This is proof that young people can make decisions and have that level of leadership. It’s great to see and should be encouraged.
They can manage. People talk about their involvement in making a centre work. Consider:
the spirit and feel of the place.
the focus music gives.
the role of conversation.
how leadership is encouraged.
the importance of association.
Recorded at the Magnet Young Adult Centre and the Newly and Mourne Arts Collective with Paula Lucas, Clara McLoughlin, Tina Hughes, Michael Gafney, Sinead Boyce, Miki McEvoy, and Mark Fleming. Thanks, also, to Colette Ross.
Music: THIS IS OUR TIME. Performed by Sugar Island (Justin Grant, Colyn Cranney, Peter Benson, Joseph Ballance, Seamus Rafferty, Paul McCourt). Lyrics: Grant/Cranney.
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