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MTN: D-Bo's Block Minneapolis Television Network and Brian Coyle Center team up to for this youth produced production "D-Bo Block". *if you do not see video, click "Open in Browser" at top of the page. D-Bo is a bully. But the kids who live in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood look up to him. But making a bully your role model proves to be a bad idea for one young admirer, who ends up getting bullied by D-Bo. D-Bo isn’t a real person. He was a character created by youth at the Brian Coyle Community Center this fall as part of an after school video class. The class was called “Beyond the Digital Divide,” and was a collaboration between the Minneapolis Television Network (MTN) and Pillsbury United Communities (PUC). It was funded by a grant from the Best Buy Foundation. Over twenty youth collaborated on “D-Bo’s Block,” the video they made after school at the Brian Coyle Center, located under the towers of the Cedar Riverside neighborhood. The youth came up with the idea, wrote the story, and filmed it on location with MTN equipment. Abdirahman Mukhtar, Youth Coordinator at the Coyle Center, and John Akre, an MTN Instructor, guided them through the process. The videos created by the youth can be seen on MTN channel 16 on Saturday nights at 8 p.m. throughout January. They can also be found on-line at mtn.org. John Akre MORE INFO. HERE

TCYMN goes on Facebook TCYMN has created a Facebook "Fan" Page. Log on, become a fan and keep up with each other about Youth Media in the Twin Cities. Find other members of TCYMN. BECOME A FAN HERE

The Community Technology Empowerment Project (CTEP) seeks sites The Community Technology Empowerment Project (CTEP) is now seeking partners for the 2009-2010 Program Year. CTEP AmeriCorps members help low-income families, new immigrants, and individuals with disabilities better use technology resources. We partner with organizations in the Twin Cities metro area that have existing community technology centers (CTCs) and agencies that offer technology programming and resources. CTEP plans to recruit, train and place 25 full-time AmeriCorps members that will begin their term of service Sept 8th 2009 and complete Aug 31st 2010. For more information contact: Joel Krogstad AmeriCorps Program Director Community Technology Empowerment Project joel@technologypowe r.org MORE INFO. HERE

Story Board Event MORE INFO. HERE

Perpich Day at the Capitol! Help shine a bright light on the value of arts education for all Minnesotans. Monday, February 9th, 10 AM to 2 PM - Stay for an hour or the day! Student Performances at 10:45 AM and 12:45 PM State Capitol Rotunda in St. Paul The Perpich Center makes a difference to students throughout Minnesota by helping them think creatively, achieve excellence, and develop valued perspectives. Come participate in a creative and passionate demonstration of support: - Help "celebrate the art of achievement." - Encourage our legislators to secure funding for the Perpich Center. - Urge them to improve delivery of, and access to, arts education for teachers and students. - Share stories and learn more about the positive impact of the agency's Arts High School, library, professional development for educators, and outreach programs. MORE INFO. HERE

In Progress: SAIB KUV OPEN HOUSE AT TRAVELER’S - PRESIDENT’S DAY 2/5/09 Please join us to celebrate the fine artwork of our Saib Kuv artists on Monday, february 16th at the Traveler’s Foundation. More than twenty Saib Kuv artist will be present to talk about their digital photography and video work with employees, friends and family. Date Monday, February 7th Time 11AM - 1PM Location 385 Washington Street Saint Paul, MN 55102 MORE INFORMATION HERE

Advocacy Day 2009 will be February 24th Each year, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts invites arts advocates at the Minnesota History Center and State Capitol to talk about the arts, make new friends, and educate legislators about the importance of the arts to Minnesota.Through this big day, we show the strength of Minnesota’s arts community. Each year, there are representatives from small rural choirs and suburban community theaters, presenters and big organizations, museums and art centers of all sizes, painters, tenors, dancers, cellists, french horn players, and arts administrators joining together for this big day. MORE INFO. HERE

ThreeSixty: Summer Journalism Workshops location: University of St. Thomas, St. Paul campus date: June 14, 2009 - 5:43pm event description: Apply today for ThreeSixty’s intermediate journalism camp, a two-week residential camp held from June 14-26, 2009. Students will work with professional journalists and University of St. Thomas faculty to produce print, video, photo and audio stories. You can use the same application to apply for the introductory camp from July 6-30,2009, a day camp that introduces beginners to a range of journalistic skills. Every student chosen for the camps will receive a full scholarship. MORE INFO. HERE

SPNN Youth Media Monday 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. February schedule: Feb 2: SOL and YAC: Come make your own SPNN youth t-shirt at YAC or work on an independent project at SOL. Feb 9: SOL and Screening with Filmmaker Q&A: Watch Witness, a youth-produced film by local social documentarian Joanna Kohler. From the filmmaker's website: Witness (premiered 1999 with the Walker Art Center ) tells a story of four youth who challenged the adult leadership of the Minneapolis GLBT youth center, by raising issues of accountability in youth and adult partnerships. This story begins with a poem written by the filmmaker on a youth graffiti wall. Confronted with this visual and dynamic resistance, the adults cover up the poem, and abolish these youth from the center. Witness follows the story of these youth as they try to make sense of this struggle and begin an ongoing conversation by creating a film project - "Witness." Watch a clip of Witness : here Learn more about the Filmmaker: here Read Joanna Kohler's Youth Media Reporter article - "Overcoming Identity Politics in Youth Media": here Feb 16: No School, No Media Monday Feb 23: SOL and Personal Storytelling Workshop: Join local social documentarian Joanna Kohler in the small studio for a workshop focused on telling your own stories with video or work on an independent project at SOL. LEARN MORE HERE

