Calling on all Young Writers to Speak Out in Local Poetry Contest ...

Stepping Stones

Nigeria and Global Link; Stepping Stones Nigeria is a child?s rights charity

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   POetry Competition. Spark those Creative Juices!

that protects and transforms the lives of thousands of children in the Niger

Delta, Nigeria, whilst Global Link works to engage and educate young people in

UK on how to achieve a just and sustainable world.

This year we

are launching a young writer?s poetry contest until July 2012 as part of our

program of activities marking the 400th anniversary of the Pendle Witch Trials

and to highlight modern-day Witch Hunts still occurring in the world. This

young writer?s competition is a novel and interactive approach to highlighting

the need to end persecutions, illustrating engaging real-life stories and

positive examples of change through school workshops which provide

?food-for-thought? to inspire young writers creativity. It will challenge them

about what happens when they don?t speak out and what can happen when they do

use their own voice.

We would very

much like you to be part of these activities.

We are hoping

to motivate young people to write and discover poetry by asking them to

imagine, reflect, react as to what it may feel like to be persecuted or

discriminated against because of differences, and what it would be like to live

with little hope of achieving their dreams.

In a few words,

a poem can often sum up a range of experiences and emotions. They can often

help to aid understanding of complex issues. We are hopeful that this

opportunity will mobilise our communities and schools to take real action to

fight persecution; to speak out personally to friends, family members and your

communities while raising funds globally to help fight persecutions in Niger

Delta region of Nigeria and the UK. We would like to encourage our communities

to continue the conversation started by this competition and explore the way that

our simple, everyday actions can ensure a better future for all children.

We have a

poetry pack which includes sample poems and suggested reading in order to

ignite those creative juices!

If you are aged 25 or under and wish to enter the Stepping Stones Nigeria

poetry competition which is open now please click here!

http://www.steppingstonesnigeria.org/poetry-competition.html

Prizes include getting your poem published and Waterstone?s vouchers, as well

as invitation to prize giving event at The Ashton Memorial, Lancaster.

We have

individual entry forms, along with an entry form for your school /

organisation. The entry fee is ?1.00 per person which will be donated to

Stepping Stones Nigeria all entries to be posted to:

Stepping Stones Nigeria,

24 St Leonard?s House,

St Leonard?s Gate,

Lancaster,

LA1 INN, UK.

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the LINK below to view and print details of the competition.

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For further information, please contact

Naomi Foxcroft

Stepping Stones

Nigeria

0845 313 8391

n.foxcroft@steppingstonesnigeria.org

www.steppingstonesnigeria.org

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?Stand up, Stand out, Speak up, Speak Out will motivate young people to

write and discover poetry by asking them to imagine, reflect, react to what it

feels like to be persecuted or discriminated against, and what it would be like

to live with little hope of achieving their dreams. This will provide inspiring

and informative insight into the progress that is being made, and how each of

us can play a part in achieving an end to persecutions within our

lifetime? said Scott, UK Vodafone World of Difference Winner 2012.

Gary

Foxcroft, SSN Director says, ?I am very excited that Scott is mobilizing

UK schools and Communities, encouraging children and young people to use their

voices across the Northwest region to take real action to fight persecution

while raising funds globally to help fight persecutions in Niger Delta region

of Nigeria and the UK. I hope that the conversation started by this

competition, others will explore the way that our simple, everyday actions can

ensure a better future for all children.

Article source: http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Calling-Young-Writers-Speak-Local-Poetry-Contest/story-16314125-detail/story.html

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