CULTURE AND THE 2012 GAMES: Engaging marginalised young people through arts and sport

Date: Friday 20 June 2008
Time: 10am to 4pm
Venue: 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)

An timely and unusual one day London conference to debate and explore how arts and sport can reach and engage marginalised young people, especially those from disadvantaged communities.

A conference for: community and voluntary sector organisations, practitioners, schools, local authorities and statutory bodies.

Themes of the Conference: 

  • 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)

Programme

10.00 - 10.15

Welcome and Introduction
Richard Sumray – Chair, London 2012 Forum

10.15 – 12.30

Facilitated breakout sessions
Two, one hour sessions led by innovative practitioners and some of the young people they work with. 

  • Forum theatre (Carol Pluckrose and Clifford Oliver – Arc Theatre) 
  • Physical theatre (Isaac Ngugi – Unclassified Arts and Scarabeus) 
  • Music and computer games (Simon Bennett, Kris Turvey - Rolling Sound) 
  • Film and Video (Sophie Critchlow and Darren Burke –Hi8us South) 
  • Dance (Denzel Barnes (Raw Skills) 
  • Multimedia (Emma Warren and Gavin Weale – Live Magazine) 
  • Football (Gary Broadhurst – Tottenham Hotspur and Kickz) 
  • Basketball (Hesketh Benoit – Haringey Basketball Assoc) 
  • Athletics (Superintendent John Powell – Met-Track) 
  • Martial arts (Glenn Delikan – Sanjuro Martial Arts and Garry McKenzie – The Wing Chun School)

12.30 – 13.30

Barbecue and aerial acrobatic performance 
Scarabeus and Chingford Foundation School students (supported by Creative Partnerships)

13.30 – 15.15

Keynote Speakers
Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Minister for Skills
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

Conference Registration

Attendance at the conference is free of charge.
To reserve a place and to receive further updates, please email Layla Murdoch - Layla.murdoch@urbanfutures.org.uk           


The conference is being organised by: Four Greens and Urban Futures as part of the Lee Valley Festival         

How to get there:

Bernie Grant Arts Centre,
Town Hall Approach Road, Tottenham, N15 4RX
www.berniegrantcentre.co.uk

By Bus

The Centre is served by the following bus routes: 149, 259, 243, 476, 230, 123

By Train

The nearest train (One Railway) and tube is Seven Sisters (Victoria Line) – five minute walk.
Take the Tottenham High Road exit.

By Car

On the A10, proceed north on the High Road (passing Seven Sisters station) and branch off to the left for the Town Hall Approach Rd. The centre is located on the left between the Town Hall and Tottenham Green Leisure Centre.

For more information visit www.tfl.gov