Next Express Meeting - Thursday 15th March 5.30-7.30pm

Hi All

The next Express meeting is hosted by Brighton Youth Centre and Exploring Senses. You can get involved in a ‘CommuniToy’ Toy Hacking workshop whilst discussing the topic of:

Youth Arts - A vehicle for social change

An agenda will be posted nearer the time, and if anybody would like to speak on this topics or have any items to add please get in touch.

Hope to see you there,

Hannah and David
Exploring Senses

Website - www.ExploringSenses.co.uk
Contact - Mail@ExploringSenses.co.uk

Children's Pecha-Kucha Family Bravery please share

Hello all

We have uploaded details and put a call out for family presenters on the Pecha Kucha Night Brighton website here: http://www.pecha-kucha.org/night/brighton/14

I attach a word doc as well as text below and would be very grateful if you could please cascade.  The deadline for expressions of interest is Mon 5 March.  If you know of a family who is interested in presenting please let them know that we will be able to help.  We would like to include some families with older/younger aged children but our focus is on families with children ages 5-11.

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Pecha-Kucha DAY Brighton Vol 14

Thursday 12th April 2012

Part of the Children’s Festival

Call for Family Presenters: Pecha-Kucha Bravery

Have you been brave?  What did it feel like? Where were you? What was the story behind it?  Do you have some photos that will help you tell your story? We want to know!

We are looking for courageous families* to come along and tell us the when / what / why / how / who / was brave.  It could be about when you broke your arm, or when your goldfish died, or when you went on a zip wire!  Come along and tell us about it in the Pecha Kucha Way!

Pecha-Kucha is basically a visual powerpoint presentation.  You have 20 pictures which are timed for 20 seconds each and shown on a big screen while you talk about your story/ies.  It’s really fun and informal and a great way to be brave and share with others!

If you are a family* interested in presenting please do get in touch!  Each family member could have their own story to tell.  

 

*family – young persons aged 5 to 11 and their parents, careers, grandparents, aunts, uncles sisters brothers mentors or on their own which would be truly brave!

 

Closing Date for expressions of interest:  Monday 5th March 2012 5pm. Get in touch!  We can help you put your presentation together!

Please email: juliepkn@gmail.com or contact us through our website: www.pecha-kucha.org/night/brighton/

·        Pecha-Kucha Day Volume 14, Part of The Brighton & Hove Children’s Festival

·        Date: Thursday 12 April 2012

·        Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm juice provided

·        Location: Downstairs at Komedia

·        FREE

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School to Business - Bridge The Gap

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School to Business: Bridge the Gap

 

How often do you hear that young people don’t have the skills needed for today’s workplace?  In Eastbourne, the Chamber of Commerce has identified the employability skills of young people as a real issue. 

Culture Shift, the new social enterprise that has grown out of Creative Partnerships in Sussex and Surrey, is proposing to adapt their creative partnership model to support school and business partnerships.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR 2 BUSINESSES IN BRIGHTON WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN COLLABORATING WITH THEIR LOCAL SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THIS FUNDED INITIATIVE.

Participating businesses are invited to identify a need or an issue for which they need a creative solution.  Examples might include; developing a new marketing strategy, setting up a promotional event, developing your company web presence or connecting with younger markets via social networking.

Culture Shift and Eastbourne Education Business Partnership will match the business with a school and a creative professional to work together on their brief.  Together they will find creative solutions to the business problem.

The benefits work both ways; young people and teachers get to work on a real live work-related challenge, businesses benefit directly from working with young people with fresh ideas and, of course, the input of the creative professional.  Both schools and businesses benefit from the profile attached to their work together and the opportunity to learn more about each other. 

For further information and the full project brief please contact Fiona Adams: fiona-adams@ntlworld.com

Next Express Meeting - 14th Dec 5.30-7.30pm, Komedia Studio Bar

Express Meeting Agenda
Wednesday 14 December 2011
Venue: Komedia Studio Bar
5.30-7.30pm

What can city arts / entertainment venues offer young people of Brighton & Hove

1. Marina Kobler, co-founder & co-director of Komedia - will talk about the practicalities of putting on events for young people

2. Donna Close, Brighton & Hove City Council Arts and Cultural Projects Manager will give a case study based on White Night 

3. General discussion on how venues could increase their offer to young people. 

4. Dates for the next meeting

5. AOB

6. Wine & mince pies

RSVP to lucy.jefferies@komedia.co.uk

Reaching for Gold for young people

Reaching for Gold is a competition for young people in the South East region to enter an idea for a product, service or other that will benefit other people. The best ideas will be selected and the teams will be paired up with business, voluntary and community sector mentors for a once in a lifetime opportunity. The deadline for applications is 5pm on 30th November 2011. For more information visit www.reachingforgold.org.uk.

