MYFUTURE Education and Careers Guide 2021/22

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VOYAGE IS A LONDON BASEDCHARITY TRANSFORMINGDISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIESAt Voyage we have a Youth Advisory Board. This collective symbolises thehighest form of Youth Engagement in our Charity. They have achieved someamazing things as a group, despite the circumstances of COVID-19. Theychallenge the status-quo, something we need more of in the BAME community.To find out more about what we do visit us at https://voyageyouth.comGEFFRYE MUSEUMMy name is Peace Ogbuani and I ampart of the Voyage Youth AdvisoryBoard (YAB), which represents thehighest form of youth engagementwithin the Charity. This has givenme the chance to become an activeyoung leader within my community.One of the many benefits aboutbeing a part of the Youth AdvisoryBoard is that we strive to influencechange. Within our own community,we noticed the local Museum(Geffrye Museum), had a statue of aslave master hanging, in the midst ofthe Black Lives Matter movement.24We wrote a deeply emotive letterimploring the Museum to removethe offensive statue of RobertGeffrye. The letter was receivedand members of the communityhave felt truly uplifted by the notionof the youth, our future leaders,making a stand in solidarity againstinstitutionalised racism being furthernormalised. It was an experience thatencouraged me to look into issuesoccurring in my community and howI can make a change, and it has notonly developed my qualitative skills,but it has also pushed me to furtherengage in the cultural history of myethnic background. The institutionhas now rebranded as The Museumof the Home.CHILDREN’S COMMISSIONERMy name is Rhoda, and I’m also amember of the YAB. One of themany highlights of being a part ofthe Board, is being able to consultpeople of power. Recently, wecomposed a presentation to deliverto the Children’s Commissioner andher colleagues. This was to voice ouropinions on the current problemspeople from BAME backgroundsface in the education system andsociety as whole.
We highlighted two examples.Young person ‘A’ was representativeof people who come from brokenhomes without role models tosupport them in education or theircareers. Young person example‘B’, which I presented, was top ofthe class, had academic abilityand knew what the future held forthem. However, due to the lackof opportunities or support fromcomprehensive state schools, theywere not able to fulfil their potentialunlike their white counterparts.I stated in the presentation that“due to the lack of opportunities notpresented to the BAME youth theyare not inspired to break the glassceiling.” Being a part of the VoyageYouth Advisory Board has made meunderstand the importance of beinga voice for young people, and thatwe can bring about positive change.This opportunity allowed me togain confidence and I am now ableto articulate my opinion in a moresophisticated manner, especially onsubjects that I am passionate about,and for that I am truly grateful.BLACK HISTORY MONTHI’m Rachael, and I am a member ofthe YAB. Black History Month is animportant time for the communityto reflect on the past and allow it toempower their present and future.Voyage played a crucial role withtheir Black History programme. Thisrevolved around creative arts andI met various professionals whoeducated me about black people’sprevalence in the art industry.They gave me the opportunity tocreate films, be involved with aphotoshoot – directing, modellingand taking photos. This was anamazing experience as I learned howto operate a professional camera,create sets and different elementsinvolved with filmography. Whilelearning how to be a professionalphotographer it was inspiring tolearn about Black people’s historyand how they shaped the artindustry as it is today. The teamwe worked with gifted me myown professional camera and thathas allowed me to independentlydevelop my skills.My name is Malik, and I am also amember of the YAB. Black historyis absent from the current schoolcurriculum in the UK, and notenough is done to highlight andcelebrate black excellence in themonth of October. Being a part ofthe Youth Advisory Board givesme the opportunity to engage inthese activities, so that I can learnmore about my own culture. Here atVoyage, we decided to hold a specialprogramme centred around art andcreativity to celebrate the month.I was part of a group that plannedand filmed a documentary abouthow young BAME people benefittedfrom a creative Black History Monthprogramme, with the help of filmproducer Seyi Rhodes. We began bylearning how to use the camera andits various settings. We then filmeddifferent shots from different anglesbefore combining them togetherand documenting the final day ofthe programme. The programme hashelped me develop a keen eye fordetail and has also taught me someuseful camera and editing skills.HOGAN LOVELLS’ KNIFE CRIMEINFORMATION PACKMy name is Reuben, and I am alsoa member of the YAB. On the pathof becoming young leaders in ourcommunity, we the YAB are workingpainstakingly to meet with variousorganisations to offer our advicetowards ensuring a safer society.For example, we had a roundtablediscussion with Hogan Lovells tocreate a Knife Crime Pack, aimed atreducing the levels of knife crimeoccurring in our everyday lives.Office for National Statistics figuresshow that “In the year ending March2020, there were around 46,000offences involving a knife or sharpinstruments in England and Wales,”and there were “4,757 finishedconsultant episodes (FCEs) recordedin English hospitals in 2019/20 dueto assault by a sharp object.”This is the reason why the YAB arepushing to reduce knife crime andsimultaneously reduce hospitaladmissions. Even though therehave been slight improvements, oursociety has been engulfed with fearof stepping out of their own homesbecause of the risk of becominga victim of knife crime – whichhugely affects the BAME minorityin suburban areas, as a result ofpostcode wars. As a BAME youngleader myself, I cannot let my societyfall, as enough cries for liberationof terror have been expressed. Weneed to cause a watershed of eventsfrom fighting to peace.The YAB and Hogan Lovells aim tocreate a information pack to revealthe risks, dangers and consequencesof choosing to carry a knife andengaging in knife crime. This willhelp create positive values withinfriendship groups and will encouragethe resolve to challenge negativeinfluences within peer groups, bycontinuing to refresh and promotethese materials to ensure that theydon’t wither on the vine.By participating in the creation ofthis knife crime pack, I have beenable to analyse different ways orpromoting it, to make a positivedifference in our society. As a result,I have gathered many skills suchas patience, societal awareness,teamwork and communication.25
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