Submissions Invited: 14th Annual All Youth Film and Education Day
July 9, 2010
Get ready for the 14th Annual North American All Youth Film and Education Day that The Tower of Youth has produced over the last 14 years! The unique educational event showcases movies entirely made and juried by high school youth....

Youth Media Project: Job Opening in Media and Education
June 30, 2010
Youth Media Project is seeking a motivated, self-initiating individual for year-long service to build capacity in organizational operations and development. The Education and Communications Associate will assist in the coordination and instruction of YMP’s educational and media production and broadcasting...

Youth Media Project | Two Week Summer Intensive for 15 Participants, Ages 15 - 25 | Americorps Vista Volunteer Opportunity
June 30, 2010
Youth Media Project has two announcements: 1. We are offering, in collaboration with Santa Fe Art Institute and on the campus of Santa Fe University of Arts and Design (AKA: College of Santa Fe), our third 2-week Summer Intensive for...

Youth Producing Change (YPC) World Premiere | June 18-19 | New York City
May 19, 2010
The 3rd Annual Youth Producing Change (YPC) World Premiere is coming up June 18-19 in New York City, and we would like to invite your youth to attend their special YOUTH MEDIA PRESS CONFERENCE. This year’s Youth Producing Change program...

12th Allied Media Conference June 17-20, 2010 • DETROIT
May 12, 2010
Housing & Travel Message Boards for the AMC and the U.S. Social Forum Thousands of people are making their way to Detroit this summer to attend the 12th Allied Media Conference and the U.S. Social Forum. Many of them...

World Savvy's Global Youth Media and Arts Festival | Friday, May 21, 2010
April 28, 2010
World Savvy's Global Youth Media and Arts Festival celebrates the creativity and vision of NYC youth artists! This year, we are thrilled to announce the launch of the first World Savvy Album, produced in collaboration with The Orchard, and available...

*FREE* Music Production Workshop 6/21-6/25 | Now accepting applications!
April 28, 2010
http://www.bavc.org/bumptraining Do you work with students/youth who are interested in music? Would you like to be able to offer a class where they can learn the technical and critical skills to produce their own music? The Bay Area Video Coalition...

Open Call : The MASTERPIECE Video Diary
April 12, 2010
The WGBH Lab Open Call is an invitation for you to make a completed video short and share it with the world! This April, WGBH Lab is partnering with MASTERPIECE to launch The MASTERPIECE Video Diary Open Call, inspired by...

*FREE* Music Production Workshop, 6/21 - 6/25
April 12, 2010
Now accepting applications! http://www.bavc.org/bumptraining Do you work with students/youth who are interested in music? Would you like to be able to offer a class where they can learn the technical and critical skills to produce their own music? The Bay...

Powerful Voices for Kids Summer Institute | Philadelphia, July 5 -9, 2010
April 12, 2010
The Powerful Voices for Kids Summer Institute is an intensive professional development experience developed by Renee Hobbs and taught by a diverse faculty including leading scholars, experienced classroom teachers, media professionals, and educational technology specialists. Participants learn about the theory...

Youth Channel All-City: Mapping the Media Needs and Interests of Urban Youth
March 15, 2010
Dear Friends, I am pleased to announce the on-line publication release of "Youth Channel All-City: Mapping the Media Needs and Interests of Urban Youth." In 2008 and 2009, the MNN Youth Channel along with a team of academics and youth...

What is change you can believe in? 2010 Freedom of Expression Contest
March 15, 2010
NYCLU is sponsoring the Freedom of Expression Contest. This year’s theme: What is change you can believe in? Youth are asked to choose an issue - racial justice, freedom of speech, immigrants’ rights, LGBTQ rights or something else – then...

PLURAL+ Organizers Call on World's Youth to Participate in the Second Youth Video Festival On Migration and Diversity
March 7, 2010
New York, NY (February 26, 2010)— Building on last year's successful launch of PLURAL+, a youth video festival on migration, diversity and social inclusion, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) again invite...

Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup, May 24-25, 2010
February 16, 2010
The 2010 Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup is where top brand, corporate and social marketers, media professionals, educators and non-profit organizations gather to share best practices, research and latest strategies on marketing to youth with technology. The Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup...

The Smithsonian Latino Center’s 2010 Young Ambassadors Program / Summer Leadership Development Program -- Apply Now!
February 16, 2010
The Smithsonian Latino Center is pleased to announce the open application season for the 2010 Young Ambassadors Program. The Young Ambassadors Program is a national, interdisciplinary leadership development program for high school seniors. The mission of the program is to...

Join Appalshop at MoMA in a conversation that celebrates 40 years of Appalachian voices...
February 11, 2010
We're bringing the Appalshop archive and new releases to New York City. Come out and visit us at The Museum of Modern Art. Appalshop's work will be showcased at Documentary Fortnight, 2010: MoMA's International Festival of Nonfiction Film. We will...

Media that Matters Film Festival at the Brooklyn Museum
February 4, 2010
Please join the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, February 20, from 2-4pm, for selections from the Media That Matters Film Festival: Short Films That Inspire Action. The short films will highlight Black History Month and feminist issues. A conversation with the...

VIDEO INSTRUCTOR NEEDED FOR COMMUNITY VIDEO PROJECT
February 1, 2010
In partnership with Mercy Housing, The Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC), one of the nation’s leading nonprofit media arts centers, seeks a dynamic and experienced video maker to lead a community video production on the history of the Sunnydale community....

Media that Matters Film Festival: Call for Entries!
January 22, 2010
Media That Matters 10 REMINDER: Our regular deadline is fast approaching! Complete entries must be postmarked by January 22, 2010! ALERT: We are extending the call for entries for a late deadline. Complete submissions must be submitted online / mailed...

Save the Date! 12th Allied Media Conference
January 11, 2010
The 12th Allied Media Conference will take place June 18-20 in Detroit, Michigan. Vision of the Allied Media Conference Participatory Media to Transform Our Selves and Our World The Allied Media Conference advances our visions for a just and creative...

2010 Talking Pictures Festival: Call for Entries Now Open
January 11, 2010
The Talking Pictures Festival highlights independent films from around the world mixed with brand new offerings by local filmmakers. The 2010 Talking Pictures Festival will once again be jam packed with animated films, shorts, new fiction films and documentaries that...

