Puppetry workshops for young people with special educational needs (SEN)
In addition to a group discussion, ten students aged 11 to 16 at The Bridge School participated in workshops with the Little Angel Theatre, where they created their own puppets and used them used to ‘act out’ their audio. The final result was recorded and created into a short video on YouTube.
Creative competition
We also ran a creative competition with under-18s so young people could visually express what a fair and equal future in Islington means to them. Fourteen young people entered the competition.
Submissions dealt with a range of important inequality-related issues such as the class gap, overcrowded housing and the climate emergency. Young people also considered the importance of community, green space and access to rights and opportunities.
Experiences of overcrowded housing
Participatory mapping is a technique that enables people to share experiences related to physical space.
Through this process of describing their lives in the borough, three residents living in overcrowded housing highlighted the trade-offs they are making in their choice of where to live and how to spend limited financial resources.
Many of the key themes overlap with those in the open survey, the relationship between housing, safety, community, transportation and the environment.
Other creative activities
We organised other activities for different groups. Analysis of these activities is ongoing, and another report will be published with these findings.
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LGBTQ+ Videovoice: Nine residents were taught documentary filmmaking techniques and created short films about being LGBTQ+ in Islington. Participants applied and were selected through open recruitment. Watch the videos on the Videovoice YouTube channel.
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Storytelling with elders: Eleven residents, all over age 55, were interviewed using a personal memento to share their story of life in Islington. They then had their portraits taken with a personal memento. Participants were recruited through an older people’s lunch club in a deprived area in Hornsey. Watch the Celebrating ageing in Islington videos on Youtube.
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Anthropology for kids: Year 6 students in Montem and Drayton Park primary schools participated in a series of lunchtime classes on anthropological methods. Students volunteered to take part. You can see video of the classes on Youtube.
Related information
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Let's Talk Islington
To help create a more equal Islington by 2030, the Let's Talk discussions with our communities helped us understand the challenges ahead for all
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What you said
Read more about what participants said and did when they met, talked to and discussed with Let's Talk Islington
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Survey responses
Statistics on responses to the Let's Talk surveys for all and people who work with young people, open Nov 2021 and May 2022
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What we did
How Let's Talk Islington engaged with residents between November 2021 and April 2022 to help improve life in our borough