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Here’s
what’s in this months update:
- SPNN
Programs Update
- YTV
(Youth Television) Channel
16 Schedule
- Youth Media Opportunities
- Job,
Internship, Scholarship & Civic Engagement Opportunities
SPNN Programs Update
Set It Up
The
Set It Up crew is in post-production on our season premiere, which will
feature three personal stories from our crew members.
We are also looking for new crew members to
join this winter. Set It Up is a teen-produced TV show
exploring issues affecting teens in St.
Paul. To apply to be a Set It Up crew member, you must be a
high school student (9th-12th grade), a resident of St. Paul, and have an interest in
community issues and media/television production. Crew members will
receive high school credit for their contributions, as well as a bus pass
to get to and from SPNN.
To
fill out an application online or download a printable version, visit our
website at www.spnn.org/youth. Return your
applications ASAP! Contact Peter for more information at kirsc...@spnn.org
or 651.361.8147.
  
Youth In Government at SPNN
For
the past two months, the YMCA Youth in Government TV Program has been
training their television crew at SPNN in preparation for the Model
Assembly program in early January, when youth take over the Capitol and form
a youth legislature. The 25 person TV crew has been busy learning
studio, reporting, and editing skills under the direction of SPNN Youth
Programs instructors Joanna, Dawn, Amanda, and Megan. During the
Model Assembly, the YIG TV crew will produce a nightly newscast and talk
show which will be aired live at the Hilton Hotel, where all YIG
participants will be staying. The shows will also air on SPNN’s
YTV Channel 16 in February, so stay tuned! For more information on
the Youth in Government program, visit www.mnyig.org or check out the TV
crew’s blog at http://yigtv.blogspot.com.
SPNN Youth
Media Monday
Starting this fall SPNN is the place to be on Mondays
after school from 3-5 pm. Youth
can come to Media Monday to work on independent projects at SPNN Youth Open Lab (SOL), learn new video skills at
workshops, watch youth-produced and other films at screenings, and attend Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) meetings.
January Schedule:
Jan. 5st: SOL
and YAC. Work on independent projects and bring works in progress to share
with the group at SOL. Come to the Youth Advisory Committee meeting
and help shape youth media at SPNN.
Jan. 12th:
screening/ workshop, and SOL Composition
& Creative Use of B-roll (rescheduled from
December): Learn how to create, compose and utilize great b-roll to
enhance your media. As part of the workshop we will be showing films and
videos that creatively demonstrate the use of b-roll.
Jan 19th: No
School/ No Media Monday.
Jan. 26th: SOL Work
on independent projects and bring works in progress to share with the
group.
Schedule on Channel 16
January 2009
Monday through Sunday: 7- 8PM
Monday:
7PM SPNN Youth Video: Best Of Set It Up
Season 2007-2008
7:30PM SPNN Youth Video:
Neighborhood Video Camps Summer 2008
Tuesday:
7PM SPNN Youth: Rezeck House
Projects & Real Reality TV 2008
7:30PM Listen Up! Compilation #3
Wednesday:
7PM SPNN Youth Video: YIP 2008
7:30PM SPNN Youth Video: YIP 2007
Thursday:
7PM Perpich Center
for the Arts: In The Box Episode#6
7:30PM Phillips Community Television: Our
Turn
Friday:
7PM Swept Away TV: Rockstar Stories Show
9-5. Featuring Interviews from Reel Big Fish, Artreyu, & Anberlin (Premiere)
7:30PM Perpich Center
for the Arts: In the Box Episode #2
Saturday:
7PM In Progress: On the Road to Colorado
7:30PM Phillips Community Television: Our
Turn – Election 08’
Sunday:
7PM Listen Up! US Video Showcase Part 1
7:30PM Listen Up! US Video Showcase Part 2
To
learn more about our national youth media partners and the youth media we
program, please visit our YTV webpage
http://www.spnn.org/departments/youth/YTV
Youth Media
Opportunities
- Opportunities from TCYMN Organizations
- .Edu Film Festival – Call for
Submissions
Opportunities from TCYMN Organizations
TCYMN Youth
Media Calendar
TCYMN
has put together an online calendar. Youth
media opportunities offered by our 15 member organizations will be
highlighted, and include workshops, screenings, and events. You can link
directly with the organization or school offering the activity you are
interested in. Our member organizations are diverse, providing a variety of
youth media resources in the Twin Cities.