Call for Entries: Our City, My Story 2010
January 11, 2010
Calling all young NYC filmmakers! The Tribeca Film Institute is seeking work made by NYC students (middle and high school) to screen this spring for Our City, My Story—an event that celebrates the vision, excellence and diversity of NYC youth-made...

MNN Youth Channel Deadline Extended: Free Video Production Training Program for Youth
January 11, 2010
Youth Media Impacting Communities Y.M.I.C is a program providing young people with high-quality training in media making and in community service. In this program, youth receive advanced media-making and media-communication training. Program participants learn media production, leadership, community outreach and...

Report: State of the Youth Media Field
November 24, 2009
This report seeks to provide a recent snapshot of the youth media field and underscore the urgency for youth media organizations to work together, especially at a time when there is a growing need for youth media and the changes...

GLSEN Seeks Community Initiatives Associate
November 4, 2009
Position Description: Support GLSEN's efforts in community-based organizing to address anti-LGBT bullying, name-calling, and harassment in K-12 schools. The Community Initiatives Associate provides direct support to community-based GLSEN Chapters to ensure that their work effectively supports GLSEN's mission and strategic...

Tribeca Film Institute Seeks Youth Programs Assistant
November 4, 2009
Tribeca Film Institute Youth Programs Assistant The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization is seeking a full time, year-round assistant for its educational programs. Since 2005, the Tribeca Film Institute has run a year-round slate of youth programming...

Tribeca Film Institute Seeks Teaching Artists
November 4, 2009
The Tribeca Film Institute seeks energetic and experienced digital video/film Teaching Artists starting this January to work with middle and high school students through the following programs: Tribeca Teaches (In-school residencies and after-school workshops) The Tribeca Youth Screening Series (Pre/post...

HRW International Film Festival Youth Producing Change: Call for Submissions
November 4, 2009
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS *Deadline: December 10, 2009 The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in partnership with Adobe Youth Voices seeks youth-produced film, video and animated works on human rights issues made by youth ages 19 and under for...

WE LEARN: Call for Writings & Artwork
October 8, 2009
Women Expanding Literacy Education Action Resource Network Women's Perspectives #5: A Journal of Writing & Artwork by Adult Learners Women's Perspectives #5: What Would You Do? Creative Ideas for Difficult Times will showcase original writings & artwork by adult literacy/basic...

Reminder: Youth Media Blog-a-thon starts Thursday!!!
October 5, 2009
Participate in the Eighth Youth Media Blog-a-Thon Topic: Yes, We Care! Young People Weigh in on the Health Care Debate For more information, contact Eming Piansay, Co-Editor, YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia 415.503.4170...

Participate in the Eighth Youth Media Blog-a-Thon: Yes, We Care!
September 23, 2009
Yes, We Care!: Young People Weigh in on the Health Care Debate. YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia and WireTap Magazine are proud to present the eighth Youth Media Blog-a-Thon, set to kick off on October 1st and going on till October...

Preemptive Education: Urban Word NYC's Annual Mentor, Teacher, Educator & Community Activist Training Series
September 21, 2009
Weekend Training Series for Mentors, Teachers, Educators and Community Activists SATURDAY & SUNDAY October 3rd 9AM-5PM, October 4th 9AM-2:00PM This training series will provide educators with cutting edge best practices in social justice, spoken word and hip-hop education. This weekend...

Sadie Nash Leadership Project Fall 2009 Leadership Institute
September 18, 2009
The Sadie Nash Leadership Project (SNLP), is currently recruiting young women for our Fall 2009 Leadership Institute (formerly known as Nash University). Classes will meet twice a week (one weekday, and one Saturday), and will incorporate both community building and...

Somerville Community Access Television Position Available
September 18, 2009
JOB POSTING September 14, 2009 MEMBERSHIP OUTREACH COORDINATOR & YOUTH MEDIA INSTRUCTOR 40 hours/week Membership Outreach duties include increasing SCAT membership through outreach to schools, clubs, and not-for profit organizations in Somerville. Other duties include maintaining the member database, representing...

NMSA's Video Competition for Middle School Students
September 2, 2009
Showcase your students' video production talent as they share how they are making a difference! National Middle School Association is now accepting video submissions to be played at the general sessions at our 36th Annual Conference in Indianapolis, IN, November...

Four New Grant Opportunities for Youth Led Projects!
September 2, 2009
Read below to learn more about four new opportunities to fund your youth-led service and learning projects: Grant: After School Grants! Projects started by young people who are providing after school activities that help youth in their community. Funder: Do...

2009 National Youth Media Summit: YMR visits the opening night activities
August 21, 2009
Forty-four leaders in the youth media field, including practitioners, young professionals, youth producers, academics and funders kicked off the 2009 National Youth Media Summit by drawing simple cartoons with big ideas. Groups of participants worked collaboratively to develop 4-panel storyboards...

National Youth Media Summit Official Report-Out
August 12, 2009
Join youth media educators and stakeholders as they participate in an official "Report Out" of the National Youth Media Summit.

Calling all Youth/Youth Media Bloggers!
May 11, 2009
Participate in the Seventh Youth Media Blog-a-Thon Topic: Getting Grown During a Recession Building on the success of 2008’s virtual events, YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia and WireTap Magazine are proud to announce our sixth weeklong Youth Media Blog-a-Thon to kick...

Celebrate the Sixth Annual New York City Grassroots Media Conference (NYCGMC): HOPE TO ACTION
May 11, 2009
Youth media screening with Youth Media Reporter, Thursday, May 14! The Sixth Annual New York City Grassroots Media Conference (NYCGMC): HOPE TO ACTION is just around the corner—May 30th! Before we kick off this important media event, we are dedicating...

UNICEF wants to see what you think about children’s rights!
May 11, 2009
It’s the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), a document that celebrates all the important rights young people have. Make a video showing what child rights mean to you, whether in the world at...

A call to youth photographers!
May 5, 2009
Adobe Youth Voices (AYV), a global youth media initiative, and the nonproft What Kids Kids Can Do, Inc. are delighted to announce our first-ever international photo competition. When written in Chinese or Japanese, the word "crisis" is composed of two...

Youth Producing Change: Human Rights International Film Festival
April 27, 2009
Save the Date: June 19 - 20, 2009 Young people are on the frontlines of many of the world’s human rights crises, but it’s all too rare that we get to hear their perspectives. The second edition of Youth Producing...

Complimentary CD: Students Talk About Practice
April 27, 2009
What does it take to get really good at something? Are people experts because they are born with talent--or do they get to be expert by practice? The question goes to the heart of achievement in every field, in school...

