Youth Activism

This two-hour interactive Media Literacy Workshop offers participants a chance to think critically about the media we consume everyday. Through a series of large and small group discussions, interactive activities, video clips and photographs, participants will explore the following issues: media advertising; ownership and content; media consolidation; identity and representation; and the central role media plays in democratic societies. Participants will also learn about public-access television and the growing youth media field. DOWNLOAD ALL PRINTED MATERIALS .ZIP (13.8 MB) The included guide is intended to guide practitioners through facilitating a Media Literacy Workshop in 6 parts. It is not a rigid curriculum, rather a source of exercises, discussion points, and connections that can be expanded or adjusted to suit the needs of a given group. We hope that you will find some of the pieces compiled here an interesting approach to building on the basics of media literacy. VIEW THE MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION ONLINE (best if viewed in Internet Explorer) DOWNLOAD THE PRESENTATION (56MB - sorry, this might take a while!)