Philadelphia Youth Media Summit
Date: May 8, 2012
Location:
1420 Pine Street
Philadelphia , PA 19102
Contact:
Sylvia Strobel
703.506.2889
info@allcommunitymedia.org
Description:
The Alliance for Community Media (ACM) will launch the first of four summits at Peirce College in Philadelphia, PA, on May 8, 2012. The tentative schedule is as follows:
10:00 – Opening Remarks
- Gretjen Clausing, Executive Director, PhillyCAM
- Sylvia Strobel, Executive Director, The Foundation of the Alliance for Community Media
- Invited: The Honorable Michael A. Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia
10:30 – 11:30 – Media and News Literacy for Youth: What is Going on in Philadelphia?
Moderator: Gretjen Clausing, Executive Director, PhillyCAM
Panelists:
- Denise Brown, Executive Director, Leeway Foundation
- Donna Frisby-Greenwood, Program Director, Knight Foundation – Philadelphia
- Beatriz Vieira, Vice President for Philanthropic Services, Philadelphia Foundation
- Paul Wright, Local Media Development, Comcast Project Open Voice
11:30-12:30 – Education and Workforce Development: Integrating Digital Literacy In Schools
Moderator: Dr. Neil Kleinman, Senior Fellow, Corzo Center for the Creative Economy and Professor of Multimedia and Communication at the University of the Arts
Panelists:
- Theresa Ramos, Program Development Coordinator, Free Library of Philadelphia
- Sam Reed, Owner, Sriii Consulting and Blogger at Philadelphia Public School Notebook
12:30-1:15 – Lunch and Networking
1:15 – 2:15 – Life Skills, Community Building, and Social Impact: The Impact of Youth Media
Moderator: Sherri Hope Culver, Assistant Professor at Temple University’s Department of Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media / Director of the Center for Media and Information Literacy
Panelists:
- Susan Malone, Executive Director, Wide Angle Youth Media
- Craig Santoro, Project Manager, The Learning Lab, WHYY
- Beth Patel, Coordinator and Workshop Facilitator, Philly Youth Radio
2:15-3:00 – Discussion and Screenings of Select Programming from Philadelphia youth and Own The Vote taping
- Taylor Frome, Executive Director, Youth Empowerment Services (YESPhilly)
- Robert Traynham, Own the Vote
- Malcolm Kenyatta, Founder, JustMalcolm Productions
And continue the conversation at PhillyCam, 699 Ranstead Street, for Youth Media Slam from 5:00-6:30, presented by the Philadelphia Youth Media Collaborative.
The Alliance for Community Media wishes to thank the following sponsors and partners for their support of the Youth Media Summit:
and the Philadelphia Youth Media Collaborative