• Changing Lives Youth Theatre Ensemble at Reagan High School Hopefest, October 2009.
  • Youth On It, November 2009.
  • Changing Lives Youth Theatre Ensemble 2008
  • Representative Dawnna Dukes kicks off National Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Week at the Texas Capitol, 2007.
  • Local youth leaders take part in Men Rally for Change April, 2009.
  • Local youth leaders take part in Men Rally for Change, April, 2009.

Austin teens are speaking out against violence in relationships through music, art, poetry, and theatre. Join Start Strong, a nationwide movement to stop teen dating violence before it begins.

 

Riot the Silence 2 End Dating Violence

 

Join us for our annual Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month Kick-Off Event at the Marchesa Event Center on Monday, February 13th from 5:30-8pm. Free!  RSVP. More info coming soon. See great performers, participate in activities and stand up against Teen Dating Violence.  See last years highlights below.

 

 

Changing Lives Youth Theatre Ensemble

 

The Changing Loves Youth Theatre Ensemble has begun their touring season with two performances at the ADL's No Place for Hate Conference, and a performance at GENaustin's We Are Girls Conference. Check out an article written about the ensemble from Culture Map.

"Early on a recent Saturday morning, eight students from the Changing Lives Youth Theater Ensemble performed at the We Are Girls conference in an Austin High classroom packed with middle school girls. One by one, the actors stepped into the spotlight to introduce their characters. ...A joint program of Theatre Action Project and Safe Place, CLYTE is a theatre arts program comprised of paid  14-18 year old actors who tour to middle schools and community events in Central Texas, presenting original plays focused on teen social issues like bullying and relationship violence." ...Read more

That's Not Cool

Are you feeling pressured or disrespected in your relationship? Where do you draw your digital line? Your mobile, IM, and online accounts are all a part of you. When someone you're dating is controlling, disrespecting, or pressuring you in those spaces, That's Not cool.

 

 

 

Want to address digital abuse in your school or classroom?  Click here for a That's Not Cool toolkit. See videos that Austin teens have created about drawing the digital line.

Fed up with digital abuse? Use your voice! See what other Austin teens have to say- Speak Up, Speak Out  and Get Creative! Want to catch up on cyber bullying in the news? See what is happening with cyber bullying nationwide. Click here.

 

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