Upcoming and current projects

Crazy: A Mental Health Arts Event — Crazy: A Mental Health Arts Event
An evening of art, music and poetry around topics related to mental health

Community Dinner 2022 — Community Dinner 2022
Every year during the month of Ramadan we deliver a community dinner at a homeless shelter. Get in touch to support us!

Truth On The Roof — Truth On The Roof
Our new series called 'Truth on the Roof', that will cover poetry, spoken word, music and freestyle on conscious topics! Drop us a line if you'd like be share your conscious truth!

ScribersHive: Royal Docks Programme 2022

ScribersHive is a new platform for writers, storytellers and change makers! Where young people can share their thoughts and opinions on various social issues and topics that matter to them.

Youth Quake Programme 2019-22

The Collective — The Collective
Are you an aspiring musician aged 13-25? We offer a development programme just for you.

Functional Learning — Functional Learning
A new programme designed to support developmentally delayed children and their families

Past Projects

Speak Up! — Speak Up!
This project is for young people aged 16-30 to develop their public speaking skills and confidence. Coordinated in partnership with expert workshop facilitators, the training will run for 10 weeks, starting in November 2021.

Dadkeena (Our People) Event — Dadkeena (Our People) Event
Dadkeena, translating as 'our people' in Somali, is a FREE two day online event, intended to support individuals aged 18 and above from the Somali community, by providing valuable workshops on key aspects of personal development, such as goal setting, confidence and productivity.

ASPIRE – Creative Freelancers Training Programme — ASPIRE – Creative Freelancers Training Programme
Are you a creative individual and would you like to develop your skills and become a creative freelancer? If your answer is 'YES'....We have an exciting new programme for creative freelancers called 'ASPIRE'. The programme is designed to train creative individuals aged 18-30 to develop their skills and talents in order to access the creative industry.

YWF Young Ambassadors — YWF Young Ambassadors
A Westminster based social foundation, helping to give the youth a voice.

Creative Competition 2018 — Creative Competition 2018
ScribersHive & Paddington Arts are working together to bring to you a unique competition. What does 'Faith, Identity & Belonging' mean to you share your story or photograph which you feel captures your idea and you could win £100!

ROOTS LDN – Community Research Project 2018 — ROOTS LDN – Community Research Project 2018
Between February and May of 2018, You Press collaborated with the Greater London Authority (GLA) in order to deliver a community research project that focused on social inclusion, integration and developing civic leaderships in communities that currently do not have a voice in City Hall. Read more here…

Voices of The Movement — Voices of The Movement
Voices of the Movement Album Cover

The Hole in The Sock of Emigration — The Hole in The Sock of Emigration
This project was a partnership with Human Lex Instytut to create a unique international project between Poland and the UK. The project seeked to raise awareness of homelessness with the intention of dissolving negative stereotypes.

This year on 15th July 2016 we delivered an event honouring the victims and survivors of the genocide and war in Bosnia through poetry, music and spoken word. Click the photo to learn more... — I Remember Srebrenica
In 2016, we delivered an event honouring the victims and survivors of the Bosnian Genocide through the use of poetry, music and spoken word. Click here to learn more...

I Remember Srebrenica Tester Event — I Remember Srebrenica Tester Event
On 28th November 2015 our collective group of artists and students created powerful responses (based on the lessons learned from the Bosnian survivors) that were showcased at our tester event. The money generated from the event was donated to the mothers of Srebrenica that have been directly affected by the genocide. Click to watch the video...

Voices of Redemption — Voices of Redemption
The Voices of Redemption project used creative arts to tackle the stigma associated with ex-offenders and provides a platform for this marginalized group to get their voices heard. Click to learn more...

One Story: Our Voice — One Story: Our Voice
One Story, Our Voice Event Poster

The Guardian: Youth Tell Us — The Guardian: Youth Tell Us
Youth Tell Us is an online column that allows young people to offer their perspective on the issues that affect them as well as current affairs.

Arab Spring, English Autumn — Arab Spring, English Autumn
You Press helped and took part in the Arab Spring, English Autumn (ASEA) project. They explored these themes using creative and therapeutic processes such as art and meditation. Their individual and collaborative pieces were displayed at a pop-up exhibition at P21 Gallery.

You Press & Idea Store Open Mic — You Press & Idea Store Open Mic
You Press helped Idea Store organize their first Open Mic Afternoon on Saturday 27th September 2014.

Poplar Harca’s Street Festival: Life’s a Beach — Poplar Harca’s Street Festival: Life’s a Beach
You Press helped Poplar Harca deliver the Chrisp Street Festival ‘Life's A Beach’

The Lost Generation — The Lost Generation
In 2012 when young people were labelled as the lost generation, You Press delivered their first ever poetry and spoken word event to challenge this label. Young poets and spoken word artists performed their work on The Lost Generation (on Friday 30th November 2012).

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