Emergencia Youth Film Festival Deadline: February 12, 2009 Cine Las Americas Film Festival announces that the deadline for Emergencia Youth Film Festival has been extended to February 12, 2009. Emergencia is a special competitive section open to filmmakers ages 19 and under. Students and interns who participate in Cine Las Americas Media Arts Center's bilingual media education programs produce this section of the festival. The 12th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival will take place in Austin, Texas, from April 22-30, 2009, once again presenting the best of Latino and indigenous cinema. For more details about the call for entries and to obtain an entry form please visit MORE INFO. HERE

The University of Minnesota School of Public Health PSA Contest Deadline: March 6th, 2009 at Noon The University of Minnesota School of Public Health is sponsoring its 3rd annual “It’s Global” Public Service Announcement (PSA) contest. School of Public Health (SPH) officials hope it will attract talented novice and seasoned filmmakers from across the country and beyond to heed the call and submit their work. The contest provides filmmakers an opportunity to showcase their original work while making a statement on global public health topics such as pollution, nutrition, refugee health, climate change, clean water, infectious disease and preparing for natural disasters. Entrants will get to test their talent as they describe a public health problem, identify a potential solution and present, via film media, a clear call to action. The entries must be 30 seconds or less (without credits). Select entries will be showcased, Monday, April 6, 2009, and the $250 youth category first-place prize and the adult category $500 first-place prize will be awarded. All entries will be screened throughout SPH sponsored National Public Health Week Film Festival (April 6-11) in Minneapolis. The 2008 PSA Contest winners were all under the age of 14. Trish Peterson, Saddie Haddow, and Emily Sylvestre wrote, directed, and composed the music for their PSA called “Alone.” To view past entries, including the 2008 winners, please go to www.sph.umn.edu/psa. 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

The 8th Annual Arts For All Conference The 8th Annual Arts For All Conference is scheduled for Saturday, February 21. The conference is a professional development venue for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade visual and performing arts and non-arts teachers, administrators, artists, art organization affiliates, parents/guardians, higher education students, and community members. MORE INFO. HERE

MRAC: Winter 2009 Training Schedule MRAC is pleased to announce our winter schedule of training opportunities. Click on the workshop title for more information and to register for the event. These events are free, but we ask that you register in advance. February Workshops Leadership Renewal with Steve Barbario February 17, 2009, 9:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. Engaging Culturally Specific Audiences with Mai Moua February 18, 2009, 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Budgeting and Cash Flow with Barb Simonson February 19, 2009, 3:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Marketing Strategies for Your Nonprofit with Julie Dappen February 25, 2009, 1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. MORE INFO. HERE

The Youth Video Exchange Network The Youth Video Exchange Network is a site for individuals and organizations working in the emerging field of Youth Media and interested in advancing networks, opportunities, and means for the digital distribution of youth-produced content from the ground up. We are building the technical and social infrastructure for a grassroots participatory network of youth media distribution through Public Access Television stations, Youth Media organizations, teachers, and regional programmers.... and who knows who else!? Since January 2007, several youth-serving public access TV stations have successfully transferred many hours of youth-produced video content and played it in their local communities using this website. WE ARE GROWING Over the next year, this network will be expanded..... so stay tuned! MORE INFO. HERE

NEA $10,000 Grants All projects must extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations that have limited access to the arts due to geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. The involvement of professionally trained, experienced artists and arts professionals is essential. Each applicant must present a simple, straightforward project that reflects only one of the project types below. Fast-Track Review Grants are available only for: An arts event that will feature one or more guest artists. The project (such as a festival, exhibit, recital, reading, performance, screening, broadcast, lecture) must include the participation of guest artist(s). App. Closes Jan. 1 2009 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

The Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, in association with Ernst & Young LLP, is offering three (3) scholarships in honor of Fred Rogers, the creator and long-time host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. The scholarships are intended to support and encourage aspiring undergraduate and graduate students to pursue careers in children’s media and further the values and principles of Fred Rogers’ work. MORE INFO. HERE

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

Ford Foundation : Open for inquiry year round The mission of the foundation is to reduce poverty and injustice and promote democratic values, international cooperation and human achievement. Grants are made in three broad programs: Asset Building and Community Development; Peace and Social Justice; and Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom. We are eager to discover and explore innovative ways to solve problems and welcome fresh thinking in the broad areas in which we make grants. To focus our work in the United States, we make grants and loans in 13 key fields: Arts and Culture; Civil Society; Community Development; Development Finance and Economic Security; Education and Scholarship; Environment and Development; Governance; HIV/AIDS; Human Rights; Media; Religion, Society and Culture; Sexuality and Reproductive Health; and Workforce Development. Not all of our regional offices work in every field. Each year the Ford Foundation receives about 44,000 proposals and makes some 2,000 grants. Applications are considered throughout the year. Normally applicants may expect to receive within six weeks an indication of whether their proposals are within the foundation's program interests and budget limitations. DUE: Applications are considered throughout the year MORE INFO. HERE

Pay It Forward Foundation 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 grants@payitforwardfoundation.com. For more information please visit or e-mail info@payitforwardfoundation.org. MORE INFO. HERE

MRAC: Community Arts (Round 2) Grant Deadline The next deadline for the Community Arts grant applications is Monday, January 12, 2009 with an earliest project start date of March 25. Applications must be RECEIVED by 5:00 P.M. on the deadline date. This is not a postmark deadline. he Community Arts grant program provides funds of up to $3,000 in project support for metro groups wishing to offer quality arts activities in any discipline to communities within the seven-county metropolitan area. The program utilizes a “block grant” system to distribute funds. Each of the counties in MRAC's service area – Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington – receives a block of funds designated for arts activities occurring within that county. MORE INFO. HERE

Thank you for your time and support of youth media. Please contact me with any questions regarding TCYMN or this email.

Joanna Kohler
TCYMN Coordinator
joanna@tcymn.net


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