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SPECIAL THANKS TO
After School Matters
Afromerican Project
Artistic Jeannius
Crane High School
Manley High School
Neighborhood Technology Resource Center
Voices of the New Millennium
Word. Sound. Life.



COME OUT TO OUR NEXT
COMMUNITY MEDIA CELEBRATION

JANUARY 26TH @ NORTHWEST TOWER
1170 W. ERIE ST

HOSTED BY THE iCAMP CREW
open mic
digi gallery
video screenings
beat society
dance contest

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Chicago Youth Delegation - Bridging the Gap Conference

GIVE A GIFT THAT COUNTS - Your purchase or contribution to the iSwagg Magazine and Documentary Fund will help cover the cost of
travel from Chicago-Oakland of 3 youth apprentices and an adult mentor to the 5th Annual Bridging the Gap Conference on February 7th, 2009.

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purchase a holiday gift bundle

Download Edition 1 of the iSwagg webzine
Visit the Chi-Town Youth 4 Change blog: http://chiyouth4change.blogspot.com
Print copies can be picked up at: Frontline Distributions INTL – 5206 South Harper Avenue, Chicago IL 60615
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 Join Chicago's Youth 4 Change in publishing stories
of hope and awareness that could change your life!


Cherish interviewing artist Slang (Tyrue Jones) in Hyde Park, ILL


YOUTH STORIES >>
We have a couple of sections in the magazine like, dating advice from a womans perspective, fashion do's and don't s, poems and a whole bunch of other stuff. It was kind of hard but, we almost finished with it. this was a good experience, and i never thought i would be making a magazine, and about fashion, that was a big thing to me cause i want to go to college for fashion to be a fashion designer.

Our project is entertaining people by dancing,singing,rapping, and spoken word. The reason we decided to do these projects is because we want to entertain the people. Also because it shows the talents that we have and how we can all work together.


Mediamakers
   
Our project is entertaining people by dancing, singing, rapping, and spoken word. The reason we decided to do these projects is because we want to entertain the people. Also because it shows the talents that we have and how we can all work together.

 ABOUT iCAMP
The iCAMP is a media-arts & technology community-based digital storytelling program creating opportunities for youth to become leaders of change. Our goal is to offer paid apprenticeships training youth to use information and communications technologies for self- expression, peacemaking in community and social justice. In short, to become self-sustaining information brokers. Our Freedom Media Salon (first held in West Town on August 8 2008) is being held in more neighborhoods across the city of Chicago (and beyond, like in Berkeley, CA), connecting community educators, professional media-makers, organizers & aspiring/established artists to build with youth (and our mentors), reflecting, sharing and discussing local independently produced media.

GET INVOLVED
General Public (please comment on our work)
Schools and Organizations (subscribe as partners)
Community Centers & Arts (join BTG09 on the social network)


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SCHOOLS/COLLEGES

Our digital ethnographers and media reporters are active year-round out of the NTRC computer labs at Northwest Tower Lab and Homan Square. During the summer, the writers meet 5 days a week as part of the iCAMP Summer Apprenticeship and get paid to write, edit and publish the iSWAGG webzine. Each new edition consists of editorials, reviews, interviews, original poetry and a mixtape produced by the youth themselves. In addition to publishing the iSwagg webzine, the writing crew also host/podcast a community open mic event intended to serve as a public forum to discuss issues. This Freedom Media Salon is the combined effort of several Chicago performers, media artists, educators, community activists, students, residents and other groups & community-based organizations who appreciate the importance of independently produced media and diverse forms of cultural and community expression.

Contact John Lester by email at valdingy@gmail.com phone (312) 375 5215 to set up a collaboration or an encounter with the iCAMP crew. Our youth/mentors do presentations and workshops on creative writing, spoken word, podcasting and digital publishing.

Submit your original media works to be featured in iSWAGG – Chicago’s Hot Style Webzine

YOUTH/TEACHERS
Call for Online Media Submissions

Matthew Arnett - iSwagg Writing Mentor
Open submissions are ongoing!

Music|Video Submission Guidelines:
• Youth media educators/organizations are encouraged to submit independently produced animation and video works that
explore community, cultural, and social justice themes.

• Submission are open to all. People of color, women, youth are strongly encouraged to submit.
Bilingual and Multicultural videos (African languages, English, Spanish, as well as other languages) are especially welcome.

• Music|Video should be under 20 minutes in length (CD, VHS, DVD or mini DV format), with the full title of the project(s).
Names of producer(s), total running time, organization name and contact information should also be included.

Please forward all submissions to:


Voices of the New Millennium
c/o Word. Sound. Life.
5480 S. Cornell Suite 501
Chicago, IL 60615