Exposure 114

Celebrity supplement special inside - the keys to success revealed!

Contents & contributors

P 4-5 What’s happening

P 10-11 Agony

Zeezee

Damien

Mussirah

Carina

Joelle

Jaber

Sherpa

Moossun

Sapiains

Selt

P 12-13 Gallery

P 14-15 Past tense

Renee

Carina

Serge

Nikol

Dow

Maria

Sapiains

Misona

Nikolova

Wongseekaew

P 16-17 Smack head

P 18-19 Nicked

P 20-21 Around the world

Loga

Mussirah

Carina

Jonathan

Suren

Moossun

Sapiains

Imiere

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Youthful thinking

Editorial Zeezee Jaber

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Shaniel Clarke Obesity has become a massive issue throughout the UK, especially in London. In fact more than a third of the capital’s young people are overweight.

It’s a combination of apathy in that young people don’t really think they’ll get fat or they think they’ll work it off, and the cost and convenience of junk food. Chicken shops are on most streets, and especially around schools. Near our school in Haringey there are five chicken shops. FIVE. And an entire meal costs us £2. And many young people do this everyday. Obesity is inevitable with the way things are.

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is expected to rise to £6.3 billion by 2015. We think a change in education and attitude is the key to becoming healthier. People don’t know or don’t care what the food they eat contains.

Young people need to develop a positive and healthy mind, which spans beyond just their career and how happy they are, to how they think about their health.

Obesity is killing thousands of people each year; it’s time we understood and accepted the real danger in fast food.

“Let food be thy medicine, thy medicine shall be thy food.”

Hippocrates - Ancient Greek Physician

what’s MY HEALTH LOCKER One in four people will suffer from a mental health problem in their lives. One in ten young people currently have a diagnosable mental health condition. Being young can be tough, and lots of people need help. If this is you then seek support. And once you do the My Health Locker website will be there.

My Health Locker is for young people receiving help for a mental health problem.

It enables you to understand and contribute to the treatment you’re receiving.

The website is packed with cool and interesting stuff that will help you in your recovery. There are games and animations (produced by Exposure!), plus there’s tons of information to help you. Arguably the most important aspect to My Health Locker is that you can check your previous health records, and see how much you’ve progressed.

You can register at www.myhealthlockerlondon.nhs.uk now. You’ll be given your own log in and can access the service from any computer. Everything you put is confidential between you and your doctor.

ZeeZee Jaber

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YOU’RE HIRED!

Zeezee

Damien

Wanna hit the jackpot and make a fortune? Sure you do and here’s your ticket to a world of working hard and creating opportunities for yourself.

North London presents the Apprentice.

North London Apprentice gives young people the chance to learn how to create genuine business possibilities, and sell their ideas to local organisations and companies.

The project is open to all young people, not just business-focused students. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never given a presentation, or spoken to an audience before, North London Apprentice will equip you with everything you need to be a confident young entrepreneur.

If you’re a young ambitious adult that’s interested in a challenge email

stephen@exposure.org.uk Damien Sherpa

KENSAL RISES Kensington pumps through the veins of S.P.I.D. Theatre Company. We can see it through the windows of our office in our home: Kensal House.

Everything we do has a sense of community. The company’s latest project, ‘Kensal Voices’, slots in perfectly with this ethos. It is open to all 13 - 25 year olds, who are given the opportunity to get stuck into various multimedia training including investigative reporting, magazine production and a qualification, all in the name of exploring Kensal House residency’s deepest secrets and history. And once all that’s done we’ll be putting together a show and performing!

To find out more or sign up visit www.spidtheatrecompany.com or contact Ann on 0208 968 2961 or email youth@spidtheatrecompany.com Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens 5

Tahira Ismail on losing dad Done. Your mum is crying and the family is praying and the nurses and doctors are saying sorry. Now you’re done.

The start. Walking into the hospital, then my Mum and I sprinting up the stairs because the lift was taking too long. She pushed the door to the private room with so much rage. The doctor met us. My brother didn’t come. He never had since it began. The doctor said my dad had a little bit of strength in him. I thought they’d got the wrong man. My dad, a little bit of strength? You’re funny I thought. You’re funny.

I see him lying on the bed looking like he’s going to sleep. He kisses Mum, says, ‘I love you’ and so does she. Then I come in and give him a hug. ‘I love you’ is being thrown back and forth. I walk off and immediately wish I hadn’t, because this is the moment I will never get out of my head. I know it was a coincidence 6

but I just felt for such a long time that it was my fault. As I walk away I stop to say one more word and when I go to turn around… Beep. Done.

There were tears everywhere and that’s when the family started to pray and the nurses and doctor came and said ‘Sorry’ to my family and to me. I didn’t cry then. The tears came for me when I was at home, and I realised that now it was just Mum, my brother and me. Rolling down my face, my tears felt so heavy it was like they weighed a hundred tons each. My religion doesn’t allow women to attend funerals, so I made my brother tell me everything that happened. Like I said, a hundred tons per tear.

