2011 Final Presentation

The summer 2011 session of Campecine Youth Academy is quickly coming to a close and we are cordially inviting you to be a part of our final presentation. Please come and join us this Saturday, July 30 from 1-3pm at the Center for Interfaith Cooperation, located at 1100 W. 42nd Street in Indianapolis.

CYA will be graduating 42 scholars this summer. The youth have been working hard for six weeks to create varriomentarios (short-documentaries), issuemations (stop-motion animations) and varriographies (digital story-telling).

The topics scholars have chosento explore this summer include:
Immigrant experiences from around the globe
Worker abuse in Indianapolis service sector
Societal perception(s) of beauty
The tragic intersections of bullying and suicide
Marketing strategies targeting children
IN’s HB1402 -which prohibits undocumented students from paying in-state tuition at public Indiana universities

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Program Overview

The Campecine Youth Academy is a applied research program that will train youth to conduct research and enact social change in their community.

Eligibility
Latina/o youth who:
  • Live in Marion County, Indiana;
  • Have an interest in using new digital media technology (video, graphics, web-based & audio production); and
  • Have an interest in community building and social change.
  • Interested in financial management, college preparation, and personal development
Benefits
Youth will:
  • develop relevant problem solving and critical thinking skills;
  • be equipped with social science research and new media skills;
  • develop leadership and public speaking skills;
  • be exposed to various careers and gain employability skills;
  • be encouraged to graduate from high school and attain a post-secondary education;
  • enhance their sense of civic responsibility through participatory action research; and
  • develop useful social networks and collective consciousness.