Generation18 Speaks

One of my favorite organizations in the 2008 Election was 18 in 08 which featured young people across the country who were not only voting for the first time but also getting involved for the first time.

Now 18 in 08 has announced a new project Generation18 Speaks which will distribute flip-cams to young people across the country in effort to show the nation what issues matter to youth and the ways in which young people are making an impact in politics on the national, state, and local level.

Here’s how it works, we have 24 flip cameras that we’ll give to 24 young people from around the country between the ages of 17 and 25. Apply on or before April 12, if you are selected, you’ll have a camera until July 12 to film short video pieces (3-5 minutes) about issues that matter to you, and to film young people taking action from marches to group meetings and from handing out fliers to storming city hall and everything in between. Anything that has to do with youth and politics is fair game. We’ll ask you to submit footage to Generation18 at least once a week, but more if you like. Then over the summer we’ll be putting the content online individually to let your voices speak to the country about our generation. Finally, Generation18 will release a documentary in fall 2010 that brings all of these short videos together.

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