The calendar will continue to grow for easy access. For more information
visit TCYMN
Calendar
Attend exhibitions, events, films &
performances at the Walker
Art Center
for FREE
The Walker Art Center Teen Programs is
forming a new program, STREAM,
which will operate like a street team and be in charge of distributing
flyers, posters and other marketing materials.
The group is open to all high school
students interested in art that are willing to put in some time
and effort into marketing for Teen Programs. You should be willing to talk
to other students about the Walker’s
upcoming programs for teens, and be excited about getting the word out.
If you are interested and would like more information, please email teenpr...@walkerart.org or
call 612 375 7683. If you are at the Walker
ask the front desk for Witt in Teen Programs.
PERPICH ARTS
HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATION DEADLINE FEBRUARY 1
The Perpich Center
Arts High
School is a comprehensive, tuition-free
public high school offering a rigorous academic program, with intensive
coursework focused in six art areas: dance, literary arts, media arts
(photography/cinema), music, theater, and visual arts. Open to 11th and
12th grade students who are Minnesota
residents, the Arts
High School is a
unique learning environment where dedicated teachers inspire students to
realize their potential, as individuals, as students, as artists, and as
members of a community. Students accepted into the Arts High School
have artistic talent – either demonstrated or potential – and a
desire to grow artistically and academically.
2009-10 Information Sessions are
held so interested students and parents can learn more about the school,
take a tour, and ask questions (sessions run approximately two hours). For
an application form and detailed information about the process go to
MORE
INFO. HERE
.Edu Film Fest ~ CALL FOR ENTRIES!!
Minnesota's first school sponsored, state-wide
film festival, featuring short films written, shot, edited, and scored by
high-school filmmakers
Eligibility: All entrants must either be Minnesota
high school students, or Minnesota
residents under the age of 19. Please include a photocopy of a valid state
ID or driver's license, or a valid school ID.
Length:
There is no time limit for entries, although we suggest that submissions
are between four and seven minutes long.
Medium: All videos should be submitted as a Quicktime file via CD or DVD.
Content: The .edu Film Festival will not condone nor accept entries with
content that:
·
Glamorizes
and/or graphically depicts acts of violence
·
Glamorizes
any act of selling, consuming, or distributing drugs or alcohol
·
Glamorizes
any act of theft
·
Glamorizes
or emphasizes any sexual act whether implied or directly stated
·
Makes
any direct or indirect threat to an individual, group, or entity
·
Harasses
and/or bullies an individual, group, or entity
·
Is
performed while under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or any other
intoxicating substance
·
Contains
profane or obscene language
All entries must be submitted by April 1,
2009, but please send entries as soon as you have them.
It
is a big help to see submissions as soon as possible.
Send submissions to:
.edu Film Festival
c/o ComArt High School
2526 27th Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Job, Internship, Scholarship & Civic Engagement
Opportunities
- You Voted, Now What? Youth Civic
Engagement Resources
- Do Something Awards
- Pay It Forward Foundation Grant
- Free Winter Biking Classes
You Voted, now what?? How do I stay
involved?
“Young
people are among the more vulnerable members of our society, and they are
also among the least heard. Youth
media in an election year gives young people the opportunity to weigh in on
the very real issues and policies that affect them—providing that
editors and the audience listen. (Kelly Nuxol)”
This next
section is dedicated to resources created by civically engaged youth and
youth allies from around the country. Whether you could vote or not, you
have a voice. Inform yourself, voice your opinions, get involved, tell
your story!
