Here at Headliners we are delighted to announce that we have been successful in securing funding to run our Young Journalism Programme in our Newcastle base. We will be opening our doors from the 2nd April to allow young people aged 11 to 19 to build new skills and create media content about the things they […]
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YOUNG LONDONERS SHARE VIEWS ON THEIR COMMUNITY
As part of the London Green Champions project, a group of young people share what they think about London’s Environment. Our latest London Green Champions project is comprised of a group of young refugee and asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Honduras, Eritrea, Iran and Sri Lanka and Sudan. As part of the project, the group have been exploring […]
2023 SUMMER RESIDENTIAL: PART 3
Following on from our photo video we are excited to share some interviews that our young people completed with each other during our summer trip to Ingleborough Hall in the Yorkshire Dales. During the film, you will hear directly from the young people about what they got up to during the trip and how much they enjoyed it. You’ll […]
2023 SUMMER RESIDENTIAL: PART 2
We are excited to share some photos from our 2023 summer residential trip to the Yorkshire Dales with young people from London and North-East England. The trip was a huge success and we are grateful to our partners, Gateshead College and ELATT College for their collaboration. The photos show the young people enjoying a variety of activities, including our Photography Challenge […]
IDENTIFYING TRUTH IN NEWS: TRUSTEE-LED WORKSHOP
As part of our Safe Spaces London project, we had Headliners (UK) Trustee and New York Times Journalist, Eshe Nelson, lead a workshop on Identifying Truth in News. During this session, the young people outlined the different places they obtain news, discussing why they use these platforms and whether these platforms can be trusted. This led into […]
2023 SUMMER RESIDENTIAL: PART 1
A unique trip brought a group of young people from London and North-East England together for an unforgettable residential in the breathtaking Yorkshire Dales. Young people headed to Ingleborough Hall and were given the opportunity to take part in exhilarating outdoor activities such as gorge walking, archery and tree climbing, as well as media and photography […]
AUTUMN NCS COMES TO AN END
At the later end of October 2022 our staff team set off with 15 young people to Weardale Adventure centre in Bishop Auckland. During their time there the young people did 3 days full of outdoor activities, including kayaking, rock climbing, archery tag, gorge walking and adventure courses. Each night we were treated with home […]
OUR PROJECT FEATURED AT THE NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY SANCTUARY SONGS ARTS FESTIVAL 2023!
Sanctuary Songs is an academic conference and arts festival that takes place at Newcastle University, during UNHCR Refugee week, which is from the 19th-25th June. We had the privilege of participating in the cultural festival which is an annual exhibition that featured visual art, sound installations and live performances by refugees and people seeking asylum. During the exhibition we showcased […]