Description: This 45-second, created by Muntada The Arab Forum for Sexuality...(More)

Description: This 45-second, created by Muntada The Arab Forum for Sexuality Education and Health, urges teenagers to obtain accurate information about issues of sexuality and sexual health. It is geared to Arab Israeli youths, and begins with the image of a young woman rising from her desk to lock the door of her bedroom. The next images portray the young woman raptly typing questions into the keyboard of her computer, What is safe sex?, How is AIDS transmitted?, Is masturbation harmful? The questions escalate and blend together, How do I protect myself from STDs?, What is date rape?. Her activities are abruptly interrupted by someone trying to enter the room. Startled, she closes her computer laptop. An advisory appears, Internet is the main source of information about sexuality for teenagers. Most of this information is misleading and inaccurate. The PSA points teens to the organizations web site - Want a website that has the facts? We have the answers? The PSA intends to reach young people, primarily through the Internet and/or mobile phones. Director: Alhan Jeries & Raneen Gereis Email: alhanmuntada@gmail.com/raneen79@gmail.com URL: www.jensaneya.org Music by Nabeel Bahy PSAs are available upon request, in English and Arabic, to broadcasters and organizations who wish to distribute them rights-free. Background: From November 9th - November 30th, 2008, Barefoot Workshops led a three-week program in Tel Aviv, teaching Israeli organizations how to write, shoot, produce, and edit, Public Service Announcements (PSAs), to raise awareness about important social issues. Nine PSAs were produced on such topics as: human rights, sexual education for teens through the Internet, bridging Jewish and Arab-Israeli youths through the arts, equal opportunity for Ethiopian Jews, building the capacity of nonprofits, and supporting women-owned businesses in Israel. The aim of the workshop was to foster greater civic participation, activism, and debate by teaching civil society organizations how to create messages that can improve their societies from within. The workshop was supported by the United States Government Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), and Creative Associates International. Please contact: info@barefootworkshops.org for more information.(Less)