RedWAY BC News E-zine Harnessing Technology to Honour, Inform and Connect Urban Aboriginal Youth to Services, Opportunities, the Community and Each Other Monday, August 24, 2009 Issue 82 - Partners in Promoting Aboriginal Relations: ACCESS Programs for September, BC Hydro Opportunities, Aboriginal Youth Media Team Successes!   VOLUME 6 ISSUE 7   TIME TO TURN IDEAS INTO ACTIONS! Support socially responsible businesses & Aboriginal Youth employment At least 40% of all partnerships or advertisements purchased for RedWAY is paid directly to Aboriginal Youth Media Team (AYM Team) members to help them 'earn and learn' about technology and media careers as writers, editors, graphic artists, photographers, researchers & videographers.    Help us develop our sections: Education, Employment, Governance, Health & Wellness, Calendar of Events, Environment...become a Section Champion and Leader.   See your logo here for the next year, get detailed tracking reports, and feel good about spending your marketing, communications, recruiting and media $$ with us! There's only 4 Champion and Leader spots available for each section... CLICK for details PAGE 1 - HOME OTHER ARTICLES IN THIS TOPIC AREA Summary of the BCAAFC Gathering Our Voices Conference Youth Warriors Against Violence Program - as of August 17 PREVIOUS ISSUES Issue 81 - Aboriginal Youth Media Team stories, Aboriginal Events, Summer breaks and camps June 29, 2009 Vol. 6 Issue 6 Issue 80 - Aboriginal Events for Spring Success, Win to Get In Contests for Don Burnstick Show and Tomson Highway Play, Free Workshops April 30, 2009 Vol. 6 Issue 5 Issue 79 - April Updates April 11, 2009 Vol. 6 Issue 4 Issue 78 - Special Issue Promoting Metro Vancouver Urban Aboriginal Strategy Events March 13, 2009 Vol. 6 Issue 3 Issue 77 - Meet us at ICT Summit, Aboriginal Employment Training Programs February 11, 2009 Vol. 6 Issue 2 Issue 76 - New Year, New Aboriginal Youth Media Team, New Focus on Digital and Media Literacy January 30, 2009 Vol. 6 Issue 1 Issue 75 - Winter Holiday Warm Wishes from Spiritlink Communications & the Aboriginal Youth Media Team December 24, 2008 Vol. 5 Issue 14 Issue 73 - Planning for Aboriginal Economic Development, Native News, Job Postings, Investing in Youth November 4, 2008 Vol. 5 Issue 12 Issue 72 - Harvesting for the Future: Aboriginal Economic Development, First Nations Education Initiatives, Native Health & Wellness Events October 3, 2008 Vol. 5 Issue 11 Issue 71 - Back to Reality: September Events, Aboriginal Job Postings, Native News, Announcing New Section for Aboriginal Business and Economic Development September 19, 2008 Vol. 5 Issue 10 Issue 70 - Celebrating Native Culture, Aboriginal Student Successes July 17, 2008 Vol. 5 Issue 9 Issue 69 - Grads, Dads, & NAD Events with Aboriginal Youth Writers June 17, 2008 Vol. 5 Issue 8 Indian Residential School Survivor Apology Special Issue June 11, 2008 Vol. 5 Issue 7 Issue 68 - May News & Events In the Aboriginal Community May 8, 2008 Vol. 5 Issue 6 Issue 66 - ICT Summit 2008 Special Issue, Spring News in the Native Community March 24, 2008 Vol. 5 Issue 4 [MORE ISSUES] Education & Training Summary of the BCAAFC Gathering Our Voices Conference Spiritlink Communications 'earn and learn' project puts Youth to WORK! by Elizabeth Alexander, AYM Team writer If you've never attended a Provinical Aboriginal Youth Council's 'Gathering Our Voices' conference, then you won't believe all of the experiences you can have in one week! We presented workshops to promote Aboriginal Youth Media and ICT careers, ran a contest at our Spiritlink booth, attended other workshops and events... [FULL STORY]   Youth Warriors Against Violence Program - as of August 17 Join groups Mondays and Thursdays @ 6pm by Margaret Joseph Youth ages 14 to 24 are invited to join in to build healthy relationships, learn leadership skills, and participate in cultural activities. Sessions at Kiwassa Neighbourhood house and Urban Native Youth Association... [FULL STORY]    We recognize & honour our partners at events we attend or host by including them on booth signage, in our print materials, in conversations, on our handouts & slideshows during our workshops... We promote you & the good work you do!    We are very thankful to our partners. Their financial and in-kind contributions help keep RedWAY BC News free for the our readers. RedWAY Copper Thunderbird Partner ACCCESS - Aboriginal Career Community Employment Services Society      “Building Futures Today” www.accessfutures.com RedWAY Bronze Salmon Partner YikeSite Websites    "You do websites” www.yikesite.com   Job Postings & Employment News (JPEN) Section Champions Stitsma Squamish Nation Employment and Training Centre “Empowering Your Career Journey” www.squamish.net     BC Hydro Aboriginal Relations   “For Generations” www.bchydro.com    Spiritlink's Aboriginal Media Partners SAY Magazine “Spirit of Aboriginal Youth” www.saymag.com     NationTalk Newswire Service “Powered by YOU!” www.nationtalk.ca Spiritlink's Partners for the 2009-2010 Aboriginal Youth Media (AYM) Team Project     Knowledgeable Aboriginal Youth Association (KAYA) www.kayaweb.net Metro Vancouver Urban Aboriginal Strategy (MVUAS) www.mvuas.ca   Bruce Lacroix and Associates www.aboriginalbest.com Vancity www.vancity.ca   The Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconcilation through the Aboriginal BEST (Business and Enterpreneurship Skills Training) Program www.aboriginalbest.com and www.gov.bc.arr   Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers (CANDO) www.edo.ca Want to see your name and website link here and support 21st Century Literacy Skill Development? Ask us about the AYM Team Project!   Indigenous Corporate Training Inc. www.ictinc.ca   Click on the link below to read our 2007 article: "Top 10 benefits of advertising in RedWAY" Contact us to get involved in the next 6-month phase of our 2009-2010 AYM Team Project. Can you help offset training wages or bus passes for AYM Team members, curriculum development, instructors' fees, equipment, or software costs?     Send job postings, training opportunities and career/job fair notices to jpen@spiritlinking.com   Send all events - Summits, gatherings, cultural events, conferences, reporting deadlines to events@spiritlinking.com     Ask about or order Aboriginal Thank You Postcards at postcards@spiritlinking.com Check out www.spiritlinking.com for details.   NEW - Media links we love... Media links sent in by readers: 7 readers: PM's address to Australian Parliament apologizing to Aboriginal Peoples  ABC TV (video speeches) (audio) (video reaction)    2 readers: Meet the new AFN Grand Chief Shawn Atleo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Mnr4f9vv4&NR=1 his first speech on Squamish Nation Territory after winning the role as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56ulR_v6XIg short intro from May 2009, before he won   Send us your fav's and comments to editor@spiritlinking.com Support the development of this section! Contact us today.   AYM Team videos: www.youtube.com/redway99 Meet our Aboriginal Youth Media Team (AYM Team) at the Gathering Our Voices Conferences, meet some of our Youth editors, check out Mark's Media Literacy Concept video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVHgvURX_vM,  see a "FNES New staff welcome video" we created for the First Nations Employment Society, and more. 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