Amplify Your Voice
Wed, Jun 17
|Zoom
A virtual workshop series, empowering youth to express their feelings on social and racial injustices through spoken word.
Time & Location
Jun 17, 2020, 12:00 PM – Jul 01, 2020, 1:00 PM
Zoom
About the event
The Be. Org invites youth to
AMPLIFY YOUR VOICE!
Wednesdays in June | 12 - 1 pm | Connect Via Zoom
Amplify Your Voice is a 4-week virtual workshop series for youth, focused on using the art of spoken word to express your feelings on social and racial injustices. At the end of the series, participants will create and perform a spoken word piece. Incentives available for program completion. Student choice vote for the best piece. Winner will be featured on a national podcast and will earn a $50 stipend.
Please note: this is a 4 week series and participants are expected to attend every Wednesday at 12 pm.
FAQs
1) Who is AMPLIFY YOUR VOICE for?
AMPLIFY YOUR VOICE is for youth ages 10 and up.
2) Is there a fee to participate in Amplify Your Voice?
AMPLIFY YOUR VOICE is free for all participants, but pre-registration is required.
3) What is required to participate in Amplify Your Voice?
To participate in AMPLIFY YOUR VOICE, you must have access to the internet, a laptop, tablet, or other compatible device.
4) What will we do during Amplify Your Voice?
During AMPLIFY YOUR VOICE sessions, youth will engage with an instructor and other youth, watch local spoken word artist performances, learn about tone and technique, and write and perform a spoken word piece.