Category: Being Young
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Street Corner Resources: Part 2
On the street corners of Harlem, New York, communities come together. Everybody wants the community to be a safe place and people from the neighbourhood come to the street corners with information about housing, employment and other useful information. The young men become more aware of the consequences of being in a gang. Most of…
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A Navajo Spiritual Leader: Part 1
American Indians have many challenges. One of them is losing touch with their culture. Lenny Foster works with American Indian inmates. His job is to give them spiritual counselling using sweat lodge ceremonies, pipe ceremonies and talking circles. He has been doing this for 34 years. Watch this film and get better acquainted with American…
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Young Aboriginals: Part 1
Kevina, Cheryl and Charles are three young Aboriginals living in the neighbourhood Redfern just outside the city centre of Sydney. They have all had quite rough lives, growing up in the bush. In this film, they tell us about their lives. Length: 11:50.
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Being Young and Gay: Part 2
Lee’s mother knew he was gay before he knew it himself. She took him to Cara-Friend so that he would meet other gay youth. He will always be grateful to her for that. All his behavioural problems at school were solved when he met people with the same sexual orientation as himself. He has grown…
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Anna – A Street Performer in Glasgow
Anna has been playing instruments since she was four years old. She is extremely passionate about music, and her goal for the future is to work either as an artist, an audio technician or a tour manager, in the music industry. Today she is playing the guitar and singing in the middle of a pedestrian…
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Homeless in LA: Part 1
Not everybody is aware of all the pain and misery homeless people suffer. Angel is an exception. He used to live on the street when he was not in prison. For nineteen years, he was a drug addict and his family and friends avoided him. One day he decided to change his life. Today he…
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Street Corner Resources: Part 1
The problem: Many young people gather on the street corners of New York. They are engaged in gang activities, drug dealing and gun violence. The solution: Occupy the street corners. Talk to the young men. Connect them with former criminals who have spent years in prison. Make them understand that other people care about them.…