Sunday: DAY 1: 6 JULY
Arrival - Opening & Welcome
15h00 - Arrival of participants - REGISTRATION
16h00 – 17h30 snacks and juice on arrival
18h00 – 18h45 Opening and Welcome
19h00 – 19h30 SUPPER SERVED
19h45 – 22h00 entertainment
22h00 festival committee meeting
Monday: DAY 2: 7 JULY
YOUTH & THE MEDIA
Reporting on Youth in mainstream & community media– Why is there a dominant negative reporting style on youth issues and working class young people?
07h00 – 08h15 BREAKFAST
8h30 – 09h00 Cultural performances by youth
09h00 - 10h15 Slide show presentation by youth
Input by panel members
10h30 – 11h00 Tea break
11h00 – 12h00 Engaging the panel
12h00 – 13h00 Way forward and resolution
13h00 – 15h00 LUNCH
15h00 – 18h00 CREATIVE WORKSHOPS FOR ALL PARTICPANTS – participants attend the sessions they have selected
18h00 – 18h30 YOUTH LEISURE TIME
18h30 – 20h30 SUPPER
20h30 – 22h00 YOUTH LEISURE TIME
22h00 festival committee meeting
Tuesday: DAY 3: 8 JULY
SERVICE DELIVERY to YOUTH
The state of Service Delivery to working class youth: A look at all structures involved in providing services to youth including Government departments, NGOs, social movements, independent projects etc.
07h00 – 08h15 BREAKFAST
8h30 – 09h00 Cultural performances by youth
09h00 - 10h15 Slide show presentation by youth
Input by panel members
10h30 – 11h00 Tea break
11h00 – 12h00 Engaging the panel
12h00 – 13h00 Way forward and resolution
13h00 – 15h00 LUNCH
15h00 – 18h00 CREATIVE WORKSHOPS FOR ALL PARTICPANTS – participants attend the sessions they have selected
18h00 – 18h30 YOUTH LEISURE TIME
18h30 – 20h30 SUPPER
20h30 – 22h00 Seminar: Youth struggles “80s VS today”
22h30 festival committee meeting
Wednesday: DAY 4: 9 JULY
YOUTH & THE EDUCATION CRISIS
The state of the Crisis in Education on a secondary & tertiary level.
07h00 – 08h15 BREAKFAST
8h30 – 09h00 Cultural performances by youth
09h00 - 10h15 Slide show presentation by youth
Input by panel members
10h30 – 11h00 Tea break
11h00 – 12h00 Engaging the panel
12h00 – 13h00 Way forward and resolution
13h00 – 15h00 LUNCH
15h00 – 18h00 CREATIVE WORKSHOPS FOR ALL PARTICPANTS – participants attend the sessions they have selected
18h00 – 18h30 YOUTH LEISURE TIME
18h30 – 20h30 SUPPER
20h30 – 22h00 YOUTH LEISURE TIME
22h00 festival committee meeting
Thursday: DAY 5: 10 JULY
YOUTH & THE WORLD OF WORK
How does Globalisation affect the lives of working class youth? Challenges faced by working youth and those entering the job market.
07h00 – 08h15 BREAKFAST
8h30 – 09h00 Cultural performances by youth
09h00 - 10h15 Slide show presentation by youth
Input by panel members
10h30 – 11h00 Tea break
11h00 – 12h00 Engaging the panel
12h00 – 13h00 Way forward and resolution
13h00 – 15h00 LUNCH
15h00 – 18h00 CREATIVE WORKSHOPS FOR ALL PARTICPANTS – participants attend the sessions they have selected
18h00 – 18h30 YOUTH LEISURE TIME
18h30 – 20h30 FINAL SUPPER & entertainment
20h30 – 22h00 YOUTH LEISURE TIME
22h30 festival committee meeting
Friday:DAY 6: 11 JULY
BREAKING UP
07h00 – 08h15 BREAKFAST
09h00 - 11h00 Youth pack up and load luggage after breakfast at accommodation venue
11h00 – 13h00 Final preparation for closing and final presentations
13h00 – 14h00 LUNCH
15h00 – 18h00 CLOSING CEREMONY
19h00 – 20h00 Buses depart
Take-away supper
