DC Youth Media Invite and Notes!

DC Youth Media 5th Gathering May 15, 2005
Next Meeting: June 9th, 2006, Thursday, 6pm – 8pm

WHO: Youth who produce media and the adults who love them

WHAT: Items on the agenda include...developing our first newsletter featuring youth media in DC, a resource list for summer youth media programs, directories of youth media programs and mentors, skills-building and much more!


WHERE: LAYC Art & Media House
3035 15th St., NW
(Between Columbia Rd. and Irving St., two blocks from Columbia
Heights metro)

WHEN: Thursday, June 9th, 2005
6pm – 8pm

WHY: FREE FOOD!!!
AND so we can coordinate and strengthen our efforts to empower
youth through media.

Purpose of DC Youth Media:
DC Youth Media is a space where youth involved in media can share skills and support with each other. Youth skilled in media will also train youth interested in media. DCYM builds bridges between organizations and individual mentors involved in media projects with young people. It brings organizations together to share resources, skills, experiences, contacts/connections with media outlets, and gain skills in being our own media to get our voices heard.


MAY 15th GATHERING NOTES:
In attendance: Lopa, Nancy, Cherie, Sheila, Douglas

Representing: DC Independent Media Center, Resistance Media Collective, , Sol & Soul Arts for Social Change, Latin America Youth Center Art & Media House, Youth Leadership Support Network.

Latest Updates:
LAYC Web radio is now up and running! http://www.layc-dc.org/
YLSN members went to NYC to meet with YO!-TV. For details visit: www.ylsn.blogspot.com. YO!-TV will be in town June 19-21st for the Great Labor Arts Exchange.



Meeting Decisions:

-Newsletter will have a resource listing.
Get descriptions of youth media programs in DC
The descriptions can be from youth or adults
Youth written articles answering:
What they are doing with media?
What are they doing with media over the summer?
How does this empower them?
Include photos
-DCYM blogspot to feature mentor’s bios and directory of DC youth media program
-DCYM will produce a brief newsletter for community distribution by June 18th
-The next meeting will focus on developing the newsletter
-DCYM will gather copies of DC school newspapers and info about media-related clubs. Will encourage mentors to go to schools needing support
-The purpose of the newsletter is to produce youth written articles about what they are doing with media. The newsletter will be a one pager so it does not overwhelm the readers. Our target readers are youth and adult mentors that work with media.

For more info:
Sheila Mirza, Youth Organizer, Youth Leadership Support Network
dcfresh@nycmail.com (917) 520-5268
Lopa Shah, Media Coordinator, Latin America Youth Center Art & Media
House
lopa@layc-dc.org (202) 319-2294
Douglas Calvin, Founding Director, Youth Leadership Support Network
douglas@worldyouth.org (202) 489-7892