Global Youth Culture Contest

Panorama and Global Gallery Contest

Do you feel part of an emerging global youth culture? If so, how is it affecting you and others in your community, country and region? What factors influence your sense of identity and belonging? How has technology and new media shaped your understanding of global culture? In what ways do you promote dialogue and understanding among youth in your region and around the world?

If you are a young person between the ages of 16-32, we invite you to share your thoughts on what Global Youth Culture means to you!

Format

Images (photography, painting, digital graphics) through our Global Gallery

Key Dates

The contest opens on 10th March and will close on 10th April, 2010

Sub-Themes

- Global Culture and Values: Do you think that there is an emerging common set of global values and if so, how would you define them? Are we heading in a direction towards increased individualism or a shared common humanity?

- Local Culture vs Global Culture: Do you feel that local cultures are being threatened by a dominant global culture or is a new global culture rooted and created on the basis of diverse and converging local influences? Is your world view influenced more by your regional outlook, local community or global network?

- Global Youth Culture and Social Media: How has the wide-spread access to digital social media influenced and shaped the world views of youth? Has interconnectivity led to greater intercultural communications and dialogue or are the gaps of understanding widening?

General Requirements:

- TakingITGlobal/Youth for Change members between the ages 16-32 from all countries, with a particular focus on youth in the MENA region.
- Only original work that has not been published elsewhere before will be accepted
- All participants should agree to grant TakingITGlobal and the partners a non-exclusive license to copy, digitize, store, distribute, publish, display, stream, advertise, promote or otherwise use all or part of their submissions in connection with the contest.
- All submissions should include the title of the artwork, description, type (Photo, Picture, Graphic Image, Flash animation) and should not be less than (800x 600 pixels ) and the file size should not exceed (4000 Kb).

Prizes:

1st Winner-Digital Camera
2nd Winner-Ipod Shuffle
3rd Winner-Webcam/computer accessory

All winners will also receive certificates and be featured on the partners’ websites (TakingITGlobal, InfoMall, WupY).
Winning and top entries will also be featured in a publication as well as showcased at the World Youth Congress in Turkey and Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt!

Submit your artwork today.

For more information, please check here: http://www.yfc.tigweb.org/getinvolved/contest.html .

Or contact: Tala Nabulsi yfc@takingitglobal.org