Engaging marginalised young people through arts and sport

Friday 20 June 2008, 9am to 4pm, Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Town Hall Approach Road, Tottenham, N15 4RX

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

A special one-day London conference for community and voluntary sector organisations, practitioners, schools, agencies and statutory bodies to debate and explore how arts and sport can reach and engage marginalised young people, especially those from disadvantaged communities.

Themes
Social responsibility (covering topics like fear, safety, knife/gun crime)
Citizenship, healthy living (gang culture, STDs)
Skills and training (self-confidence, employability)
Worklessness (benefits trap)
Equalities (social exclusion)

Format
10.00-10.15: Richard Sumray (London 2012 Forum)

10.15-11.15 and 11.30-12.30: Morning breakout sessions, led by innovative practitioners and some of the young people they work with:

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) and Garry McKenzie (The Wing Chun School)

12.30-13.30 Lunch (barbecue)

13.30-14.15 Afternoon plenary session
Opened by the Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Minister for Skills
Aerial performance: Scarabeus and Chingford Foundation School students (supported by Creative Partnerships)

14.30-15.15 Speakers
Rick Hall (Ignite!)
Kentake Chinyelu-Hope (Momi Inc)
Neil Watson (Substance)
Jennette Arnold (London Cultural Consortium)

15.15-16.00 Panel discussion
Chaired by Dr Kurt Barling (BBC London Special Correspondent)

Registration
Conference sessions are free of charge.To reserve a place, email Layla Murdoch at Urban Futures (layla.murdoch@urbanfutures.org.uk). Space is limited, so we may have to prioritise bookings.

Organised by Four Greens and Urban Futures, with support from the North London Strategic Alliance, London Development Agency, the RSA Trust, Creative Partnerships and Pro-Active North London