Reminder: Somali Youth Event this Saturday !

[Saynab]

Somali Youth Forum

 

Presents

 

Somali Youth: United Against Terrorism

 

 

Summary of the event:

 

Date: Saturday, 24th September 2005

 

Venue - Gladesmore Community School

 

Crowland Road, London N15 6EB Tube: Seven sisters

 

Trains: South Tottenham,

 

Bus: 73, 76, 149, 243, 349.

 

 

Time: 11am - 10pm

 

Audience target: Somali youth primarily but is open to everyone

 

Somali Soul Food

 

Number expected: Around 1000

 

Free admission

 

What to expect on the day:

 

Spoken word by young voices

 

Music - young Somali bands/rappers and R&B singers - AAR, King Khalid, Faduumo Haldhaa, Abdihakiin (Farax Yare), Abdisalaan (baddacas ).

 

7 and 14 year old saxophone players

 

Poetry - 11 and 15 year old Somali poets - poems about terrorism and how it affects them. Hussein Shire

 

Folk dance - Somali group

 

Modern dances - Choreographed break dancing - young Somali - West Indian group called All Stars.

 

Fashion Show - 19 year old Somali youngster designer/stylist to presents his creative work.

 

Stand-up comedians: New talent - Guled Ismail who performs in places like Theatre Royal, Stratford.

 

Exhibition of Somali arts and crafts - abstract art by a 16 year old Somali girl

 

Documentaries and short films - produced, directed and filmed by Somalis. Documentaries include: ‘Immigration to integration’ , ‘Two homes’, ‘Mothers against Guns’ and many more.

 

Stalls - NHS, Domestic violence, local governments, Somali businesses - Mary Kay and many others.

 

Workshops:

 

Sandra Hirsi - disability and young people

 

Terry Jervis - The importance of creativity, why and how to get in to the media industry.

 

AFFORD - "Opportunity Africa" - Project for young African graduates

 

Wardhere Ali: Somali Engineering Society - engineering opportunities and careers for young Somalis

 

Tony Warner from the 100 Black Men of London - Educational programmes through film, mentoring, challenging discrimination and racism in work place and society

 

Abdirashiid: The success of Dahabshiil - Money transfer co.

 

Presentations: Omer Ahmed - The importance of being politically active

 

Mohammed Mohamoud - Brief history of Somalis in Britain, The effects of the London bombings on Somalis

 

Chairman of the Black Police Association: Mr George Rhoden - Know your rights, stop and search policies, Youth leadership courses.

 

The media: Saynab Maxamud - Stereotypes, negative images/reports about Somalis and Africans in the press, How to challenge it.

 

Children: Face painting, Henna Tattoo, Harry Porter bouncing castle

 

For further information about this event, please contact Fatuma or Saynab on the following contact details.

 

 

Many thanks,

 

Fatuma Abdulahi

 

Event Manager

 

Email: xagaayo@yahoo.co.uk

 

 

Saynab Mahamud

 

saynabm@yahoo.co.uk