Chance Heritage Trust x Don’t Settle: In the Meantime… Programme
Are you a young Person of Colour aged 16 – 25 from Birmingham or the Black Country who is looking to gain vital work experience
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Are you a young Person of Colour aged 16 – 25 from Birmingham or the Black Country who is looking to gain vital work experience
Young people of colour need to be given autonomy to shape their OWN future, and this is why Don’t Settle is creating a Youth Engagement
Young people have something to say, know how to say it, and for good reason!
Jay has been a Don’t Settle resident for the past year, creating discussion spaces for young people to shape how we talk about personal identity, race and representation. He’s been given the opportunity to speak at the Cultural Heritage for Inclusive Growth a programme by the British Council, who are holding an international conference in Kenya – letting institutions know that young people have a lot to say on the matter.
We all know that the arts and heritage sector has been governed by a pretty privileged white workforce – and honestly, it hasn’t been any more diverse in terms of the communities it’s trying to serve.
As people who love the arts, who work in the arts, who create art, we know that the only way for arts and heritage organisation serve their communities is to be truly representative of those community voices.
Here are 5 things you can do.
Think of all the stories you’ve been told. Now think of the potential stories you don’t know about. What explains the difference? Power lies in what we’re allowed to know.
Free Radical has been cleared to launch Stage 2 of Don’t Settle, a three-year project.