Rights to Expression: Social Networking Spaces, Advocacy, and the Arts John Murray, Katie MacEntee, & Lukas Labacher McGill University Montreal, Canada
Workshop Outline Introduction YAHAnet (background and benefits) Youth Rights to Expression Collage (explanation and techniques) Group collaging! Sharing, Discussion, and Questions
Video, Audio & Image Gallery Workgroups Forum Events Calendar Fact & How-To Guides Resources Arts-Based Campaigns Featured Projects
Different types of arts-based methods Drama Forum theatre Street theatre Puppetry Storytelling Dance Music Hip-hop Photo-voice Radio documentary Radio drama Participatory video Television Graffiti COLLAGE Narrative writing Poetry Magazines Comics Blogs
Art can voice things we may not know how to talk about! E.g.: HIV and AIDS, sex, drugs, death, passion, love, sexuality, stigma
Some Collage Techniques
Your Turn: Collage on the theme of “Youth Rights to Expression in the Age of AIDS” 1.Make small groups of Pick 4 magazine images each that grab your attention 3.Discuss among your group why you choose these pictures and how you see them relate to the theme “Youth Rights to Expression in the Age of AIDS”
Collage Layout Start cutting the images. Lay out all the images before you start to glue! Discuss with your groups why you are placing certain pieces where. Ask yourselves, “What does it mean to place this image next to another?” “Is this collage cohesive? Are the different pieces relating to each other?” “How will the audience understand this collage?”
Come check out the YAHAnet booth in the Global Village ! John: Lukas: Katie: