Your chance to be heard
Discussion Forums were organised in schools and youth clubs to hear from Year 6 pupils, Year 9 and Year 11 students. Where an organisation like a youth club was less able to provide a single age cohort, the project welcomed mixed age groups.
In 2019 the three Forums were held at Surrey Square Primary School, Bede Youth Adventure Project and Harris Academy Peckham. The Panel who heard from these young people included a Judge, a senior civil servant from the Ministry of Justice, a trauma surgeon, a head teacher, a music teacher, two youth workers, a youth pastor, a Stop & Search consultant, a senior police officer, an academic and a filmmaker.
2020 pre-Covid lockdown saw five Forums. They were held at Blue Elephant Theatre, Surrey Square Primary School, Highshore School, Ark Walworth Academy, and Bede Youth. The event at Walworth Academy attracted a big turnout of pupils, in excess of fifty on the night. They were noisy, articulate and empassioned.
2021 was entirely locked down but early in 2022 two more Forums were held – at Blue Elephant Theatre and Bede Youth – before the project focused entirely on the production of its documentary film “CHANGE OF THOUGHT”.
LET’S TALK ran from 2019 to 2022 and was funded by The Peckham Settlement and London Community Foundation.
Primary 2019
LET’S TALK 2020 Forums increase
Building on the success of the LET'S TALK format, the 2020 series of Forums increased from three to six events, though due to Covid-19 the final event scheduled at Dulwich College was postponed due to lockdown. Overall therefore we are [...]
Youth Club 2019
LET’S TALK 2020 Forums increase
Building on the success of the LET'S TALK format, the 2020 series of Forums increased from three to six events, though due to Covid-19 the final event scheduled at Dulwich College was postponed due to lockdown. Overall therefore we are [...]
What young people said
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