2morro 2010 is a free festival of ideas, innovation, performance and music on Londonʼs Southbank for anyone under 25 interested in making a difference.
The lineup for 2010 included talks and stories, debates and discussions, performance and poetry delivered by young people for young people.
Naomi Jane, Founder, The 4WD Foundation, hosted 2morro2010, offering insight and reflections throughout the day’s exciting programme. Her infectious energy and passion will leave you glowing at the end of a day packed full of inspiration!
Registration: 9:30 – 10:15
Session 1: 10:15 – 12:45
Wiz, XLP, Green Jade: Fighting chance: tackling Britain’s gang culture. Wiz will talk about his career in hip hop group Green Jade, and the moment that changed his life. Hearing about the shootings of 2 young girls in Aston in the New Year of 2003, he realised he had to do something positive with his hip hop talent. After one 15 year old said to him ‘do you think singing against gun and knife crime will really do anything?’ he realised he had to do more. Wiz now talks to schools as part of the XLP Gunz Down Fighting chance show, using drama, music and video, to explore the issues of weapons, gangs and making lifestyle choices. Wiz campaigns to raise awareness about the need for young fathers as a positive influence with ‘I am the Dad’ (Iamthedad.com). Wiz will drop a verse of hip hop before talking to us about his work, experiences and vision.
Justyn Hollett, Brit School: ‘Change tomorrow, start today’: Justyn is 16, and is already a winner of numerous enterprise awards. He organised an event for 1500 young people with speakers such as Tim Campbell MBE, despite being told he’d lost his funding on Christmas eve at the age of 15. Justyn’s talk is ‘Change Tomorrow, Start Today’. Justyn will discuss his journey, and then ‘Opportunities’- having a go- getting attitude, using every situation to your advantage and the power of speaking positivity in your life.
App and Away – Apps for Good: the young inventors, Aaron Sonson, Satwant Singh & Gregory Paczkowski have all been stopped and searched by the police. They came up with a mobile phone app to help people in their community that offers guidance on what should and shouldn’t happen during a stop and search. Working on apps in their spare time, this trio will talk about their desire to make a positive impact on society rather than just making money, and how they came up with this community based app.
Stacey Dooley – Blood Sweat & T-shirts, BBC3 (see Stacey’s post about 2morro 2010 here) Stacey was selected for the BAFTA nominated blood sweat and tshirts. She refers to this period of her life as ‘life changing’, how could she go back to her old job and forget about what she’d seen? She went on to campaign and fundraise, and front her own series ‘Stacey Dooley investigates’ which was nominated for a one world media award. The second series is due out later this year. Stacey is now an active campaigner confronting child prostitution and child soldiers in Cambodia and DRCongo. She uses Facebook and all avenues she can to continue her plight.
Patrick Philpott, Founder, Visionpath: As a young entrepreneur, Patrick will talk about his experience of setting up a business at 16, choosing not to go to university, and what being a young entrepreneur is really like. He will reveal the highs and lows of setting up on your own, and the future of work for this generation.
Tom Robbins, ex C4 Battlefront Campaigner: New Media from a Youth Perspective Tom is currently setting up a Youth Media Network. He will talk about his experience at the World Summit on Media for Children and Youth, and New Media from a Youth Perspective, and what the future will look like.
KG & Marston: You may have heard of Shadrack & Mandem – the realist ‘comical genius’ spoof gangsters from London who were introduced to the world via YouTube, Twitter and Facebook by the actors KG & Marston. KG & Marston’s self-deprecating humour found its way out in to the world by their own online PR and marketing campaign. Comedians, writers, actors, KG & Marston KG & Marston will bring some comedy to the stage and also some tips on doing viral marketing your own way.