Now is the time to start Reaching for Gold.

From a small idea, submitted to the website a great project can emerge!  Applications are now being accepted for the 2011/12 Reaching for Gold competition.

The competition is a chance for young people in the South East region to enter an idea for a product, service or other that will benefit other people.  The best ideas will be selected and the teams will be paired up with business and voluntary and community sector mentors for a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Many of last year’s teams spent a day in the company head offices, looking at latest developments or learning key skills such as developing plans and presenting.  This year all the selected teams will win a special prize for their idea and after 3 months mentoring the groups will be able to compete for three cash prizes to make the project into a reality at Windsor Castle.

This competition gives people aged 14-21 a chance to raise their aspirations, develop an innovative idea and have a once in a lifetime experience.  At the same time staff giving the mentoring will also be able to develop their skills, gain fresh insight and enjoy the competition.

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The closing date for applications is 5pm 30th November 2011, more information can be found at www.reachingforgold.org.uk 

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Reaching for Gold has been developed by SEEDA and members of the Corporate Cabinet, supported by Groundwork, Accentuate, SSAT and AbilityNet. The idea for Reaching for Gold comes from the regional programme ‘Create, Compete, Collaborate’ which has the aim that "Every young person born after 1983 will have the chance to Create, Compete or Collaborate with another young person in another country" between now and 2012.

Reaching for Gold has received funding from Accentuate, the London 2012 Legacy Programme for the South East.  Accentuate is funded by Legacy Trust UK, creating a lasting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games across the UK, SEEDA and the Regional Cultural Agencies.

Hannah Barker

Schools & Community Development

07771 389497


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Family theatre for a spooky halloween

So post white night... if you have energy and children with you this Sunday, or just want an animated Tour of the Manor House, join us at Preston Manor with feral Theatre in this wonderful haunted tales around this incredible venue. Over 8's only, Brighton and Hove residents have half price tickets with 4 children for free! Bring a household bill... Happy white night and halloween xs

http://www.brighton-hove-rpml.org.uk/WhatsOn/Pages/HauntedHouseDay.aspx

Brighton Youth Centre AGM

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Brighton Youth Centre

AGM

Wednesday 16th November 2011

Find out what BYC is doing, meet the team, give us your views, there will be food and performances! Everyone is welcome

Formal AGM business 6pm

Presentations and activities from 6.30 pm – 8pm.

Please RSVP Brighton Youth Centre, 64 Edward Street, Brighton BN2 0JR

E mail office@brightonyouthcentre.org.uk Tel  01273 681368

Mike Roe

Chief Executive Officer

Brighton Youth Centre

64 Edward Street

Brighton

Tel: 01273 681368

Mob: 07766 521341

YOUTHTOPIA @ BYC

Youthtopia at Brighton Youth Centre, for all the community, showcasing fantastic urban art, indoor skate board park, live music and performing spaces:  from 6pm – 1am Saturday 29th October. Brighton Youth Centre, 64 Edward Street, Brighton BN2 0JR.

UtopianPartyWear aka PimpMySuit hosts the White Night Pre-Party, providing your Utopian/Distopian generic suit. Cunning tailors, hair and makeup artists are on hand to help you customize for tunes, games and prizes

There’s also the option to Late Skate with live sounds from David IDC (Bestival), and friends, chill out with Peacock Lounge hearty food or Raw and Gorgeous raw chocolate masterclasses or marvel at Bandbazi showcases of trapeze & circus skills and we will be showcasing the talents of 10 up and coming new bands in conjunction with Access to Music and Brighton Jam……

…and if that isn’t enough Future Wave Media hosts films in our pop up cinema and there’s the Toys Were Us workshops by Exploring Sense helping you give life to unwanted toys.

For more information: 01273 681368

http://www.whitenightnuitblanche.com/brighton/events/youthtopia/

Mike Roe

Chief Executive Officer

Brighton Youth Centre

64 Edward Street

Brighton

Tel: 01273 681368

Mob: 07766 521341

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Workshop 11 - 15 year olds this Saturday Jubilee library

"Do you have children aged approximately 11 - 15yrs? Are they interested in writing and/or drawing?

If so then this workshop is aimed at them. This Saturday 10:30 - 12:30 Jubilee Library MisterWho animation workshop will show budding young talents how to create a superhero character and write a back story. EVERY CHILD RECEIVES A GOODIE-BAG and the winner of the BEST CHARACTER/STORY WINS A PRIZE!

The workshop is run by the creators of London's NEWEST BLACK SUPERHERO - MISTERWHO and all participants will get an opportunity to see the animation in action and speak/work with its creators.

For more details, to see a trailer, get a preview of the workshop and meet the MISTERWHO team go to www.legacyfilmfestival.org.uk/misterwho "