WORKSHOP44 is a place to grow, to mold ideas, to create innovation, to give voice to the disengaged, to empower.
Proudly serving the community of Regents Estate, it is a space where magical things happen every day.
“INTUITIVE MUSIC MAKING USING IPADs”– Workshop
With Ben Sellers
Ben is a community musician specializing in acoustic and digital songwriting, composition and world music making. He has been facilitating workshops across three continents for 10 years. Write songs, improvise, and collaborate in real time using iPad apps. No musical experience necessary to produce jaw-dropping results. Especially useful for people who have accessibility issues with conventional instruments. Limited places!Email clarinetmoves@gmail.com and book your place.
July 10th and 17th – 17:00pm-18:30pm
LETS PLAY FOTBALL
With Frank and Riano
Football players and fans – gather around for the formations of the best and one&only Regents Estate football team. Everyone aged 9 to14 is invited to a game of football and we hope to make this a weekly event. We want to create a new team just for the Regents Estate and we start our football mission at 16:00pm on the 12th July. Jump in!
Starting Thursday, 12th July – 16:00pm-18:00pm/ Running every Thursday
“YOUTH CRIME – WHO’S AFFECTED” – Workshop
With Peter
Peter Olawaye has set up Aiming Skywards – an youth led organization that aims to find solutions to young people who are at risk of falling into a life of crime, while also creating employment opportunities . Between 17:00pm and 18:30pm young people aged between 11-18 are welcome to dive in a hour and a half of discussions, games, exercises and many more practises, which will help them gain a better vision and understanding of their future and crime risks!
16th July, Moday – 17:00-18:00
WORKSHOP44 BIG LUNCH!
With all of you and us
Mouthwatering food and drinks, live music, dancing, workshops and loads of brightly smilling and happy neighbors – that is what Workshop 44 will look like on Thursday the 26th July. So put that in your diary and start anticipating. If you want to give a hand with the preparation, cooking, cocktails mixing or anything that you think may make the day even more enjoyable – jump on board!
July 26th, Thursday 2pm to 9pm
DRAMA WORKSHOP
With Muge
Drama Workshop aims to help young people overcome emotional problems of various types with the help of different drama therapeutic methods. The workshop is organised by Off Centre, and Off centre itself is a counselling, therapy, advocacy, advice and information service for young people aged between 11 and 25 who live, work or study in Hackney. Their services are free, confidential and aimed at helping Hackney’s young people to have greater control over their lives. They help people with all kinds of emotional and practical issues including sexuality, bereavement, violence,depression, accommodation, college, stress, abuse, family breakdown, self-harm, anger, neglect, identity and more.
Starting 12th July,Thursdays, 16:00-17:30/ Running for 6 sessions each Thursday
“TACKLING INTERVIEWS” – Workshop
With Kerry and Alex
‘Tackling Interviews’ workshops for unemployed people at Workshop44. These free workshops encourage participants to improve presentation, confidence, and practical techniques needed when undertaking successful job interviews. Incorporating video projection, intensive and fully interactive workshops are facilitated using techniques in drama, video and sound to stimulate and engage participants to develop their practical skills specifically for the use of gaining future employment.Come in and register or email info@rolemop.org.uk
Starting 29th June, Friday, two sessions running per day: 11.30 to 3.30 and 3.30 to 6pm/Runing throughout the summer
“HACKME” – well being project
With Victoria
Don’t shut the door to Victoria or her collegues – they just want to ask you a couple of questions to make your living area a better place. They will be be asking you to fill in a short questionaire as part of a well-being project from Clear Village. The Clear Village team is looking to talk with local people about their life, place, facilities and opinions. Do drop in and have a chat with Victoria if you would like to take part, it’s open to all.
June-July 2012
JOURNALISM WORKSHOP
With Jess&Lucy&Michelle and guest speakers
The Journalism workshop is a 6 weeks training in basic journalistic skills brought to you by the enchanting collaboration between YH! World and Poached Creative. Its start date is the 2nd of July but do not hesitate to join in at any time even if you have missed the first couple of sessions. Along with learning how to produce a brilliant news story you will also meet a bunch of super talanted, bright and friendly people and will have loads of fun! Don’t miss out. Contact: michelletheeditor@gmail.com
Starting 1st July, Monday – 14:30pm to 16:30pm (Theory);Tuesdays – 11:30 – 16:30 (Practice)/ Running for 6 weeks
BIKE SURGERY – Workshop
With Jelil and Edgar
Jelil and Edgar are bringing bike-heaven in Workshop 44! Every Thursday from 18:00 untill 19:30 the bicycle gurus are here to help you fix and upgrade your two-wheelers and to share some of their precious knowledge and skills. Should you have any sort of problems with your bike, need an advice, want a tip from the art of biking or just need a bit of a chat with a professional – come by and join bike heaven.
Tons of thanks to Jelili and Edgar!
Thursdays, 18:00pm-19:30pm/Running weekly
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Schedule for June
LEARN HOW TO FIX YOUR BIKE
Bikeworks is coming to town!!! The much expected bikeworks workshop is about to happen starting Thusrday, 10th May, 5pm. We are all looking forward to finally finding out how our bikes work and learn how to do it yourself and save a pretty penny. Those committed to learning more about the inner workings of bikes have the opportunity to take an in depth 6weeks course at Bikeworks headquarters in Benthal Green.
MAKE A MUSIC VIDEO
Every Tuesday evening in May we’ll be watching, talking about, scripting and then filming a music video. Working with music professionals, film maker who’s produced videos for MTV and local musicians the video we ultimately produce will be screened at the Picture House in June as part of BBC Radio 1 Fire in the Booth
When : Tuesday evenings 4 – 6 in MAY
PHOTOGRAPHY AND REPORTING – Freedom
Niall Obrien talks about his documentary photography and career before we set the brief around FREEDOM. Pairs of photographers / copy writer needed to respond to the idea of FREEDOM as a young Londoner / reporter. This could touch on Stop & Search, the change in public space laws around the Olympics or Occupy. Reporter Glenn Mcmahon and Jess will be joining the debate
When : Monday 7th 4pm – 6 pm
PHOTOGRAPHY WITH OLIVIA HARRIS FROM REUTERS
Creative project with professional photographer to explore the subject of HOME
Who’s it for? Are you U24, have something to say on the subject of HOME? We’ve got a 2 hour session with Olivia Harris from Reuters news wire to explore documentary photography as a means of communications
This will suit you if you’ve got a story you want to communicate around “HOME”, you’re interested in photography and / or being photographed to help raise awareness around struggle for reasonable housing that faces young people.
When: 4 – 6 / 10th June
SCRIPT WRITING - KNOW YOUR STORY. With Chima
the workshop will use the three act structure of a play/film script to get young people to talk about their own personal story - allowing them to chart where they have come, how they want to change and where they want to go.
When : 17th May, 4 – 6
ART EXHIBITION WITH ST. PAUL & ST MICHAEL PRIMARY SCHOOL
Children are taking out their utensils to show us how its done. Expecting a rainbow of color on the theme ‘Family and Community Life’ to brighten up our workshop. They have just another week to finish up their masterpieces and hand them over to a critical jury, the children’s council, who will pick the best 25 which will turn into the first such exhibit in the area. When: 25th May - 4pm
