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Deborah Stevenson

Deborah gets the ball rolling

10/11/2008

After a heavy night on the town, Deborah decides to take matters in hand and heads out to her Student Union to give them an earful and find out how she can get her poetry society underway.

Deborah's quote

Deborah's to do list

  1. Gain the utmost confidence and experience in my performance as a poet and workshop facilitator.
  2. Create a poetry performance society in my university which in turn works with as many other societies as possible in performance.
  3. Push performances and workshops into the community, and share new-found knowledge with other networks so they can do the same.
  4. Build contacts with other universities to start similar projects and maintain a sense of diversity.
  5. Schedule performances for young people that are publicised and designed by young people.
  6. Create an active community amongst schools, local areas and universities not only inspiring and educating but creating job opportunities.
  7. Find sufficient funding so that I can comfortably concentrate on working with young people whilst eating!

Where Deborah's at

Last updated: 30/06/2008

The next year is going to be like one long performance and poetry filled rave! Designed, presented and created by young people, I want to push workshops away from being summer schemes made to postpone teenage pregnancies and the inhalation of a zoot rolled up at lunch break. I want workshops to stand in conjunction with education, school and the prospect of earning independence and money. Creating job opportunities that don’t just manifest in the performing arts but in advertising, managing, set design and so on. Ultimately I want to showcase performances that get young people paid and noticed as individuals that understand themselves.

Deborah's journal

Last updated: 23/10/2008

networking/brainstorming/performing

Ok it's time 4 action do u not think???

....Im not looking 2 take over the world or anything. But i do want to see how many ppl care enough 2 get up and move.

I am thinking about trying to set up some brainstorming/networking and mayb even performance sessions. The main idea behind this wud be people getting together and sharing there ideas, dreams, passions...making connections aswel as challenging and criteaqing eachother. The format could change from session to session, we could have debates, I could try and get professionals in to participate, young successful people to come can explain the dynamics of the trade, there could be performance sessions, workshops, art sales, music videos....etc

sometimes we cud even just sit down n chat. I am seeing all these beautiful ideas just sitting in peoples minds, n i think if we can get a bunch of likeminded people together we r more likely to see movement. It is also an opportunity for us to publicise how young ppl can think and achieve.....

what do ppl think? I would try and base it in london....would you travel? (keep in mind i live in nottingham so i bloody would be!!!) any ideas? Feedback? Is this a good first step in the right direction?

ALSO KEEP IN MIND THE MORE FEEDBAK N BAKING I GET ON THIS THE MORE LIKELY IT WILL BE TO HAPPEN!! I have a form to fill in to apply, if i can say i had x amount of support when i proposed this idea, they will have to listen.

thankyou

Debris

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What you're saying

jess? 17/11/2008

Love youu
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.::MICRO:: 06/11/2008

HOWS IT GOING B???

JUST FLYING BY , HOPE ALLS GOOD WITH YOU???
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Bayan 20/10/2008

I watched that video a couple of days ago and I thought you were completely on the right track/
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Wisey 14/10/2008

all the best wid all ur positive projects, i really respect ur ambitions and how u speak ur mind.
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Mr K 08/10/2008

Society has giving up on us young people, make a programme pushing our talents. Check all the youth ...
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E.J *iDesign* Caronan 02/10/2008

I fink ur poetry and your art is really gud. I was watchin the poetry competition with the Holy Fami...
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