A National Service Opportunity for Media Literacy Education
April 24, 2009
Join our team! Develop your expertise in media literacy education through the Americorps CTC Vista Volunteer Programand work with a team at the Media Education Lab during the 2009-2010 year. You will develop, implement and assess lesson plans and activities...

Tribeca Film Institute: Our City, My Story 2009
April 24, 2009
Every year, hundreds of NYC students pick up cameras and tell their stories. Our City, My Story is Tribeca Film Institute’s annual celebration of the incredible vision, excellence and diversity of New York City youth-made media. Students from all five...

We Are A Solution: Youth Changing the World through Service-Learning Multimedia Showcase
November 21, 2008
Calling all youth producers! Do you want to have the chance to win $500 for your school/organization? Do you want to showcase your school/organization’s service-learning work? Are you talented with making videos or taking pictures? Do you want to get...

Opportunity for youth-produced content in HBO Documentary
November 21, 2008
Williams Cole is producing a documentary for HBO and is interested in integrating youth-produced content in to the final piece. For details and information, go to: http://www.cabincreekfilms.com/youth.html. Please post to your networks to get the word out and if you...

Schaumburg's 3rd Annual Screen Test Student Fest
September 19, 2008
Call for Entries. Visit screenteststudentfest.org for details....

Position: Youth Development Program Coordinator Assistant
September 19, 2008
Job Posting Caribbean Cultural Center/African Diaspora Institute Job Title: Youth Development Program Coordinator Assistant Part-Time 25 hours/week, $15/hr. Monday-Friday,1-6pm Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Description of Organization: The Caribbean Cultural Center/African Diaspora Institute connects and promotes the cultures and traditions...

Media Education Lab Convening October 23-25, 2008 (Philadelphia, PA)
September 19, 2008
You are cordially invited to join us at “Rebooting the News: Reconsidering an Agenda for American Civic Education,” Oct. 23-25, 2008 in Philadelphia. It’s a short, strategic convening for journalists, teachers, educational administrators, public-policy researchers and engaged citizens. WHAT’S THE...

Training Opportunity for Educators at Urban Word, NYC
September 19, 2008
Preemptive Education: Language, Identity & Power Urban Word NYC's Annual Mentor, Teacher, Educator & Community Activist Training (Sept. 25 -Sept. 28 at NYU) Preemptive Education aims to examine the issues that affect today’s youth, while providing creative and practical resources...

Global Action Project - Open House!
September 19, 2008
Free after school video programs for NYC students Open Houses September 22nd – 26th 4-6 PM at Global Action Project All of G.A.P.'s programs are free and open to youth city-wide who are from traditionally underserved communities (i.e., low income,...

Youth Media Fellowship 2008/09 – Call for Applications
September 19, 2008
The Youth Media Learning Network seeks applicants from the greater New York City area to participate in the second annual cohort of the Youth Media Fellowship, a nine-month-long professional development opportunity for youth media educators. The Fellowship offers participants a...

Media Educator Position at Global Action Project
July 24, 2008
Global Action Project, Inc. (G.A.P.), an award-winning youth media arts organization based in New York City, seeks full-time media educator to join our staff. Committed to social justice, G.A.P. works with young people most affected by injustice to build the...

Youth Producing Change World Premiere & Youth Production Workshop
June 17, 2008
YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE Founding Presenter: Adobe Youth Voices (World Premiere) Run time: 78 min Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center Friday, June 20th, 6:30 p.m. Discussion with youth filmmakers and reception to follow Saturday, June 21st, 1:30 p.m. Discussion with...

Chica Luna is Accepting Applications for the 3rd Cycle of the F-Word!
April 25, 2008
Chica Luna is Now Accepting Applications for the 3rd cycle of the F-Word! Please forward widely... Dear Chica Luna Friends and Family: It's official. We're at it again. Up and running and taking applications for our signature program, The F-Word,...

Special Youth Events at TRIBECA
April 25, 2008
Special Events: Youth Media Organizations and High School groups are advised to consider the following special events in addition to Festival screenings! Next Steps: From High School to Higher Ed: An interactive “college fair” featuring representatives from 11 New York...

The Nation's Student Essay Contest
April 25, 2008
THE NATION'S STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST Sponsored by the BIL Charitable Trust to recognize and reward the best in student writing and thinking. We're looking for original, thoughtful, provocative student voices to answer this question: What have you learned from a...

My Community Matters: Youth Media Pieces
April 25, 2008
My Community Matters April 24, 2008 6-8 pm Chicago Children's Museum 700 East Grand Ave. at Navy Pier FREE ADMISSION Please join us to celebrate My Community Matters, a collaboration among Street-Level Youth Media, Chicago Children's Museum, and partnering...

Project New Media Literacies: Materials and Focus Groups
April 25, 2008
Project New Media Literacies a research initiative within MIT's Comparative Media Studies program. Our central goal is to engage educators and learners in today's participatory culture. It is our belief that young people need to both make and reflect...

The Rashawn BRazell Memorial Scholarship: Empowering the Next Generation fo Scholars and Activists
April 25, 2008
The Rashawn Brazell Memorial Scholarship Empowering the Next Generation of Scholars and Activists The Rashawn Brazell Memorial Scholarship aims to provide a sustainable tribute to Rashawn Brazell, a 19-year-old Brooklyn native who was brutally murdered in February 2005. With each...

2008 Youth Prizes for Excellence in International Education
April 25, 2008
Asia Society and The Goldman Sachs Foundation are pleased to announce the 2008 Youth Prizes for Excellence in International Education. Up to five winners will be selected to receive up to $10,000 each as well as an all-expense paid trip...

Our City, My Story
April 25, 2008
Gala Screening: Our City, My Story May 2, 2008 at 6 p.m. Fourth Annual program heralding the vision of NYC youth-made media! To be held at AMC 19th Street (890 Broadway) Reception to follow at Chelsea Museum of Art (556...

IssueLab Publishes CloseUp on Youth Media Research
March 4, 2008
By Mindy Faber Over the last few decades, the proliferation of low cost digital media production tools has given rise to an expanding number of after-school programs that use digital media to engage young people in art, organizing, journalism, citizenship...

NAMAC Leadership Institute 2008
March 4, 2008
An intensive intergenerational workshop to encourage and sustain visionary leadership in the arts. June 8-12, 2008 Silver Falls Conference Center located in the forested foothills of Oregon’s Cascade Mountains Are you interested in strengthening your peer network? NAMAC's Leadership Institute...

