Art For Change Celebration and Awards Ceremony

eduSOIL is thrilled to invite participants and the public to our Art For Change Celebration and Awards Ceremony at the Harty Room, QUB Music Building.

Due to racial violence during the summer, the Art For Change in-person events had to shift online. With ongoing support from QUB, we are holding this in-person event to celebrate our youth and to invite the people of Belfast (and surrounding areas) to experience unforgettable youth-led, arts-based, civic action featuring talented youth artivists (12 - 18 years) from eduSOIL, Diverse Youth NI, ACSONI, NI Indian Community and ANAKA Collective who are unleashing their I CAN superpowers and creativity to take action on issues affecting their mental health and to inspire change in the world.

Hear the inspiring stories of change and amazing artwork addressing issues of racist bullying, stereotyping, discrimination, teenage challenges and social media addiction. You will hear 5 stories of change as well as original drama, painting, poetry, music and multidisciplinary art. Stay to enjoy some light refreshments and chat with the youth artivists and our team.

Art For Change Summer Programme

The (AFC) summer programme at Queen’s welcomed 40 youth (12 - 18 years) from immigrant, asylum seeking, refugee and vulnerable backgrounds to explore arts-based wellbeing strategies and lead group social action projects addressing mental health issues. It is led by Juanita Rea, Visiting Scholar at the School of Arts, English and Languages, founder of eduSOIL and Director of Design For Change NI, South Africa and Sudan. Since 2011 eduSOIL has supported 16,000 people in 12 countries and is delivering AFC in partnership with Global and with support from Arts Council Northern Ireland and Queen's University Belfast (AEL), research group and the .

Youth were supported by Juanita Rea with artivists Nandi Jola, Rwanda Shaw; Mayte Segura; Pradnya Joshi, Takura Donald Makoni, Chip Bailey and Phil d'Alton along with AEL Professor Franziska Schroeder (founder of Performance without Barriers) Broadcast Student, Katie Grew and volunteers Anirudh Ashok (eduSOIL) Alexis Ekweume (Diverse Youth NI) and Salwa Asharabi (Anaka Collective).

Fundraiser

We are aiming to raise £10,000 to enable 3 youth to represent NI at the Be The Change Dubai event that is bringing together youth social activists from 30+ countries to celebrate the change they have been driving in their local communities. Recommended donation are £5.

Youth who participated in Art For Change 2024 will be sent a promo code to book their free spot at our Celebrations and Awards Ceremony on October 11th. Parents, youth workers, artists and volunteers who are attending are asked to please support the fundraiser.

Crowdfunder

If you are able to donate more than £125 for your ticket, please use our crowdfunder page.

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/be-the-change-2024

You can choose to be a Gold, Silver or Bronze Sponsor with related rewards. After you submit your sponsorship, you will receive a promo code to book a Gold, Silver or Bronze Sponsor Ticket.

Get ready to be amazed by powerful presentations that will leave you feeling motivated and uplifted. Don't miss this opportunity to support youth artivists and be part of a meaningful programme.

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