oin youth advocate and artist Bellamore Ndayikeze for a special podcast series during the KickstART Festival 2022 exploring the Youth Week WA 2022 theme of "Booraka Korangan-ak, Courage to Change". The podcast will feature conversations exploring the intersections of creativity, art and advocacy with special guests: Joshua Eggington (AKA "Flewnt MC"), Harry Hilfiger (Student and musical artist), Linda Irinza (Soul Alphabet) , Jay Emmanuel (Actor, playwright, and director), Zahra Al-Hilaly (Law/Journalism student and WA Youth Week Ambassador 2020-21), and Regan Mathews (AKA "Ta-ku").

This special series is produced by Propel Youth Arts WA and RTRFM 92.1, and co-presented with BN Collective and Encounter Theatre. 

Podcast artwork by Elsie Andrewes from Studio Kiin

Creative Advocacy Podcast Intro

Creative Advocacy with Bellamore

Join youth advocate and artist Bellamore Ndayikeze for a special podcast series during the KickstART Festival exploring the Youth Week WA 2022 theme of "Booraka Korangan-ak, Courage to Change".

About Jay Emmanuel
Born in India and based in Australia, Jay is a performer, writer, director, and the founder and Artistic Director of Encounter Theatre Inc. 

Jay migrated to Australia in 2009 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Performance Making (2013) at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He undertook the Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre Internship in 2012 and completed the two-year Masters in Theatre Creation at Jacques Lecoq School in Paris (2015). 

Jay’s artistic practice is committed to community empowerment using participatory theatre making processes through the community arts and cultural development (CACD) space to facilitate expression for communities to tell their stories. Through engagement with moral dilemmas around race, identity, gender, sexuality, social exclusion, Jay’s work focuses on creating safe spaces for communities, especially young people from migrant, refugee and queer communities to speak their truth and amplify their voices. 

Prior to founding Encounter, Jay had been a lead creative at Performing Lines WA (2019-2021) and was part of Belvoir’s Artists at Work Residency (2020). He was selected for the Australia Council for the Arts Future Leader Program (2019) and awarded an Australia Council Career Development Grant (2020). Jay is also on the boards of the Perth International Cabaret Festival, The Last Great Hunt Inc, and is currently participating in the Chamber of Arts and Culture (WA) & Australian Institute of Company Directors Governance Program.

About Bellamore Ndayikeze
Bellamore is the Creative Director of BN Collective, a platform providing opportunities to young people through advocacy. She has established herself as a respected influential young woman in the community. Bellamore is a tireless advocate for young people and has been involved in many boards and advisory groups including the Ministerial Youth Advisory Council, and is a founding member of the Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network. She was named the 2019 WA Youth Week Ambassador and featured in the WA Museum Boola Bardip in the Migration Stories. In addition, she enjoys coaching AFL and creating music. Bellamore has had an amazing journey and she is willing to live life to the fullest.

About the Youth Week WA KickstART Festival
Presented by Propel Youth Arts WA, the KickstART Festival has been the flagship event of Youth Week WA for 12 years running. KickstART offers over 60 free events - including workshops, talks, performances, mentorships, exhibitions, markets, and other special events - between 8 - 16 April, for young people aged 12-26.

The Youth Week WA KickstART Festival 2022 is presented by Propel Youth Arts WA and is funded by the Government of Western Australia through the Department of Communities and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. KickstART is also supported by Lotterywest, the City of Perth, the City of Stirling, the City of Fremantle, and the City of Vincent.

EP 1: Explore advocacy and creativity with Bellamore  and Jay Emmanuel

Creative Advocacy with Bellamore

Join youth advocate and artist Bellamore Ndayikeze for a special podcast series during the KickstART Festival exploring the Youth Week WA 2022 theme of "Booraka Korangan-ak, Courage to Change".

About Harry Hilfiger
Harry Hilfigerr is a 17-year-old prodigy who is not one to shy away from his past, with vulnerable hard-hitting bars complimented by his unmatched melodic flow. Harry is ready to make his mark in the music scene. After a short stint in foster care, he discovered his love for music and found faith in God which has given him fortitude at times of adversity. With an endless amount of potential, there has already been interest shown to his sound by Masked Wolf, Aaron Reid (LA Reid Son) and many more. He is becoming one of the most exciting prospects coming up in the Australian Music industry.

About Bellamore Ndayikeze
Bellamore is the Creative Director of BN Collective, a platform providing opportunities to young people through advocacy. She has established herself as a respected influential young woman in the community. Bellamore is a tireless advocate for young people and has been involved in many boards and advisory groups including the Ministerial Youth Advisory Council, and is a founding member of the Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network. She was named the 2019 WA Youth Week Ambassador and featured in the WA Museum Boola Bardip in the Migration Stories. In addition, she enjoys coaching AFL and creating music. Bellamore has had an amazing journey and she is willing to live life to the fullest.

