BellTime Magazine Autumn/Winter 2016 6 | Page 35

BellTime 6 pt1:Layout 1 23/09/2016 19:59 Page 35 Important Dates: What should be included in the video theme and content? The perspective and content of the video should solely be the work of the team and should illustrate team learning of the topic. However, some of the following questions might help focus your team and widen the scope for consideration; > What exactly happened in 1916? Who was involved? Were they workers? What did they work at? What was their life like before the events of 1916? > What was the role of the trade union movement leading up to/ during Easter Week of 1916? > What bearing, if any, did the events of 1913 have on the rising of 1916? > Who wrote the Proclamation and why? What do you think they hoped to achieve by it? What are the main principles of the proclamation? Are students, young people, workers included? Why is it important? Are those principles still relevant to the modern world? Have they been realised? > What were the effects (short & long-term) of the events on children, workers, Irish people, society and life generally? > Did 1916 achieve anything for workers, working conditions and trade unions? If so, what? > What do the events of 1916 mean to young people today? > What are the links between the events of the lockout of 1913, the rising of 1916 and the decent work agenda today? Jonathan White and Cillian Gartlan from team Sillan from Patriciain HS Monaghan, the Over All Winners of the Youth for Decent Work Video Awards 2016 Cillian Gartlan and Jonathan White from team Sillan from Patriciain HS Monaghan - Winners 5pm Thursday 17th November 2016 – Team registrations close; 5pm Thursday 26th January 2017 – Submission of video entries close; 12 noon Monday 6th February 2017 – Shortlist announced and opening of voting for People’s Choice Award; 12 noon Monday 13th February 2017 – Announcement of Category nominees for Screening at Awards; 12 noon Monday 20th February 2017 – Close of voting on People’s Choice Award; 2pm Thursday 2rd March 2017 – Nominee screening and Awards Ceremony, Savoy Cinema, Dublin This competition is a great way for students to explore in greater detail work relevant topics and express their own unique understanding and perception of the issue. It will help students to identify what is important about what they have learned, find a way to express that creatively within a group, work collaboratively and develop skills to create a video, which is educational and entertaining. Students also get to experience scripting, shooting, designing graphics/animation, video editing plus lots of other cool creative stuff. To register simply go on our website www.Youth-Connect.ie POLITICS....IN OR OUT??? WHATS IN IT FOR WORKERS: This year in line with the new Politics module being launched in Secondary Schools, Youth Connect will be facilitating workshops for schools providing the Politics module for its students. Much like the rest of the subject workshops we provide, we will be focusing on the worker and his/her rights within this subject. As with all of our workshops we put