Youth participating in Think Before You LOL media literacy and sensitisation workshop. Photo: MISA Namibia images, 2013. Think B4 You LOL youth weekend against genderbased violence In November 2013, MISA Namibia partnered with Child Line / Life Line and Sister Namibia (a Namibian feminist and women’s rights organisation) to hold the Think Before You LOL Weekend (LOL Weekend). The sessions included a mixture of presentations and interactive activities and by the end of the workshop, the youth had developed key messages targeted at media houses, the public, men, women, musicians, authors and other artists about how they should represent gender issues in their work. These messages were used by MISA Namibia in public service announcements and promotional materials during the 2013 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence campaign. The LOL Weekend was a two-day media literacy and sensitisation workshop with children and youth on the topic of gender messages in the media. The workshop was attended by 37 youth between the ages of 13 and 28, including two media representatives covering youth issues. As a result of the workshop, MISA and its partners established the Youth Media Action Group - a core group of youth advocates who meet to discuss gender issues in the media and develop action plans for addressing the portrayal of gender based violence in the media and the arts. Youth recording her thoughts and reflections on the Think Before You LOL Weekend of Action Against Gender Based Violence. Photo: MISA Namibia images, 2013. 31