November 3-7, 2008

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Bulletin - Friday, September 19, 2008

National Media Education Week 2008 Bulletin is delivered to your inbox each Friday, from now until National Media Education Week (November 3-7). For those who subscribe to MNet News, this will replace the Friday edition.

This informative e-bulletin features the latest news and announcements about the week and ideas on how you can get involved.

Sponsorship...

Media Awareness Network and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation are proud to welcome CTVglobemedia as this year’s Presenting Sponsor of National Media Education Week. CTVglobemedia has been the lead sponsor of National Media Education Week since its launch in 2006.

Media education in action...

Featured event

Events to celebrate the week are taking place in schools and communities across Canada. This is how Vancouver-based Pacific Cinémathèque will be marking National Media Education Week 2008:

Pacific Cinémathèque presents Lipstick + Gasoline
From November 3-9th, Pacific Cinémathèque will be hosting screenings and workshops for students and teachers in the Vancouver area that will examine and challenge gender images and stereotypes in television, cinemas, computers and cell phones.

• Nov. 4th, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Pacific Cinémathèque
  Screening and workshop events for secondary students and teachers, with filmmakers Andrew Currie and Mina Shum.
• Nov. 5th, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Simon Fraser University, Downtown Campus
  Screenings and breakout workshop sessions for youth and teachers, led by Education Department staff, Pacific Cinémathèque and the National Film Board.
• Nov. 6th, 12:30 – 3:00 PM, Pacific Cinémathèque
  Screening of an Alanis Obomsawin film for youth and teachers.
• Nov. 6th, 4:00 – 6:00 PM, Pacific Cinémathèque
  Electric Literacy: Lessons in Critical Media Literacy for a Digital Culture, workshop for educators led by Dr. Stuart Poyntz of Simon Fraser University and Brian Ganter of Pacific Cinémathèque.

For more information, contact: Liz Schulze

To see if there are any National Media Education Week events in your region, visit the Events Calendar to find out more.

Ideas to get you started

You don’t need a grand event to get involved in National Media Education Week. Students, parents and teachers can participate in meaningful small-scale activities in their classrooms, homes or community centres.

• Host a debate for young people on whether filtering or censoring of online content should be allowed or if such practices violate an individual's freedom of information and expression.
• Encourage your family, students or friends to participate in Buy Nothing Day. This annual event aims to increase participants' awareness of their spending habits and of the global effects of mass consumerism.

Featured educators and youth   

This section spotlights innovative educators and youth across the country who are making media education happen. This week’s featured teacher is Tracey Whitcombe, from St. Patrick’s High School in Sarnia, Ontario.

To dramatically and visually represent media stereotyping of women and girls, Tracey initiated a Jeans Project with her Grade 12 Women in Society class. The resulting eye-catching artefacts created by the students were effective in making a statement against media stereotypes of women.

Click here to read more about the project.