Future5000.com – Best connector to
the local youth movement in most states, is a directory of progressive youth
organizations across the US.
Future
5000 is the virtual spinal cord of today's youth
movement.
Genvote.org - Generation Vote members are
united in the belief that the young people most directly affected by the
social, economic and environmental policies up for debate this year are the
natural visionaries and leaders of social change. Grounded in this
principle, we aim to move the issues and perspectives of impacted young
people from the periphery to the very center of the national dialogue.
Wiretapmag.org – Best magazine
covering youth issues and the youth movement — WireTap is a national news and
culture magazine by and for socially conscious youth. Our online community
promotes social justice, inspires action and gives young people a voice in
the media.
CampusActivism.org – Most comprehensive
connector site on campus activism. Good calendars of events.
YoungVoter.net - The League of Young Voters Education
Fund (LYVEF)
empowers young people
nationwide to participate in the democratic process – with a
focus on non-college youth from low-income communities and communities of
color. LYVEF makes civic engagement relevant by
meeting young people where they are, working on issues that affect their
lives, and providing them with tools, training, and support to become
viable players in the civic process.
CenterForSocialMedia.org - The
Center for Social Media showcases and analyzes strategies to use media as
creative tools for public knowledge and action. It focuses on social
documentaries for civil society and democracy, and on the public media
environment that supports them.
Do you know of more non-partisan (not advocating for
people to vote for a certain candidate) youth empowerment resources around
the Twin Cities? If so, please send them to ebac...@spnn.org. Thanks!
Do Something Awards: Deadline March 1, 2009
The
premier award for young people changing the world!!
Athletes
have the Olympics, Singers have the Grammy’s, World-changers have the
Do Something Award. Since 1996, Do Something has honored the nation’s
finest young world-changers. Do Something Award Winners represent the best
in their field or issue and are rewarded with a huge community grant,
participation in a special award ceremony, media coverage, and continued
support from Do Something. In 2009, five winners will receive a minimum of
$10,000 in community grants and scholarships (if applicable). Of those five
winners, 1 will be selected as the grand prize Do Something Award winner.
That grand prize Do Something Award winner receives a total of $100,000 in
community grants. The Do Something Award community grant money is paid
directly to the not-for-profit of the winner’s choice. Only winners
who are age 18 and under are eligible for a scholarship of $5,000 and a
$5,000 community grant (total= $10,000 Do Something Award). Winners age
19-25 (applicants must be born on or after 8/30/1983) receive their entire
award in the form of a community grant.
MORE
INFO. HERE
Pay it Forward
Foundation Grant
The Pay it Forward
Foundation offers students the opportunity to identify what they consider
to be the challenges of their communities. They tackle such problems as
homelessness, pollution, youth violence, literacy issues, the loneliness
experienced by long-term hospital and nursing home patients, and the
alienation of today's at-risk youth from the community. The Pay It Forward
Foundation provides seed money for such worthwhile projects.
Your school, church
or community youth group may apply for this $500
mini-grant to fund a one time project with a Pay
It Forward focus. Applications will be accepted anytime by email to gra...@payitforwardfoundation.com.
For more information
please visit http://payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/grant.html
or e-mail in...@payitforwardfoundation.org.
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FREE WINTER BIKING CLASS
Winter
Biking at Now Bikes & Fitness
Are you interested in continuing to bike through the winter but not
sure how to do it? Join Now Bikes
& Fitness and St.
Paul Smart Trips for a winter biking workshop January 6
and get all the help you need. Learn about using the right clothing
and gear, finding accessible routes, combining trips with transit and
riding safely in snowy conditions.
This is an indoor class, but feel free to bring your bike!
Tuesday,
January 6
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Now
Bikes & Fitness
75 Snelling Ave N, St. Paul (map)
Register
for free:
Contact Brady Clark @ br...@smart-trips.org
or 651.224.8555 Ext. 23
Additional Resources
Tips on riding and maintaining your bike
in rain and snow can be found at www.smart-trips.org
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