austraLasia

?

Shortcut

PrevPrev Article

NextNext Article

Larger Font Smaller Font Up Down Go comment Print Attachment
Views 404 Comment 0
ALA_5443

20200813_PGS.jpg

Personal sharing of Fr. Ambrose Pereira, SDB

Part 2

Vice Province of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, 13 August 2020 --


Involving young people

‘They say, ‘Young people are a strange lot, you ask them for little and they will give you nothing. You challenge them and ask them for a lot, and they will give you everything they’ve got’.

In July 2020, we conducted a Media Education Seminar at the Divine Word University, Madang. At the end of the first day a bright eyed and radiant young 4th year CA student, Bradley Asa approached me and said, “I realized that with time management we could do a lot of things using less time. Normally we would have taken two weeks for a short video clip. We have completed it in just two hours. I am amazed and this has motivated me to raise awareness of the issues in Papua New Guinea and bring about change.”


“It takes a lot of hard work to get one minute of Vision”, said Dorothy Wickham, Director of the only local Television in the Solomon Islands as she spoke to the participants at a seminar in the Solomon Islands. “Discipline, hard work and commitment give one a fine understanding of the Image and the Power of Film”, she said.


Young people need to be challenged, given an opportunity to compete and offered possibilities for excellence. Every production, every task completed gives them a sense of satisfaction and spurs one on with confidence to greater commitment and fidelity.


Media Education and Laudato Si

Keeping in mind the 5th Anniversary of Laudato Si and at the invitation of the Holy Father, the Media Seminars of 2020 have had as their theme: Keep it clean! Go Green! Environmentalist, Carol Aigilo, spoke to the participants on the work that she does and encouraged the students to be agents of change on the care for mother nature. “At your age, you have the power and the potential to influence and speak about many issues,” she stated. “The opportunity to learn about the environment and the actual rate at which PNG’s forest is depleting is alarming. I was happy to learn about the vibrant world around us. In addition, we were also encouraged to be environment warriors in our own little way and always remember that our actions have consequences and that they could either affect us or our surroundings.” – Tim Aero, Don Bosco Technical School, Gabutu.


Giving young people a voice gives them the self-confidence to stand up for the issues that they hold dear. “That you may tell your children and grandchildren” (Ex 10:2) is the theme of the World Communications Day, celebrated on the 24th May 2020. The Holy Father, Pope Francis reminds us that God has given us life, a gift and a privilege. It is up to us to ‘weave’ a wonderful mystery in the fabric of our society. It reminds them that they need to, “listen to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor” (Laudato Si 49), protect the earth and ensure that their children and grandchildren will enjoy the beauty and the natural resources abundantly present in Papua New Guinea.


COVID-19 has affected every industry and its impact is felt in every aspect of our lives. The health crisis has become an economic crisis and it is now turning into a fully blown humanitarian crisis. Amidst the pressures our young people are scared and worried about their future, education, jobs, family and loved ones. Immersed in their digital devices, they are seeking refuge by connecting constantly to news and sites that are drawing them further into depression. Our young people need to be challenged to use their devices for good. Once convinced they can spread positive messages of hope.


Digital Natives with a difference

Our young people, the digital natives have this powerful new technology at their fingertips. They have the great possibility of creating content and reaching wider audiences through the many digital platforms that are constantly evolving. COVID-19 has awoken us to the fact that we need to be connected. With churches, educational institutes and public spaces shut down, we have been blessed with technology that has kept us connected to our people. Young people in the Diocese of Lae have rendered their services to assist at online celebrations.


While young people have the knowledge and the ability to handle technology, it is the elders that need to give them the ethics and the guidelines on the use of technology. They need to be convinced that an overload on the net can affect their interactive and social skills. It’s a difficult task as often we, as adults, do not practice what we preach. Values are caught, not taught.


During this period of lockdown, cybercrime has risen dramatically. Several breaches of security have been reported, with WHO having emails and passwords leaked and scammers channelling funds for COVID-19 solidarity to their advantage. Sadly, cyber bullying has also been on the increase and many innocent young people and others have fallen prey to their attacks.


The participants at the seminars are constantly reminded of the purpose of all media: to inform, to educate and to entertain. ‘To inspire’ is the fourth element that has been included in recent years by the Catholic Church. Producing short video clips or audio tracks, the participants reflect on the messages that emerge through their productions. Through this process the young people are encouraged to reflect on their experience and ensure that every post, comment, image or video has a message that is inspiring.



20200813_PGS1.jpg


20200813_PGS2.jpg


20200813_PGS3.jpg


20200813_PGS4.jpg
Attach

Drag and drop your files here, or Click attach files button.

