmail.com.