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State Leaders Join in Formal Launch of Media Literacy Initiative, Courageous RI
By Nicolette Baffoni | March 6, 2023
On Tuesday, February 28, at the Rhode Island State House, state leaders helped formally launch a new initiative out of the URI Media Education Lab, Courageous RI. The initiative, funded by a grant from the US Department of Homeland Security, seeks to “improve the practice of digital and media literacy education through scholarship and community service… [reducing] the hate that leads to violence by building a coalition of empowered people who recognize, analyze, and resist harmful forms of expression and communication.”
The initiative will host community conversations around Rhode Island, encouraging attendees, and all Rhode Islanders, to “stay curious, not furious.” They will equip individuals with the tools and skills to be critical about the information they encounter. According to founder and co-director of the Media Education Lab, Dr. Renee Hobbs, “Courageous RI will provide individuals with practical strategies and problem-solving skills at a time when people spend an increasing amount of time online, on social media, and in other digital spaces.”
Dr. Hobbs, along with fellow leaders of the initiative and guest speaker, Director of the Cranston Public Library and chair of the American Library Association’s Committee on Legislature, Ed Garcia, joined state leaders at the state house launch event.
Learn more about getting involved with the project at courageousri.com.
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