The North East London Youth Action Team bring to you...

This is an event to raise money for "The Dream Factory", a charity that helps to make the dreams come true for those with life threatening illnesses or severe disability aged between 3 - 25 yrs old.

The charity been running for 2 years now, and have already made the dreams of 42 people come true.

Patrons Include: Ray Winestone, Patsy Palmer, Vicki Michelle, Michelle Collins, Rt. Hon. Iain Duncun Smith, Dr Rory McRae, Larry & Dorean Golding.

So what we, the Youth Action Team, are doing is a three-legged sponsored walk encircling Valentines Park and as many times as it takes (minimum 5km)! And to give it a special touch, as this is of course no ordinary three-legged sponsored walk, we'll be doing it in our pyjamas! Some of us will even be parading in ADULT BABY GROWS!

The wackier the better, and remember we're doing this not just to be silly, but to make the dreams of seriously ill children come true. We are asking for a minimum of £10 worth of sponsorships to take part in the event. Bear in mind that could be something as simple as £1 from 10 people or £2 from 5 people. But we have full faith that you're all so much more convincing and motivated to raise more than just £10!

And of course, the more money you are able to collect, the more dreams you will be granting. So please get involved!


Sleepwalk Steward/Promoters: http://www.do-it.org.uk/oppdetails.do?id=1481472

Sign In/ Sign Out Registration Volunteers: http://www.do-it.org.uk/oppdetails.do?id=1481471

Sponsored Participants: http://www.do-it.org.uk/oppdetails.do?id=1481469

General Helpers: http://www.do-it.org.uk/oppdetails.do?id=1481470


For a sponsorship form or if you have any queries, please email us on nelondon.youthactionteam@gmail.com.This event will take place on Sunday 11th of April between 2.30 and 5pm!

As well as this, we at the YAT, have decided on a briefing date, for all volunteers who wish to take part in one form or another which include: sponsored walk participants, stewards and general volunteers. This briefing will take place at The Downshall Centre On Wednesday 7th April between 6:30- 8:30pm.

Mediabox Photography Workshop

Mediabox is offering young people aged between 13 - 19 from London, Bristol, Leeds or Birmingham the chance to work with professional photographers to create powerful photographs depicting their personal experiences of unemployment.

Just so it's clear participants need to be unemployed to take part, they will work with professional photography mentors to create images that reflect their personal experiences of unemployment. Young people will be asked to attend a photography workshop where they will come up with creative ideas and learn basic photography skills. This will take place on Tuesday 16th March at The Guardian HQ in London. They will then go back to their local area and with the support of their mentor they will take images and then come back to London on Friday 19th March for a final post production workshop where they will format and edit their images.

All travel and expenses along with youth worker expenses for all three days will be covered.

Those interested will need to email Jessica Odubayo jessicao@mediatrust.org with their age, which organisation they are from and details of thier current unemployment situation/the story behind being unemployed.

Closing date for all applications is Friday 5th March 2010.

Mediabox and Community Channel filmmaking workshop

Mediabox in partnership with Community Channel has a fantastic opportunity for 10 disadvantaged young people to make a film about a subject that is important to them. Is there a subject or issue that affects the young people attached to your organisation, that they wish to promote or highlight? If so, this prospect will provide them with the skills, resources and support to promote/highlight what is important to them, and get their voices heard.

The successful applicants will go on a daylong filmmaking workshop run by Mediabox. Through Media Trust’s Youth Mentoring scheme the young people will be matched to a media professional mentor, who will advise them on their creative ideas.

Each young person will then receive a My Mediabox grant of £500 and have six weeks to shoot and edit their short film. Their media professional mentors will be available via phone and email to support the young people through this creative process.

Media Trust will broadcast the films on Community Channel and across all of their online platforms. Mediabox will also distribute the content on as many platforms as possible through their media partners.

Who can apply?
Disadvantaged young people aged 13-19 years old (and up to 25 years old for those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities).
Successful applicants must meet the Mediabox target group and be able to travel to and from the workshop.

When?
The workshop will take place in London on Saturday 13th March 2010.

Apply Now!

Apply online by visiting www.media-box.co.uk. For more information please contact Priscilla Baffour on 020 7217 3424 or email priscillab@mediatrust.org. Closing date for all applications is Friday 5th March 2010.