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Youth Steering Group Meeting
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Youth Steering Group Meeting

• Agenda
• Welcome and introduction
• Review of last years festival
• The main steering group
• The Young peoples steering group. Your steering
  group
• Funds
• The Mix 2009

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• 1. Welcome and Introductions made-group went
  round the room, informing other members who they
  were, why they were there, and how they had heard
  about the meeting.It is interesting to note that
  the majority of attendees had come because of the
  following reasons
• Went to themix08
• Were members of the youth steering group last
  year
• Worked and contributed at the mix08
• Had been told by their friends that the mix was
  good (for those that didnt attend) Saw the mix
  stage line up, and thought I should have seen
  those artists.
• Part of VAPA or Creative Media (i.e. members)

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2. Why are you here? What are your expectations?
And, what are you going to do? The group
facilitators asked the steering group picked up
on the point made in attendees introduction. The
main aim of this exercise was to find out a
little bit about the attendees, and what they
were hoping to achieve from regularly
participating in the steering group. Why are
you here? The group all stated that the reason
why they were here was that they wanted to take
part in. The groups all liked the idea that the
festival was youth focused, and gave young people
an opportunity to represent Southwark. The youth
steering group, or at least these attendees are
under no illusion that there are cash
restrictions for this years events, but are keen
to put their stamp on this years event.
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• What are your expectations? From a young persons
  point of view
• Put on a better festival than last year, with
  more local acts and some BIG headliners (3 or
  4)??
• Young people want to take part as steering group
  members, and earning workers in the festival
• Want a qualification or recognisable accredited
  award.
• Would like to be influential in the design,
  implementation and planning of the mix09, in the
  forms of advertising, design and performing
  (youth artists)
• Promoting
• Would like to learn about managerial skills, and
  how to put a festival together
• Host the mix stage
• Want the festival to grow, and brand it

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• What are you going to do? (Some general thoughts)
• Meetings are important-Its a chance for you to
  say your piece, and stick up for what you believe
  in
• Commit to attend the steering group
• Promote the festival, either by word of mouth
  fly....had a discussion about social networking
  sites and their importance.
• Regularly attend meetings

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• 3. Issues that the mix should address
• The group felt that there should only be 1 stage
  this year, the other stage (live and up...aka
  liven up), did not work, it was felt, and the
  money could be better spent on working out how to
  incorporate elements of that stage, the mix media
  tent (talki-oki), and the key to life tent.
• The mix-similarly to the key to life tent needs
  an area for comedy, dub poetry, rap, and
  particularly an area where young people can be
  recognised for their achievements. What is
  noticeable is that there is keen interest in
  putting on a fashion show again.
• Choices of music should be more varied also with
  additional choices such as
• Funky House
• Rock/Indie
• RAP
• Reggae

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• 4. Where should the mix 09 be held?
• It has been mentioned that the mix09, has been
  pencilled to be held at Dulwich Park. With the
  mention of Dulwich Park the room fell silent. By
  this the question was asked why not Dulwich?
• Rationale
• Too far to travel
• There is more access and transport amenities for
  burgess Park as opposed to Dulwich
• Dulwich dont want us in their park
• Where is Dulwich? And how do I get there
• Is the mix too early to move?
• Who asked the young people?
• Other parks were mentioned such as Peckham Rye
  and Southwark Park. The general consensus of this
  meeting was although Dulwich is not favourable
  and Burgess is preferred, it should go to some
  sort of vote.

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