ARTICLES / PROJECTS: Youth re-imagine life through short films (WEST BANK / GAZA)

Palestinian youth premiered nine short films at public screenings in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip last week. Forty youths worked in small groups during two parallel three-week workshops conducted in the al-Aroub (West Bank) and Jabaliya (Gaza) refugee camps during the month of July. Palestinian and international trainers facilitated the workshops through the participatory media program Voices Beyond Walls, in partnership with local youth community organizations.

The Re-imagining Project is a program of digital video, photography and storytelling workshops that supports Palestinian youth in expressing their cultural identity, personal narratives, and creative visions.

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NEWSLETTERS / PROJECTS: The Youth Times Newspaper Speaks Volumes - Media Magic Digest - The quarterly newsletter of ICDB/VOY Media Magic - UNICEF

The Youth Times Newspaper Speaks Volumes

June 2009 - Issue #11

Although much of the current international and local news in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is focused on violence and conflict, there is different, yet just as important, reporting happening on the ground in the region - reporting from a distinctly youth perspective.

The Youth Times newspaper, a project of the Palestinian Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation (PYALARA), is a monthly 24-page newspaper published in Arabic and English by young people, for young people. This month, we feature PYALARA and The Youth Times, an initiative that develops young people aged 13-20 into leaders while providing both Palestinian and international audiences vital stories that speak across borders.

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