[hr-education-na] P.O.V. seeking applications for the 2003 Youth Views Institute (New York City, Nov. 14-16, 2003)

Hello,

Please forward widely & disseminate to interested youth and their allies
the following information about P.O.V.'s upcoming Youth Views Institute
from Nov 14-16, 2003 in New York City.

Thanks,

Irene Villaseņor, Youth Views Manager
P.O.V./American Documentary, Inc.
32 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004
(212) 989-8121, extension 319, (212) 989-8230-fax
www.pbs.org/pov

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P.O.V.'s Youth Views Institute

November 14-16th, 2003 in New York City

Are you interested in changing your community?

Are you interested in using independent documentaries to do it?

If the answer is YES, we want you to join P.O.V.'s Youth Views Institute!

"This was a well-planned and packed weekend of exciting workshops and 
useful information about media, independent media, how to read media, how 
to use it to further social change.I hope to use the skills I have learned 
from the Youth View Training Institute to jumpstart my own actions and 
organizing events that promote social change in the future. These are 
skills that I highly value. Thank you.­­"

-Youth Views Institute 2002 participant Jennifer Tan



P.O.V.'s Youth Views is a peer-led initiative, offering new models for 
working with youth (ages 16-21) and the media for civic engagement that can 
be replicated by youth-serving and civic-minded organizations across the 
country. Begun as a pilot project in 2000, Youth Views works with youth-run 
and youth-serving organizations, with a particular emphasis on groups 
working on behalf of communities of color and other marginalized 
communities, to present screening events nationwide and training and 
facilitation for youth in the New York City area.

P.O.V./American Documentary, Inc., a national non-profit organization 
dedicated to leveraging the potential of independent media in public life. 
Our core activity is P.O.V. (a cinematic term for "point of view"), PBS's 
award-winning showcase for independent non-fiction film. Since 1988, P.O.V. 
has pioneered methods for developing collaborative strategic engagement 
activities around socially relevant content on television, online, 
educationally and in community settings.

The Youth Views Institute comprises a three-day session of workshops on 
critical thinking and media literacy skills as applied to independent and 
commercial media; diversity training, including an introduction to the 
"-isms" (e.g., racism, sexism, ageism) and deconstructing socially 
reinforced power structures; group facilitation skills in orienting 
discussion toward discovery, solution seeking, and next steps; and 
community organizing, including outreach methods and event planning and 
promotion. This year's Institute is produced in partnership with The 
Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Project Reach and the American Indian 
Community House. Presenters include P.O.V. staff, independent media 
artists, academics, and community organizers, including representatives 
from Youth Views partnering organizations from around the country.

Our current list of presenters and performers includes Andolan: Organizing 
South Asian Workers, Hima B. (P.O.V.), Prudence Browne (Beyondmedia), 
Cetliztli Nauh Campa, Faye Chiang (Project Reach), Hortensia Colorado and 
Elvira Colorado (Coatlicue Theatre), Tracyann Cummings (Project Reach), 
Sheila Dauer (Amnesty International), Monroe France (New York University), 
Jennie Jeddry (New School University), Frank Mok (Asian & Pacific Islander 
Coalition on HIV/AIDS), Don Kao (Project Reach), Eliza Licht (P.O.V.), 
Cynthia Lopez (P.O.V.), Cara Mertes (P.O.V.), Jon Roman (Downtown Community 
Television Center), J.T.Takagi (Third World Newsreel), Jennifer Tan 
(Project Reach), Irene Villaseņor (P.O.V.), and Margaret Yellow Wolf 
Tarrant (American Indian Community House).

  Who can apply to join the Youth Views Institute?

   a.. Young people (14-21 years old) who are students, organizers and 
media makers interested in meeting progressive, like-minded peers are 
invited to apply.
   b.. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, especially those who 
identify as people of color, immigrants, working class, queer and 
transgendered youth to get involved.
   c.. Organizations and schools can recommend up to three young people to 
the Youth Views Institute.
   d.. Participation in the Institute is limited to 20.
   e.. Applications are also open to out-of-state youth (ages 18-21).
   f.. Meals will be provided and there are no fees, but participants are 
responsible for arranging their own transportation and accommodations.
What qualities are we looking for in applicants?

   a.. Commitment to attending all days of the Institute.
   b.. Passion for social justice and social change.
   c.. Willingness to work in and create an environment that is 
anti-sexist, anti-racist, anti-xenophobic, anti-homophobic, and is a 
transgendered-positive environment.
   d.. Able to share resources from the Youth Views Institute with their 
communities.
   e.. Thinkers and problem-solvers.
   f.. Interest in using independent media.


Additional information, applications, recommendation forms and fact sheets 
are available on-line at http://www.pbs.org/pov/utils/youthviews.html. 
Please contact Irene Villaseņor at 212-989-8121 x319 or by email to 
<villasenor@pov.org> if you have any questions.


The deadline for applications is Friday October 17, 2003.




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