A Group of young people from Newham meet on the leadership programme called UpRising to figure how to get young people from various ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds to contribute to mainstream British Society.
2011
Youth Tell Us
You Press’ first media partnership was with The Guardian as we launched a youth focused series in June that involved publishing articles written by young people focusing on the topics that matter to them.
You Press named ‘Inspiration of the Week’ by Urban Pollinators, a think tank working with leading practitioners on issues around regeneration and society.
2011
2011
You Press became a registered social enterprise
2012
You Press team graduates
The founding team graduated from SOAS with Post Graduate Diplomas in Law & Community Leadership (Awarded Distinctions), through a scholarship programme funded by Tower Hamlets Council.
2012
2014
New Direction
You Press takes a new direction after completing many national & international training programmes. The focus was on giving marginalised and invisible communities a voice through the creative arts.
Pilot Project
One Story: Our Voice
This project involved pairing young talented creatives with homeless people to share their stories through performance based art.
Pilot Project
2015
Voices of Redemption
After the success of the pilot project, You Press used the same project model for a programme that involved sharing the stories of ex-offenders through creative expression.
2016
I Remember Srebrenica
Travelled to Bosnia (with a group of talented artists and students) and delivered a powerful live event that that honoured the victims and the survivors of the Bosnian genocide and war.
2016
2017
Voices of The Movement
Successfully delivered our first theatrical project that focused on the stories of Refugees, Migrants and Asylum Seekers.
2018
ROOTS LDN
Successfully delivered a community research project with the Greater London Authority (GLA) and a group of young talented individuals in the BAME community.
2018
2018
YWF Ambassadors Training
Worked with Young Westminster Foundation from March to November train young people who live, work and study around the City of Westminster.
On Friday 8th June (during Ramadan), the You Press’ team members along with volunteers from the Young Westminster Foundation helped to deliver a Community Dinner feeding the homeless residing at the Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest in Poplar.
2018
ScribersHive Europe
30 young people from the UK, France, Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland and Turkey all gathered together to not only learn about journalism but also each other’s cultures. The week was spent discussing different social issues and taking part in fun activities that all in all brought everyone closer.
2018
2018
The Collective
With our artist development programme, 15 talent young artists from around London were selected to learn and further develop their musical skill with the help of our music leaders.
2019
ROOTS LDN
After our 2018 ROOTS LDN success, we implemented the same programme for the 2019-2020 year!
2019
2019
Elevate
We created this project to help recent graduates with skills and techniques for success. The programme ran for 10 weeks, allowing graduates to experience the workshop process.
2019
Creative Writing Programme
At the end of this workshop-based programme servicing North Westminster, participants’ work was compiled into our first Creative Writing Anthology.
2019
2019
Truth on the Roof
Music, poetry, freestyle, and the written word: all on the Paddington Arts building. Participants explored issues that impact them and our community in this new series.
2019
ScribersHive Europe
A 12-month project exploring the cultural and social values in European countries. Participants from 8 different countries collaborate on different creative mediums to produce meaningful content.
2019
2019
You Press Agency
Our agency continued its creative work this year, reaching new organizations and communities.
