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We are excited to announce our 2-Week Summer Schem

We are excited to announce our 2-Week Summer Scheme running in August in Hackney. All participants are guaranteed a space on our Young Leaders course from September.

We are recruiting 60 young people aged 13-14 NOW from Hackney and the surrounding boroughs, including Islington, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Haringey, and Waltham Forest. Share with all eligible friends, family and community members and SIGN-UP on our website whilst places last!

Week 1 is based at NCC Hackney from 8-12th October.

Week 2 is a residential to Outward Bounds’ activity centre in the Lake District from 15-19th August and includes free North Face kit to take home. LIMITED PLACES!

We will be holding a celebratory end of Summer BBQ on 20th August at NCC Hackney.

Sign-up on our website via the QR code on the flyer or through the link in our bio.

Email admin@voyageyouth.com with any questions or call the office on 0207 613 8343 from 10am-10pm during the week.

On the 16 May, the Home Office announced that rest

On the 16 May, the Home Office announced that restrictions on the police's use of stop of and search will be permanently lifted.

'Removing these restrictions means that more officers can authorise section 60, the powers can be in place for longer and can be used when police anticipate that serious violence ‘may’ occur rather than ‘will’ occur.'

Section 60 allows a police officer to stop and search a person without suspicion.

This comes in the wake of the Child Q case and the more recent revelations of another 15-year-old Black girl having been strip searched the same month as Child Q.

The statistics show that black children and adults will be disproportionately affected by these increased powers. Home Office figures show that black people are seven times more likely to be stopped across England and Wales, with the vast majority of stops leading to no further action.

Voyage and our Young Leaders are committed to campaigning for change and an end to the overpolicing of black and ethnic-minority communities.

These fantastic pictures of Voyage Young Leaders were taken by @mariejacquemn during our visit to Greenpeace's London HQ on 14 May. Big thanks to Meena and the amazing team at Greenpeace for supporting our young people. Wishing Meena the best for the beautiful birth of her baby!

#studentsnotsuspects #nopoliceinschools #childq #policing #youngleaders

This past weekend Voyage young people visited @gre

This past weekend Voyage young people visited @greenpeaceuk’s Warehouse and London HQ in Islington for a fantastic day of learning, creating and inspiring. Check out some of the stuff they got up to!

Luyanda, a Voyage Young Leader, said this about her day:
‘I think this was a great opportunity to learn and expand our wider knowledge about Pollution, Recycling and activism in such an interactive, fun way. I was able to have great conversations with people within Greenpeace, touch up my spray painiting skills and learn how to make successful activism banners.’

HUGE thanks to Sandra, Nathan and the rest of the team at Greenpeace for hosting us. We can’t wait to come back!

#youngleaders #greenpeace #activism #campaigning #youthvoices

Aged 13-18 and from Hackney, Islington, Tower Haml

Aged 13-18 and from Hackney, Islington, Tower Hamlets, Haringey, or Newham?
Are you interested in the issues that face your local community?
Join us this Saturday 14th May for a FREE day trip to Greenpeace’s Warehouse in Islington!

We will spend the day learning about Greenpeace’s work and taking part in fun and creative workshops, including banner-making and campaign speaking. All travel and lunch included.

DM, email admin@voyageyouth.com or call us on the office number 0207 613 8343 to sign up or for more info! Share with friends, family & community members now.

#youthleadership #campaigning #greenpeace #activism #blm

This week some of our Young Leaders spoke to @horr

This week some of our Young Leaders spoke to @horroxsnapper and @adina_tv from @BBCNews about their experiences of adultification bias and policing.

We are so proud of our young people and look forward to sharing when it airs!

#youngleaders #policing #adultification #youthvoices #blm

Last Saturday, members of our Youth Advisory Board

Last Saturday, members of our Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and Youth Investigator Network (YIN) met with reps from the @museumofthehome to discuss plans for the Geffrye Statue Project. The meeting included team building exercises and explored sensitive solutions for the statue’s display.

Our young people originally voiced their concerns about the Geffrye statue in 2020, following the George Floyd incident and the toppling of Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol.

They also discussed how Voyage and our YAB & YIN can collaborate with the museum moving forward and help inform plans for the Geffrye statue’s removal.

Big thanks to Danielle from the Museum and to Voyage’s Duane!

Third in the Hearts Over Mind Series, we have an e

Third in the Hearts Over Mind Series, we have an essay by Ahmad Faisal Muhibzada (Vice-chair of YAB) on Education during the Tory Culture Wars.

Ahmad writes about the Tories' education policy and its impact on his own schooling. The government has called for 'political impartiality' in education. This includes providing a 'balanced' view of empire and banning the advocating of BLM. Ahmad recognises the curriculum's failure to properly address Britain's history of imperialism and the enduring reality of racism.

