LISTEN: Art Against Knives x Young Advocates
The Youth Justice Young Advocates have recorded a three-part podcast series interviewing the children and young people at Art Against Knives, focusing on the priority areas of stereotyping, education and warning signs, and jail.
As part of the partnership project between the AYJ and Leaders Unlocked, the Young Advocates have done peer-to-peer research into issues that they have chosen as priority areas for children and with the youth justice system. The Young Advocates travelled to Art Against Knives in London to meet the young producers of the One Mic Real Talk podcast and record an insightful and powerful series of their discussions.
Each of the three episodes, on the areas of stereotyping, education and warning signs, and jail showcase lively and passionate discussions which provide thoughtful reflections on society today from the young people’s perspectives. These episodes flip the usual format, and see the Young Advocates asking the questions of the One Mic Real Talk crew. Find all three episodes below!
EPISODE 1: Stereotyping
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In the first instalment of the series, the Young Advocates focus on stereotyping and the impact that has had on some of the crew at Art Against Knives, with questions including:
What comes to mind when you hear the word stereotypes? How does stereotyping relate to the youth justice system? Where does it happen the most? Have you experienced stereotyping before? How did it make you feel? What impact does stereotyping have on policing? How do you think we can tackle stereotypes?
EPISODE 2: Education and Warning Signs
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This is the second instalment of the series, focusing on the early warning signs and opportunities for education to play a part in supporting young people. The Young Advocates asked the Art Against Knives about their perspectives on:
What comes to mind when you think of the warning signs that a young person might be heading down the wrong path? What help do you think should be offered to a young person when this happens? Who should offer the support? What might support look like? Do you think the school system and the youth justice system are related? Do you have any experiences with being excluded, how did this impact your life or contact with the youth justice system?
EPISODE 3: Jail
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This is the third and final instalment of the three part series, focusing on warning signs and the impact of jail on some of the crew at Art Against Knives. The topics for discussion included:
What are the first things that come to mind when you think of jail? What have been your experiences? How do we tackle the issues happening inside jail? Why do you think young people end up returning to jail? How do you think we can break this cycle?
AYJ and Leaders Unlocked would like to extend our gratitude to Art Against Knives for facilitating these discussions!