Real Voice is a neighbourhood action project dedicated to connecting youth and making a difference in London, Ontario.
| YouTube.com/RealVoiceLondon | [email protected] Real Voice is a neighbourhood action pilot project dedicated to connecting youth and making a difference in neighbourhoods throughout London, Ontario. Focusing on youth-centered community developme
nt, Real Voice aims to engage youth positively in their neighbourhoods by providing meaningful opportunities for leadership, skill building, and a platform to share their voices. Since fall 2012, over 100 enthusiastic youth ranging from grade 8 to grade 12 have formed Real Voice neighbourhood groups across London. Meeting weekly, these free groups are a place where youth express ideas, create art to share messages, and act on their visions for their neighborhood's future. As the project's final piece, all Real Voice neighbourhood groups are creating a movie with a message that speaks to the ideas, dreams and visions of London's youth. These short films will be celebrated on Saturday June 22, 2013 from 12:30pm - 4:00pm during the Real Voice Film Fest at Wolfe Performance Hall at Central Library. All of London is invited to this free event. Real Voice is about creating youth opportunities for expression, creation, and action. EXPRESSION
Expressing the ideas and visions of youth
CREATION
Creating art-based strategies to share youth messages
ACTION
Acting on youth-led ideas to make a difference in London neighbourhoods
Who makes Real Voice happen? Funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Child and Youth Network, and London Community Foundation, Real Voice is a partnership project of the Boys and Girls Club of London and the City of London. Numerous community partners collaborate in Real Voice neighbourhood groups, including London InterCommunity Health Centre, Northwest London Resource Centre, YMAC of Western Ontario, Life Resource Centre, Sexual Assault Centre London, Thames Valley District School Board, Carling Thames Family Centre, Westmount Family Centre and OEYC. In addition, Real Voice would not be possible without the support of Jeremy Jeresky, Shauna Kechego-Nichols, New School of Colour, and Medium. Real Voice neighbourhood groups are facilitated by sixteen Agents of Change - young people between the ages of 18 to 25 working as youth community developers and creative directors of the project. Real Voice Film Fest
Real Voice youth are hard at work creating movies with a message to be shared with London at the first-ever Real Voice Film Fest. Real Voice Film Fest
Saturday June 22nd, 2013
Wolf Performance Hall
Central Library Branch
251 Dundas Street
London, Ontario