Funding Opportunity for Youth Programs
March 4, 2008
Entertainment Software Association Foundation offers funding for Youth Programs (DEADLINE: April 15, 2008 ). Grants will be awarded to nonprofit organizations providing programs in personal development, health awareness, risk behavior prevention, education, and media arts to youth between the ages...

Calling All Youth/Youth Media Bloggers: Elections and the Youth Vote
February 14, 2008
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia and WireTap are proud to announce the first ever Youth Media Blog-a-Thon to be held on Wednesday February 20th. We are calling all young bloggers (between the ages of 14-26) – along with any bloggers dedicated...

Immediate opening for full-time TV Producer/Editor
February 8, 2008
Democracy Now!, a Manhattan based daily independent TV/Radio/Internet news hour, seeks TV Producer/Editor. This position is responsible for the production of all visual elements of our live daily broadcast. Duties include editing B-roll packages, SOTs and VOs, monitoring news feeds,...

Amity to launch 24/7 Education channel 'Youth TV'
October 11, 2007
Noida (Uttar Pradesh): In a first foray by an Indian university in the entertainment media segment, Amity University (Noida) will launch a 24-hour education channel, 'Youth TV', targeting the vital human resource which needs the right path to scale new...

Street-Level Youth Media Benefit
October 11, 2007
You're invited to the annual Street-Level Youth Media Benefit! October 18 2007, 6-9pm Chicago Public rAdio Studios at Navy Pier. Due to the hard work of our Board and event committee, this year's benefit is going to be amazing! Held...

Girls Write Now Celebrate 10th Year Anniversary
October 11, 2007
You're invited to attend the Girls Write Now 10th Anniversary Fall Friendraiser! Thursday, October 18th, 2007 5:30-6:30 pm Mentor-Mentee Pair Reading and Chapbook Showcase at Bluestockings the radical bookstore, fair trade cafe and activist center at 172 Allen Street (between...

3rd International Youth Media Summit (for teens)
September 21, 2007
Media Education Centre will be organizers of the 3rd International Youth Media Summit for teens ages 13-17, held in Belgrade summer of 2008. International Youth Media Summit was founded by Ms. Evelyn Seubert from Cleveland High School USA and Ms....

On the Town: Stories of New York in WWII contest for youth
September 21, 2007
Students across the New York tri-state area are encouraged to enter The War contest, On the Town: Stories of New York in World War II. To apply, students must create a multimedia project that addresses the theme: Where Were They...

World Savvy Media and Arts Program Intern
September 20, 2007
World Savvy is looking for an intern to support the 2007 Media and Arts Program. Since World Savvy is a small start-up nonprofit, there is opportunity to take on responsibility and see significant returns in the short term. This is...

Exalt Youth Program Coordinator position
September 20, 2007
Title: exalt Program Coordinator Reports to: Executive Director Summary: exalt youth is a new nonprofit seeking a dynamic, passionate individual to join our team. exalt's mission is to transform the lives of youth along the spectrum of criminal justice involvement...

Urban Word NYC Fall 2007 Teacher Training
September 20, 2007
- self- expression - critical thought - self- confidence - educational achievement Silver Center, 100 Washington Square East Room 714, Silver Center , NYC Opening Panel and Performance: free to public FRIDAY Sept 21, 2007, 7-9pm Speaking Dreams, Living Words:...

The September/October 2007 IndyKids is Out!
September 20, 2007
Go to www.indykids.net to download the paper and teacher's guide, find out how to get copies and to subscribe. The new issue includes stories about the Jena 6 case in Louisiana, United States military bases worldwide, Coca-Cola's attack on workers'...

Ypulse Tween Mashup
September 5, 2007
The Ypulse Tween Mashup September 28, 2007 8:30am to 3:45 pm Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY www.mashup.ypulse.com To obtain the link to register as press, contact Carolyn Carson at either carolyn@modernmediapartners.com or 631.668.4098. You’ve read (or written) story...

Behind-the-Scenes Youth Media Education: Applications available now
September 5, 2007
Project SET is accepting applications from high school students to participate in Me in Me:dia, a 10 week behind-the-scenes media education program that begins in October. Project SET has worked with Frederick Douglass Academy VII in Brownsville, Brooklyn and is...

2007-2008 Tribeca Youth Screening Series
September 5, 2007
Fall registration for the Tribeca Youth Screening Series is now open! The series is a year-long presentation of films that serve NYC public school students and teachers with access to free, relevant and challenging films. Each screening is followed by...

Urban Word and Time Warner Team Up: Free Workshop for Brooklyn Teens
September 5, 2007
FREE FALL WORKSHOPS for Brooklyn TEENS September 25th – Summer ’08 at St. John's Recreational Center, Parks and Recreation 1251 Prospect Place, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Urban Word NYC is pleased to announce that Time Warner will sponsor the expansion of...

Managing Editor position for Graduate Student
September 5, 2007
THE JOURNAL LATINO STUDIES IS SEEKING A GRADUATE STUDENT TO BECOME THE JOURNAL’S MANAGING EDITOR The Journal, Latino Studies, a national peer-reviewed journal, is moving to CUNY this fall and will be based at John Jay College of Criminal Justice....

MTV’S Choose or Lose Seeks Citizen Journalists
September 5, 2007
MTV's Choose or Lose seeks aspiring journalists to cover the 2008 election via written stories, vlogs, and photos. As part of their collaboration with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Knight News Challenge, MTV is looking...

The Girls Project I Train the Trainer Workshop
September 5, 2007
The Girls Project | Train-the-Trainer Saturday, September 29, 2007 9:00am - 5:00pm THE GIRLS PROJECT For the past nine years The Girls Project has conducted girl-centered empowerment programs and has developed curriculum materials for elementary, middle, and high school girls,*...

International Hip-Hop Education Conference (D.C.) - September 28, 2007
September 5, 2007
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM at the National Music Center (after party to follow offsite) Historic Carnegie Library 801 K Street NW Come together with educators, scholars, authors, filmmakers, artists, journalists, students, publishers, photographers, and lovers of hip hop culture...

Gender Equality Youth Festival
July 23, 2007
Brooklyn Hosts the Second Annual Gender Equality Festival (July 28, 2007 * 11am – 6pm) We can't forget that we fight for gender equity because women have the right to be safe and respected, whether the violence comes from a...