Michelle Clothier, co-founder of Livity, a youth-specialist communications and engagement agency that works alongside young people every day to co-create campaigns, content and communities that improve the lives of young people and the fortunes of it’s clients. As Tom Weldon, from Penguin, puts it: “It’s like no office you’ve ever seen. There are 20 to 30 kids there. This isn’t a charity, these are very sophisticated marketers, but there’s a bigger purpose that informs everything they do.” Livity’s pioneering, financially and socially successful business model has earned it a place at the forefront of the burgeoning Social Enterprise movement, multiple awards, accolades, imitators and admirers… Hear it from co-founder Michelle.
The Respect? Campaign is led by a group of young people who will be demonstrating why it’s important for everyone to speak up about negative public perceptions of young people and youth discrimination. They’ll be making their case with some help from actors performing in The TeenAGE Monologues The Respect? campaign is supported by YouthNet and theBritish Youth Council.
Session 2: 13:40 – 15:45 (meet the contributors and each other from 16:00 – 17:00)
Jason Lewis: Fans of bbc.co.uk/comedy will be familiar with Jason’s sketches, as the site has been showcasing his work over the last few months, after discovering him on YouTube. Through the pilot they will be able to enjoy the return of characters such as Nanny Discipline, the kick ass granny, and Jay-Z, as well as a host of new additions including David Cameron, Prince Harry and Dizzee Rascal. Jason has also starred in various BBC comedy shows, such as Miranda and Bellamy’s People for BBC Two, Coming of Age for BBC Three, and will feature in the forthcoming series of Armstrong And Miller.
Andre Campbell, Entrepreneur, Enfuse Youth: ‘The 7 steps to Achieving Your Potential’. Andre will talk about his own personal journey, providing valuable tips and guidance that he has learnt along the way.
Lucian Tarnowski: Lucian is the energetic face behind BraveNewTalent.com, the social recruiting platform that builds social media communities for employers. He is working on a new solution to map the global Talent marketplace and innovate the education system using the social web. He has been honoured as Europe’s youngest Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum. Lucian used the BraveNewTalent platform to head up the global social media outreach for One Young World - An initiative to give young people a place to engage and have their voices heard about their future. Lucian will talk about the global power of social recruiting, social media, youth leadership and entrepreneurship. Lucian continues to speak to audiences around the world about the phenomenal change that young people are having on the way we work, live and communicate.
Babs Williams – Co-Founder of New Turn, an organisation set up to engage young people in societal issues, will talk about the path that led him to deciding that going directly to the places of power was the best way impact change.
The BIG result – Big Lottery: find out which projects have been awarded the funding from BIG, with The Apprentice winner, Michelle Dewberry, Marc Lewis from The School of Communication Arts, BIG Committee member, Alison Rowe, providing valuable feedback as a live funding process. If you are inspired yourself – then you know where to go!
Also featured at the BFI:
Short punchy updates from 2morro participants just before lunch in NFT1, including:
FC Unity: a social enterprise: Jayson Tanega from FC Unity is running a series of football events across London this summer. This project is organised and delivered by under 25s, and aims to celebrate community cohesion and develop social integration using football as a tool for change.
Trustee of UK Youth, Daniel Robertson will give an overview of UK Youth’s programmes to show how they work with young people to tailor their services to the needs and interests of young people which provides an engaging and effective way of encouraging young people to take responsibility, become involved citizens and build skills that will remain useful through their lives. Daniel will also explain UK Youth’s Centenary campaign Positive About Youth where we aim to change the perception of young people.
Interactive interview sessions with the School of Communication arts 2.0. Students present their portfolio of work and discuss it with the group. As a whole the group will take part in further discussions and critiques as set on the day by the judges. Students can demonstrate their communication skills.
Philip Lawrence Awards Network: Every young person is capable of greatness. Harness your positive energy to do great things in your community together. Find out what PLAnet stands for, from the young ambassadors of the project. They will talk about their story, what they did and the changes they’ve made, and why they chose to stay involved with PLAnet. They will deliver an interactive talk about their summer campaign – ‘identity’. PLAnet is also running an annual awards scheme – open for entries at the moment.
