Inspire Issue 3

COMMUNITY
Reaching for the stars
The One Youth team do a fantastic job of engaging with young people in our areas.
We spoke with teenager Amayna about her experiences with the team.
“I’ve known Michelle for four years now and we’ve done lots
together. Things like doing a fashion show where we made our
own clothes, which was fantastic. I’ve also done radio work,
where I experienced being a presenter. She’ll tell us about
opportunities like this and ask us if it’s something we’re interested in.
“I’m very thankful to Michelle for helping me to achieve my biggest
accomplishment in my life so far. I wrote a play about cyber-bullying
and how it can affect people my age. Michelle helped me put
together a cast and we performed it, which was the proudest
moment of my life.”
The future for Amayna looks bright as she sets her sights on
a creative career:
“My dream is to one-day work in film, but there are a lot of
barriers that you have to face as a Muslim woman. Michelle
has helped me at every opportunity and given me so much
confidence to have a go at the things that I’m interested in.”
To find out more about the
activities available, call Michelle
on 07940 758168 or email
michelle.wright@onemanchester.co.uk
Want to make music?
Twelve lucky young people will get the chance to be
mentored by local experts and perform at live gigs!
Once a week, developing musicians aged 16 and over will
work with music leaders, whilst being mentored monthly
and performing in collaboration with Arun.
The first session will start on Friday 12 October
for a gig, followed by a session with Arun on
Saturday 13 October. There will then be
weekly sessions with a range of artists
in Z-arts very own Levi’s Music Lab.
To apply for a place,
email Yemi for an
application pack at
yemi@z-arts.org
Completed forms must be sent back to
Yemi by Friday 14 September.
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