Learning4Peace/ISTREET LAB
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Contents
About The iStreet Lab
- prototype / demo developed - Fletcherland
- programme grew out of the Container Project - a 40-foot shipping container, that Mervin currently works in ~ yes, they have natural light!.
- the container didn't have wheels, so they came up with another solution to go into the community...
- launching soon - focus on peace / conflict resolution (youth focus)
- a lot of street violence in the communities
- put an intervention in the 'street corners
- a lot of emotional energy - we give them an opportunity to use those energies to be more productive
- if you take out that energy, it reduces / eliminates the violence
- looking to make alliances
- UNESCO onboard - provided equipment
- met with University of West Indies - Violence Prevention Alliance (Mervin says they were very interested)
- discussions with Cable and wireless
- COL - peace / conflict resolution learning materials (open Educational Resources- OERs)
- WikiEducator - learn wiki skills
- links with Banff Centre (Mervin has presented there)
- Ian Turner?
- we want to implement the project in different communities
Visiting Street Corners in troubled areas
- build creative media, create rhythms - among youths who are doing it anyways
- live video production
- develop skills - use lab and equipment as tryout space
- community engagement
- have the ability to do broadcast FM Radio and Low Band TV (UHF)
- will enable us to broadcast our own shows or Learning Packages
- storytelling - already happening
Structure
- garbage van on wheels
- 5 laptops (i.e., 2 youth per laptop)
- 2 facilitators
Workshop (1-day)
- 10 people per workshop - constrained by # of laptops
- 4-day workshop
- Day 1 - still recruiting people -
- Day 2 - skills development - learning the tools to do video production / video production
- Day 3 -
- Day 4 -
- Day 5 - public presentation to the community
Workshop (4-weeks)
- ideally, 4-week workshop - really get community buy-in and participation
- est. cost: $5,000 USD to cover all expenses - including meals for all participants, and transportation
Planning
- development of posters
- development of recruitment strategy - you need to make connections with people on the ground
- Day 1 - People come by, and are curious - 3 people confirmed
- Day 2 - People understand what's going on, bring their friends - 5 people confirmed
- Day 3 - Full complement of committed persons
Outputs
- Fletchersland videos will go online by Nov. 2008
- No. of workshops
- No. of people trained - video, wiki, etc.
- Posters
- Stories, videos, learning packages