Make-Do: The idea behind Make-Do is simple. We are facing an era where there will be limited resources and less support from government. Let’s explore creative ways to support one another, using the resources we already have. Our method is to match the skills of young people with tangible community needs. There are now a growing number of young people with excess time and unused ability who need the opportunity to develop their skills and ideas through practical projects. At the same time, local communities stand to benefit when this energy is nurtured to match real needs. Through an action learning approach, Make-Do provides a platform for these two groups to work together and exchange support. This summer Make-Do launches out of an empty bar in Clerkenwell, and fingers crossed, we’ll pop up in King’s Cross by September…
Stay tuned. Contact: nathan.lyons@gmail.com
The Wahblo Network: Social Change meets Universities, Events & Entertainment! When Social Enterprise Ambassador Matt Kepple was at uni he brought fifteen friends together to sponsor-a-kid-for-a-quid when he couldn’t afford to pay the £15 monthly sponsorship himself. The idea grew beyond his initial expectations with over 150 students and staff signing up to sponsor-a-kid-for-a-quid and 8 children being sponsored. Now he’s putting it online as a way to donate together to any charity project and is looking for creative / connected / charismatic / tenacious people to promote it at their unis, colleges and cities. He’s also looking for people to organise their own Passion4Fashion events – a Fairtrade fashion show concept that brings together art, fashion and music; and also people who want to become organisers of YTFN.ORG Parties which have raised £33k in the last 2 years from people in their twenties! Phew, got through it all! mattkepple@gmail.com
Cricketforchange: Cricket as a vehicle for ‘doing good’ amongst communities of young people who for whatever reason are disadvantaged. Hear how cricket can make a positive impact on lives of individuals and communities, helping them gain confidence, feel included and connected. Here are some of their other projects:
Hit The Top Peer Leader programme (funded by The big Lottery). 3 young people, one visually impaired, one has a moderate learning difficulty and the other is able-bodied, work together to deliver this programme. They have a say on how the charity, which uses cricket to improve the lives of disadvantaged young people, operates, coming up with creative ideas about getting other young people with a disability engaged in their programmes, coming up with innovative new ideas in doing this which they will talk about.
Street Team, through funding by Comic Relief, trains five former young offenders a year for three years, thus giving them paid working opportunities to get them out of the cycle of crime. The programme has become a great success and the team is piloting a programme whereby one of the ex offenders delivers sessions alongside a coach geared towards building confidence in a group of other young people at risk of getting involved in gangs, gun and knife crime. Hear how these new coaches then mentor the young people through the telling of their own story, highlighting how prison isn’t glamorous, ruins your life and helping the see that they too have the opportunity make positive choices.
Annalea May is a freelance visual artist who is looking to make a positive impact with her creativity. She has previously led a team in painting a large mural at The Shalom Centre, transforming it into a fun, welcoming environment in which families can now enjoy. Her avenues of work include paint, paper and plasticine, some of which can be found here: www.annaleamay.co.uk
There will be a film crew there (LeapAnywhere.com), social media coverage by Amplified, and for any film buffs you should know that the wonderful folk at the BFI are running these sessions alongside 2morro and have a few spaces left:
10.30-12.30 (Studio) Archives, Playlists and Timecapsules
Why are film archives important? What are they and what do they do? A workshop about the function and work of film archives and their relevance to present and future filmmakers.
16.00-17.00 (NFT 3) BFI Future Film presents … an exciting selection of short films made by talented young film makers to be shown at cinemas and screens all across the UK, all at the same time!
Reflection: 2morro's speakers - what did they say?
The event took place on the 12 July. The sessions were live blogged (see Amplified), filmed (coming soon) and a ...
Posted on 1 August 2010 @ 3:30 pm
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2morro groups take the mic!
Each speaker had only two minutes to present their idea. See the brief summations below.
Trustee of UK Youth
Changing attitudes to youth -
Posted on 1 August 2010 @ 3:28 pm