Youth Advisory Council Member Breony and Red Cross Education Services Officer Mel Brewer join Kate in the Studio.
On Sunday 9 August, young people from all over Perth will descend on Herb Graham Recreation Centre in Mirrabooka for the Proud Youth Festival. From 3 - 6pm, Red Cross will showcase what a group of diverse young people have learnt through its World Aware program.The Proud Youth Festival will feature an exotic blend of performances of Bollywood dance, theatre arts, a photography exhibition, recorded music production, and a short film display; the final product of what these young people have been working on for the past four weeks through the World Aware program.
World Aware is a ten week leadership program which aims to build resilience and promote well-being among refugee and migrant youth by connecting them with other young Australians from the community.
Participants explore issues like culture, self expression and communication while raising awareness about the things people can do to promote mental health through dance, photography and theatre arts. The program begins with a leadership program which engages the young leaders to develop four streams to promote these values. Through the chosen streams - Bollywood dance, drama, music production, documentary making and photography – the participants learn how to express themselves.
The Proud Youth festival is the culminating event for this program, now in its third year. As well as the performances created through World Aware, some new and emerging multicultural artists will also be performing thanks to the support of Kulcha.
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