1. THE LOFT YOUTH ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTRE TUMBLRS BLOGS and SOCIAL MEDIA

2. what we do The Loft Youth Arts and Cultural Centre runs arts and cultural activities for young people aged 12-25. The Loft is an initiative of Newcastle City Council.

3. what we do The Loft is a safe place for young people to express themselves, hang out with friends, meet new people and gain skills as organisers of their own events and activities.

4. We offer after-school activities, holiday workshop programs, an Aboriginal arts program, project mentoring, all ages gigs, and venue hire. We also run outreach programs outside the venue. what we do

5. We provide referrals for at risk young people. We encourage an increased level of youth participation in community and civic activities. what we do

6. The Loft is committed to providing a drug and alcohol free environment for young people at all of our events. what we do

7. www.theloft.org.au The Loft’s website went on-line in 2010 HOW WE USE SOCIAL MEDIA

8. The Loft website is designed to: deliver information such as contact details, hiring price guide, school holiday and after school activities etc. showcase Loft members and their projects, and be an initial point of reference for parents, carers, guardians and other arts/welfare organisations as much as young people. www.theloft.org.au

9. http://facebook.com/theloftnewcastle The Loft’s Facebook page was initiated in 2010 HOW WE USE SOCIAL MEDIA

10. The Loft has over 4500 friends on Facebook. Facebook gives us the opportunity to: respond immediately to inquiries, develop communities around after school activities and interests. engage with young people on their terms, in their preferred forum promote gigs and activities pass on competitions, forums and other external opportunities to our members www.facebook.com/theloftnewcastle

11. 1.Equity of access allows us to respond to changing youth cultural trends and continue to engage and involve young people from diverse backgrounds 2.Community formation for isolated young people why SOCIAL MEDIA works for us

12. 3. Community formation for isolated young people 4. Fostering support within the community why SOCIAL MEDIA works for us

13. The Loft has public access computers. The Loft staff: Physically monitor internet use by young people Discuss on-line responsibilities with computer users Display information in the computer area reminding young people of appropriate on-line behaviour how we keep our young people safe

14. Access to arts/creative opportunities and competitions Membership within cyber-communities of similar interests Opportunities to explore identity Connectedness to peer groups Civic engagement and activism Increases awareness of social activities within ‘real life’ community opportunities digital media can provide

15. Current examples KONY 2012 http://kony2012.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ Tumblr - http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/kony-2012http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/kony-2012 What has social media has done? Social media and critical thinking http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/post/18890947431/we-got-trouble http://projectkony.tumblr.com/

16. Digital media the internet and the fairshare experience Getup! www.getup.org.au/great-barrier-reefwww.getup.org.au/great-barrier-reef Gumtree www.gumtree.com.auwww.gumtree.com.au Miniature Earth www.miniature-earth.comwww.miniature-earth.com EcoEtsy www.ecoetsy.comwww.ecoetsy.com

17. Facebook Twitter MySpace Windows Live Messenger tumblr Habbo Hotel deviantART Google+ social media used by the loft’s young people

18. Twitter social media used by the loft’s young people

19. Twitter and Social movements Political and Environmental movements Sharing and updating followers with new information about current events examples?

20. Art based blogging community Erotic content Users offer each other criticsim and praise Manga and fan based art very popular Users can sell their works or advertise for commissions Journals, polls, groups and portfolios. social media used by the loft’s young people

21. tumblr social media used by the loft’s young people

22. Blog - writing and photos Culture of reblogging Fan driven – Dr Who, Harry Potter and cats Two way blocking feature Anonymous questions can be disabled social media used by the loft’s young people

23. Tumblr and the fairshare experience http://sustainableart.tumblr.com/ http://passage-sustainable-art- design.tumblr.com/http://passage-sustainable-art- design.tumblr.com/ http://counter-craft.tumblr.com/ http://projectcraftivism.tumblr.com/

24. Our Job Create a FairShare Newcastle Tumblr »Creative Writing and reflective passages »Photography »Online resources and links with brief overviews »Local examples and recounts of local projects »Digital illustrations »YouTube »Links to other tumblrs

25. STeps Create Upload Publicise Keep creating to keep current

26. How Online research and reading Find and discover online resources that will value add Create digital works using photography and the digital illustration tablets Write creative or factual pieces using the knowledge and information that you have gained form Fairshare. Review you Fairshare Experience. One person will need to put their hand up to set up the fairshare tumblr and personalise it in line with the fairshare experience

27. Other Tumblrs and blogs to check out http://thebiggerproject.tumblr.com/ http://livingefficiently.tumblr.com/ http://loqalinfo.tumblr.com/ http://notquitehippie.tumblr.com/ http://fairsharepub.tumblr.com/ http://edibleethics.tumblr.com/ http://www.recyclegirl-ren.blogspot.com.au/ http://dressupevent.tumblr.com/ http://greenismyfavcolor.tumblr.com/ http://www.fairshareinternational.org/organisationhttp://www.iftf.org/http://www.fairshareinternational.org/organisationhttp://www.iftf.org/ http://www.ecocentricblog.org/ http://www.h2oconserve.org/home.php?pd=index http://www.yourdailyvegan.com/

28. Other Online links storyofstuff.org foodroutes.com ewg.org safecosmetics.org epa.gov dosomething.org ecoetsy.com nationalgeographic.com globalstewards.org theenvironmentalblog.org chartreuseproducts.com greenoptions.com sustainablog.orgstoryofstuff.org foodroutes.com ewg.org safecosmetics.org epa.gov dosomething.org ecoetsy.com nationalgeographic.com globalstewards.org theenvironmentalblog.org chartreuseproducts.com greenoptions.com sustainablog.org

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