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Connect Youth is a cultural mentoring and youth empowerment arts program for young people
Connect is based on the premise that the arts are a powerful medium to connect with youth.
The main principle of Connect is to encourage positive youth participation in the Community.
Connect involves active mentoring and leadership to enhance the lives of young people in Victoria.
It provides the necessary skills and experience and is an important step in creating opportunities for young people in the process of resettlement and their advancement in our community.
Connect reflects an authentic contemporary youth voice in Melbourne.
Connect develops young people so they have increased self esteem enables youth to participate in the decision making process.
Connect addresses the disadvantage for refugee and multicultural youth.
Connect celebrates and promotes the diversity of our community and encouraging greater cultural awareness, appreciation and collaborative participation in cultural activity by CALD youth from new and emerging communities through the Arts.
Connect is facilitated and driven by young people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Connect has established many successful projects including Fresh, New Scool Rulez and Do the Right Thing
Selected Connect Youth Events
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As part of the Unite Festival 2009, Multicultural Arts Victoria presents 'Do the Right Thing' - an exploration of music and culture as instruments for social change through Discussion, Performance and workshops...more.
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Urban Prose Compilation CD launch @ Signal features performances by over twenty groups of culturally diverse young MC's, Vocalists, DJ's and dancers representing Melbourne and Sydney's fresh new faces in the Hip Hop and Urban Music community...more.
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Meet and gain invaluable knowledge from International Urban music artists. The first installment of the Fresh International Networks sessions welcome's Y-Love, the 'multilingual MC phenomenon taking the world by storm'. Y-Love who hails from Brooklyn, New York will be lending his knowledge and wisdom to MAV's Fresh participants...more.
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New Scool Worx @ Loop showcases new work created by Melbourne's most inspiring up-coming Hip Hop artists and film-makers. The New Scool Rulez and Youthworx Media projects have seen an explosion of talented young people, from diverse backgrounds, step up and take their skills to a whole new level...more.
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The New Scool Rulez compilation CD arrived hot off the press, the album features young MCs, Vocalists, and Beatmakers who come from diverse cultural backgrounds including Indigenous, African and Polynesian...more.
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HRAFF Festival Lounge: Rhythm and Rights Music Series
Experience the
Festival Lounge of the
Human Rights Arts & Film Festival (HRAFF), with a stellar program of
music, including performances by
Leo Dale & Girish Makwana, Black Roots,
Diafrix with Little G, Uber Lingua Sound,
Rosaline Yuen,
Afro Habesha,
Tipu Tipuana,
Jungal,
Maestro Khalil Gudaz, and
King Marong, Muhanamwe...more.
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Do The Right Thing
Don't miss this non-stop music revolution for young Australians. Through hip-hop, reggae beats, afro-latino and soulful sounds, it will be with all day boogying & sweat dropping for peace - held on Human Rights Day!
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New Scool Rulez - all ages hip hop FReeZA events
New Scool Rulez is a series of all ages hip hop events in partnership with local councils and FReeZA. The events are drug and alcohol free and encourage youth from diverse backgrounds to develop confidence, self esteem, performance skills and performance opportunities for those involved in MAV Connect Youth program.
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@ Williamstown
@ Oakleigh
@ Reservoir
@ Flemington
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Shake it up: youth event + dance comp
As part of the Fitzroy Town Hall re-opening celebrations, the City of Yarra will be holding a free youth event and dance-off comp at the town hall.
Discover the new Fitzroy Town Hall with a great night of moves and grooves. Enter the dance-off comp and show us what you have got for the chance to win some great prizes!
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More Information
For further information on the Connect Youth project contact Youth Officer on 03 9417 6777 or Email youth@multiculturalarts.com.au, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Fitzroy Town Hall 201 Napier St Fitzroy, Victoria.
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