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Takalam Summer 2020 Schedule > June - July
Takalam is a summer leadership and digital literacy program for Arab high school students to uplift voices for advocacy, representation, and civic engagement. Takalam is co-sponsored by OUSD APISA, Arab Film & Media Institute, KDOL Youth Beat, Arab Resource & Organizing Center, and the American Association of Yemeni Students & Professionals.
- Week 1: Arab Youth Summer Leadership Institute
OUSD staff or volunteers can drive students, or students can take BART to San Francisco Mission BART Station to 518 Valencia Street just one block away. Breakfast & lunch served each day. Institute will include field trips to Berkeley and SF destinations.
For the final 6 weeks of the program from June 15 - July 23, students will meet at KDOL Studio at 286 E 10th St in Oakland 4 days a week (except 7/4):
- Week 2: KDOL Youth Beat Film Skills & Projects
- Media Literacy, Equipment and Editing
- Week 3: KDOL Youth Beat Film Skills & Projects
- Community Profiles & Short Documentaries
- Week 4: KDOL Youth Beat Film Skills & Projects
- Community Profiles & Short Documentaries
- Week 5: Arab Film & Media Institute Project
- Takalam Group Film Project
- Week 6: Arab Film & Media Institute Project
- Takalam Film Project
- Week 7: Arab Film & Media Institute Project
- Takalam Film Editing
- Fall Arab Film Festival Screening! #AFF2020 | October 2020
Coordinator Contact Information: OUSD - lailan.huen@ousd.org | Youth Beat - sagesse@youthbeat.org
AROC - yusra@araborganizing.org | AAYSP - Husam 510.838.8888
Download the Flyer HERE
Accepted students must also fill out the application for the AROC Arab Youth Summer Leadership Institute!
