Project Invoke

the problem:

It's time to start looking at the truth. Project Invoke will create a short movie completely made by youth. We will then publish the DVD locally to give a reality check to people who choose to think of our homeless youth as a "problem". This movie has been completely made by youth who have had a past of homelessness or poverty.

The mayor of our city (Eugene OR) has already been interviewed and as such we have a large community support for this project.

Homeless folks, drug dealers or "punk teenagers" how many labels could you fit into a sentence or even an article? How much more of a cop out do we need then these previous accusations?

We start to forget that these "punk teenagers," are children who need us. They fall under our labels to survive, and they stay there because there is no helping hand. These children only want to be given the choices and opportunities of any other teen. Our picture perfect society doesn't like the ideal of homeless youth, as if they shouldn't exist.

People don't want to acknowledge that there are simply not enough resources for the majority of homeless youth to survive. It's easy to look at a middle-aged man who is homeless and pass judgment, but how can you pass judgment on a homeless youth who has no family, no opportunity and in most cases can't legally work? We expect them to go to school, and do their homework, but they aren't worried about getting to math class on time. The homeless youth in our community are more concerned with surviving day to day. This video reflects this truth in a passive way.

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