Ceremony coincided with worldwide climate change protests Ukiah High School students in Eveline Rodriguez’s French classes on Tuesday unveiled their mural that focuses on the issue of climate activism, called the Singing Tree of Climate Solutions. The climate mural unveiling was timed to coincide with climate change protests from around the world. Students from the U.S. and around the globe have skipped classes and raised awareness about what climate change will mean for their generation. The United Nations also held a Youth Summit on Sept. 21 to talk with global leaders and come up with possible solutions. The students worked … Continue reading →

Sam Laidig knows the ropes of being homeless. He knows which public bathrooms and parks are the cleanest and which coffee or doughnut shops open the earliest. He’s become a pro at staying awake all night to guard his belongings.   He is 19 and one of the estimated 2,600 homeless youth in Marin County – one of the nation’s wealthiest regions. “I hope that I’m a post-homeless youth of Marin,” Laidig said with a wry laugh as he worked on a mural intended to depict a rosier future. “I spent the last few nights in a park bathroom in … Continue reading →

Ukiah High School students dedicated a mural they created promoting peace and kindness throughout the community in April at the school as part of a worldwide art project. The mural was part of the ongoing Singing Tree Project, which seeks to build a positive vision for communities through art projects by creating tree murals with individual themes like teaching for sustainable communities, social imagination, and strengthening the community. An eight-year-old child’s vision for the whole world to create a painting together inspired the Singing Tree Project, and since then the idea has spread to other countries and schools around the … Continue reading →