‘Day One’ Climate Exhibition at Sheffield Manor Lodge
“Every Movement Has a Day One – This Is Ours”
Launches Thu 23 October (4pm – 6pm)
Open to the public Mon 27 – Thu 30 October
What is the exhibition about?
The exhibition showcases creative work around climate change by Sheffield young residents working alongside the council’s Youth Voice & Influence Service and arts organisation My Pockets.
By showcasing young people’s views, experiences and solutions for tackling climate change in Sheffield, the exhibition hopes to encourage people to start conversations in their communities and ultimately take action.
Who is involved?
A group of eighteen young residents aged 11–22 have been working together for twelve months on this climate change project. They have consulted with young residents from twenty youth clubs and youth voice groups across Sheffield to create fifty screenprints to showcase what climate change means to them.
Why is the exhibition happening?
● To explore how climate change effects aspects of everyone’s everyday lives
● To display in a creative form young residents’ views on climate change, the impact it has on their lives, and the solutions they would like to see in Sheffield to reduce the impact
● To initiate conversations around climate change amongst children and young people, their friends, families, communities, and decision makers
● To demonstrate there are numerous ways to take action at all levels and encourage people to make changes; individuals, communities, elected representatives and decision-makers
What does the exhibition hope to achieve?
● A changed mindset and to show how much young residents care about the planet
● To share the power of society when we work together
● To make people think about climate change in a different way than just ‘save the bees’
● To make a positive change in our industrial and much-loved city
● For key people to hear young residents’ voices and to influence change
Youth Voice & Influence Service
The Youth Voice and Influence Service are part of the Community Youth Services at Sheffield City Council. We are a team of professionally qualified youth and community workers with a passion for ensuring young residents’ voices in the city are heard.
By Youth Voice & Influence, we mean listening to young people, valuing what we hear, and acting upon it to make positive change.
We support and empower young people to shape, lead and produce their own activities and programmes, and make sure the mechanisms are in place for young residents to be involved in decision-making at all levels.
We run various youth voice groups in Sheffield that give young residents aged 11–24 a way to have their say and work on projects they are passionate about. If you’re interested in getting involved, please contact us via [email protected].
Launch Event
Thursday 23 October (4pm – 6pm)
The Discovery Centre at Sheffield Manor Lodge
Tickets are free of charge. Refreshments will be available to purchase for an additional fee from the front desk. Toilets and accessible parking are available. Please email [email protected] for more information.
Funded by the Yorkshire Policy Innovation Partnership
