Hong Kong – Youth Dialogue on “The Chief Executive’s 2023 Policy Address” (with photos)

Youth Dialogue on “The Chief Executive’s 2023 Policy Address” (with photos)

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     The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak; the Under Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Mr Clarence Leung; and the Commissioner for Youth, Mr Eric Chan, attended the Youth Dialogue on “The Chief Executive’s 2023 Policy Address” organised for members of the Youth Link today (November 4). They introduced the policy measures related to the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau (HYAB), which were recently announced in the Policy Address, to over 40 young people. They engaged in interactive discussions with the youth and listened to the opinions of the young people.
      
     During the dialogue, Miss Mak introduced the key initiatives on sustaining youth development and building a caring and inclusive community. She emphasised that the Government attaches great importance to young people and has always been committed to providing young people with an enabling environment, so that they can unleash their full potential in society and contribute to Hong Kong, the country and the world. She said the HYAB will engage young people through activities under the Youth Link and communicate with more young people on a continuous and regular basis.
      
     Responses from the young people attending the dialogue were overwhelming. They actively shared their views on taking forward the initiatives relating to the Youth Development Blueprint, mental health and promotion of fertility, etc. as mentioned in the Policy Address. They also expressed their views on how to support young people to take part in public affairs and develop diverse talents. Some participants pointed out that the dedicated chapter on youth in the Policy Address reflected that the Government places great importance on youth development.
      
     The Youth Link, launched by the HYAB in September this year, aims to connect young people who have participated in youth programmes organised by the Government. It will provide young people with more opportunities to develop diverse talents and serve the community and will strengthen their communication and mutual trust with the Government.

Dialogue with Three Chords celebrates Pride month with a virtual series featuring their LGBTQ+ plays

D3C Pride Month Series flyer

D3C Pride Month Series flyer

NEW YORKJune 7, 2021PRLog — Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) celebrates Pride month with a virtual series that highlights some of their LGBTQ+ themed plays and the songs that inspired their creation. The series premiered on Youtube today as a “Pride 2021” playlist on the theatre group’s DthreeC channel. The first installment is “An Ill Sound in One’s Pronunciation,” a monologue performed by Ally Callaghan. Four songs that inspired the scene follow the video, from artists like Neko Case and Orville Peck. The list will be updated weekly.

D3C has featured a number of Queer stories in their over 10 years producing original indie theatre in New York City. “Queer stories are inextricable from D3C, they’ve been a part of our theatrical set list literally from day one,” said Edie Nugent, producer for D3C. “Our first performance in July of 2011 included the short play ‘The Rebel Sound of Fu*kin’ Around,”http://www.prlog.org/” which she says “follows a gay man’s visit home to the close-minded southern community he grew up in,” but left behind to go to an out of state college. It has since been expanded into a larger play.

The Dialogue with Three Chords Pride 2021 playlist: https://bit.ly/2Rux6Nc

“As a bisexual artist, I’ve always been able to see myself and my community in the plays we produce, and the actors we work with,” says Nugent. “It makes me feel really proud of our work, and the theatrical community we’ve created that we have so much material to draw from to celebrate Pride month.”

D3C just completed their tenth season of free indie theatre with the online serialized play: “The Apocalypse Survivors Club.” The series featured virtual performances on a monthly schedule, all written by Stephen Gracia and directed by Michael LoPorto, who also co-founded D3C in 2011.

The group’s tenth season also offered some bonus features to celebrate their tenth year. “There Are No More Songs in My Heart” is an album of apocalypse-themed folk/punk songs written by Gracia and LoPorto as “The Sellout Jackets.” The songs were written to accompany plays of “The Apocalypse Survivors Club” series and are available on the D3C Bandcamp page as a free EP: https://dthreec.bandcamp.com/

D3C also launched an Instagram Live interview series, “Keeping the Ghost Light On,” at the beginning of this virtual season. Featuring discussions with the actors from “The Apocalypse Survivors Club” series, the interviews highlight their experiences during the pandemic, and how they sustain their creativity in the absence of live performance. They can be found at: https://www.instagram.com/dialoguewiththreechords/channel/

Dialogue with Three Chords can be found at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dthreec

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DthreeC

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/dialoguewiththreechords/

Dialogue with Three Chords was founded by Stephen Gracia and Michael LoPorto and applies the do-it-yourself philosophy of punk to the stage and features short plays and live music. Their work has also been produced at HERE Arts Center, Dixon Place, The SOHO Gallery of Digital Art, Sargent Theatre, Makor Theater, DUMBO Theatre Exchange, Levenson Hall at Brooklyn College, and the Theaters at 45 Bleecker.