March 17, 2008

What Do You Think About Youth and Violence?

Posted by Jamilah King at 2:56PM

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It’s time for Round 2 of our monthly Youth Media Blog-a-thon.

Beginning on Wednesday, March 19th we’ll be kicking off another round of blogging. This month’s topic is violence -- from violence on our streets to the war on Iraq. Once again, we’re asking for participants.

Here’s a little blurb from our official press release:

San Francisco, CA - YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia and WireTap will host the second round of the Youth Media Blog-a-thon from Wednesday to Wednesday, March 19-26, 2008. Youth bloggers (between the ages of 15-25) – along with any bloggers dedicated to writing about youth issues and youth media – will address the topic of violence and its effects on youth and our communities.

The monthly blog-a-thons will connect the youth media community around issues that affect their lives, asking for their thoughts on hard-hitting topics. The goal of these monthly events is to foster more dialogue between youth media, which will lead to their connectivity as media makers and as activists.

We’re coming off of a tremendously successful first round of blogging where over 15 young folks debated important issues surrounding the presidential election.

If you are interested in participating, contact me at Jamilah AT wiretapmag DOT org for more information on how to participate.

Here's an a list on a few of this month's participants:

- Oh Dang! (http://www.ohdangmag.com)

- Khmer Girls in Action (http://www.kgalb.org)

- Boston Progress Radio (http://www.bprlive.com)

- Vanessa Huang (http://graniterainbow.wordpress.com")

- Kameelah Rasheed (http://kameelahwrites.blogspot.com/)

- The Playground (formally known as Grits & Eggs: http://jaysplayground.blogspot.com)