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International Youth Day

Posted on August 12, 2005

August 12 is International Youth Day.

The General Assembly on 17 December 1999 in its resolution 54/120, endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.


Learn how you can particiapte in World Youth Day from the United Nations and Directions for Youth, Inc.

Celebrate by watching Media That Matters produced by youth:
Battlegroung Minnesota
All That I Can Be
Homecoming
Bad Choices
Happy Ending
Neglected Sky

Related Films: All That I Can Be, Bad Choices, Battleground Minnesota, Happy Ending, Homecoming, Neglected Sky

Screenings

June 29: Media That Matters Film Festival at the Roxie hosted by BAVC, San Francisco: Festival partner BAVC (Bay Area Video Coalition) hosts the West Coast Premiere of the sixth annual Media That Matters Film Festival at the Roxie in San Francisco, CA. Stay tuned for details!... [more]

News

Get free tools and host your own screening!
The fifth annual Media That Matters DVD is now available. You can host a screening in your community by getting the DVD from the MediaRights store and downloading the free DIY kit including handouts, evaluations and promotional tools!