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33 Things the Youth of Newman Can Do

// November 24th, 2009 // No Comments » // Blog, Our Say

I once had a mentor tell me that when working to empower people, all you can really do is ‘hold the crown out in front of them’ – it’s up to them to step up into that crown and claim it.

We’ve been in Newman for nearly 12 weeks now working to help local kids make media, videos and websites, as well as fundraise, run a film night and even get mentions in both print and on television!

On our last ‘workday’ with them we did a nice review of everything they’d learned. At this point, without any youth center or community technology space to call their own – it’s up to Newman’s youth to determine their future as the town’s central media makers. Our hope is that they’ll be able build on the skills and creativity they’ve developed these past 12 weeks.

That said, here’s a blog ‘toast’ to the 33 things the youth of Newman can do…so far. (more…)

ABC on Friday!

// November 5th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Blog, Events, Our Say

Hey! Hey! Hey! So you saw the photo of us in the West Australian and you read all about the youth of Newman and how the website is run by a 12 year-old girl.. Well guess what! We are going to be on Stateline on channel ABC, and you will get to see parts of our First Ever Film Festival!

So tune in on channel ABC at 6pm, (for WA) watch Stateline and look out for us!

We are getting famouser and famouser by the minute!

Youth Space

// November 2nd, 2009 // No Comments » // Our Say

Thank you to all those people who came to the Film Festival on Thursday! It was a great turn out and we hope you had fun!!

The youth of Newman are looking for a youth centre for where we can go and have some fun, because right now, the kids of Newman have no where to go and they are bored out of their minds and doing graffiti and breaking in around town. So please, please, please! Sign our online petition for a youth space at http://support.newmanyouth.com !!

Hey! And if you got a copy of the Friday’s West Australian Newspaper check out page 5 and look at the photo of the young people of Newman… and Shakthi..   And also watch channel ABC on Friday night! On Stateline the film festival will be on there too!! I feel so famous!

Sleepover Yourspace- Fundraiser

// October 9th, 2009 // 9 Comments » // Blog, Events, Our Say

Us kids of Newman are going to have a fundraiser night to earn money for our new space. All money raised will go towards rent, equipment and internet for our youth space.

Photo taken by Sage at last night’s youth party at Wheelie’s!

Date: Friday, the 16th of October ‘09 

Time: 7:30pm

Location:  The old Wheelies store

Cost: $10 Entry for Movie Night  -  any ages

Here are the choices you get for the movies!

1. Horton Hears a Who
2. G Force
3. Monsters vs Aliens
4. Hotel for Dogs
5. Beverly Hills Chihuahua
6. Up

So vote now!!

Newman’s First Ever Film Festival!!

// October 9th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Blog, Our Say

Newman’s First Ever Film Festival
THIS THURSDAY!
29th October 2009
6.30pm – 8.30pm
Old Wheelies Warehouse (more…)

Sign our petition for a youth space please!

// October 9th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Our Say

Currently the youth of Newman have no space to gather, work and play together. We are lobbying for a permanent space in town and have developed a business plan to show that we know how to run it.

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Ideas

// October 7th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Our Say

We’ve got a zillion ideas for what we would do in a youth space- here is just a few of them: Skittles (set up bowling) Jam Sessions Cinema Chill Zone and lots of other fun things but if you have some ideas for what we can do in our space, post them here!

We’re getting together a big list and will post it up soon!

Youth Pathways

// September 24th, 2009 // No Comments » // Blog, Events, Newman Television, Our Say

Youth Pathways is a program designed to support youth who are experiencing barriers affecting their engagement in school. The program provides support for a number of issues ranging from Low Level school achievement, dissatisfaction at school, to issues which occur outside of school but affect school participation including homelessness and family disconnectedness. Youth Pathways provides one on one sessions as well as allowing for group work, to  build confidence in youth and allow them to develop skills such as leadership and team work. The curiousworks Pilbara Project, allowed Newman participants of the Youth Pathways program an opportunity to experience working on a media presentation as well as facilitated discussion on current youth issues, and comparisons of perspective of youth issues past and future. (more…)