We’re running a Half Term Youth Work experience this October from 2th-31st where you can create your own zine on burning issues, and get a day on a stall at a famous market.
With help from professionals and archival research, it has expert input, with real-world tasks. Participants exercise their creativity, project work, time management and team working skills.
Here is a synopsis:
Are you interested in Culture, art, writing, publishing?
Got a desire to communicate issues to the world?
Do you want to bring your passion for radical histories to life?
How about learning how to get your message across?
A Space for Us – People’s Museum Somers Town have devised an exciting hands-on, in-person work experience opportunity which gives you access to cultural and social capital through a small museum of radical histories in Somers Town. You’ll gain valuable real-life experience by designing and producing your very own zines.
You will have the chance to experience real-world work based around creative and literary subjects giving you the opportunity to exercise work skills, facilitated by professionals with over 25 years in commercial publishing.
You also get to sell the zines at a craft/ food market.
When: 27th – 31st October (Half Term Week)
Times: 11am – 5pm
Where: People’s Museum, 52 Phoenix Road NW1 1ES (as well as archives
in NW1 / WC2)
Who: Young people aged 16-21 years from Somers Town or Camden areas
(London).
Email somerstownhistory@gmail.com for more
