Workshops
Breakthrough Film Club
May 10, 2013 @ Breakthrough Urban Ministry: Youth Development 402 N. St. Louis Ave. Chicago, IL 60624
Beyondmedia Education is partnering with Breakthrough Urban Ministry and independent filmmaker Joel Krogman to provide free video production classes for youth living on Chicago's west side.
Since September, the club of middle- and high-schoolers from East Garfield Park have created three documentaries expressing how their pasts have affected them, and more importantly, how their interests keep them positive and productive. This semester youth in film club are creating a documentary addressing violence, urban youth culture and social media. The film will premiere on May 25th at Westinghouse High School.
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Martin Luther King Day of Action
January 21, 2013 @ Bright Star Community Church 735 E. 44th St. Chicago, Il 60653
Beyondmedia Education led an inter-generational Chain of Change media workshop in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. Beyondmedia partnered with Anshe Emet Synagogue and Bright Star Community Church.
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Building Safe Communities: Youth Media Summit 2011
August 12, 2011 @ Columbia College 1104 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL
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Building Safe Communities: Art Workshop
July 30, 2011 @ Insight Arts
On Saturday, July 30th, Beyondmedia facilitated a free Building Safe Community: Art workshop with Insight Arts.
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Building Safe Communities: Art Workshop
July 20, 2011 @ Pros Arts Studio
On Wednesday, July 20th, Beyondmedia facilitated a free Building Safe Community: Art workshop with Pros Arts Studio.
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Building Safe Communities: Art Workshop
July 18, 2011 @ Benton House
On Monday, July 18th and Tuesday, July 19th, Beyondmedia facilitated free Building Safe Community: Art workshops with Benton House.
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Building Safe Communities: Art Workshop
July 11, 2011 @ Arab American Action Network
On Monday, July 11th and Tuesday, July 12th, Beyondmedia facilitated free Building Safe Community: Art workshops with Arab American Action Network.
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Free Minds Free People Conference 2011
July 08, 2011 @ Providence, Rhode Island
Chain of Change Youth Leaders facilitated a Chain of Change media workshop at the Free Minds, Free People Conference in Providence, RI.
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Building Safe Communities
July 07, 2011 @ Awakening Gallery and Foundation
On Saturday, June 11th Beyondmedia facilitated a free Building Safe Community: Train the Trainers workshop hosted by the Awakening Gallery and Foundation.
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RAW Voices: Teens in the Media Arts Festival 2011
May 09, 2011 @ Columbia College Chicago 1104 S Wabash Ave Chicago, Il 60605
Middle school youth from Kuumba Lynx participated in a Chain of Change workshop during Columbia College's Raw Voices Youth Media Festival. They produced a short video "The Power of Art" in the workshop.
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Use Your Words-TRACE, Chicago Park District
January 15, 2011 @ South Shore Cultural Center (Chicago, IL)
Youth involved in Chicago Park District programs participated in the park district’s annually youth summit Use Your Words. During the Chain of Change workshop at the summit, youth produced cell phone messages.
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Young Chicago Author’s Conference
December 11, 2010 @ Westinghouse College Prep High School (Chicago, Il)
During the two workshops at the Young Chicago Author's Conference youth discussed how to define violence and analyze how mainstream media and music portrays violence situations in their communities. In the afternoon workshop youth developed anti-violence campaigns using their cell phones.
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Illinois Violence Prevention Authority’s (IVPA) Youth Summit
October 02, 2010 @ Holiday Inn Conference Center (Joilet, Il)
In the two Chain of Change workshops at the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority's (IVPA) 2010 Youth Summit: "Youth Standing Up For Peace: Promoting Youth-Led Violence Prevention Strategies," youth used their cell phones to create anti-violence campaigns that was texted to their peers.
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US Social Forum 2010
June 25, 2010 @ Cobo Hall (Detroit, MI)
Chain of Change presented an intergenerational workshop at the Us Social Forum in Detroit. Participants from all over the nation created video letters and cell phone messages to use in their peace work.
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Allied Media Conference
June 19, 2010 @ McGregor memorial Conference Center (Detroit, MI)
Chain of Change presented an intergenerational workshop at the Allied Media Conference in Detroit. Participants came from all over the nation created video, blog entries, and cell phone messages around anti-violence to use in their peace work.
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Youth Planners Network Conference
June 12, 2010 @ UIC (Chicago, Il)
A Chain of Change workshop engaged youth at the Young Planners Network confernce. Youth planners are high school students engaged in urban planning, policy or action in their communities, either through a school project, internship, after-school program or community. Youth produced picture & text messages that were sent to their peers.
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Wired Up
May 22, 2010 @ Roosevelt University (Chicago, Il)
As part of the Chain of Change project, we held a youth summit, Wired Up: Youth Take on Violence at Roosevelt University in May, which drew over 100 youth. The event included a multimedia exhibit of all Beyondmedia programming, adult and youth panels and media advocacy stations where youth could create video letters and portrait postcards to Mayor Daley, Police Superintendent Jody Weis, CPS CEO Ron Huberman and local aldermen and principals, addressing the changes needed in their schools and neighborhoods to provide safer communities and learning environments.
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RAW Voices: Teens in the Media Arts Festival 2010
April 24, 2010 @ Columbia College Chicago (Chicago, Il)
Beyondmedia conducted a Chain of Change workshop on how to create peace campaigns through cell phone text messages. The workshop was a part of Columbia College’s Raw Voices: Teens in the Media Arts Festival. Youth created picture & text messages that were sent to their peers.
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Scholastic Press Association of Chicago Conference
March 16, 2010 @ Gage Building (Chicago, Il)
Beyondmedia facilitated a Chain of Change workshop as part of the Scholastic Press Association of Chicago Conference for Chicago area high school journalist.
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