Young people talk – adults, professionals, parents listen.
Check out the LET’S TALK Videos on our FILMS page.
LET’S TALK in 2021 is focusing on ways forward, especially on the work by young members of the Black community to build better relations with the Police. Four teenagers lead the way. The three latest videos document this unexpected initiative.
In LET’S TALK Video Report 2020 there’s a full and fascinating breakdown of how the year’s Forums panned out.
The Film Screenings in Autumn 2019 showed young people’s creativity, such as The Movement Factory and their production “One Road, Two Paths” and a powerful musical about knife crime created by pupils at Harris Academy Peckham, previewed by us, that was performed at Bold Tendencies with the Multi-Story Orchestra in summer 2021.
LET’S TALK, set up by Peckham-based Community TV Trust, is a four year project spanning 2019-2022, with forums and film screenings in schools and youth clubs.
Get in touch by emailing: chris@communitytvtrust.org
At LET’S TALK we listen
Exclusion feeds County Lines.
Education must be more rounded than just about exam results.
We call on Schools to build bridges for young people into community.
If there’s no youth club, schools are the hub.
On the LET’S TALK Panel we’ve had a Judge, schools safety officers, a mentoring campaigner, headteachers, youth workers, a surgeon, a Baptist youth pastor, a top Civil Servant now retired, a Stop & Search consultant, a community/Police liaison specialist, a theatre youth officer, an academic, and a filmmaker.
LET’S TALK Stop & Search
Stop & Search is everywhere, a regular occurrence, especially for young Black males.
Most view Stop & Search as necessary. But – (i) do you know your rights? and (ii) would the police officer please treat you with respect?
Let’s rebuild trust and confidence. So –
Be strong, calm and courteous. Whether you’re the officer or the citizen, show respect.
Where can I get support from?
Trust – someone you trust. If not a parent, carer, teacher or friend, then
- Anonymous helplines can provide good listening and fresh thoughts
- Crimestoppers guarantee anonymity if that is relevant
- Samaritans are always there for you if depression is winning
With the pandemic, we’ve concentrated on video production and published ten substantial discussion videos on a range of topics from Stop&Search to exclusion, county lines, and family. There are many voices – teenagers, a rapper, passionate campaigners, a new cop, a filmmaker, a police regulator, a QC and a theatre worker. If you would like to contribute or participate –
contact chris@communitytvtrust.org
SCHOOL EXCLUSION
LET'S TALK has now recorded its special video discussion edition on Exclusion. Two partner agencies, Just For Kids Law and The Children's Society, brought forward three young adults with a background of or knowledge of exclusion and its impacts. These [...]
Combatting County Lines
"County Lines: Protecting children from exploitation" At LET'S TALK we are concerned about school exclusions, seeing them as feeding disaffected and vulnerable young people to predators on the streets. Running drugs from London out into the provinces and further afield [...]
LET’S TALK Video Report 2020
After five Forums in a range of venues, here is a substantial video discussion featuring panellists from the past two years of working around Southwark in schools, a youth club and a theatre. https://vimeo.com/495904895 Contributors alongside the young people of [...]
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