Suncheon City (Mayor Noh Gwan-gyu) announced that,together with Save the Children gwangju Children’s Rights Center,a local screening of the Children’s Rights Film Festival was held at the small theater of the Suncheon City Culture and Arts center on the 29th for the first time in the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions under the theme “Our questions save the world.”
This event, which sought to convey voices on children’s rights through the medium of film, consisted of ▲offline screenings, ▲cine children’s rights talks, ▲child rights advocacy campaigns, ▲children’s rights quizzes, and ▲child abuse prevention promotions, etc.About 150 people,including residents,participated.
Self-produced film containing social perspectives on children with developmental disabilities and a contest-winning film about the climate crisis. Two episodes were screened.
In particular, at the ‘Cine Children’s Rights Talk’, which was moderated by Professor Kim Jeong-bae of Wonkwang University, directors Kim Seong-ho and Yoo Ji-in, who directed the two films, children from the Suncheon City Children’s Participation Committee, and the audience had time to freely share their thoughts on movies and children’s rights.
A city official said, “we will continue to do our best to create a child-kind surroundings by guaranteeing the rights of children so that they can be respected and live healthy and happy lives.”
meanwhile,Suncheon City (mayor Noh Kwan-gyu) announced that the Suncheon City Video Media Center (hereinafter referred to as the Center) will invite children’s media experts to hold a special media lecture on the 7th and 12th.
This special lecture was designed for parents and Suncheon citizens who are interested in children’s proper use of media amidst the media flood, to resolve concerns experienced by caregivers and to provide practical ways to understand and guide children’s online activities.
On the 7th (Saturday), ’Will our children be happy in the online world?’ By inviting Dr. Ami Kim (media literacy researcher), author of
On the 12th (Thursday), ‘Digital Citizenship Special Lecture for Parents with Roblox’ provides the characteristics of digital media, including ‘Roblox’, an immersive game and creative platform widely used by children, and how to use Roblox safely. I plan to do it.
Applications for participation can be made through the web poster QR code, and for further details, please see the notice on the center’s website (www.scmedia.or.kr) or inquire by phone (061-811-0219).
An official from the Suncheon City Video Media Center said, “We hope that this special lecture will serve as an prospect for parents to understand their children’s digital environment and help their children grow up healthy and happy.”
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