Youth Resources
Looking Glass Podcast
Side by Side 24 Hour Action Fasting Event
Questioning Development DVD and Study Guide
Canadian Council for Refugees Youth Network Video 07
(Seeing Red): Can I really change the world by going shopping?
Youth Handbook
The Looking Glass Podcast
The Looking Glass podcast will engage with key artists, thinkers, theologians, musicians & local and global activists around issues of global justice, sustainable development and relief, HIV and AIDS, refugees, peace and the environment, radical pop culture & Christian spirituality. Hear voices and tunes from around the block, around the country & around the world. Listen, pray, act & give - another world is possible! The Looking Glass Just Generation Podcast is now available at Rabble.
Side By Side Action Fasting Event
March 1, 2007
A newly revised 24-hour Action Fasting Event for Youth and young adult groups to raise money for PWRDF's partners.
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PDF files
Pledge form
Pledge form - Partnership for Life version
Tax receipt form
Tax receipt form - Partnership for Life version
Questioning Development DVD
March 1, 2007
DVD Running Time: 27 minutes
DVD/Discussion/Activity time: 1 hour+
Description: Over the years, the concept of 'development' has been constantly questioned and redefined. Is it possible to do it justly? Who is directing it? Criticisms have come from the South that too often development practice has been implemented incorrectly - placed in the hands of the wrong folks, that the images used to fundraise for development have been demoralizing and one-sided, and that the impetus to engage in development has come out of misdirected intentions (to 'help' in a patronizing way rather than to 'partner'). Overall, too much development practice has been 'donor-centred' rather than 'partner-centred'.
The new DVD "Questioning Development" is a first step in to learning about positive ways to partner in the language of youth and young adults. Co-produced by the Youth Initiatives of The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (D&P) and The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF), Questioning Development is meant to accompany the respective groups' 24-hour fasting programs. The DVD is aimed at a 14-20 year old audience - it can be easily adapted for older groups.
Questioning Development is 25 minutes long and has 4 main parts as well as an accompanying guide with group questions activities. The DVD also has various other multimedia files included on the disc for use in parish and youth group contexts.
Questioning Development Study Guide PDF Version
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Canadian Council for Refugees Youth Network Video 07
As part of the May 2007 CCR Youth Network Strategy Session and the CCR Consultation in Edmonton, a team of multi-talented refugee rights and youth advocates put together a short video clip voicing the challenges that many refugee youth face in Canada. The video is available on YouTube.
The Canadian Council for Refugees is a non-profit umbrella organization committed to the rights and protection of refugees in Canada and around the world and to the settlement of refugees and immigrants in Canada. PWRDF is a member of the CCR.
Please share it with others, link it to your website and use it in your work to promote refugee rights. Send your comments about the video and how you use it to Colleen French at ccr4@web.ca.
Seeing (Red): Can I really Save the World by Going Shopping?
October 31, 2006
"Seeing (Red): Can I really Save the World by Going Shopping?" is an opinion piece by Rob Shearer, PWRDF Youth Staff, who is critical of the recent (RED) Campaign being spear headed by U2 lead singer Bono. In this article, Rob questions some fundamental Christian values regarding the (Red) Campaign.
Seeing (Red) PDF version
Youth Handbook
January 1, 2000
Designed with youth as the target audience, this detailed resource book provides background information on PWRDF and the Youth Initiative, information on key global issues, and several ideas for activities and programs to engage young people to get involved. The PWRDF Youth Handbook was published in 2000 as part of PWRDF's Youth Initiative.
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