Vice Chairperson Reko Smith: I've Just Spread the Awareness of Young Carers to over 300 People12/2/2017
Hi, I'm Reko, and as you've seen the title, I've just done something incredible. Let me explain it to you.
I've been involved in an immersive theatre experience for the past 2 weeks called 'Hidden'. The show contains 3 floors, and on each floor is an eye-opening, mesmerising experience, where fantastic actors and young carers are involved. The theme revolves around robot carers. Can robot carers replace young carers? in the experience, the audience are the experts, and it's up to them to design the best robot carer to replace young carers, or possibly, not at all. I've worked alongside Writer and Director Tom Bowtell and Immersive Theatre Director Annette Mees, who were fantastic in working and crafting this scenario, with the help of over 50 young carers through the project which started in October half-term. This all came together by the folks at 42nd Street, a fantastic mental health charity in Greater Manchester, with the funding coming from a range of sponsors. The young carers themselves have been the driving force behind this project, and we have worked incredibly hard for the past 3 months to make this all a reality. We as young carers wanted to highlight the complexities and difficulties of caring at a young age, and to make the audience think and understand what it might be like for a young carer, and overall have our voices being heard, and not be 'Hidden'. As a young carer myself, as Vice Chairperson of the Manchester Young Carers Forum, and as candidate for Member of Youth Parliament (MYP) in Manchester, I want to ensure more young carers' voices aren't being hidden, but heard, and heard loudly. Which is why I want to be MYP. I, and the forum, will be working hard this year to ensure we reach that aim. You can check out my MYP website for more information about my candidacy: bit.ly/rekoformyp Check out 42nd Street's description of 'Hidden' here. See That's Manchester's review on 'Hidden'. Comments are closed.
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