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APR
2012
The Adobe Foundation today announced the launch of the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards honoring youth who creatively communicate a vision for change...
MAR
2012
Adobe Youth Voices celebrates its 7th year at WNET
Bloomberg Radio EDU program featuring interview with Lorenzo Jackson and Najaya Royal, students of the Adobe Youth Voices program who were guest speakers on a youth-focused panel at the WNET, Celebration of Teaching and Learning conference. Click through to listen to this broadcast by Bloomberg Radio, and skip to 27:05 for the interview with Lorenzo and Najaya.
JAN
2012
AYV Aspire Awards Launches Call for Entries
One-of-a-kind Global Online Media Festival to showcase student work.
OCT
2011
PBS and POV announce the winners of Project Voicescape Documentary Award
Best Documentary, Most Inspiring Documentary and Audience Favorite Films recognized during a reception at the Newseum in D.C.
SEP
2011
Project Voicescape Opens Audience Voting to Select Top Documentary Produced by Teen Filmmakers
The Adobe and PBS Foundations, together with the PBS series POV, announced the opening of public online voting to determine the winner of the 2011 Project VoiceScape Audience Award.
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AUGUST
2011
The Black Eyed Peas Peapod Foundation and Adobe Foundation Unveil New Academy for San Jose Youth
August 6, Adobe Youth Voices with the Peapod Foundation open the doors to a new academy for young people in San Jose, CA.
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JULY
2011
Adobe Youth Voices Summit 2011 announced
The Adobe Youth Voices Summit, held August 2 - 6, brings together young people from around the world to make media for social change!
JUN
2011
Adobe Youth Voices participates in the 2011 ISTE Conference, held in Philadelphia, PA
Adobe Youth Voices representatives showcased youth-produced media in workshops, a spotlight session and at the Adobe booth, where conference attendees were encouraged to sign up for free Adobe Youth Voices Essentials curriculae.
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MAY/JUN
2011
Adobe Youth Voices Live! End of Year celebration:
Adobe Youth Voices celebrates the work of young people from cities all over the country including Seattle, Boston, New York and more! View, get inspired and share their voice!
JUN
2011
PBS and Adobe Foundation join with POV in awarding grants to 15 documentary projects by young filmmakers!
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APR
2011
Adobe Youth Voices Celebrates Year Two of its Partnership with the Black Eyed Peas, Peapod Foundation
New academy in New York City opens, giving more young people opportunities to create with purpose.
Learn more about Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy > Download the press release >
FEB/MAR
2011
Human Rights Watch and Adobe Youth Voices Present San Francisco Film Premiere
Youth Producing Change' Works by Teen Filmmakers Defend Human Rights, Call for Action.
Completing the second leg of the international tour Adobe Youth Voices, in collaboration with the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, featured two great films in San Francisco and London: "Hands of Love" and "Images of Contamination."
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DEC
2010
Project VoiceScape launched together with the PBS Foundation
A program designed to mentor young filmmakers.
The Adobe Foundation and the PBS Foundation today launched 'Project VoiceScape' to mentor young filmmakers. This partnership will pair award-winning documentary filmmakers with young Digital Media artists across the country.
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SEP/OCT
2010
Adobe Youth Voices Featured in 'National Youth Listening Tour'
A program of the U.S. Dept. of Education's 2020 campaign.
Student-produced media will be featured in Boston, Seattle and Oakland/SF. The films will address the current state of Education in the U.S. and how to affect change.
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Seattle
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OCT
2010
Latest Adobe Youth Voices Blog Posts
Read inspirational thoughts, opinions and compelling testimonials from educators and young people in the Adobe Youth Voices Program.
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JUNE
2010
Human Rights Watch
Adobe Youth Voices, in collaboration with the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, brings two great films to the third installation of Youth Producing Change, an event showcasing media created by young people to raise awareness of human rights issues. Films featured at Youth Producing Change are: "Hands of Love" and "Images of Contamination".
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2010
MAR
2010
Adobe Youth Voices Launches New Tools for Educators
Adobe Youth Voices Essentials gives educators free access to curricula and resources designed to help youth build digital media skills.
MAR
2010
Adobe Youth Voices Shares the Stage with Bobby McFerrin, Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, and Queen Latifah at the WNET, Celebration of Teaching and Learning Conference in New York City this March
The two-day conference designed for educators, celebrates the importance of engaging students with 21st century tools and resources that promote learning, a core value of the Adobe Youth Voices program. Plenary sessions hosted by prominent supporters and leaders in education will feature films created by Adobe Youth Voices students. A student of the program has also been honored with the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion about filmmaking to voice social change; moderated by entertainer, Queen Latifah.
FEB
2010
Adobe Youth Voices at Camp Cinequest, February, 2010: Debut Screening on March 6
For the fourth year in a row, Adobe Youth Voices partnered with local, but renowned film festival, Cinequest, on the Adobe Youth Voices/Cinequest Filmmaking Camp, a one month filmmaking program sponsored by Adobe Youth Voices. With the help and guidance from Adobe Youth Voices program mentors and professional filmmakers, 31 young people from San Jose; Silicon Valley area will have the opportunity to produce short films. They debut their films at a screening in the Camera 12 Cinemas in San Jose on March 6.
JAN
2010
Adobe Youth Voices and Human Rights Watch Film Festival Showcase 10 Youth-Produced Films
Over the next 3 months, Adobe Youth Voices, founding presenter, in collaboration with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, will bring young filmmakers to Boston, San Francisco and London to present films they created to raise awareness of human rights issues.
JAN
2010
San Francisco Chronicle article features recently opened, Adobe Youth Voices, Peapod Academy arts program in Oakland, CA
SF Chronicle article tells the story about the opportunity provided to young people in the Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy, to use multi-media and the performing arts as way to influence change in their community.
2009
NOV
2009
Call for Entries: Human Rights Watch Film Festival and Adobe Youth Voices
The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in partnership with Adobe Youth Voices seeks youth-produced film, video and animated works on human rights issues made by youth ages 19 and under for its third annual Youth Producing Change program.
JUL
2009
New international Adobe Youth Voices training program launched
A new Adobe Youth Voices educator training program was launched July 10 at the iEARN international conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
JUN
2009
Youth films premiere at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
FEB
2009
2008
JUL
2008
With cameras and questions, youth show a changing India
JUN
2008
Adobe Youth Voices and Human Rights Watch create first youth category at film festival
JAN
2008
Adobe software donation supports MTV's Street Team '08 Young Journalist Corps
2007
SEP
2007
Adobe Youth Voices collaborates with India and U.K. organizations to deliver program locally
JUN
2007
Youth and educators worldwide celebrate the end of Adobe Youth Voices year 1
JUN
2007
Adobe Youth Voices summer workshops inspire, empower educators
JUN
2007
Adobe Youth Voices expands in its second year
JUN
2007
First Adobe Youth Voices project grants announced
JAN
2007
Adobe Youth Voices raises awareness of youth media at 2007 Sundance Film Festival
2006
JUN
2006
Adobe Youth Voices first-year sites named
