Youth Action Team- Leadership & Empowerment Training

The YAT members attended a workshop run by Kaizen on Leadership & Empowerment. This fantastic workshop opened them up to new ideas and opportunities to recognise the positive, as well as negative attributes their roles as volunteers, and as individuals, entail. It was also a great opportunity to meet other Youth Action Team members across the other boroughs and find out what they were doing and how they got involved.


Here is what Alex Hinds, a YAT member from the North East team thought of it:

"I just want to talk a little about the Leadership and Empowerment Training which took place on the 30th - 31st January 2010 in East London. The training spread over the weekend challenged us in various skills we use in everyday life such as speaking, doing as we say and the judgement we have of others. The training as I am sure all who were there would agree challenged us to overcome our pre-conceptions of people which would re-enforce our beliefs of people. We were also led to discover that leadership is not just about a head who commands subordinates, it’s about taking a step back sometimes, realising that the best leaders are those who listen to the team, take aboard ideas and are always willing to learn more themselves.

Perhaps most importantly was to do what you say. In life we always say we are going to do something even if we sometimes don't mean it. However, what we say may affect others or our relationships with others. The training told us to not just say yes for the sake of it but to mean what you say. By keeping to your word, people are able to trust your ability to act on it which in turn builds a solid and stable personal or working relationship in whatever environment you are in.

Here are some pictures of the event for your viewing pleasure to see how the day went.

I look forward to the many exciting events we have lined up."

Introduction to modern music production: Register now! 5 places left..

Bulletin: workshop for 15-19 year olds - introduction to modern music production: February 27, from 11am to 6pm at the Stolen Space gallery, Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane. More from the organisers below ....


Music production workshop: February 27, from 11am to 6pm at the Stolen Space gallery, Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane.

The workshop is an introduction to modern music production with two of our artists, established producers from the UK and Japan, and a team of professional music tutors. It's free, lunch is covered and at the end of the day attendants will be able to take home with them music they created that day on a CD. We are looking for young people aged 15 to 19, living in the borough and with an interest in music to allow them to develop any skills they may already have or learn the basic skills necessary to start making music with computers and controllers. In addition we offer the participants the chance to make valuable contacts in the industry as well as progress further via future workshops and events.


You can find full details at the link below and i am also attaching an e-flyer detailing the workshop

http://www.discoveryounghackney.com/2009/12/original-cultures-music-production.html

Spaces are limited and attendants must register with me via email or phone (07910917861) to guarantee a place on the day. We still have 5 spaces available.

Laurent Fintoni
Mob: +447910917861

Original Cultures - Connecting cultures through modern performing arts http://www.originalcultures.org/en/
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CASE STUDY: Who is it? Alike Jeffs, Dats who!

Initially I just want to congratulate you guys at v-befree on all that you are doing, I am extremley proud and honoured to be affliated and able to contribute via my talents. To be honest I'm not totally sure on what I intend to gain from this message but if there's one thing I've learnt in life it is to make the most out of every situation and never under estimate the possibilities of what could happen, it's better to try than to do nothing at all, so below is some 'inf' (info) about what I do plus links.
So... Introducing - Alike Jeffs

I am "a young, talented, upcoming musician, an artist by the name 'Infecta'" (Logan Sama KISS 100). And I focus mainly on vocals so whether that be Gospel, Poetry, Grime, Spoken Word, Rap, Singing, Song writing etc. am about it, plus I've had experience in all fields I've mentioned.
Recently in this struggle to get out there I been doing things to take my music career further via; performances, music videos, events / public appearances and many more... also due to the way I've been brought up I do a lot of youth work with all sorts of positive companies such as; Prince's Trust, BPA (Black Police Association), ssp(safer southwark partnership), Kickstart, f4L(Foundation 4 Life) etc.

From all these things - the network around me is now strong enough to start spreading my music, exp. I linked up with a Producer overseas in Latin America and managed to work on one song within his album (Color TV) which was released by two labels; 'Sinewave' in Brasil & 'Diablero' in Mexico. But I am still living in a deprived region of South East London and so find it difficult to push my music out there.

Also have been making a lot of different music that all ages can listen to by working with organizations such as; London Sinfonietta, artist like; John Cage and poets such as Michael Groce and through the influence of my surroundings mixed with experiences from the past e.g. The Southbank Project: SOWF (some other way forward) & Street Genius.

Just worth mentioning I also do modeling, acting, designing. Recently did an advert for Pepsi, I'm also close to receiving a sponsorship by Nike but right now am currently working on building a Portfolio based on Designers/Apparel in UK. Whether that be T-Shirts to full Clothing Lines. Am also working on designing my own Tees which will allow those that own one to make it unique by customizing the front to display their name etc. with the theme being "We are what we wear." & "supporting supporters."

Commercially I have made a few TV Appearances this year including; Channel 4, BBC, SKY1 & ITV & also performed on the same stage alongside artist such as; Chipmunk, Bashy, Ghetts, N-Dubz, Tinchy Stryder etc. (on Festivals like 'The Mix 09') but at my age of 18 (recently) it's easy for me to become misunderstood so although in all I spread positive messages sometimes my musical gift has still been over looked.

To listen to my songs, or watch videos, view my pictures or find out more about me just check me on the net;

http://www.youtube.com/infectatv
http://www.myspace.com/datswhoitis

Upcoming Shows

Tuesday 12th - British Council (Music) - Croydon.


Yours Faithfully,

Alika Samuel Timothy Agidi-Jeffs
Recording Artist
Young Entrepreneur
Dats Who It Is™.
.Infecta
i&i®

Managing Young Volunteers - Free training (Valentines Mansion)

The vinvolved East London Team is pleased to invite you to a free half-day training event on Managing Young Volunteers: Converting Initial Queries into Active Volunteering.


We have two FREE sessions taking place on Monday 22nd February 2010, 9:30am - 1:00pm or 1.30pm – 5.00pm at Valentines Mansion, Emerson Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4XA. The training is aimed at organisations who work with or wish to involve young people aged 16-25 as volunteers, and will be delivered by a highly respected and experienced trainer. Refreshments will be provided.

By the end of the session, participants will feel better-equipped to ‘convert’ young peoples’ interest into sustainable volunteering activity. As well as providing a chance to network and share your learning with peers, the training will give you an opportunity to think about several elements of the service you provide, on both a strategic and practical level, including:

• Responding fast enough to initial queries from young people
• Having a welcoming and positive attitude to young people
• How to keep young volunteers engaged: from their first impressions to a lasting experience
• How to work with stakeholders such as volunteers and funders, and ‘what’s in it for them’

The training will be delivered by Graham Allcott; a social entrepreneur and a faculty trainer for CSV’s Institute of Advanced Volunteer Management. Graham spent 9 years in student volunteering, including roles as a Volunteer Manager, a Community Action Project Leader, and as Chief Executive of Student Volunteering England, during which time he sat on the advisory board for the Russell Commission. Graham is co-founder of Birmingham-based volunteering charity Intervol, and Chair of READ International. Graham runs two companies: Fruitful Consulting (www.fruitfulconsulting.co.uk) and Think Productive (http://www.thinkproductive.co.uk/).
Places on this training are quite limited, so if you’d like to attend please don’t delay in booking your place. Simply click on the following link, and fill in our online registration form:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2P568NR



Best wishes,

The vinvolved East London team