Hand Bookbinding Opportunity in NYC for Youth
July 23, 2007
As part of its Education Outreach Program, the Center for Book Arts offers a tuition-free, daytime intensive workshop in hand bookbinding and artist's books, especially for high school students. Participants will explore their individual cultural background through the process of...

Shoot Nations--a free global youth photography competition
July 18, 2007
Youth to use the power of photography to capture the world through their eyes

Core Principles for Engaging Young People in Community Change
July 18, 2007
The Forum has released a new paper entitled, Core Principles for Engaging Young People in Community Change. The principles described in this paper emerged from the commingling of research and practice that occurred when the Forum for Youth Investment merged...

New York: July 25th Youth Photography Exhibit
July 18, 2007
On July 25, 2007 Deviwo Projects will hold a multi-media exhibition of Ghanaian children's photography and writing from the Zongo Junction Youth Photo Program. Staged at the Bogardus Mansion in Tribeca (75 Murray Street, NY NY), the event will celebrate...

Positions Available at Global Kids, Inc.
July 18, 2007
Global Kids, Inc. is seeking dynamic, hard-working, and creative individuals who are experienced in youth development, global education, and social action. Several positions are available for new and existing Global Kids school-based Attendance Improvement/Drop-Out Prevention Programs in New York City...

Youth Radio wins Top Honors at New York Festivals
July 17, 2007
Prestigious Radio Competition Awards Youth Radio Programming

Local Youth Filmmakers Win Prestigious Awards
July 17, 2007
The Educational Video Center (EVC) is proud to announce that Still Standing, a documentary produced by EVC's Youth Organizers Television (YO-TV), has won the prestigious Jury Award at the Seventh Annual Media That Matters Film Festival and the CINE Golden...

Youth OUTLOUD!
July 17, 2007
Now it is possible for all youth to have a voice in mainstream media and become part of an international media co-op network. Please forward this to any youth (under the age of 25) or youth organization that has something...

German-Arab dialogue on Youth Media
June 26, 2007
Delegates from many countries will discuss "Youth and Media" in German-Arab Media Dialogue Conference. AMMAN - Jordan is the venue for the German-Arab Media Dialogue Conference 2007 to be held from 26 - 27 June 2007 in Amman. This event...

Summer Media Camp at Balaton, Hungary
June 26, 2007
The Hungarian Youth Press DUE invites young European journalists to their "Summer Media Camp" at Lake Balaton from July 9th until July 15th 2007. At this annual "Summer Media Camp" more then 80 hungarian young journalists produce radio shows, movies...

European Youth media days: young journalists from across the EU meet in Brussels to discuss politics and media
June 26, 2007
270 young journalists from across the European Union will meet in the European Parliament in Brussels this week to take part in the first European Youth Media Days event. The participants will be able to discuss issues of European interest...

Media workshops with young people from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia
June 26, 2007
Organized by Intercultural Centre (IZ) Vienna, the Association of Youth Non-formal Education in Lithuania (AYNEL) and the Eurasia Foundation, Georgia is "South Caucasus--a Part of Europe." The project offers opportunities for young people from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia to participate...

Job Opening at Youth Media Council
June 21, 2007
Youth Media Council recently announced an opening position in their Oakland, CA offices for an Operations & Finance Manager. Download and view the Operations & Finance Manager PDF....

Children's virtual world planned by the BBC
June 21, 2007
The BBC has announced plans by CBBC, the channel for 7-12 year olds, to create CBBC World - a website which would allow digitally literate children to access BBC characters and resources. Users would be able to build an online...

Young Spoken Word Artist Documentary
June 19, 2007
"Myth of the Motherland" is a new documentary film to be shot in early 2008 that profiles ten young spoken word artists on a creative writing journey to 12 African nations to meet with African scholars, writers, poets and others...

Listen Up! and Adobe Youth Voices announces Beyond Green
June 19, 2007
Listen Up! and Adobe Youth Voices announces Beyond Green, an international film project that will ask youth filmmakers worldwide, ages 13-19, to produce short personal stories that answer two important questions: How do you and people in your community interact...

Cinekid International Call for Entries
June 15, 2007
Cinekid International will be held from 18-21 October 2007 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands where youth media professionals can meet and network. For information, go to http://www.cinekid.nl/ Cinekid International 2006 is supported by the MEDIA Plus Programme of the European Community...

My Rights My Words
June 15, 2007
Attend a community presentation and film screening of "My Rights My Words," a creative writing project exploring the rights and experiences of immigrant youth. Wednesday June 20th at 6:30 PM At the International Center for Tolerance Education 25 Washington Street,...

Mediabox Funds released for 23 media projects
June 15, 2007
Grants of nearly £1m have been awarded to youth organisations to fund media projects for disadvantaged teenagers. Mediabox, the £6m Department for Education and Skills fund for disadvantaged 13- to 19-year-olds, has released £943,919 in its second round of funding...

UNICEF and Perspectiva organise a photography workshop for children with disabilities
June 15, 2007
From May 21 to May 25, UNICEF and Perspectiva organized a photography workshop for children with disabilities. Twenty children participated in the project. Before the children began to spread out across Moscow in hopes of immortalising their impressions of the...

Global blogging platform to fund new media proposals
June 15, 2007
The community blogging portal, Global Voices, is currently accepting proposals for media outreach projects that target a specific community. Last day to apply is June 15. According to the Global Voices Web site, applicants should present innovative and detailed proposals...

Global Action Project: End of the Year Screening
June 7, 2007
Global Action Project's End of the Year Screening Thursday, June 14th 2007 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at the HBO Theater 1100 Avenue of the Americas 15th Floor New York City Free admission--Space is limited. RSVP to media@global-action.org...

Spotlight on Native Youth
June 7, 2007
In Pawnee, Oklahoma, more than 85 Pawnee and Native youth participated in the NVision Tour youth event at the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma over the Memorial Day weekend. Actor Casey Affleck, a star from the upcoming film “Ocean’s Thirteen,” and...

Adobe Youth Voices end of year celebration
June 7, 2007
Various youth filmmakers from NYC Adobe sites will present their work and answer public questions at Listen UP! on Monday June 11th, 2007 from 4:30 to 7:00 PM. Listen Up! is located at 6 East 32nd Street, 8th Floor. Refreshments...

