Over the past 4 years, Coney have been working out how we work with young people, and what our offer is to the young people of our local borough, Tower Hamlets. We’ve made projects that have taken place in the streets, online during the pandemic and outside car industry gala dinners, all of these focused on listening to the passions of our young people, what they want to change in the world, and giving them the tools to speak to those who they want to reach. This practice we now call Playful Activism.

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In 2021, as the pandemic impacted our method of delivery, we piloted our new offer to make sure our work was more accessible and reached more young people in the borough than ever before. We proactively shifted our model of engagement in Tower Hamlets to an in-school delivery method and offered out our Young Coneys Training Programme that introduced young people to Coneys’ innovative practice.

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Through this programme, we share our practice with new generations, building the future voices of Coney, to be heard now. With the young people who finish this programme we develop new pieces of work that can often be seen as pieces of Playful Activism, looking to spark change through play.