News Archive
Dare London quizzing David Cameron
Date: 07 November 2007
Dare London have been approached to ask a creative question to David Cameron. If Conservative Home agrees to the question, Dare London will make a short one minute video of their question, which David Cameron will answer. It will then be posted on the Conservative Home website which gets zillions of hits per day. Thumbs and fingers crossed!
Dare London flying high
Date: 07 November 2007
Out of 18 candidates Lewisham representative for Dare London, Samson Adeyemi, came 3rd in the elections for new young mayor of Lewisham. Well done for getting so far Samson, and better luck next time! Samson has now been selected as an MP for UK Youth Parliament. Samson said 'this is big because I will not just speak on behalf of young people in Lewisham but I will help in deciding on issues that affect young people in the United Kingdom'.
Dare London campaigning to end child poverty
Date: 07 November 2007
Poonam Chandal (Newham’s Dare London rep), Kawsaw Zamen (THSU’s Dare London rep), Samson Adeyemi (Lewisham Dare London rep) and Stephen Ihme (GLA Dare London rep) will all be visiting the House of Commons on 21 November to participate in a Q&A with a panel to include MPs Beverley Hughes (Labour), Maria Miller (Conservative) and Annette Brooke (Liberal Democrat). The purpose is to ensure that politicians from all major political parties hear directly from young people about child poverty during the Campaign to End Child Poverty Month of Action.
New Single from THSU Patron Dizzee Rascal
Date: 29 October 2007
Dizzee became the Patron of Tower Hamlets Summer University this year and Summer Uni London is pleased to announce the release of his new single 'Flex' today.
Prestigious exhibition for Summer Uni artwork
Date: 22 August - 12 September 2007
A selection of artwork by young artists across the capital was displayed in the Rich Mix Cultural Centre in Bethnal Green.
Festival of Sport attracts 180 young participants from 11 Summer Unis
Date: 10 August 2007
On 10 August 180 young people from across London gathered together for Summer Uni London’s second annual free Festival of Sport. Young people aged from eleven to twenty five competed against each other in a selection of Olympic sports, each representing their borough or Summer Uni.