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2020 COMMUNITY Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay (Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA) In response to the COVID 19 pandemic, the Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay team supported their Creative Crew members in dictating the direction of the program's summer curriculum. The Creative Crew team consisted of 5 members, who decided to focus on producing a collaborative media piece for their community in the form of a travelling mural. The idea for their #LeanOnMe mural project came to life through online ideation and discussion, and collaborative design sessions that reflected a prominent ongoing movement within their community and across the globe. Once the mural was completed, this piece traveled throughout the Green Bay community, highlighting how art and creativity can be used as a form of uncovering the veil of anti-Blackness racism and the quest for equity for all, while continuing the dialogue and action of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Espaço Cultural A Era do Rádio (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) The strict restrictions set by the local government did not stop the young creatives from Espaço Cultural A Era do Rádio's Girls Occupy Project to continue to virtually connect and contribute to their local community during the COVID 19 pandemic. 190 young creatives connected virtually to develop specific digital media skills such as mobile photography, graphic design, digital collaging, etc. and to learn how to use technology and digital media as tools to address important social issues for girls and women in their community. During this program the young creatives had the opportunity to connect with local, female creative industry leaders in the digital arts to further their understanding of creative careers. As the project progressed, the participants evaluated the needs of the community and decided to create a mural of and for their community, highlighting the local community female leaders from the past and present. For the culmination of the project, the young creatives produced a booklet of digital collage art to share information about the rights of young girls and women in their local community. 23