Celebrate International Youth Day by taking part in the State Department’s video contest by mailing short, informal videos explicating what events matter to global youth (ages roughly 15-30) in your communities.
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The top 10 videos will be sported on the new Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/GlobalYouthIssues.
Rush! The deadline to present videos is Thursday, August 9th 2012. Following are the particulars:
1. Videos should be 30-90 seconds long and can be recorded on a flipcam, smartphone, webcam, or other readily-available device, and should include:
(a) A brief introduction of the young person/people featured in the video (name(s), location – aliases may be used for security purposes)
(b) A description of an issue youth face in your community.
(c) How youth are partnering to address the issue.
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(d) Any other messages associated International Youth Day 2012.
(e) Submissions should be in English or, if in Urdu, should include English-language subtitles or a copy of the text that can be posted with the video.
2. Upload the video on your own YouTube and a send a link to [email protected]
Remember, the deadline to send in your entries is Thursday, August 9, 2012!!
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