The Teens’ Speech
We’re rather proud to announce our first piece of work for children’s charity, Barnardo’s.
On Christmas Day 2009 we're letting the teenagers of UK address the nation.
So, after lunch, instead of turning on the telly, visit the homepage of MySpace and see what our country's teenagers have to say about the state of the nation.
Over the next two months we're asking 13-19 year-olds to share their views and upload videos across a range of serious subject matters. The best uploads will in incorporated into the final film.
The Poke blog is normally a bit flippant and doesn't take things too seriously. But this is one of those times when we need to be a bit less blah-blah about stuff. Teenagers in the UK are having a pretty tough time of it on all fronts, and they get universally panned in our wonderful mainstream media. So we're really hoping that this project can make a genuine difference to the lives of teenagers, and all the people affected by teenagers (that's all of us in case you hadn't figured it out).
Watch the intro film:
- We hope it will empower young people and challenge stereotypes
- We hope it will attract an adult audience that is numbed by charity appeals, but interested in the future of Britain
- We hope it will make people think about the opportunities they have in life and appreciate that chances are not dished out equally
- And we hope it will contextualise Barnardo’s message; because what they do is remarkable, but can’t be fully appreciated without asking people to think a little.
As you’d expect, the project plays out in various places across the web. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, etc. Plus you can follow the story and share your thoughts on The Teens’ Speech blog.
And we've got a favour to ask, could you please tell any teens you know about the MySpace and YouTube channels.
And if you want to see how Barnardo's everyday work helps to turn young lives around here's a few short video case studies we created to tell the complex human stories behind Barnardo's work.
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