About the Youth Week WA KickstART Festival
Presented by Propel Youth Arts WA, the KickstART Festival has been the flagship event of Youth Week WA for 12 years running. KickstART offers over 60 free events - including workshops, talks, performances, mentorships, exhibitions, markets, and other special events - between 8 - 16 April, for young people aged 12-26.

The Youth Week WA KickstART Festival 2022 is presented by Propel Youth Arts WA and is funded by the Government of Western Australia through the Department of Communities and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. KickstART is also supported by Lotterywest, the City of Perth, the City of Stirling, the City of Fremantle, and the City of Vincent.

EP 2: Explore advocacy and creativity with Bellamore and Harry Hilfiger

Creative Advocacy with Bellamore

Join youth advocate and artist Bellamore Ndayikeze for a special podcast series during the KickstART Festival exploring the Youth Week WA 2022 theme of "Booraka Korangan-ak, Courage to Change".

About Linda Iriza
Linda Iriza is a Rwandan currently based in Boorloo (Perth). Her work centres African youth and continues to create community projects that bring them together physically and digitally. She does this through collectives like Soul Alphabet; where they support young bla(c)k and brown creatives through events, art exhibitions, workshops and various other projects. Linda is also a youth organiser at Boorloo Justice, a community led grass-root organisation. In recent years, she has also grown an interest in honouring her ancestors by digging deeper into Rwandan historical archives. In 2020, she launched a project called Amateka Series which aims at curating experiences that nurture a culture of collective learning. The project has bi-monthly virtual history programs that are done through live conferences and workshops that bring together Rwandans across the world and in the past they’ve had up to 190 attendees streaming from so-called Australia, Aotearoa, Rwanda, South Africa, UK, Canada and more.

Her passion for creating spaces for young Africans goes beyond borders; as she founded Nuru Tours which is an ethical travel project that works to connect the African diaspora to Africa. She has worked with Fremantle Arts Centre, Community Arts Network, West Australian Music, Talanoa and Perth Festival. Linda is interested in learning more about the art of storytelling, Afropresentism and intersectional feminist work.

About Bellamore Ndayikeze
Bellamore is the Creative Director of BN Collective, a platform providing opportunities to young people through advocacy. She has established herself as a respected influential young woman in the community. Bellamore is a tireless advocate for young people and has been involved in many boards and advisory groups including the Ministerial Youth Advisory Council, and is a founding member of the Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network. She was named the 2019 WA Youth Week Ambassador and featured in the WA Museum Boola Bardip in the Migration Stories. In addition, she enjoys coaching AFL and creating music. Bellamore has had an amazing journey and she is willing to live life to the fullest.

About the Youth Week WA KickstART Festival
Presented by Propel Youth Arts WA, the KickstART Festival has been the flagship event of Youth Week WA for 12 years running. KickstART offers over 60 free events - including workshops, talks, performances, mentorships, exhibitions, markets, and other special events - between 8 - 16 April, for young people aged 12-26.

The Youth Week WA KickstART Festival 2022 is presented by Propel Youth Arts WA and is funded by the Government of Western Australia through the Department of Communities and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. KickstART is also supported by Lotterywest, the City of Perth, the City of Stirling, the City of Fremantle, and the City of Vincent.

EP 3: Explore advocacy and creative with Bellamore and Linda Iriza

Creative Advocacy with Bellamore

Join youth advocate and artist Bellamore Ndayikeze for a special podcast series during the KickstART Festival exploring the Youth Week WA 2022 theme of "Booraka Korangan-ak, Courage to Change".

About Zahra Al-Hilaly
Zahra is a global advocate for intersectional representation across decision making structures. She is the co-chair of the Western Australia Ministerial Council, a MYAN and YWCA National Ambassador and acts as a Non-Executive Board Director for Missing Perspectives. She co-founded the Christmas Island Youth Summit, the first ever leadership series for young people on Christmas Island. She has been published by Gucci America, Vogue Australia, SBS Australia and Al Jazeera. In 2021 she was the inaugural winner of the Under 25’s Asian-Australian of the Year, and in 2022 she was named the Multicultural Young Person of the Year

About Bellamore Ndayikeze
Bellamore is the Creative Director of BN Collective, a platform providing opportunities to young people through advocacy. She has established herself as a respected influential young woman in the community. Bellamore is a tireless advocate for young people and has been involved in many boards and advisory groups including the Ministerial Youth Advisory Council, and is a founding member of the Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network. She was named the 2019 WA Youth Week Ambassador and featured in the WA Museum Boola Bardip in the Migration Stories. In addition, she enjoys coaching AFL and creating music. Bellamore has had an amazing journey and she is willing to live life to the fullest.

