Youth Rights Media: Making Media, Making Change!

Do you know someone that wants to drop-out of school or is on...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:34:00 -0500

Do you know someone that wants to drop-out of school or is on the verge of being pushed out??? Well if you do then don’t let them. Teens need help just like everybody else,about 30% of the freshman that apply to schools and get in don’t graduate with their graduating class. However if the dropout rate remains the same for the next 10 years, the nation will loose $3 trillion dollars. Help us keep those 1.2 million students from dropping out of school each year. When we first enter high school everyone is there, but by the time graduation is here…. Where are those kids that dropped-out? Either selling illegal drugs or doing things that they should not be doing. If America wants to earn back that 45 billion dollars that they lose when kids dropout, then instead of sending them to alternative schools…HELP THEM! The only way to help teens are to TALK TO THEM.GET CONNECTED!

This is a short clip about YRM made by a youth from the program.

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:02:58 -0400

This is a short clip about YRM made by a youth from the program.

Check out the Pushed trailer!

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:49:05 -0400

Check out the Pushed trailer!

Join Us! In YRM’s newest documentary, youth pose urgent...

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:45:22 -0400

Join Us!

In YRM’s newest documentary, youth pose urgent questions about the local impact of the nation’s largely invisible “dropout crisis.” Along the way, they ask how many of our city’s students are really graduating from high school, and do we really understand why others fall short of completing? Their search for answers yields inspiring, puzzling, and often troubling results.

YRM was featured in a 3-page spread in a recent issue of New...

Fri, 08 May 2009 10:17:00 -0400

YRM was featured in a 3-page spread in a recent issue of New Haven magazine.

Media Lab members and Youth Organizers have created three new Public Service Announcements about the...

Fri, 08 May 2009 10:14:14 -0400

Media Lab members and Youth Organizers have created three new Public Service Announcements about the high school dropout crisis.

Girls Are…

Fri, 08 May 2009 10:12:35 -0400

Girls Are…

The Clock Is Ticking

Fri, 08 May 2009 10:11:29 -0400

The Clock Is Ticking

Who’s Failing Who?

Fri, 08 May 2009 10:09:00 -0400

Who’s Failing Who?

On Friday, March 27th, Youth Rights Media is holding a youth...

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:24:11 -0400

On Friday, March 27th, Youth Rights Media is holding a youth Open Mic and Screening of its latest work. We’ll be featuring our latest batch of PSAs and the newest episode of YRMtv. Come check us out!!! Click this link for a PDF of the flyer!

18 Years?

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:40:11 -0500

As John Destefano gears up to take another two-year victory lap around our ailing city, he chooses school reform as his platform. You can bet that YRM will be keeping a close watch on this one.

Heaven help you, Ronald Huggins.

New Haven Independent article about John Destefano’s run...

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:39:10 -0500

New Haven Independent article about John Destefano’s run for reelection.

WEB Targets 25 Most Un-Wanted: NHI Article Looks at Youth-Targeted Police Practices

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:23:37 -0500

WEB Targets 25 Most Un-Wanted: NHI Article Looks at Youth-Targeted Police Practices

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Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:18:17 -0500

In Media Lab, youth are working on Digital Storytelling. Taking...

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:30:29 -0500

In Media Lab, youth are working on Digital Storytelling. Taking a cue from Muta Baruka’s poem, Dis Poem, the youth created a collective poem about their own stories and the potential of change therein.

Media Lab is back in full swing with our new Media Educator,...

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:29:00 -0500

Media Lab is back in full swing with our new Media Educator, Hugh Kesson. Right now we’re focusing on IDENTITY with our Digital Stories cycle. In Session 2 Devon poses as Napoleon.

Media Lab is back in full swing! Check out what we're up to!

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:22:37 -0500

Media Lab is back in full swing! Check out what we're up to!

Thursday, October 23, 2008 @ 6 pm!

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:37:27 -0400

Thursday, October 23, 2008 @ 6 pm!

Youth Rights Media Invites You!

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:36:19 -0400

Attn: You

Youth Rights Media is holding an open house! Please join us in celebrating our new home on Thursday, October 23rd. The event begins at 6 pm, with a film retrospective at 7 pm. There will be food, there will be a DJ, ~~there will be a dunk tank!~~

Our new space is located at 121 Whalley Avenue, nestled in a little corner behind Papa John’s Pizza, across the street from Staples.

To rsvp please call 203.776.4034 or contact Latisha Scott at tish@youthrightsmedia.org.

SEE YOU THERE!!!

Youth Rights Media Is Hiring

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:52:00 -0400

Are you a person between the ages of 18 and 117? Are you a media maven with technical savvy, a critical eye, and a passion for social change? Do you have a sense of humor and work well with high school aged students? Are you in need of a job? Well, you are in luck, friend. Youth Rights Media is hiring for the position of Media Educator. Applicants are sharp, funny, and prepared to work in a fast-paced youth oriented environment. If this sounds like you, please email keola@youthrightsmedia.org for more information.