Up The Youth Club
Sound & Culture Summit
Youth clubs and cultural spaces have long provided young people with a place to connect, socialise and try new things. They have had a huge but almost invisible effect on music, culture and society. Yet, over the past two decades, many have disappeared due to funding cuts and shifting priorities. The question of how such spaces are organized, financed and sustained is therefore more urgent than ever.
This panel explores the relevance of youth clubs now and into the future: where are they already happening and how can we use the expertise of people who already run or attend youth clubs to inform what happens next? How can we communicate their benefits to those with structural power?
Together, we will discuss how to create spaces that are not only physically safe and inviting but also socially and financially sustainable.
Speakers: Emma Warren, Frank Kimenai and Dina Ziad-Westmaas