Seventh Annual Media That Matters Film Festival Web Launches!
June 7, 2007
Read about upcoming screenings and events, ways to take action, and how to bring Media That Matters to your community

Seeking Submissions: Urban Word NYC Anthology
May 23, 2007
Calling all poets, spoken word artists, emcees, creative writers and thinkers, activists and youth leaders! Urban Word NYC is currently accepting submissions for a new anthology of youth poetry that will be published this summer by UW Press. Please send...

Calling young filmmakers and media mentors
May 23, 2007
This year at the USSF in Atlanta, Georgia Arts Engine will present the voices and visions of emerging and young filmmakers by holding a round table discussion with them and their media mentors who use media as a tool for...

Namibia: Children's Film Shot on Location
May 23, 2007
During the first two weeks of April, a group of Namibian, German and Polish students based themselves at Baumgartsbruhn, a primary school just outside Windhoek, to work on a very unique project producing a short feature film for children. The...

The First Sarajevo Talent Campus Call for Entries
May 23, 2007
Young filmmakers and students from the Region can apply via an online application form which is available from May 21 to June 21, 2007. SARAJEVO TALENT CAMPUS The First Sarajevo Talent Campus, a new educational programme dedicated to young filmmakers...

Annual Spring Reading for Girls Write Now
May 23, 2007
Sunday, June 10th New York City 4-6 PM Barnes & Noble Astor Place The grand culmination of the 2006-07 Girls Write Now season, you won't want to miss this opportunity to hear the best teen writers in New York City...

Youth Media Fellowship: Call for Applications
May 15, 2007
The Youth Media Learning Network (YMLN) seeks applicants from the greater New York City area to participate in the inaugural cohort of the Youth Media Fellowship, a 10-month-long professional development opportunity for youth media educators. The fellowship will offer participants...

The Third Annual NYC Youth Activist Conference
May 15, 2007
Come to The Third Annual NYC Youth Activist Conference with YELL! (Young Eclectic Liberation Leaders). YELL! is a diverse group of youth dedicated to activism, community based education and youth liberation. The conference is open to all NYC youth interested...

Free Minds, Free People Conference
May 15, 2007
Free Minds, Free People will bring together teachers, youth, parents, researchers and community-based educators from across the country to begin building a movement to develop and promote Education for Liberation. Education for Liberation is an umbrella term we use to...

2nd Annual Spoken Word & Hip-Hop Teacher & Community Leader Training Institute
May 15, 2007
June 18th – 22nd University of Wisconsin at Madison This summer, Urban Word NYC and the Hip-Hop Association team up with the University of Wisconsin’s Office of Multicultural Initiatives (OMAI) to offer a weeklong program for teachers, educators, community leaders...

Nation Student Writing Contest
May 15, 2007
The Nation is looking for original, thoughtful, provocative student voices to convey what the most important issues for young people are in the 2008 presidential campaign. Essays should not exceed 800 words and should be original, unpublished work that demonstrates...

INVITE: 7th annual Media That Matters Film Festival Worksho
May 15, 2007
As a part of the 7th annual Media That Matters Film Festival, youth media professional are invited to an exciting opportunity to bring education, film and activism together and discuss how to effectively use media for social change. Be a...

An International Conference on Media
May 15, 2007
MEDIA: Overseas Conversations (IV) An International Conference on Media Literacy-Ecology-Studies-Education May 31 to June 2, 2007 / New York City http://www.mocnyb.org This international conference provides an open forum for exploring media and youth culture. The conversations will accent the positive...

Youth Interviewers Needed
May 15, 2007
Youth Researchers for a New Education System need youth interviewers ages 16-21 who will receive community service credit for their efforts. Youth interviewers will help a team of youth researchers conduct a survey to figure out what's needed in order...

Peabody Award for Listen Up!'s Beyond Borders
May 15, 2007
Listen Up! won a Peabody Award for Beyond Borders, which aired on IFC: http://www.peabody.uga.edu/news/pressrelease.asp?ID=142...

2007 International Essay Contest for Young People
May 1, 2007
For youth essays on peace using media and technology |Deadline: June 30 2007 The Goi Peace Foundation and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) invite young people throughout the world up to 25 years of age to...

Listen Up!'s Very Important Producers Awards 2007
April 26, 2007
Calling all youth filmmakers worldwide! Announcing the Very Important Producers Awards 2007 http://www.listenup.org/vip2007/ Looking for an audience to watch your best films? How about an audience of youth filmmakers worldwide? Listen Up!'s 2nd Annual Very Important Producers Awards is all...

Upcoming Grants
April 25, 2007
Teacher Trust Fund, AIRBORNE INC. Grants ranging from $200-$10K will be awarded to teachers to support school art & music programs. www.airbornetrust.com/grantapplication-action.aspx Local Store Grants Program, TARGET. Grants to $3,000 for nonprofit projects in the arts. http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-001818 Learning in the...

Vote for the OneMinutesJr 2007 Winner
April 25, 2007
The top 10 films from the VOY OneMinutesJr competition 2007 are now online - you can contribute to make your favorite film the overall winner! Check out the films at http://www.unicef.org/voy/takeaction/takeaction_3733.html and then follow the links to cast your vote....

Benefit Concert for IndyKids
April 25, 2007
An evening of good food and music to support a free paper for free kids! Friday, May 11th from 7-11pm ABC No Rio 156 Rivington Street (between Suffolk & Clinton ) Manhattan, NYC Subway: F to Delancey, J, M, Z...

Cast your vote for Media Magic "Make a Difference" Contest
April 25, 2007
In honour of the 5th Anniversary of the Special Session for Children, UNICEF asked youth to look at the four priorities of the session’s adopted agenda “Building a World Fit for Children” and to create a one-minute video telling the...

Immigration & Young People
April 16, 2007
April 21, 2007 from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM A training for youth ages 15-22 explore how immigration laws affect all non-citizens, regardless of status, and how to become involved in reforming immigration laws. Learn how issues concerning your lives...

Applications Now for Summer Rock Camp for Girls
April 6, 2007
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls (New York, NY) Founded in 2004, Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls is a non-profit summer day camp serving girls aged 8-18 in New York City. The program offers girls the chance to learn...

KPFA Radio's Women's Magazine is looking for a few good women
April 4, 2007
KPFA Radio's Women's Magazine is looking for a few good women: 'Cause The Revolution will be broadcast on radio! The Women's Magazine is an hour long radio show that is aired the first three Monday's of every month from 1-2pm...

