OUR MISSION
SAFE Collective aim to create opportunities for disadvantaged young people through a diverse variety of music and art activities, promoting creativity, imparting skills and raising awareness of important issues, while raising self esteem, lowering drug abuse and crime rates, and uniting communities with young people at the heart of them, working towards productive, fulfilled lives, reconnected and empowered with a sense of belonging, responsibility and hope for the future.
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SAFE COLLECTIVE
We consist of a team of young trainee volunteers and mentors, aged 17-25, including ex users, qualified Youth Workers and Counsellors; and a team of adult qualified Social Workers, Youth Workers, Counsellors, Drugs Workers and Therapists, to supervise all our activities.
We deliver workshops, hold talks and discussions, and provide a variety of activities, advice and information to at risk young people in a variety of settings and locations. All our staff and volunteers are CRB checked.
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YOUTH COUNCIL
In 2009, a group of young SAFE Collective volunteers, aged 16-25, formed a Youth Council in the Bath and Norton Radstock areas, to become a voice for local young people, in order to have an influence on events in their area. The Youth Council were at the heart of many of SAFE Collectives decision making processes, and they played a prominent part in organising and running all our events and activities.
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JEN WILSON
2009 ~ Toured with SAFE Collective, providing a Youth space at music festivals across the UK
2009 ~ Designed and delivered AQA units in Outdoor Survival Skills to Entry to Employment students at Norton Radstock College, Bath.
2008 ~ Founded SAFE Collective, after running JAM for 6 years.
2002-2008 ~ Founder and Director of JAM, delivering DJ skills, Music Technology, Sound Engineering and Multimedia workshops to disadvantaged and excluded young people across Bristol, Bath and 4 SW counties, working for local authorities, schools, colleges, councils, music centres, homeless foyers, prisons, drug agencies, and various youth clubs, youth and arts organisations.
2002-2003 ~ Designed and delivered AQA units in Life Skills, Sex education, HIV, Drug Education, Health and Safety and COSSH, and delivered music lessons, to young male inmates at Ashfield Young Offenders Institute. Rehabilitation Support Worker for inmates at Eastwood Park Womens Prison, delivering life skills, sex and drug education and childcare; managing case loads, risk assessing self harmers and acting as a point of referral on transition from prison.
2002 ~ Designed and delivered OCN Diploma in Music Technology for Banes Adult and Community Education, Somervale School, Midsomer Norton.
Jen holds a City and Guilds in Sound Engineering, HND in Multimedia, FAETC Teaching Certificate, Rock School Music Educator Diploma/PTTLS and Singing and the Actor Training.
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JENJEN (aka DJ Mis-chief) was a successful worldwide DJ and Music Producer for 16 years, and an event promoter for many years, running many charity events across SW England.
She is a singer, songwriter and guitarist, in the midst of producing her debut album. She has studied the Anatomy and Physiology of the Voice, working with world pioneers in their field, and has been studying Sound and Voice Healing for 4 years. She teaches professional singing lessons, and holds Singing, Sound and Voice Healing workshops and performances in venues across SW and SE England, using Crystal Singing Bowls and Solfeggio Tuning Forks.
Jen has been involved with several bands throughout her musical career. She was backing singer with the O’Roonies in the 80’s, and singer with Magnum Force, who went on to become punk legends, The Mob. In 2000, she formed her band, Snipe, with Paul Boswell. Snipe gigged extensively around the west country and in London, played live radio shows, wrote a remix of Ghost Dance, which they performed live with Pee Wee Ellis at Nunney Jazz cafe, and attracted interest from John Peel before his untimely death. After Snipe parted ways, Jen continued on her solo path, playing minimal gigs, whilst writing and recording tracks for her album. Recorded in Somerset, LA and Sedona, USA, with guest appearances from various world class musicians, the album is due out at the end of 2010.
04-06-2006 RADIO DIALECT INTERVIEW
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