Iraqi Youth Speak Up (2017)

This Training Program has now finished and the participants are working on their own self devised youth event:

Dare 2 Choose

Iraqi youth forum as part of the 2017 Shanasheel Iraqi Cultural Festival
Where: Fairfield Museum & Art Gallery
When: Saturday 19 August 2017
Time: 1 – 4pm
Free entry

Are you from an Iraqi background and between 18 – 28?
هل أنت من أصل عراقي و عمرك بين 18 و 28 سنة؟

Do you enjoy making things happen and believe that young people should be heard?
هل تؤمن/تؤمنين بأهمية إسماع صوت الشباب

Are you imaginative, resourceful; focused and interested in producing cultural events?
هل أنت مهتم/مهتمة بإنتاج النشاطات الثقافية

The Iraqi Youth Speak Up Training Program is the opportunity you need!

A team of six people will be mentored by professionals as they devise and produce a public youth forum of ideas and expression for the 2017 Shanasheel Iraqi Cultural Festival.

Learn while you produce and take responsibility for a real event. Sessions cover:

• working in a creative team
• devising a meaningful and inspiring public event
• programming strong content
• managing contracts; budgets and crews
• creating and implementing marketing strategies
• producing and managing a successful event

The training is free and for young people of any gender or religion.
البرنامج التدريبي مجاني و يشمل الشباب من أي جنس أو دين

5 x 3hr sessions at I.C.E between 20 April – 12 July 2017
The team will be required hold regular production meetings plus independent team meetings as required.
Dates and times to be negotiated.

Applications close: 18 April 2017

Iraqi Youth Speak Up Training Program is a partnership between I.C.E and Iraqi Australian University Graduate Forum with ​fund​ing​ from the NSW Premier’s Fund for Social Cohesion, and a Fairfield City Council, Community Social Change Through Creativity Grant.