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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Michael Max Knobbe, Executive Director of BronxNet
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Michael Max Knobbe, Executive Director of BronxNet, testifies before the New York City Council Committee on Children and Youth and Finance Committee, requesting $100,000 in support for youth programs and anti-violence initiatives. He highlights BronxNet's 30-year history of providing public services and media workforce development opportunities for Bronx youth.
- $90,000 would support experiential learning and workforce development for youth in media production and technology
- $10,000 would fund a special series of anti-violence forums called "Our Home, Our Haven"
- BronxNet's programs have helped thousands of Bronx students build successful careers in media, communications, and related fields
Michael Max Knobbe
5:42:20
Thank you, chair Stevens, chair Brennan, and all of the members of the New York City Council Committee on Children and Youth, and New York City Council Finance Committee for holding this hearing and for this opportunity.
5:42:30
I'm Michael Max Navi, the executive director of BronxNet, the public service multimedia network of the people of the Bronx, providing public access to innovative media technology, media education, content that encourages civic engagement, community awareness, and citizen journalism with experiential learning, internships, and workforce development opportunities for high school students, college students, and young adults.
5:42:56
We are requesting support from the New York City Council in the amount of $100,000.
5:43:02
Of that request, 90,000 would support experiential learning and workforce development for youth, and the other 10,000 would support the production of a special series of anti violence forums entitled Our Home, Our Haven engaging youth credible messengers and community leaders in Bronx forums for neighborhood peace on BronxNet television.
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BronxNet has provided public services contributing to the uplifting of the Bronx community for over thirty years.
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We have a strong media workforce development internship program that has helped thousands of Bronx Students build successful careers, including many in media, communications, and related fields.
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Participants of our workforce development program work alongside professionals and gain hands on experience in journalism, technical directing, studio operations, producing, engineering, animation, and much more.
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This allocation would allow us to provide hundreds of youth with these same skills as well as training in virtual sets, augmented reality, immersive media technology made possible by our newest location and media studios in the South Bronx.
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Discretionary funding would also allow us to provide more experiential learning opportunities for high school, middle school, and elementary school students in all aspects of media production.
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Experience has shown that hands on media training that we provide encourages greater academic achievement, and the support we are seeking will help us provide vital workforce training and opportunities for our youth.
5:44:31
Thank you Chair Stevens, Chair Brennan, and thank you to all the council members part of this joint hearing for your important work for our people of this great city.