We will be continuing to share blogs from the Heart Over Mind Series over the next few months, written by YAB members and other young Graduates.

Read on our website or on our LinkedIn! (links in our bio)

#youthleadership #youthvoice #education #decolonisethecurriculum

This week members of our Youth Advisory Board (YAB

This week members of our Youth Advisory Board (YAB) were interviewed on @bbcnews by @tarahwelshreports on the Child Q case.

Giovanni, Rhoda, Tosin, Jannelle, and our other Young Leaders spoke profoundly on the case and the reality of widespread police mistreatment of minorities and minors. Our young people highlight the importance of listening to youth voices on issues directly affecting them and their communities.

Watch a clip from the full story on the BBC’s website (link in our bio).

#childq #policing #youthleadership #youthvoices

Next in our Hearts Over Minds blog series, written

Next in our Hearts Over Minds blog series, written by members of our Youth Advisory Board and by our other Graduates, we have Nenah Hakim-Anderson's piece on Child Q.

Nenah considers the breakdown of safeguarding in this case, highlighting the role which institutional racism and the adultification of black children played in Child Q's treatment by both her teachers and the police officers.

Voyage questions the place of police in our schools and the necessary steps to be taken to ensure no such case occurs again.

Find the LinkedIn blog link in our bio!

#childq #youthwork #youngleaders #policing #leadership #campaigning

celebrates throw back Thursday with @flocktogether

celebrates throw back Thursday with @flocktogether.world and our young leaders in #shoreditchpark 2021. Come on summer we want to do this again and again and again.

Is incredibly proud of all the young leaders who c

Is incredibly proud of all the young leaders who contributed to the #childq community meeting facilitated by @hackney_account
We stand with childQ and wish to convey our love, support and deepest sympathies whilst letting you know we will fight to ensure this doesn’t happen again. The meeting lifted the lid on the mass mistreatment of children in our schools and the abuse of people in positions of authority.

Yesterday, Voyage joined the rally in solidarity w

Yesterday, Voyage joined the rally in solidarity with #ChildQ at Hackney Town Hall demanding justice for the young girl. 2 of our Young Leaders, Dianne and Luyanda, spoke to @serenabarkersingh from @channel4news on the community’s reaction to this tragic case and their experiences of everyday racism. Link to news clip in bio #blm #justiceforchildq

is proud of our two young leaders Dianne and Luyan

is proud of our two young leaders Dianne and Luyanda who took part in an immersive interview with @serenabarkersingh and @channel4news on the the tragic case of #childq . We speak about police in schools and safety for young #blackwomen

Invites young leaders under 18 join the Child Q So

Invites young leaders under 18 join the Child Q Solidarity March. Meet up at Hackney central station 1.30. Young leaders under 18 sign up here.

https://voyageyouth.com/child-q-solidarity-march/.

Voyage goes green! Check out our latest newsletter

Voyage goes green! Check out our latest newsletter, link in bio

gives a big thanks to @channel4news @symeonbrown (

gives a big thanks to @channel4news @symeonbrown (an ex graduate of Voyage) for speaking to our young leaders about #childq and the impact this case will have on Policing trust in black communities. We condemn the actions of the police and we also condemn the behaviours of teachers who apparently delegated authority to out of control Police officers. Hear their voices this evening at 7pm.

On International Women's Day this year, Voyage spo

On International Women's Day this year, Voyage spotlights the voice of one of our fantastic young graduates.

Rachael Oloyede, chair of the Youth Advisory Board (YAB), has written a powerful blog post on 'Black Women & Intersectionality'. Rachael reminds us that women's movements must always include black women and strive to understand their unique lived experiences.

Over the next few months, we will be sharing blog posts written by members of YAB.

Read the blog on LinkedIn, link in our bio!

#internationalwomensday #youngleaders #intersectionality

is proud of our #patron @leroylogan99 for conveyin

is proud of our #patron @leroylogan99 for conveying honest and frank views on leadership of the Met Police in the @financialtimes Times this weekend.

Loving the #artwork
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Are shocked and blown away by this very sad news.

Are shocked and blown away by this very sad news. This amazing brother was a ray of light to an industry that is still working out how to be fair to black snd brown artists. Your work lives on in the voices you helped create so let their voices build on your legacy. Rest in power big man.

Today some of our Young Leaders engaged in an inte

Today some of our Young Leaders engaged in an interesting talk by @michaellomotey on Afrofuturism and climate change, exploring ways to plan for the future and fight for climate justice.

Later in the afternoon we watched @akinoladaviesjr’s thought-provoking sci-fi short film ‘X US’ and had the pleasure of talking to the director himself and doing a live Q&A!

#afrofuturism #climateaction #sustainability

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