Exploring the power of third places where community takes form in the most unexpected corners of everyday life.
ABOUT THIS PROJECT
Sharing stories of care,
inspiration, and community.
inspiration, and community.
WHERE WE MEET is a multimedia project researched, pitched, produced, and distributed by the JRN 410: Advanced Photojournalism class at Michigan State University (MSU)—School of Journalism. After narrowing their story topic to third places, our visual journalists decided to document where the Lansing community builds safe spaces for people to discover common ground away from home.
Forster Woods Adult Day Center enriches the lives of its participants while offering
meaningful purpose for workers and volunteers
meaningful purpose for workers and volunteers
A DAY WELL LIVED
As she learns to navigate the world as a transgender woman, Michigan State University student Josie Ferrandino finds an escape from anxieties and a community through the art of drag performance.
A HOUS FOR EVERYONE
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"I have found a place where I am comfortable to be myself, and a place where people don’t judge or don’t want me because of my sexuality."
Preparing for student-run fashion publication VIM Magazine's annual spring fashion show, Apparel and Textile Design sophomore Tristian Laney expresses his identity as an artist, a member of the LGBTQ+ community and a Spartan through fashion design.
ECLECTIC ABDUCTION
Two MSU student athletes reflect on how their teammates and the LGBTQ+ community provide them a comfortable home away from home.
BRINGING INCLUSION TO SPORTS