About the Youth Week WA KickstART Festival
Presented by Propel Youth Arts WA, the KickstART Festival has been the flagship event of Youth Week WA for 12 years running. KickstART offers over 60 free events - including workshops, talks, performances, mentorships, exhibitions, markets, and other special events - between 8 - 16 April, for young people aged 12-26.

The Youth Week WA KickstART Festival 2022 is presented by Propel Youth Arts WA and is funded by the Government of Western Australia through the Department of Communities and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. KickstART is also supported by Lotterywest, the City of Perth, the City of Stirling, the City of Fremantle, and the City of Vincent.

EP 4: Explore advocacy and creativity with Bellamore and Zahra Al-Hilaly

Creative Advocacy with Bellamore

Join youth advocate and artist Bellamore Ndayikeze for a special podcast series during the KickstART Festival exploring the Youth Week WA 2022 theme of "Booraka Korangan-ak, Courage to Change".

About Ta-Ku
Ta-ku might be the modern day renaissance man. Haven risen to prominence as one of Australia’s most in-demand beatmakers, the Perth-based artist (real name Regan Matthews) has found himself curator of a rapidly expanding, multi-disciplinary creative empire.

From the early ‘Soundcloud Era’ days uploading daily cuts to a clutch of co-writes & production efforts for the likes of Anderson Paak, Flume, Chet Faker, BANKS, Childish Gambino, Wafia, Alina Baraz, Masego, Ty Dolla Sign, Justin Timberlake and more as well as countless self-releases.

This insatiable drive to create is a personal one. Ta-ku now applies it to a diverse range of passion projects that encompass photography, design, creative direction, business & fashion. From being founder & CD of his own creative agency Pretty-Soon in his hometown in Perth to his creative label 823 - a community built on a love for an appreciation to those who inspire you.The common thread for his work is one of collaboration and self-expression, the key to managing these disparate passions is respect.

About Bellamore Ndayikeze
Bellamore is the Creative Director of BN Collective, a platform providing opportunities to young people through advocacy. She has established herself as a respected influential young woman in the community. Bellamore is a tireless advocate for young people and has been involved in many boards and advisory groups including the Ministerial Youth Advisory Council, and is a founding member of the Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network. She was named the 2019 WA Youth Week Ambassador and featured in the WA Museum Boola Bardip in the Migration Stories. In addition, she enjoys coaching AFL and creating music. Bellamore has had an amazing journey and she is willing to live life to the fullest.

About the Youth Week WA KickstART Festival
Presented by Propel Youth Arts WA, the KickstART Festival has been the flagship event of Youth Week WA for 12 years running. KickstART offers over 60 free events - including workshops, talks, performances, mentorships, exhibitions, markets, and other special events - between 8 - 16 April, for young people aged 12-26.

The Youth Week WA KickstART Festival 2022 is presented by Propel Youth Arts WA and is funded by the Government of Western Australia through the Department of Communities and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. KickstART is also supported by Lotterywest, the City of Perth, the City of Stirling, the City of Fremantle, and the City of Vincent.

EP 5: Explore advocacy and creativity with Bellamore and Ta-Ku

Somethings wrong
There's not drama but to watch it on TV
Hot bath feeling good it really be my remedy
Lemon water and some honey Reciting some parables 

Shout out to my boy  Nezu is alive right now 
And is capable, untouchable, un unbreakable
A friend off of his word and he just does it 
Words don't matter if there is no action

Nelson Mandela conversations with myself 
Is the book
I learnt a lot about the process
Just be humble and wait 
what a man so powerful
Knowledge is power

Isolation Collection

09/04/2020

Isolation Collection - #8 Nezu

Bella’s musical career began in 2010 with her first single “Letter to Mama”, an inspiring song dedicated to her mother Trinite. Since 2010 Bella has recorded and released over 60 songs, her music is a real-life portrait of the journey of a young person in the modern world. It captures the struggles and the beauty of her life and what she is going through. It is a raw glimpse into her soul. For Bella, music is a release and freedom. Creating music inspires her, and she hopes to perform to inspire others. Bella’s music touches on topics so relevant to the youth of today; resilience, emotional struggles, staying positive amongst negativity, family problems, facing your fears and many more. She brings everything she faces to life through her music in the hope that others may draw strength from the knowledge that they are not alone.

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