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Register for IMP 2026!
AI is increasingly being used in classrooms around the world. As adults, we can be proactive and teach children how to use AI consciously and responsibly.
What will the news look like in five years? How will artificial intelligence shape the information we consume and how people consume news? How can we prepare for AI’s impact on our news?
Join us at the Intercultural Media Project to discuss these topics and explore how to use AI to our advantage.
Intercultural Media Project 2026
Youth Edition
With increasing use of AI in learning environments, how will it impact youth development? Can teenagers and young adults use AI responsibly?
The 2026 Intercultural Media Project will be held in July with two online workshops. The youth session (participants 14-17 years) is scheduled for Friday, July 3, with the theme ‘Learning in the Age of AI.’
Friday, July 3, 10am-12pm (Online via Zoom)
- Open to teens ages 14 to 17 years
Adult Edition
Deepfake AI videos have become so realistic that many people have a hard time discerning real from fake. What does this mean for our media environment? How can we trust the news when we don’t know what is real?
Join the interactive workshop on Friday, July 10, 2026. Registration is now open. Click here to register.
Friday, July 10, 10am-12pm (Online via Zoom)
- Open to adults 18+
LIVE ON TIKTOK FROM THE THUNDERBIRD AMERICAN INDIAN POWWOW!
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Join us at the Thunderbird American Indian Powwow! We are fundraising for the 2026 Intercultural Media Project Summer Workshops for Jamaican youth ages, 18-24. The Thunderbird American Indian Powwow takes place at the Queens Farm Museum in Queens, New York, and is a gathering of indigenous peoples from all over the Americas including the Tainos from Central America – Jamaica included!
Join the broadcast on TikTok/news2meja from 2PM EST.
THE PRESENTERS
Abdiwahid Abdikadir
Abdiwahid Abdikadir is an award-winning, freelance storyteller from Kenya. He is passionate about capturing memorable moments in time and is an accomplished documentary photographer with extensive experience in both local and international projects.
Abdiwahid’s work is focused on documenting humanitarian and development related projects and his photography has been showcased in exhibitions, including the Sema Youth Film Festival in 2013 and the “Stories from Our Cities” photo exhibitions in 2014 and 2015. In 2023, he organized his own exhibition themed “SMUND”.
Abdiwahid has received numerous awards and accolades for his work, including “Best Slum Creativity” at the African Slum Photo Festival in 2016, “Best Sports” at the African Slum Photo Festival in 2017, “Kenya Photographer
of the Year Nominee” in 2018, “Best Documentary” at the Eldoret Film Festival 4th edition in 2021, “Best SFX Film” at the Machakos Film Festival in 2021, and he was named one of the “100 Most Influential Muslims” in 2022. Additionally, his photos were exhibited at the Commonwealth Forum in Rwanda in 2022.
Guy Peterson
Guy Peterson is a British freelance photojournalist based in Dakar, Senegal covering West and Central Africa. Guy has been based in Dakar for three years with a focus on climate change, migration, humanitarian crisis and health related stories often in places where the story is critically undercovered.
Moky Makura
Moky Makura was born in Nigeria, educated in England and has lived in London, Johannesburg and Lagos. She has been a TV presenter, producer, author, publisher and a successful entrepreneur in her own right. She is currently the Executive Director of Africa No Filter, a donor collaborative focused on shifting the African narrative.
Alexis Goffe
Alexis Goffe is an educator, therapist and child rights activist. He has worked with children in conflict with the law and their families and in various educational and correctional settings in Jamaica and the US for over 15 years. Alexis has been a part of the anti-criminalization of children campaign in Jamaica which calls for the end of keeping children in police lockups and the repeal of laws allowing children to be kept in adult prisons and being sentenced to life.