Maximum File Size : 0MB (Allowed extentsions : *.*)

0 file(s) attached ( / )

  1. 5445(II)_Covid19 Solidarity from Chofu reaches Hamamatsu parish

    ALA_5445 By Fr. Tamura Nobyuki, SDB Chofu, Tokyo and Hamamatsu, Japan, 14 August 2020 -- Thank you for your continuous support for our solidarity with the people in need! From August 7th to 8th, we went to the Catholic Church in Hamamatsu ...
    Date2020.08.16 CategoryGIA Reply0 Views512 file
    Read More
  2. 5445(I)_Annual Retreat 2020 for Hong Kong - Macau SDBs

    ALA_5445 By CIN provincial secretary Hong Kong, China, 13 August 2020 -- Between August 2 - 8, 2020, some forty Salesians of China Province held the second batch of annual retreat with the theme of GC28: "What Kind of Salesians for the You...
    Date2020.08.16 CategoryCIN Reply0 Views460 file
    Read More
  3. 5444(I)_The Feeding of 5,000 Continues in DB Calauan

    ALA_5444 By Mr. Charles O. Armario Calauan, Laguna, the Philippines, 13 August 2020 -- Matthew, a 7-year-old boy, gained two kilos after joining the feeding program a year ago. His father, who undergoes monthly dialysis, cannot provide for...
    Date2020.08.14 CategoryFIN Reply0 Views412 file
    Read More
  4. 5443(II)_Inspiring people through Media Education

    ALA_5443 Personal sharing of Fr. Ambrose Pereira, SDB Part 2 Vice Province of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, 13 August 2020 -- Involving young people ‘They say, ‘Young people are a strange lot, you ask them for little and they wi...
    Date2020.08.13 CategoryPGS Reply0 Views404 file
    Read More
  5. 5443(I)_Final Profession in Fiji

    ALA_5443 “You received without cost, give without cost.” (Matt 10:8) By Fr. James Kyaw Hoe, SDB Don Bosco House, Nakasi (Suva), Fiji Islands, 12 August 2020 -- Brother Peter Minh Duc Nguyen had been preparing for his Final Profession for a...
    Date2020.08.13 CategoryAUL Reply0 Views682 file
    Read More
  6. 5442_Strenna 2021 Presentation: Moved by Hope

    ALA_5442 RMG, Rome, 11 August 2020 -- The annual 'Strenna' (life and pastoral direction for the whole Salesian Family) for next year 2021 was presented in the message of the Rector Major posted on the web, dated 2 August 2020: MOVED BY HOP...
    Date2020.08.11 CategoryRMG Reply0 Views1104 file
    Read More
  7. 5441(IV)_Sustaining Our Vision of Hope

    ALA_5441 Missionary thought for the 11th of the month By Fr. Alfred Maravilla SDB General Councilor for Missions Sacro Cuore, Rome, 10 August 2020 -- We are living in a world that has broken down barriers of travel and communication. The s...
    Date2020.08.10 CategoryRMG Reply1 Views1008 file
    Read More
  8. 5441(III)_Perpetual Profession of Sr. Maria Domenica Mazzarello Eng Sarin in Cambodia

    ALA_5441 By Sister Maria Elena Estacio, FMA Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 10 August 2020 -- Sister Maria Domenica Mazzarello Eng Sarin, a Cambodian member of the Daughters of Mary Help, made her perpetual profession at Don Bosco Teuk Thla School o...
    Date2020.08.10 CategoryFMA Reply0 Views464 file
    Read More
  9. 5441(II)_Fruitful online sharing: EAO and South Asia Past Pupils

    ALA_5441 By our own correspondent EAO Region, 10 August 2020 -- The World Confederation of the Past Pupils of Don Bosco is not very well known to many SDBs and other Salesian Family groups. We are proud of the thousands of young people who...
    Date2020.08.10 CategoryEXDB Reply0 Views413 file
    Read More
  10. 5441(I)_Farewell to Fr. John Ma - one of the Taiwan pioneers

    ALA_5441 First Rector in Taiwan (1926-2020) By Fr. Lanfranco Fedrigotti Taipei, Taiwan, 9 August 2020 -- At about 14:00 hours on Friday, 07 August 2020, the Good Lord has called to himself our beloved 93-year-old Fr John Ma Yeong Ding (192...
    Date2020.08.10 CategoryCIN Reply0 Views765 file
    Read More
List
Board Pagination Prev 1 ... 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 ... 533 Next
/ 533