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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
Bexley Mencap: Finding a job with a learning disability Youth umemployment has risen to a 17-year high at 1 million out of work between the ages of 16-25. But what about those with learning disabilities? How are they looking for work and what support is out there for them? A group of young people from Bexley Mencap made a training dvd that help give other people with learning difficulties advice and tips for finding a job. 16 November 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
Pause Summer 2011 In the latest issue of Pause, our journalists speak to Ghetts about Grime and the government, investigate the reality of youth crime, and get the lowdown on why the media should be careful when reporting about eating disorders. 21 June 2011
Cut it Out - The Occupation of Newcastle University Headliners members in the North East continue their coverage of the student protests against the Coalition Government's cuts to education. In this, their second feature in the 'Cut it Out' series, our young reporters hang out with the Occupants of Newcastle University, before reaching their own conclusions about the current political climate. 6 May 2011
Building Bridges Forum for change When incidents of rioting became unbearable, young people from interface areas in Belfast created a group which would tackle community safety issues head on. 30 March 2011
6 Billion Ways 2011 On March 5 Rich Mix hosted 6 Billion Ways, a conference aimed at sharing ideas and actions about how to make the world a better place. Headliners reporters went a long to talk to the organisers, the speakers and those attending the conference. 16 March 2011
Stand Up and be Counted Grime star Ghetts is reaching out to people all over the nation to take part in the 2011 census. Headliners met up with him at a press conference at the Brady Arts Centre, Whitechapel to find out more. 16 December 2010
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
My day as....“MISS DIRECTOR”... Friday 12th November 2010 was Takeover Day where young people get the chance to takeover a job of someone in a senior position in business, government or the charity sector. Reema Begum, 15, took over the job of Fiona Wyton, Director of Headliners, for the day. Here’s her story. 12 November 2010
Pakistan Floods: Should More Be Done? Headliners reporters interviewed the members of the public from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea about the Pakistan Floods - comparing the media coverage to the Haiti earthquake. 21 September 2010
A Louder Voice 3 Welcome to the third and last edition of A Louder Voice showcasing the work of young people from Headliners (UK) 20 September 2010
Olympic Mascots: Where Did It All Go Wrong? Olympic Mascots super futuristic or absolutely ridiculous? Headliners reporters from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea's Futureversity took to the streets to find out... 6 September 2010
Britain's Barack? What do people on the streets of Hackney think of Diane Abbott's bid to become leader of the Labour Party? Gyasi Rogers, 13, finds out. 19 July 2010
How would you like it? Headliners reporter Esther Hughes, 8, has her say on children in Detention Centres and medical justice 22 May 2010