Teenagers in Dublin’s north inner city will reclaim their public space on Culture Night
“This is the first group that I’ve been involved with,” said 18-year-old Janis, one of the 11 participants of the project. “We had to work in a group which can be a challenge. We’ve all grown up a bit and are not the same people we were when we started.”
Speaking about the negative perception of the north inner city, 16-year-old Graeme said it’s an everyday occurrence to see broken glass bottles, nitrous oxide canisters, drunk people, and drugs being sold and taken. “I live here. It’s normal but if you’re not from this area, it might be scary or threatening.”Poetry workshops were another element of the programme and poet FeliSpeaks came along to offer some tips. Some of the teenagers will read poems they created.
Harrington said that “if a lot of adults faced the challenges of the young people in this community, they wouldn’t be able to remain as positive and solution focused. We need to be celebrating young people, not demonising them.” Harrington believes a key to keeping young people engaged is to listen to their ideas about what they want to do and then get these programmes up and running very quickly. “They need to be consulted and when they come up with ideas, these ideas need to be acted on, Six months is massive in terms of their lives.”
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