Y:57 (Youth in 57 Minutes)
Sponsors: Kinex Youth Initiative of the Self-Help Resource Association of BC, Vancouver Cooperative Radio, Knowledgeable Aboriginal Youth Association, The Teen Centre at Britannia
The Y 57: Youth in 57 Minutes project assists youth, who are inactive or who feel under represented by mainstream media, get involved in their own radio program.
This serves as a way for youth to express their talents and perspectives, thereby building their capacity for community engagement, empowerment, and gaining tools and skills needed to regularly air a diverse youth-focused, youth-driven radio program in collaboration with peers and community partners.
The Y 57: Youth in 57 Minutes program offers a space to interact with other young people doing youth initiatives in the community around empowerment, youth participation and youth issues.
The Vancouver Co-Op Radio is offering the opportunity to run this by youth and for youth program. This volunteer based radio station would be space for young people to be introduced to the world of radio broadcasting and to build communication, radio, and media skills. The project establishes an accessible space where young people and youth service agencies can share their experiences and circulate information about services and support network for youth.
Kinex and KAYA launched this programme by facilitating inclusive group dynamics, providing capacity building workshops, as well as facilitation skill workshops, and youth engagement training. Some of the issues raised by past work on Y:57 concerning the youth are quite varied and include: health, labour issues, resources, global issues, English as a second language, sexuality and poverty.
Y:57 still rides the airwaves. Catch them 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm (4th and 5th Monday each month). To get involved or to let them know about your youth project to broadcast on air, contact Youth.in57minutes(at)gmail.com.
Contact Information
- Kinex Youth Initiative of Self-Help Resource Assoc. of BC
Contact: Jorge E. Salazar
kinex@telus.net
- Vancouver Cooperative Radio
Contact: Leela Chinniah
programs@coopradio.org
- Youth Representative - Y57
Contact: Maddy (now Ovey)
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