1. Father & Son Communication

Hear from two fathers and two sons on how to better communicate, tips from both sides to improve your communication and learn some of the pitfalls. Presenter: Kane & Austin Loukas, Jim Haddow, Max Ritchie & Hamish Haddow

2. Suicide Prevention TALK

Join your peers to talk about how to help a friend who might be suicidal.   This workshop will increase your personal confidence and ability to recognize the signs of suicidal behavior and respond in helpful ways. Presenter: Linda Williams, Maine Youth Suicide Prevention

3. How do Real Men and Boys Grieve?

There is no right way to grieve.   Crying, laughing, confusion, anger are a few expressions. Through activities and story explore tools for dealing with loss. Presenters: Volunteers from the Center for Grieving Children

4. Peer to Peer: Cultural Connections

Boys from Prop's Peer Leader Program will lead us in exploring how they balance between their traditional cultural  and that of American Life. Presenter: Pious Ali and Boys from PROP's Peer Leader Program

5. Spin the Bottle: Young People, Media and Alcohol

This workshop will offer a screening of the film Spin The Bottle, which explores the party scene that young adults and teenagers encounter.   We'll look at the cultural images about gender and alcohol and have an interactive discussion about the challenges young people face in making healthy decisions regarding alcohol. Presenter: Daryl Fort

6. Video Camera Field Work

Intro to video camera for field production then will go out in small teams to collect footage to document the activity in other workshops. Presenter: Tom Handel, Community Television Network

7. Mixed Messages: Learning How to Be a Man

This workshop will explore how boys and men learn what it is to be masculine through movies, television and other popular media. Presenter: Frank Brooks, PhD, LCSW , UNE School of Social Work

8. Jesus was a Jew: Conversations with Rabbi and a Reverend

Why aren't all Christian's Jewish or maybe in some what they are?  Why is there a history of anti-Jewish thought and killing in Christianity?  What do Jews think of Christians?  Any of these questions yours?  If not bring your own."  Presenter: Rev. Bill Gregory & Rabbi Carolyn Barun

9. Queer, Questioning, Quiet: Developing Gender Identity & Male Sexual Orientation

Speakers from the Maine SpeakOut Project and PRYSM will discuss their own coming out experiences and use these as a springboard for exploring LGBT ieeus and resources abliablabe for youth in Southern Maine Presenter: Volunteers from the Maine Speak Out Project and PRYSM (Proud Rainbow Youth of Southern Maine)

10. Real Life. Real Talk. ® : Sex in the Movies

Movies, TV and music have a lot to say about sex and sexuality. What's real and what's just for show? Come to this workshop and learn how to tell sexuality fact from fiction in your favorite movies. Presenter:       Lauren Grousd and Jason Barriault, Planned Parenthood of New England

11. Alternatives to Violence in Your Community

This workshop will explore creative responses through expression and action to violence in local communities. It will cover examples of youth activism, social justice aspects of the history of hip hop, and community alternatives to incarceration. Presenter: Danny Muller, Peace Action Maine

12. Make Money Make Change

Let's face it, money helps get things done in our communities. What happens when youth use the power of money to create the communities THEY want? In this fun, youth-led, interactive workshop, YOUTHINK members will introduce you to adventure of "youth philanthropy," where young people like you invest thousands of dollars to help youth and adults make the world a better place.  If you had $1,000 to invest, what would you do with it? What is philanthropy (and why should you care?)? How can you make money work for you and your friends? Get a taste of an exciting and powerful way to make the city, school, or neighborhood you want to live in. Presenters:   Ainsley Wallace, Aaron Schuit and YOUTHINK student board members

13. Become a Globetrotter!

Come & claim your place as a citizen of the world!   Learn of opportunities for study and travel abroad through team based activities. Presenter:   Kimberly Sinclair, Assoc. Director of International Programs at USM & Larisa Kruze, Assist. Director of International Programs at USM  

14. The History of Rock and Roll

Love Rock and Roll? Ever wonder how it all got started? Spend the afternoon exploring the rich history and influences that led up to the birth of this rockin' musical genre. Presenter: Chris Henry

15. Seeds of Peace International Camp: Building bridges of hope over conflict and violence

Seeds of Peace camp here in Maine has hosted over 4,000 students from conflict regions worldwide and from Maine too. Join us for a behind the scenes look at the experience from the students' perspective. Presenters: Leila Hunter (Senior, Deering High School) & Steve Schuit, SOP Staff

16. Exploring the Gender Box

Using film clips and group discussion, we will explore what media and popular culture tell us it takes "to be a man." From "Wuss" and "Fag" to "Jock" and "Stud", these definitions of guys and their behaviors comes from somewhere, and we will get to the bottom of it. Presenter: Jeff Morrill, Boys to Men

17. Law Enforcement: What Teens Need to Know"

It is not unusual for an otherwise "good" kid to come into contact with a law enforcement officer in a criminal or quasi-criminal situation, or to come into contact with school officials in a disciplinary situation.  We'll talk about how to avoid those situations, and how to respond if you find yourself in that position. Presenter: Ned Chester, Chester and Vestal, P.A.

18. Becoming an Artist/Writer in American Culture

In this workshop, writer Ed Schwartz will share some of his challenges in creating art in rural Maine and discuss how he creates his unique oral readings. Participants will have the opportunity to perform some of Ed's works of spoken art.  Presenter: Ed Schwartz