Sharing our Future
Report Back Flip chart notes
Friday, August 16th
Burgeo/Ramea
Things we keep going
- Community Channel (local news)
- Youth forums/meetings
- CIS/CYN newsletters
- Children' programming and program for youth
Burnt Islands
- BI Beat Video
- Radio Show
- Monthly newsletters
- Film local community events
- Skits
- Webpage
- Active members of Family Resource Center
Port au Port
- Community T.V. shows
- Community Newsletters
Stephenville
- Youth involvement
- Networking with all other communities involved with SOF
- Communication among partners
Lark Harbour
- Community investment in the channel
- Ad Channel
- Keep putting local content on the channel
Roncolli
- Broadcast live events
- Video conferencing between schools
- Recording studio - music CD's
- Roncolli Radio and Digital radio
- Teen T.V.
- Newsletters (school net news)
- Web Page design
McKays - BSG South
- Ex-patriot email
- Senior newsletters
- Radio station
- Youth continuing to meet
Challenges
- Commitment from those involved
- Teacher sponsors (mentors)
- Lack of space
- Volunteerism
- Equipment
- Interest levels
- Money/Funding
- Keeping skills/learning new skills
- Loss of key People
- Lack of voice for youth at board level and during programming
How to overcome challenges
- Seek out people who have genuine interest
- Make videos/sell them
- Fundraiser
- T.V. Bingo
- Lean on government
- School grassroots projects
- Community support
- Telethons
How to keep Network going
- e- newsletters
- Use discussion Board - keep in touch
- More conferences - different locations
- Another gathering
- e-mail
- Exchanges between communities
- Digital archives
- Share videos among communities
Conference Evaluation
- Worked well
- "Doing"
- Create news letter
- interaction
- Free food
- Mix of the ages/expertise
- Participation of other organizations
- Moral support
- Public Awareness
- Youth got to voice opinion
- Bringing communities together and concerns of communities
Improve
- More workshops
- More people
- More organizations
- Keep on schedule
- Build in "Break/fun-time for youth and adults