Challenge Future

Challenge Future

Challenge:Future is a tightly knit community of global youths focussed on open innovation and sustainability for the future.

Welcome to the Challenge:Future Competitions 2013!

To create or join a team, please make sure you have your Gender, Birth date and Country info filled in.

You can compete in one or all three competitions below. You can create a team in each competition. To start, pick one and create a team!

To take part in this competition visit our website:

http://challengefuture.org/competition/

Challenge:Future is a tightly knit community of global youths focussed on open innovation and sustainability for the future.

Welcome to the Challenge:Future Competitions 2013!

To create or join a team, please make sure you have your Gender, Birth date and Country info filled in.

You can compete in one or all three competitions below. You can create a team in each competition. To start, pick one and create a team!

To take part in this competition visit our website:

http://challengefuture.org/competition/

The Caribbean Civilisation club Presents "How Well Do you know

 

the Caribbean"

 

There is a Prize to be won by the lucky Contestant,

 

Hope to see you there at humanities Room 2

 

Time: 1pm

 

Dont miss out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THURSDAY 20th SEPTEMBER 2012: Caribbean Civilisation Club ROOM 2 Student Building....MEETING TOMORROW!!!!!

How do one identify his or herself with Caribbean Identity?

When I was first ask the question, how do you,  identify with the Caribbean? Or, is the Caribbean  a copy of west Africa, European or East Asia culture. How can one distinguish itself as Caribbean? 

Well, When our public relation Officer Alexander Johnson essentially  said,  " Kevin, what does Caribbean Identity mean to you" I sat down with my pen searching for words that best represents my true Caribbean identity. In the moment I thought of so many great things, such as our lovely beaches, our breathtaking caves,our no where else in the world found cuisine, Our literature that emanates from the many literary writers of the region and our great political icons. With little time to write and only 500 words!".

I wanted to write one big statement that seems to crop  up in several places ,and that is " A melting pot of flavours and cultures to form this unique dish of caribbeaness". Whether that be the food we eat the music we sing or the stories we tell. The Caribbean society has been impacted by many groups of people from our indigenous population crossing the frozen bering being the first civilization to inhabit the seas of the Americas. To our European oppressors who saw the Caribbean as and artificial means to serve their own economic needs. 

Through our experiences of slavery and Indenture and even colonization. We as Caribbean people have created a culturally diverse region, with various ethnic groups, each, with its own cultural traits. So as you turn the pages of our upcoming magazine I Am Caribbean come and find your true Caribbean identity. Whether regional or international find that unique substance that distinguishes your identity.

United Nations is developing a System-Wide Action Plan on Youth.

Korey Anthony Chisholm

Dear Friends

The United Nations is developing a System-Wide Action Plan on Youth. This Action Plan will affect the way the whole UN system will work with and for youth in the coming years. The Action Plan will focus on the five priority areas identified by the Secretary General:
Employment
Entrepreneurship
Education, including education on sexual and reproductive health
Citizenship and protection of rights
Political inclusion
Before developing this Action Plan, the United Nations is reaching out to youth, youth-led organizations and others to seek their inputs. Please take a moment to fill out the questionnaire.
Tell us what you think.
We are listening.

The questionnaire is online here

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BFKH85W

Selling Soca - the documentary. Trailer Pt.2

This groundbreaking documentary on the music of Trinidad and Tobago examines how the artists of this small twin Island nation plan to conquer the international market and promote their music to the world.

Selling Soca - the documentary - Trailer Pt. 1

This groundbreaking documentary on the music of Trinidad


 and Tobago examines how the artists of this small twin


 Island nation plan to conquer the international market and 


promote their music to the world.

Misconception Vs Reality ( A Presentation by the Caribbean Civilization club)

The Caribbean civilization club show cased a documentary, which entailed a fun and interactive program “misconception Vs reality”. The Students of the club were exposed to many short videos and advertisement depicting individual’s perception of the Caribbean from North America and Europe. 


Through this activity students of the club had a better understanding as to what people outside the Caribbean see and understand the region to be in their own eyes. There are also,
other hidden activities at tomorrow's meeting, so don’t miss out. 

