Children's rights

Stories about the rights of children; and how they are getting involved in making decisions about their lives today and their future.

Women Together Generations Apart As part of the Peace III programme, Headliners members met with Republican ex-prisoners from Tar Anall to find out what it was like in Belfast, when they were young. 7 December 2011
RJ's Leaving Day Children's Law Centre (CLC) tread the boards at the Grand Opera House, Belfast to highlight inequality and promote the inclusion of young people's views at Stormont. 25 October 2011
Pride and Prejudice 'Coming out' to friends and family at times isn't easy. GLYNI members preparing for Belfast Pride Festival talk to Headliners about their experiences. 4 October 2011
Proud To Be A South Londoner? Headliners in collaboration with Charlton Athletic Football Club and the National Citizen Service (NCS), investigate whether there are any people proud to be called a South Londoner. Watch their video and listen to their podcast. 8 September 2011
Media Influences Young Girls - BLOG Reporter Akila Chowdhury blog looks at how the media influences young teens, both boys and girls and what the consequences are of it? 11 July 2011
The Making of Pineapplehead Young filmmakers share their experiences and lessons learnt on location. 3 July 2011
On the road Five filmmakers travel across Northern Ireland to hear about the pressures and pleasures of being a teenager. 26 June 2011
Loud 'N' Clear Issue 13 Loud ‘N’ Clear Issue 13 is a magazine produced by Headliners reporters from Islington. 21 June 2011
No Place Like Home For Teens Headliners film reveals the realities of sleeping rough in Northern Ireland. 18 June 2011
Young and Caring Young people all over the country take for granted sitting in front of the TV, staying out late, hanging around with their friends and generally being a kid. But out there, there are thousands that have been catapulted into maturity and responsibility by caring for someone. Young carers from Family Action investigate what brings tears and smiles to their lives and where is the support? 15 June 2011
Catapulted into Maturity There are over 175,000 young carers in the UK. They have been catapulted into maturity and responsibility by caring for someone with a physical or learning disability, illness or substance dependency at home. And there may be many more that we don't yet know about. Just who are young carers? What brings tears and smiles to their lives and where is the support? This film, made by young carers, tries to answer those questions. This film was made by the young people that access Family Actio 15 June 2011
Pineapplehead Winner of Best Film made by Under 15's at the Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film & Television Festival For Young People, Pineapplehead explores bullying in the classroom. 11 June 2011
Rose Bowl Opening Islington youth club gets a face lift and a grand reopening. The Rose Bowl is back! 10 June 2011
Cut It Out: March Against Tuition Fees As students and lecturers across the country continue to protest against the Coalition Government’s proposed cuts on education, Headliners reporters get to the heart of the demonstrations in Newcastle. In this, the first in a series of reports entitled ‘Cut It Out’, our young journalists follow the march through the city and speak to the protesters. 9 December 2010
Abortions - What's your view? Headliners journalists explore the two sides of the abortion debate; pro-life versus pro-choice. But what's your view? 24 November 2010