We are a youth run group who use music and other creative arts as a means of empowering young people in the local area, bringing them together and promoting positive messages.
Who we are
30 young people with Caribbean, African, Kurdish and British ethnic heritage.
Where we're based
Tottenham, London
When we started
Aug-03
How we started
Let's Be Positive (LBP) grew from the popular Summer Music Album Project which first ran as a pilot project by the Bridge NDC in 2003. By 2005 with support from the Bridge NDC and the third CD produced from the project, 40 of us had set up LBP Youth Group, with 13 elected members aged between 13 and 20 to manage the group.
Our work
Being a constituted group enables us to raise and apply for funds and grants independently and to produce our own positive projects and performances. Our songs promote self-empowerment and ownership and tackle social issues - and we have given out our CDs to over 4,000 local young people and attracting a growing membership.
Future plans
We will keep on developing projects and encouraging new members. We want to access funding to enable a nationwide campaign, using our music and other creative arts, through which to spread our positive message about respecting your community and one another.
Project website
http://www.philiplawrenceawards.net
Being positive is aspiring to empower yourself, by breaking old boundaries and creating new ones, each time aiming higher and higher. After all, you can't empower others until you have empowered yourself.
Angela Amoateng, Chair of Let's Be Positive