Article: "Being a Girl in a Post-Soviet State"
April 4, 2007
Editor's Note: This article was originally published on Thinking-East in 2005. Fardona (20, from Uzbekistan) tells us about her life - a life that is not easy, living in a country in which women's rights are becoming ever more difficult...

Two job openings at VOX Teen Communications
April 4, 2007
Writing Program Coordinator VOX Teen Communications seeks a committed, creative, resourceful, motivated journalist-turned-teacher to coach and support Atlanta-area teenagers in writing, editing and producing a citywide, independent, uncensored newspaper and Web site created by teens for teens. This full-time position...

"The Student Experience:" Social Justice Training Institute at San Jose State University
April 4, 2007
July 19 – 22, 2007 San Jose State University Deadline: April 15, 2007 What is the Social Justice Training Institute? Since December of 1998, the Social Justice Training Institute has been providing an opportunity for individuals committed to issues of...

Two upcoming film courses (nyc)
April 4, 2007
Documentary Media Studies Program Presented by The New School in New York Deadline: April 16 (for fall 2007) The Department of Media Studies at The New School is now accepting applications for its fall 2007 Documentary Media Studies certificate program....

World Summit on media for children starts Saturday 23 March 2007
March 26, 2007
South Africa is hosting the 5th World Summit on Media for Children (5WSMC), which starts on Saturday March 24 and runs to March 28 in Johannesburg. The theme of the summit is "Media as a Tool for Global Peace and...

Young gypsies document their life
March 12, 2007
Youth groups around Scotland have been researching and writing the site, www.time-travellers.org.uk, which includes photographs, interviews and sections on history and modern culture. Shantelle, 15, from Edinburgh, said: "We want to show them what we're really like and get some...

Resource for Media Educators
March 12, 2007
The Common Language Project offers media literacy and production workshops in a variety of educational settings throughout the United States and Canada. Their curriculum varies according to educational level, and can be custom tailored to specific classroom needs. For middle...

MediaSnackers Podcast #72
March 12, 2007
The MediaSnackers monthly vodcast is a fifteen minute shot (more or less) of yummy-youth-media-goodness: http:// mediasnackers.com/focus/vodcasts/ MediaSnackers podcast #72 features Joshua Boltuch, one of the co-founders of Amie Street, a music- focussed social networking site with a totally different music...

Unicef calls for Entries for Children's Broadcasting Award
March 12, 2007
NEW YORK, 7 March 2007 - UNICEF and the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today called for entries from broadcasters for the 2007 International Children's Day of Broadcasting Award. The ICDB Award will go to the broadcaster whose...

10th Annual Urban Visionaries Youth Film Festival
March 6, 2007
Celebrate the 10th Annual Urban Visionaries Youth Film Festival on Thursday, March 29 and Friday, March 30, 2007. Urban Visionaries is New York City's only film festival produced, promoted, and presented by youth. The festival features documentary, fiction, PSA's, and...

Female Empowerment Conference: Saturday March 10th
March 5, 2007
The First Annual Female Empowerment Conference for young women of color: "Her Story, Her Voice, Her Journey" will take place at The Door on Saturday, March 10, 2007 from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM. This conference will look at the...

URBAN WORD NYC Spoken Spring Workshops
March 5, 2007
The Spoken Spring Workshops are aimed at all levels of writers, poets, emcees and performers who want to sharpen their craft, and take their talent to the next level. We recommend that you enroll in as many workshops as possible,...

Rise Up Radio is looking for a new theme song
March 5, 2007
Rise Up Radio is looking for a new theme song — a soundtrack for youth culture and resistance. We're launching a contest where you submit the songs, and you choose the winner! The music can be original, a remix or...

Inner City Film Summer Program
March 5, 2007
Internships are available to graduating high school seniors who would like to get into the broadcast/television and film industry. When: July 2-August 24, 2007 Where: http://www.innercityfilmmakers.com Applications: Due by April 15th Learn in 8 weeks from industry professionals: * Screenwriting...

MTV’s Be The Voice Campaign: Win $10,000
March 5, 2007
The Communications Team is excited to announce MTV's launch of the “Be the Voice” campaign, which asks students, current and former, to write about the challenges of high school and share their ideas for how to overcome those challenges. The...

Voices of San Francisco Youth: A Dialogue through Film
March 5, 2007
The Community Partnership Resource Center and Conscious Youth Media Crew present: Voices of San Francisco's Youth: A Dialogue through Film Thursday, March 15 at 6:00pm | Free Screening | Open to the public San Francisco General Hospital Carr Auditorium 1001...

Popular Culture in the Classroom: Teach, Think, Play Conference 2007
March 5, 2007
March 24-25th 2007 Teacher's College Columbia University New York, NY Explore ways to integrate popular culture into classroom curriculum and pedagogy. Includes keynote speeches on film, popular music, fashion, dance, video games, internet culture, and more. Register: www.tc.edu/ceoi/teachthinkplay TEACH, THINK,...

T Tauri Film Festival looking for H.S. youth films
March 5, 2007
The T Tauri Film Festival is currently accepting submissions for the 3rd annual 2007 festival, set for July 16-28 in Batesville, Arkansas. The competition is limited to junior and senior high school students. Entries are accepted in seven categories: Drama,...

Turkish Youth Filmmaker: oneminutesjr.org workshop
March 5, 2007
If you know of a Turkish young person vested in video making around the ages of 12-20 who might be interested in bein part of theoneminutesjr workshop in Istanbul from April 5-9, please have them contact us. We are looking...

Storytelling: Art for Change
March 5, 2007
Art For Change invites students from immigrant backgrounds to participate in a storytelling workshop offered as part of the "Sed: A Trail of Thirst" Exhibit at Carlitos Cafe and Galeria. Workshop Description: "Dangerous Storytelling" Erasmo Guerra, winner of the Lambda...

Videotivoli & Media in Finland
March 5, 2007
Videotivoli in Finland will showcase 500 films made by under 16-year-old children from all over the world this month. In addition, Videotivoli will arrange a two-day seminar for anyone interested in social issues and media education (including teachers and people...

Opportunities at the Center for Third World Organizing
March 5, 2007
The Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO), a racial-justice organization based in Oakland, CA is a grassroots organizing training institute, dedicated to creating a generation of organizers of color. For well over 20 years, CTWO has trained young people, who...

