Spots still available in program on using comics for social change Posted on: 05/03/2009
Young Journalists Region: Worldwide A Grassroots Media for Change program is being held for youth facilitators and youth media professionals who wish to apply the power and potential of comics in their respective local communities. The program, to take place from April to June, will train participants to produce grassroots comics in the form of wall posters and comic strips and conduct a grassroots comics workshop for youth. The course will begin with six days in New Delhi, followed by direct community engagement spread across a period of six weeks between April 12 and June 1. The program costs INR8,000 (US$155), which covers workshop facilities, resource materials, and the full program, including post workshop coaching. For more information about the Grassroots Media for Social Change program, click on the GrassrootsMediaInfo icon below (PDF). To apply, click on the GrassrootsMediaAPPLICATION icon below, and submit the completed form via email to [email protected]. Applicants will be contacted for the next upcoming course if the April 12 course is filled.
