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An effective tool for raising awareness of pertinent issues affecting young people |
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Click here to ASK A QUESTION about issues discussed in the performance "Extremely relevant, brilliantly performed, absolutely riveting!! Easily the best in-school performance I’ve seen in 22 years of teaching."
Sorell School (Yr 10), TAS
"Their appreciation of the issues were clearly demonstrated during our small group discussions. Our plan is to host the play annually for your Year 9 students."
Brauer College (Yrs 9-10), VIC
"An excellent way to pass this information on to students. Our girls responded brilliantly to this show which deals with true, real and confronting issues." St Peter’s Girls’ School (Yrs 10-11) SA |
Love drunk is a cutting edge, issues-focused theatre performance, dealing with youth culture and relationships, aimed at Upper Secondary School students. In the last five years the performance has been seen by over 80,000 young people between the ages of 14 and 22 years nationally.
Love Drunk addresses a range of issues including drug and alcohol use and abuse, sexual assault, family violence, and racism. The performance is a harm minimisation tool, specifically designed to raise awareness and instigate follow up discussions in a safe environment, supported by the wider community.
Love Drunk: encouraging young people to make positive choices and build healthy, respectful relationships.
Students enjoying Love Drunk (NSW)
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RECENT CONFERENCES National School Leavers Conference, Lorne September 2009.
Presented by the Victorian State Government’s Office for Youth, Phunktional was invited as a guest to present 'Love Drunk' at the annual National Schoolies Conference held in Lorne, Victoria. VOTA conference (Victorian Offender Treatment Association), Melbourne October 2009.
With the support of the Victoria Police Youth Foundation, Phunktional in partnership with OCSC & SE CASA presented their preliminary findings on the ‘Empowering Young People’ project.
Performing the World 3, New York, USA.
Phunktional was invited to present 'Love Drunk' at Perfomring the World 3, an educational and political conference held in New York. This was made possible with the support of the Australia Business Arts Foundation (ABAF).
Actor Mick Lo Monaco handing out Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) Somazone flyers after the performance. (Regional Victoria 2009). Photo: Northern Grampians Shire Council. |
RECENT PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS
'Empowering Young People' project, VIC.
In partnership with the Office of the Child Safety Commissioner (OCSC) and South East Centre Against Sexual Assault (SE CASA), 'Love Drunk' was combined with SE CASA's 'Respect, Protect, Connect' program and delivered in schools across Victoria, accompanied by comprehensive evaluation to measure the impact of the program. This project was supported by: Mr Geoff Handbury of Ace Radio and the Myer Foundation.
Click here to view article in OCSC's annual report.
Toowoomba Police, Crime Prevention Unit, QLD. In partnership with the Crime Prevention Unit of Toowoomba police, 'Love Drunk' toured to high schools in Toowoomba, Queensland, reaching over 1,000 young people. This project was supported by AER Foundation, Toowoomba Hospital Foundation and local businesses in July 2009.
Sexual Health and Family Planning (SHFPACT) ACT.
In 2007 SHFPACT and Rape Crisis ACT, 'Love Drunk' was delivered with extended health activites to schools across Canberra for free through the generous support of the Canberra Tradesmen’s Union. As a result of the partnerships' success the schools themselves gained funding from the Education department to have the project in the following year.
Loddon Mallee, Sunraysia district VIC. 'Love Drunk' toured across the greater Mildura region reaching over 1,700 young people in October 2009. This tour was made possible with the support of School Focused Youth Services, Mildura Arts Centre, local police and Mallee Sexual Assault Unit & Mallee Domestic Violence Service and each participating school.
Bega Valley, NSW. In parthership with the Bega Valley Community Drug action team and with the Department of Juvenile Justice 'Love Drunk' toured into schools across southern NSW supported by School Liaison Police Officers (NSW police).
Northern Grampians, VIC. 'Love Drunk' toured to the Northern Grampians in October 2009 with the support of Northern Grampians Shire Council, Victoria Police, LenZone and Grampians Community Health who teamed up to deliver an educational day aimed at raising awareness of the effects of binge drinking for parents and teens. Click here to read more. |
