SHADES OF YOUTH shows at WPC 10!
"SHADES OF YOUTH, Youth Speak On Racism, Power & Privilege"
www.shadesofyouth.com
New resources and updates for Shades Of Youth
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Dear All -
We're on our way to The White Privilege Conference in Memphis to show Shades Of Youth along with providing workshops on intergenerational work using the film. It'll be a great reunion!
Since releasing Shades Of Youth we have shown it in several venues throughout the Bay Area and Santa Cruz. So far it has sold in 23 states, Canada and Australia. We continue to learn about different ways to work with the film using interactive dialogue and performance pieces, as well as where to pause in order to dive in deeper and flesh out the complexities of racism and white privilege. We've shown it in high school classrooms, college trainings, with queer identified youth and adults, at conferences and in large community settings. It is particularly powerful in a cross-generational environment with youth taking the lead, sharing their stories and analyzing racism. Adults are in awe of the ease and depth brought forth by youth.
In the coming months we will continue with showings throughout the U.S. and in addition to the guidebook, we are putting together a small handbook with specific structures around how to show the film. This will be available to download at shadesofyouth.com. We hope to get the film and these resources in the hands of youth and teachers all over, supporting them to examine racism at its core and build the capacity to create true racial justice. We are also working on translating the film into Spanish, captioning it for the deaf community, and adding a special feature section showing the performance art and "creative resistance" that we see as vital to the work.
Finally, check out the new Facebook fanpage with audio and film clips, resources and comments from others using the film. Next week we'll be posting a link offering Facebook users a chance to watch the film in its entirety.
In the movement!
Lauren, Jesse, Clay and Lex
Shades Of Youth Production
www.shadesofyouth.com
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