LONDON, UK, January 25, 2009
/24-7PressRelease/ -- FYi RADiO is delighted to announce that it will be holding a fantastic event at City Hall on Saturday 7th February for young people aged 16 - 25 years old for LGBT History Month.
The event, from 2pm-6pm, will look into politics and youth, and LGBT representation in politics and life in general today and through history.
The team will run a selection of workshops for the attendees. Workshops will cover technical aspects of podcasting; writing radio scripts; and programme-making.
Following the workshops, FYi will guide its volunteers through recording their own radio show, to be podcast on FYIi RADiO's site.
Deputy Mayor Richard Barnes said:
"I am delighted to welcome FYi Radio to City Hall during lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) History Month. The Mayor and I are keen to celebrate the positive achievements of LGBT young people in London.
"As a youth-led project, FYi Radio understands what inspires young people, offering them practical media skills and the opportunity to use them. I strongly encourage young people to seize this fantastic free opportunity and get involved."
Youth groups will have the chance to interview special guests to create unique podcasts for educational resources and to be available for download from http://www.fyiradio.net
FYI Radio is pleased to confirm that a number of special guests will attend the event to give young LGBT people an insight to their careers and the community.
Guests to be interviewed during the event include:
• Richard Barnes is a Deputy Mayor of London, appointed by Boris Johnson in 2008 and responsible for community cohesion and regeneration. He is the first openly gay man to hold the position.
• Peter Tatchell is an LGBT Rights campaigner who began campaigning for equality in 1971 when he was a leading member of the Gay Liberation Front. He was selected as the Labour candidate for Bermondsey in 1981, where he was denounced by Michael Foot for supporting extra-Parliamentary action against the Conservative government. In the 1990s, Peter co-founded gay equality group OutRage! and has been involved in LGBT rights campaigning in the UK and abroad ever since.
• Jonathan Richards is Head of Programming, LBC and Heart Radio stations.
• Matthew Hodson is Head of Programming at GMFA. The charity promotes sexual health for gay and bisexual men, through web and print advertising campaigns, community building events and group work.
• Pav Ahktar is a Labour councillor for Stockwell in Lambeth. He is one of very few out gay Muslim politicians in the world. He works for UNISON, the trade union, and the chair of Imaan, the Islamic LGBT organisation. Pav also advises the Mayor of London on LGBT issues.
• Dr. Christian Jessen is a presenter on Channel 4's Embarrassing Illnesses. He writes for Gay Times, QX , AXM , Arena, FHM and Men's Health. Now working as a doctor in Harley Street, Christian previously researched malaria and HIV in Kenya and Uganda, and helped set up a private sexual health and travel clinic in London.
• Brendan Dine is Practice Director and LGBT Client Liaison Officer for Gay Lawyers, a legal firm that specialises in assisting the gay community.
Performing on the day will be up and coming band Axe Kid who recently featured on Orange Unsigned on Channel 4.
Further guests will be announced in the lead up to the event. The queer alternative youth radio station is calling for youth groups (16 - 25 years old) and individuals to book a place on the course due to limited places available.
Topics for discussion during the day include:
• Are high-profile gay people representative of today's LGBT community?
• Do LGBT people succeed in high-profile roles?
• Is politics representative of the youth?
• How has the representation of LGBT people changed in history?
• How can we achieve more accurate representation?
• What can young LGBT people do to ensure a better future?
• What more can be done to support you LGBT people entering politics and public life?
The event will be free of charge and refreshments will be served.
The FYi RADiO team hopes you are as excited as they are about this fantastic learning opportunity which they hope will be expanded to youth groups and schools across the country.
"This is just the beginning, we trialled a pilot in Bournemouth with Space Youth Project and have been invited to run a podcast work shop for the School's Out Annual Conference which also happens that day," said Ryan Haynes, producer. "During 2009 we plan to visit LGBT youth organisations across the country. We would like to welcome everyone down to join us for our School's Out workshop and to send all youths 13 - 25 years to the event to learn more and meet some real role models for the queer alternative."
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