News - Camden Rise

Real Talk is a young people’s debate for 16 to 21-year-olds who live or go to school in Camden, or attend a youth centre here. This free early evening event offers a safe space to express your opinions and challenge preconceptions on topics that matter most to you. It is being held from 5pm to 7.30pm on Thursday 9 November at the Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt Street NW1. You will have the...

Tuesday (10 October) is World Mental Health Day – a reminder of the importance of prioritising and looking after our mental health as much as our physical health.    This year’s theme, ‘Mental health is a universal human right’, promotes the significance of mental health with the aim of helping you to learn how to look after yours and to get help if you are struggling.    ...

Camden’s Black History Season has officially kicked off and is on until 15 December. We have a jam-packed programme - with events and activities ranging from art exhibitions, workshops, live music, and history talks to poetry, supper clubs and much more.  Throughout the season we are shining a light on Camden's most influential leaders, activists and changemakers, giving you the chance to...

The Independent Living Hub, based at Camden’s Greenwood Centre, has been relaunched with an exciting new activity programme for young people aged 14 to 25 with special educational needs and disabilities. Designed by and for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), the pilot programme includes a range of activities - from CV writing, fitness, creating lyrics and music,...

By Farjana Khan, aged 17 I interviewed three members of Camden Youth Council (CYC), two of whom are our current Youth MPs. I asked them each questions about what it’s like being part of the CYC and the benefits.  Aya, 17, is one of Camden’s Youth MPs. She said she joined CYC because she has “always been interested and passionate about social justice” and also because she wanted to be...