New Space

So we finnaly moved into a new space last week and it will probably be a week or two until everything is settled...Myself and Heather will be meeting with youth every Friday @ 4:30 to continue a video project to pay homage to the old ng space. Everyone is invited to shared their stories...peace 

News Updates 10.28

Follow up article in the Chicago Journal:
Police investigating into multiple fires including the one closing Street-Level
10/22/2008

Community Media Workshop News bulletin:
Street-Level looking for temporary space
10/16/2008

The Woods Fund of Chicago
10/15/2008

jaiku link
(generates attention on search engines) -thank you Michael Maranda

twitter link

previous news updates click here (pictures from the night of added)

UPLOAD YOUR MEDIA OF THE DAY: blast from the past

The one and the only. Sorry James, saw it on your You Tube.

UPLOAD YOUR MEDIA OF THE DAY

At CAN TV during Live Wire, Mr. Ribo, circa 2005-6

Readers, Contributors, friends... share your Street-Level pictures.

1. Upload yourself
2. Email slymfriends@gmail.com
3. Call James and ask.

Success Today

Check out the Painting Day pictures and video coming soon.

1. The board ups are primed.

2. It looks great from the street. Brings attention to the messages we wrote.

3. There is a pseudo chalkboard up. We will update the chalkboard about events.

4. The number for SLYM is up as well as the URL for this blog

We will be painting again. This time we will be painting the "Street-Level Youth Media" portion. It'll go where the name used to be.

Thanks to all who came out.

how many

how many of yall signed up to this stuff?!?!?!

Painting Day Re-scheduled

We had to re-schedule today's meet to paint the boards in the back of SLYM. We'll be meeting on Tuesday at 2:00pm (till about 6-ish) to finish things up, come join us if you can...for info contact me (James) at my cell (773-316-9397) peace! 

QUESTION OF THE DAY: "Your favorite Street-Level moment."

Brought to you by the youth at Street-Level (Nikki and Sam) :)

Please post or comment your on thoughts! Thanks!

What a great meeting

Today staff, youth, parents and friends of Street-Level caught up with each other and look towards the future of Street-Level. After the meeting, we wrote messages on the board ups on the store front.

We will be painting the board ups this Saturday at 2:30 pm.

Stay tuned for a video and pictures from today.

***MEETING TODAY AT COMMERCIAL PARK***

Youth, staff, family, friends are all coming together at
Commercial Park today from 4pm to 6pm.

We will be updated on Street-Level's status and next steps to Neutral Ground and beyond.


Looking at Commercial Park entrance from Rice Street (Rice Street is one block north of Chicago Ave)


Looking south down Wolcott, back of Street-Level to the right

Questions?

Call James or email: slymfriends "at" gmail.com

Keep calm and carry on

Photograph taken in SLYM office, October 12th, 2008.
From the Street-Level Youth Media Facebook page

PAINTING THE BOARD-UPS

Starts the same day as the meeting this Wednesday. Don't wear your best clothes. Think about what you would like to say/write/draw/paint on the board ups.

Take the survey to the left to determine which color the board-ups should be. We will get the top three colors!

Thanks :)

MEETING AT COMMERCIAL PARK TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY OCT 22!!!

From 4pm to 6pm

INSIDE!!!! Next to the Game Room

Questions?

Email:

slymfriends "at" gmail.com or call James

Design the next Street-Level Banner!!!

We will be rotating the banners, if you have a banner idea, email:

slymfriends "at" gmail.com

or

upload it as a SLYM blogger (see side panel for info)

Stay tuned!

News updates

Chicago Journal Article 10/17/2008

ABC 7 Chicago Web Story (picture) 10/12/2008

CBS 2 Chicago Web Story 10/12/2008

Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism 10/1/2008

Street-Level wins another award (scroll down) 11/1/2007

WTTW-11 PBS Chicago shows some love to Street-Level! 12/2006
pictures:





Courtesy ABC 7 Chicago

Thank you for coming Friday!

Meeting attendees:



Youth: Epic, Sam I Am, Luis, Elliot, Jose, Celestino, Luis, Tessa, Ribo, Zaineb, Sam, Nikki, Fresh, Baby T.
Staff: The Honorable James Duke.
Former youth: Cortez,
Former Staff: Soothe




IDEAS:
Block party(Epic)

Documents:[proposal--->portfolio--->permit--->Flyers]
Sponsorship-
Funraising-
Flyers- Elliot
Proposal-Zaineb, Nikki
Portfolio-

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Video
1.)Block party:Youth of S-L coming back together to help re-build SLYM.




Audio
?

Diary--->S-L yearbook

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Fundraising
Bake Sale-
Screen printing/Fashion- Tessa, Elliot, Zaineb, James
(ChromaKey)Faces on T-Shirts/Postcards- Ribo, Elliot
Canvas, Graffiti, Book covers-
DVD/CD compilation(s)-


Resources mentioned
C.I.O.G.C.
theRedEye
radio/TV/internet- "UIC ShutDown", Vocalo.org, Youtube, MySpace, {CurrentTV}, CAN T.V., ListenUp!

Alternate locations to continue programs
Co-Op (T,W,Th) [until MobileMediaLab starts in a few weeks...
I wouldn't mind modifiying curriculm for both programs to co-exsist
-Cortez]
YCA?
ColumbiaCollege?
CAN T.V.?
Boys&Girls Club?


Names mentioned for contact
Manny Flores_ 278-0101
Mayor Daley
"the Pope" $300<---?{hype...What is our target audience?}
LupeFiasco

Additional thoughts
Maggie Daley/ASM?

AllNaturalHipHop
Primemeridian

Meeting this Wednesday

Commercial Park

Inside in the room next to the Game Room.

From 4-6pm.

Tell everyone you know.

Welcome