Black History Month On PBS-TV
February 15, 2007
In celebration of Black History Month, February 2007, PBS will broadcast a lineup of new and encore presentations honoring and exploring African-American history. These programs document and examine the rich heritage and cultural contributions of African Americans. Some examples are:...

American Anthropological Association Launches New Educational Web Site on Race
February 15, 2007
The American Anthropological Association has debuted a web site and a traveling exhibit for college and university museums entitled, “Race: Are We So Different?” The project, which has been in development for more than five years, offers a history of...

Call for editors: "orange" racism on-line magazine
February 15, 2007
The European Youth Press is searching for young journalists writing for the next big issue of their online magazine. The magazine will focus on the media coverage of racism today and how minorities are treated on different places in Europe....

A special episode of MediaSnackers seeks:
February 14, 2007
Young people from Africa and Asia with access to a video camera to participate in a special episode of the MediaSnackers vodcast (http://mediasnackers.com/focus/vodcasts/). These youth will join together amongst a group of young people across the world to interview friends...

The March/April 2007 IndyKids is Out!
February 14, 2007
Go to www.indykids.net to download the paper, find out how to get copies, and subscribe. This issue features articles on the war in Iraq, Lieutenant Watada who refused to be deployed to Iraq, climate change, hip hop around the world,...

Kid Culture: Hot New Genre
February 14, 2007
Books on youth culture are the new bestsellers as adults attempt to understand the conflicts and influences confronting today’s kids. But social critics claim that ‘youth profiling’ and juvenile navel-gazing exploits youngsters and is sending the wrong messages. Authors debate...

Quote & Essay Contest
February 14, 2007
The National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights is a progressive, non-partisan campaign connecting people and groups concerned about the rollback of their rights in the federal courts including disability rights, racial justice, womens rights, the rights of workers, immigrants, the...

World's Children's Festival
February 2, 2007
WORLD CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL The National Mall, Washington DC June 23-25, 2007 (10:30am to 5:00pm) Be part of a historic celebration of children's creativity and imagination. More than 3 million children in 100 countries are participating in the program to claim...

Call for Short Film/Video Submissions
February 2, 2007
Following last year's success, the Pedagogy in Cinema Society (PiCS) is proud to be co-curating a second Short Film Festival. This year, reinforcing our commitment to using film and media as tools for stimulating critical dialogue and action, we supplement...

Three YO-TV Documentaries
February 2, 2007
Three YO-TV Documentaries are getting showcased in NYC. All three films were made by Youth Organizers Television (YO-TV), a core program of the Educational Video Center, a non-profit youth media organization dedicated to teaching documentary video as a tool for...

theoneminutesjr network | Norway & Japan
February 2, 2007
The Norwegian Broadcasting Company (NRK) joined theoneminutesjr network in to add user generated material for their weekly programme called fabrikken, which aires every wednesday from 16:30 - 17:00. The programme is made for youth between 12-15 years old, who can...

2nd Issue of WORD! Zine by youth out
February 2, 2007
The second issue of WORD! Zine, a publication for social change, has been released from Hampton Roads youth inspiring action (in Virginia). Download ad pdf version of the zine at www.altinc.org. To request a hard copy, email wordmagazine@gmail.com or write...

The Collective of Researchers on Educational Disappointment and Desire recruiting NYC youth
February 2, 2007
The Collective of Researchers on Educational Disappointment and Desire are a participatory action research team that is investigating the value of the GED, push out practices in high schools, education options, and the myth of the American dream. They are...

Visual Griots at the Smithsonian
January 26, 2007
griot n.- a storyteller in West Africa who perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village Visual Griots is an international program to promote community cultural development and mutual understanding among young people through the art of photography. Interactive...

Join the team of the first European Youth Media Days
January 26, 2007
The European Youth Press, together with the European Parliament, is releasing a pilot project - the first European Youth Media Days. In June 2007, 400 young journalists from across the European continent will come together in Brussells to produce media...

Call for authors for youthweek.eu
January 26, 2007
Do you want to write for a European website? Do you also want to develop the website, set topics and travel to European events to report about it? The European Commission and the European Youth Press are going to provide...

World Children's Festival
January 26, 2007
WORLD CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL The National Mall, Washington DC June 23-25, 2007 (10:30am to 5:00pm) - showcase children's creativity, imagination and talents - give voice to children on issues and interests of common concern - introduce children to the power of...

Educating Art Exhibit
January 23, 2007
Educating Art Exhibit opens Jan. 24th from 5-7pm at NYU Steinhardt School - 34 Stuyvesant Street between 2nd and 3rd Ave & 8th and 10th streets (Just off of Astor Place) Commons Gallery, Barney Building Educating Art is a collection...

YMR voted top ten website for educators!
January 19, 2007
YMR would like to thank voters for placing us one of the top ten websites and favoriate online resource for educators, listed by the organization What Kids Can Do. Here's to more articles, resources, and spotlights in the youth media...

Media Education Kit published by UNESCO
January 19, 2007
"Media Education: A Kit for Teachers, Students, Parents and Professionals" has been published in English and French by UNESCO. The kit is partly a product of the MENTOR project initiated by UNESCO and supported by the Europeon Commission. The kit...

Princeton University Summer Journalism Program
January 19, 2007
Princeton is offering a 10-day all-expenses-paid summer journalism program held in August 2-7, 2007 at Princeton University for students from under resourced financial backgrounds. Students live on campus, meet the president and dean, and are supported by alumni and students...

New Festival Highlights the Power of Hip-Hop Media, Expression & Evaluation
January 19, 2007
The Hip-Hop Association & Urban World NYC come together to form It's All About M.E.E (Media, Expression & Evaluation), a festival to bring broader understanding of the power Hip-Hop has to educate and empower the community. It's All About M.E.E.(Media,...

4th Annual NYC Grassroots Media Conference: Media and Movements Beyond Borders
January 19, 2007
4th Annual NYC Grassroots Media Conference: Media and Movements Beyond Borders will occur on Saturday February 24th, 2007 at New School University 10 AM - 7 PM (65 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street). This year, the NYC Grassroots Media Conference...

Idealist.org: Can you Imagine a Better World?
January 19, 2007
Can you Imagine a Better World? is an initiative of Idealist.org that will launch a series of start-up meetings areound the world the week of February 5-11, 2007. The project derives from three main points: 1. All over the world...

Voices of Youth: Report
January 19, 2007
Voices of Youth: Report to stop discrimination and violence against girls