Hello conference goers! Below is a message from Professor Rhonda McEwen who organized the documentary efforts
of the High School students.
The videos they created (linked below) represent the 3 stories of the DIY Citizenship conference as told by students from the WTC high-school. These stories will air in a special screening at the
TIFF Bell Lightbox on Friday 19th November from 12:30pm-1:45pm. The students will be there and we can have a question and answer period on their experiences.
We are very proud to share their work and congratulate them, the editors, Hungry Eyes,
their teacher Ian Esquivel, and Rhonda!
1. Hack space DIY conference
2. Women's representations online
3. What is DIY citizenship to you?
also visit the blog Youth Journalists @DIY http://diycitizenship.com/youthjournalists.
from Rhonda:
i witnessed grade 12 toronto students engaged and immersed in the project from the time we met them 7 weeks ago, and throughout the pre-conference workshop on filming led by Sudz Sutherland,and then most recently over the past two days at the conference.they were self-directed, thoughtful, critical, playful, and intellectually present.i enjoyed being a 'fly on the wall' as i conducted ethnographic research on youth participation as citizens in a conference that directed them to be DIY makers. i will be writing about the experience of doing this project and on the reflections of the students who participated.
Congratulations to all. Many thanks to Nick Pagee and the TIFF Bell Lightbox team, editors Jeff, Michelle, Emily, Roz and Iain, and a very special thanks to Hungry Eyes Film and Television. Most of all thanks to Ian Esquivel and the
students of Western Technical and Commercial. This experimental project was a roaring success.
