Culture and 2012: engaging marginalised young people through arts and sport
Delegate fee: FREE
Event Start: 09:00, 20 June 2008
Event End: 16:00, 20 June 2008
Venue: Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Tottenham N15
Arts and sport, cultural and recreational activity, can contribute to neighbourhood renewal and make a real difference to health, crime, employment and education in deprived communities. Report to the Social Exclusion Unit, PAT 10, July 1999
This timely conference will debate and explore how arts and sport are used to engage disadvantaged young people, addressing themes like:
- Social responsibility (for example, fear, safety, knife/gun crime)
- Citizenship, healthy living (gang culture, STDs)
- Skills and training (self-confidence, employability)
- Worklessness (benefits trap)
- Equalities (social exclusion)
It will raise important questions for community and voluntary sector organisations, arts, youth, education, regeneration agencies and statutory bodies: What is the Cultural Olympiad really offering marginalised young people? Where do beneficiaries go at the end of their support? How are they involved in the design of these projects? Can we measure their impact? Where’s the sustainable long-term funding?
10.00-10.15: Richard Sumray (London 2012 Forum)
10.15-11.15 and 11.30-12.30: Facilitated breakout sessions, opened by practitioners with some of the young people who have benefited from their work:
Forum theatre: Carole Pluckrose, Clifford Oliver (Arc Theatre)
Music and computer games: Simon Bennett, Kris Turvey (Rolling Sound)
Dance: Denzel Barnes (Raw Skills)
Film and video: Sophie Critchlow, Darren Burke (Hi8us South)
Multimedia: Emma Warren, Gavin Weale (Live Magazine)
Physical theatre: Isaac Ngugi (Unclassified Arts) and Scarabeus
Football: Gary Broadhurst (Tottenham Hotspur and Kickz)
Basketball: Hesketh Benoit (Haringey Basketball Association)
Athletics: Superintendent John Powell (Met-Track)
Martial arts: Glenn Delikan (Sanjuro Martial Arts), Garry McKenzie (The Wing Chun School)
12.30-13.30: Lunch break (barbecue)
13.30-14.15: Plenary session
Opened by the Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Minister for Skills.
External site-specific aerial performance: Scarabeus, Unclassified Arts and Chingford Foundation School students (in danger of exclusion and gifted and talented) supported by Creative Partnerships
14.30-15.15 Speakers
Rick Hall (Ignite!)
Kentake Chinyelu-Hope (Momi Inc)
Neil Watson (Substance)
15.15-16.00: Panel discussion
Chaired by Dr Kurt Barling (BBC London Special Correspondent) with speakers, practitioners and young people
For further information and to reserve your place visit http://www.northlondonarts.info/culture-and-2012-games-conference.
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