Young People, Well-being, and Connectedness in the Time of Distancing
My colleagues at McGill University are working on a project called: Young People, Well-being, and Connectedness in the Time of Distancing (funded by Quebec’s Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux (MSSS). They are currently recruiting youth participants (16-24 years old) from diverse communities and looking for support to spread the word!
The project looks at the pandemic ‘through the eyes of youth’. How are they feeling? What is their sense of urgency, agency, and coping strategies during the pandemic? What would they like parents, teachers, professors and policy-makers to know about their experiences during this unprecedented time?
Youth participants are invited to create short cellphilms (cellphone+video) on how they see the issues. This will be approached in a participatory way, within small groups and to facilitate the process, two one-hour online workshops.
- The first workshop supports development of ideas, creating stories and the technical aspects of producing the cellphilms. (one-hour, online)
- The second workshop gives an opportunity to screen cellphilms and be involved in participatory analysis to those who are interested to learn more (one-hour, online)
We invite youth (16 to 24 years old) from diverse communities (including Indigenous groups, newcomers, LGBTQ+, rural, and urban youth). Participants will be compensated with an Amazon gift card of $25 for each workshop.
A poster is attached that we hope you find useful and can be used on social media, in classrooms, and elsewhere to help spread the word to youth.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Hani Sadati (He/Him) hani.sadati [at] mail.mcgill.ca