[PL-Directors] Be Part of Oregon 150 Project 2059

Jim Scheppke jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us
Thu May 7 08:05:45 PDT 2009


Dear Directors:
I was asked by the Director of Oregon 150 to send you this message about the
opportunity for public libraries to be part of an Oregon 150 project
targeting youth in many communities throughout the state. Please read the
message below and see if your library is  in one of the targeted communities
listed in the attachment. If you would like your library to be part of this
project, please contact Travis Huntington by email or phone. Thanks for your
consideration. --> Jim

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Greetings, Public Library Directors

My name is Travis Huntington <http://travishuntington.com>  and I am a media
mentor with the Multnomah Youth Commission's Voicebox Media
<http://www2.co.multnomah.or.us/OurCommissionOrg/EntryPoint?ch=c1704ac9c9668
110VgnVCM1000003bc614acRCRD> .  VBM is a city/county partnership providing
free skills-based workshops in new media literacy, grass roots outreach and
media production to under served youth.  I was engaged by Oregon 150
<http://or150.org> to lead a statewide effort to facilitate the Youth Legacy
Project <http://www.oregon150.org/projects/youth-legacy/>  a visioning
effort for the 2059 project.  The existing VBM student are aiding me in
engaging and empowering youth across the state to assure all of Oregon's
Youth have a voice in the shaping of our future.

We are reaching out to you in hopes that you will partner with OR150 and
host a 45 minute visioning process in the next two weeks.  The schedule for
the most part has been determined and is attached for your perusal.  We
apologize for the late notice, however I believe if possible, the library is
a natural environment for this state-strengthening collaboration, especially
since most of the coolest things I remember about childhood came from a
library.

As for support, we are 2 people needing a 10 x 10 space at a minimum to do
the following:
* Set up an easel with a dry erase tablet, a camera on a tripod and a laptop
(connected to the Internet) on a table with two chairs
* Provide a 15 minute jam session enabling and eliciting personal visions
* Provide aid in inputting those individual visions onto the or150 website
* Record individual visions on a video

This effort is one of two stages. One involves myself traveling the state
from town to town to engage youth in the visioning process. The second calls
together 400 youth from around the state to convene in Salem for Youth
Symposium June 29th-July 1st.  Ideally, the youth that attend this visioning
process will be encouraged to attend the symposium.  At which, the
collective vision will be formatted into a legacy action plan including
several good works efforts and an eye towards the green jobs of tomorrow.

To confirm this request please email me! <mailto:findtravis at gmail.com>  Or
feel free to call me directly at 503.312.1716 with questions or suggestions.

I am hoping to confirm all possible locations by 5/12 at the latest. Sooner
if possible. Thank you in advance for your consideration of this matter.  I
look forward to meeting you all in person.

Go Oregon.

Best,

Travis Huntington
Media Mentor

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