March Show '07: UVfF slam

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Youth Media Video Slam 2007

Calling all youth ages 13-20.
Urban Visionaries Film Festival wants YOU!

For two years running, filmmakers from Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey have taken back-to-back titles. Will Tri-State slammers school the five boroughs for a third year, or will the glory return to New York City? Our youth and Urban Visionaries alumni jury will award three top prizes, and the audience will vote on a Best-in-Slam Audience Award. The competition is tough, so bring your best stuff!

March Show '07: "N" Word P.S.A.

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this PSA was produced as a part of the YMIC program at the Youth channel. it explores the controversy behind the "N" word.

March Show '07: Urban Visionaries

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Founded in 1996 by a small collective of youth media groups, the Urban Visionaries Film Festival (UVFF) has become New York Citys only film festival produced, promoted and presented by youth. What started as a series of local screenings is now a full-fledged youth-curated festival.

January Show '07: JANY's Groundhog Job Shadow Day

Junior Achievement of New York (JANY) has announced a marathon week of high-profile executive “Dream Job Shadow” activities leading up to the Tenth Annual National JA Groundhog Job Shadow Day, to be held on Friday, February 2nd (Groundhog Day), kicking off the organization’s highly successful, year-round JA Job Shadow Program Students shadow business professionals in the workplace to learn about various career options. This year, JANY’s 2007 Dream Job Shadow Week will expose hundreds of NYC and Long Island students to rare opportunities to be mentored by top “movers & shakers” in the business world. Companies around NYC and Long Island will help students make connections between the skills they study in school and success at work. Almost 700 students will spend time with business leaders, media executives, civic leaders and other professionals.

“Groundhog Job Shadow Day allows students to listen, observe and understand day-to-day activities at a variety of workplaces and opens up new career opportunities and avenues of success,” said JANY President, Doug Schallau. Sounds Cool, want to hear some comments from those whove actually done a JANY Job Shadow? Tune into D.A.M.N. Y.C. News on the Youth Channel.

To get involved with Junior Achievement of New York.

January Show '07: Project Reach March for HIV/Aids awareness

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Crew: Habibah Ahmad, Omar Sully, Ryan Hinton, Mariela Rosario, Max Benitez,Sharlene Thompson, Noelson Jacques, Christen Cofer. Synopsis: protestors march over the brooklyn bridge to raise AIDS/HIV awareness. Time: 5:08

January Show '07: World Cant Wait October 10th protest

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Crew: Ryan Hinton, Omar Sully, Sharlene Thompson, Noelson Jacques, Christen Cofer Synopsis: on october 10, 2006 protestors gathered near the United Nations building, then marched from there all the way to union square in protest of President Bush, and the Iraq war. Time: 4:33

January Show '07: African Burial Ground Segment

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Crew: Omar Sully, Ryan Hinton, Christen Cofer About: on September 29, 2006 people gathered at chambers street by city hall to celebrate african american culture, and also to remember the lives of the ancestors who's remains were found under the streets of that district. Time: 4:11

September Show '06: Teens! Sex! Rock Music!

We think that teens should be given more credit as the independent and free thinkers they really are instead of being continually pigeon-holed as drones. Do you have the power to break free of the persuasion?

Check out Cortney Harding response to the Rand Corporation's Survey which stated that teens who listen to music with sexually degrading lyrics are more likely to instigate and participate in sexual activities. Check out the blog here!

What do you think? Let us know...

September Show '06: Read the latest IndyKids!

YC Media Literacy Article in IndyKids

MNN Youth Channel Peer Trainer and PT Coordinator, Derrick Dawkins, has an article on media literacy in the fall edition of IndyKids! check it out - pick one up by the MNN reception window and flip to page 6. (dont forget to read all the other great stuff too.)
the issue is also downloadable as a pdf here.

August Show '06: Come to the YC Block Party!!

This is a little promo spot that was created to advertise the MNN Youth Channel Block Party on August 12th, 2006. get more info at www.youthchannel.org

August Show '06: Some Photos from the Youth Workshop at the ACM

Hi everyone,
we are here atthe ACM - Alliance for Community Media Conference in Boston. As a part of the pre-conference activities, Youth Channel took part in an all-day workshop working with young people (and some oldies) from different access centers to do some brainstorming about media action campaigns, and to make some short videos. Heres som pictures. we will add more as the week goes on. and hopefully the videos too!