Name:	BUKOLA OKEDARA
Birthday:	August 17 1963 (48 years old)
Gender:	Female

Street Address:	1714 - 41 STREET SE
City:	CALGARY
State/Province:	ALBERTA
Country:	CANADA
Phone Number:	(403) 708-7836

Business Name:	LEAN ON ARTS
Description:	Project Title MY POETIC APPLICATION TO LIFE SKILLS (MY PALS) Why? YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN UNPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES (a) It is a fact that most youths do not understand the essence of existence (b) They lack skills and (c) They want power but never thinking of leadership in positive ways What POETRY CONTEST FOR YOUTHS It is a proposed cross-Canada poetry contest for life skills. BREAKDOWN: Duration: 15 minutes - Each contestant will perform for 15 minutes touching on: provocative thoughts of existence, choice of career, inspiration for leadership, abstinence from drug and sex abuse, coping with peer pressure, respect for law, order and authority, reflection on actions and consequences Beyond the contest SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES: 1. Lean on Arts will be conducting community visitation workshops, Calgary wide at first to have My PALS film played to youths in communities to ensure a wider reach and encourage dialogue then to other cities 2. There would be the interactive web site where youths will have the opportunity to connect with one another through the Internet. Sharing their stories and ideas, ask questions and have access to a wide variety of counseling and resources depending on their concerns At the end of the contest, youths should be able to: Reflect on their past Adjust their present state Connect with their future WHO WILL PARTICIPATE? Youths Age 14-17 WHO MAY GO AGAINST THE PROJECT? No one DESCRIPTION OF RESULT AND CHANGE IN RELATION TO THE PROBLEM The project will help the community by reducing the number of the socially inept youths and Increase the number of functional youths Other communities too stand to benefit as the contest is "cross-Canada" after its glaring effect in Calgary ~Inspire youths to tell stories through poetry ~Live life with passion ~Encourage youths to stay in school ~Out of crime ~Choosing the right career ~inspiration for leadership ~Provocative thought of leadership ~Abstinence from drug and sex abuse ~Coping with peer pressure ~Respect for law ESSENCE (POETIC) The essence of life must be understood in word Poetry is another instrument of information The real essence of life revealed in another form of language Life possibilities in language Communication is purest and more preserved in poetry The complexity in poetry makes the mind wander about the concealed message Effort put into searching for the concealed messages possesses the being The revelation constantly ministers to the mind to see life beyond the ordinary Poetic words establish permanent transitory
Tags/Keywords:	CREATIVE ARTS/PLAY WRITING AND FILM PRODUCTION