If you want to view this documentary please email Caribbean civilization club.

A Bob Marley Documentary presented by BBC

World Population Day (11 July) http://www.un.org/en/events/populationday/

This year's World Population Day, 11 July, focuses on the theme of “Universal Access to Reproductive Health  Services.” The day has been observed annually



since 1989, when the UN Development Programme established it to focus attention on the importance of population issues to overall development and the urgency of finding solutions to them. 


To learn more visit: http://www.un.org/en/events/populationday/

An Oasis of Ideas, Learning and Leadership: UWI at 50

The University of the West Indies, St Augustine celebrates fifty years.

No Witness NO Justice Caribbean Documentary

A Cook-It-Yuhself recipes to be featured in the Caribbean Civilization Club upcoming magazine "I Am Caribbean"

‎" We may live without poetry, Music and Art, We may live without Conscience; Live without heart, We may live without Friends and Live without books, But a civilized man cannot live without cooks." As the Caribbean Civilization Club cruise through the various Caribbean islands, looking for local cuisine within our region to be feature in our upcoming magazine "I Am Caribbean". Do check out our cook-it-yuhself recipes.

The 2012 Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Report was launched on July 2 by the Secretary-General in New York. 3 targets - on poverty, slums and water - have been met but with the MDG Goals target date of 2015 just around the corner, we as youth still have time to help improve the statistics in our region. Please share!

Caribbean People making a change within their society

Tales From the Deep Blue Sea

Meet another young ambitious Caribbean writer, He hails from the beautiful twin island of Trinidad and Tobago. He is currently a student of the University of the west Indies. Kristoff Vidalis is also a member of 71 degree this talented group heavily influence by young artistes are determined to change the face of music especially Hip- Hop by localizing it to please the minds and Charisma of the Trinidadian Population . Vidalis has recently done a poem 'Voices of Slaves' to be feature in the Caribbean Civilization club up coming magazine "I AM CARIBBEAN". Do check it out.

Tales From the Deep Blue Sea

One of our Caribbean Writers, Mr. Dillion Ollivierre would be highlighted in the I AM CARIBBEAN magazine, published by the Caribbean Civilization club at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. Do checkout this upcoming issue.

Born on the morning of January 26th 1989 in Kingstown St.Vincent, Dillon is the only child for his parents Lucian and Verina Ollivierre.

He began writing in 2005 while attending the Bequia Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School. His inspiration derived mainly from love. The first poem he attempted was to express his love to his crush.

“My main goal” the young lad explained, “ is to publish a book of my poetry and also to touch the lives of my readers and relate to them through my poems. As a writer, it is a tremendous feeling to be able to produce a piece that others can relate to.” He goes on to say, “Too often our youths feel alone when faced with problems of life but when they are able to read or listen to someone who is expressing the same feelings ... it gives them hope and as a poet I am obligated to relate to my readers.”

Dillon would usually share his pieces to his family and friends of whose feedback was very important to him and as years went by, he continued to mature as a writer. He gained more experience and more positive feedback. He used the local newspaper, The Caribbean Compass, The 'Barbados Advocate' and various internet sites as his medium of publication. His publication in The Caribbean Compass earned him an invitation to the annual Compass writer's brunch held April 21st 2011.

“In my opinion, life is a blessing. It is a privilege given to us to obtain the best out of it and to achieve and contribute to making the world better place. I believe that I was given the talent of being a poet for a reason so I am using it to the best of my ability. Love inspires me to write.

Remember nominations for myKEEtv Awards end this weekend. We want to make sure you/your country are represented in the nominations. This is a global award ceremony for all of us ...myKEEtv a fi all a we!- remember that ...click the link here to see nominees and vote...http://mykeetv.com/myKEEtv/Home.html

Reminder to all those who are capable and willing to participate in the magazine you need to start writing and submitting your pieces....please msg me or any other executive member Kevin Holder, Kevin Persad, Lou- Ann Samuel or me Monique Moses if u are having any issues or need clarification on something. All are invited to contribute however you can but keep in mind it is about what makes our region so unique!!!