The Power of Community in Protest and Imprisonment, by Ari Tulay
For Ariana Tulay, a participant of the Aspen Challenge in 2019, her journey with activism started long before she marched in protest of the killing of Breonna Taylor in [...]
A Message from the Aspen Challenge Team
The Aspen Challenge stands firmly against the repeated injustice, bigotry, racism, and murder committed against Black people in this country. Black Lives Matter. Ahmaud Arbery had a name. Breonna [...]
Aspen Challenge: Louisville Participants Triumph Amidst COVID-19
Overcoming the unique issues posed by COVID-19, Jefferson County Public High School students demonstrated creativity, tenacity, collaboration, perseverance, and leadership during the Aspen Challenge: Louisville Virtual Competition which took [...]
Look for the Helpers: How Aspen Challenge Participants are Continuing to Serve their Communities in a Time of Social Distancing
‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ This is something Fred Roger’s mother used to encourage him to do when he was young and [...]
Louisville Aspen Challenge Gives Us Hope
Creativity, tenacity, collaboration, perseverance, leadership – this is just a glimpse into the skills and attributes it took to create impactful, sustainable change and become a winning team at [...]
Dallas Winning Teams Inspire Movement for Change
Dallas Independent School District students have once again earned the opportunity to present at this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival. Knights MPowering, the team from Justin F. Kimball High School, [...]
Should Your Gender, Zip Code, or the Color of Your Skin Determine Your Health?
By Jennifer Valenzuela and Tigee Hill How does one respond to a teenage audience when a girl asks why the neighborhood her friend lives in, just four miles away, [...]
Ready to Lead: Watch Louisville High School Students Take On the Aspen Challenge
February 28, 2019, Louisville, KY - A new city, a new opportunity to make change. This year, The Aspen Challenge partnered with the Jefferson County Public Schools to launch [...]
No Challenge, No Change: Watch Dallas High School Students Accept the Aspen Challenge
February 8, 2019, Dallas, TX - For the second year, Dallas Independent School District students are taking charge as leaders and changemakers. At Fair Park’s Briscoe Center, over 150 [...]
Dallas Independent School District and School District of Philadelphia Students Present Solutions to Immigration Crisis, School-to-Prison Pipeline, and Equitable Development at Aspen Ideas Festival
July 30, 2018, Aspen, CO — It’s been almost six months since high school students from Dallas and Philadelphia heard challenges and began working to positively impact their communities. In [...]
