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POPPYN is an award-winning social justice media program for high school students in Philadelphia.

Since 2011, POPPYN has aimed to alter the landscape of local media by highlighting the missing perspectives, contributions and concerns of young people. Through our after-school and summer programs, youth produce short films, journalistic segments and episodes where they’ve explored a range of issues– from youth homelessness and environmental justice to the foster care system. POPPYN is facilitate

01/14/2026

Did ya’ll know Poppyn is BACK on PhillyCam? Well, now you know! We’ll be airing some of our past student projects, so don’t miss out.
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Catch us on Xfinity 66/966HD | Fios29/30 | Roku | Apple TV and of course, PhillyCam TV!

05/30/2025

Join us on June 9th to celebrate our 2025 POPPYN cohort at the Friends & Family showcase! There will be a screening with a Q & A, and light refreshments. RSVP via the QR code. See you there!

04/30/2025

We’re so excited to be joining for ConsentFest on Saturday 5/3, 12-4pm, in Clark Park!

ConsentFest is an outdoors, all-ages celebration of consent in all its forms! There will be activities, vendors, massages, animals to pet, community organizations, Lil Pop Shop popsicles, and more! We will work together to dream up a world where consent and bodily autonomy are revered. Come dream with us!

Photos from POPPYN's post 04/28/2025

Congrats to our LC Israel for receiving the Chancellor’s Award for Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement at Rutgers! We’re grateful to have you at POPPYN and keep up the great work!

12/06/2024

Heeeeeyyy POPPYN fam! What a year it’s been!
We’d love to catch up with you and hear about what you’ve been up to! All alumni are invited to join us Wednesday December 18th at 5pm! EXACT LOCATION WILL BE SHARED WHEN YOU RSVP Link in Bio 🥳

Photos from POPPYN's post 11/05/2024

Our POPPYN producer Isa isn’t old enough to vote yet but he still decided to work the polls today to stay civically engaged! He said that he was encouraged by who is his sponsor at his schools Voter Registration Team and the founder of !
Thank you Isa and thank you to thousands of other folks across the country who are ensuring the elections run smoothly—

By giving your time and energy, you’re making a real difference in our communities and contributing to the future of our democracy 🗳️🗣️

Photos from POPPYN's post 06/25/2024

Introducing our Summer 2024 media facilitators, Damein, Kiki, Lisha, and Ethan! We’re super excited to see the new and returning faces in our incoming cohort. Stay tuned for summer updates and the return of Pot Roast 🐷😎

03/25/2024

On March 12th, WhatsPoppyn sat down with 2024 Green Party Presidential Candidates, Daví (DeShaun Davis) of New York and Jasmine Sherman of North Carolina to have an honest conversation on American Democracy. We also learned more about both of their campaigns. Thank you to them both for having this important conversation with WhatsPoppyn! We hope this video edit of the forum educates our community and students!

Photos from POPPYN's post 03/07/2024

to a POPPYN summer ‘23 fam reunion ✨🥹! Should we do another event this year for our peoples 🤔?

Throw some suggestions in the comments on what we should do next! ⬇️🙌🏾

10/18/2023

Did you know that Philly High School students are planning a walk-out in support of Palestine 🇵🇸 this Friday at 12pm?

Learn more about this call to action by checking out

POPPYN Family Reunion 07/17/2023

POPPYN Reunion for alumni, past LC, partners and supporters this Friday!

RSVP here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poppyn-family-reunion-tickets-651040578897?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR2xKswi-BRg5PCnsybr64INibi2-v0NGmtliwzZG3rkM-yCLBV_pmbyo64

POPPYN Family Reunion Join POPPYN on July 21st for another FAM Reunion with music, food, and a special screening Q&A panel discussion!

Photos from POPPYN's post 05/22/2023

POPPYN is busy at work crafting and perfecting our documentary aiming to make waves in our community. Our students are busy editing, animating and putting all the pieces together to create an amazing film!

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