After a week off school I went back, and everything felt different. Walking to school was so boring. Step-by-step became drag-by-drag. Smiling was just to make sure no-one could see how I felt. Hands that previously held ice cream became hands stuffed in pockets.

Instead of the sun having fun with me it felt like there was a storm trying to blow me away. Instead of feeling alive, I felt like I was dying inside. Three months of what would have been

yourself up and dust yourself off’. Before I didn’t understand what that meant, but now it helps me realise I’m changing me.

It’s not some ever lasting pain. You can always talk to someone else, but the only

There were tears everywhere and that’s when the person who can change your emotions family started to pray happiness was stripped from me and disappeared… buried six feet under with my dad.

I had no idea where I stood and no idea what to do. I was just beginning my teenage years. Everyone tried to cheer me up, but three months of sadness became a whole lifetime stretching ahead of me.

Finally, I realised the moral of the story. It just took that time, those painful months at the beginning to realise that that feeling was normal.

That was grieving. That was important to go through, but things change. ‘Pick

from bad to good is you.

When it’s bad all you want to do is sit in your room and cry a hundred tons per tear, but time does heal and that’s what helped me. Gradually, smiling became easier again. Talking to people really helped, and the biggest thing was realising that I wasn’t alone. Always remember that. Don’t think that just because you have lost someone that you’re going to be dead inside forever.

Talk and let time heal. Be honest with yourself and with others, because smiling though the pain hurts and doesn’t always help. Believe me.

For advice on this or any other issue see the list of local services in the directory on p23

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Compiled by Mussirah Moossun, Carina Sapiains and Illustrated by Joelle Selt.

After being close for many years my friend and I are drifting apart. She’s a part of this new group of popular girls. I still want to be her friend but I feel like she doesn’t want me to be. I feel very isolated and alone.

Friendships are a common worry for lots of young people. It is a normal part of growing up and understanding the world around you, and learning to make relationships in the future. It is hard when you feel someone close to you moves on and appears not to want you. You might also be struggling with feelings of exclusion from the ‘popular’ group.

You could try talking to her and tell her how you are feeling. You sound as though you are not keen on the ‘popular girls’, so who do you want as friends? If you are feeling down and isolated make sure you talk to someone, it may help you feel less alone.

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I’ve had acne. I get teased about it a lot.

I never used to care much but I’m getting to the point where I want a boyfriend. If I look like this it will never happen!

If you have not already done so, seek some medical advice from your GP. There are plenty of treatments available. More important is that you concentrate on not getting caught up in the idea that you will not be able to get a boyfriend because of how you look. Feeling this way may reflect your lack of confidence and self esteem. Think about the type of person you are and the type of boyfriend you want.

Finding someone is as much about personality as it is looks. And sometimes it’s good to just talk to boys as friends, then choose someone who will see you as whole person rather than just the physical appearance.

Mussirah Carina

Joelle

Open Door counselling service provides the answers to the problems featured in Agony.

Call them on 020 8348 5947, email enquiries@opendooronline.org or visit www.opendooronline.org

I’ve recently been struggling to deal with stuff. Even the smallest amount of pressure from school or friends and I feel like my head is tightening. I’m struggling to cope.

Finding it hard to cope can happen to anyone at any time in life. Think about what may be going on in your life that could cause this pressure, it may be school, home, relationships, or pressure from other people in your life. You could start to do this by yourself or with friends or by seeking some help either from a trusted adult at home or school, or from a counselling service such as Open Door. You may not always know what the worries are but you know there is some stress or anxiety, talking to a professional can help you to sort out what the issues are and may help with your struggles.

I’m 14 and I’m still wetting the bed. My parents broke up when I was little and I’ve read online that it might be something to do with that? I can’t go on like this.

You clearly have been affected by your parents break up as you still feel it could be causing you worries now.

There could be many reasons for your bed wetting though. They might be physical or could be linked to feelings and emotions. The first step for you is to explore any physical reasons, visit your GP who can offer you various tests or treatments. I am not sure if your parents are aware of the issue, they could help you to get the right advice. There is also plenty of info online. With regard to your parents, you can talk to Open Door about your feelings.

Everyone’s got problems see the Directory on page 23 for a list of support services.

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Send your artwork to: Exposure, The Bigger Shoe Box, Muswell Hill Centre, Hillfield Park N10 3QJ or email: luke@exposure.org.uk.

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Carina Sapiains has an anx to grind I cleared my throat and glided on the stage. Everyone staring at me. My hands began to get sticky. What if I forgot the words? Oh God. They’re staring at me.

As I began to speak my throat went dry.

Don’t stop.

I used to be shy. And shy people are often anxious, especially when asked to talk in front of people. I managed to hide my anxiety by giving the impression that I was confident, but inside I was terrified.

I just wanted to be left alone.

The idea of being picked to speak in class left me panicking and sweaty.

Eventually I had to do it, but when I tried nothing came out of my mouth. In class I knew the answers to the teacher’s questions, but I would rather be silent. To most people I came across as introverted and uncommunicative. Only a few of my closest friends knew how my anxiety really affected me.

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A lot of people don’t understand anxiety. It’s not just the feeling of edginess or being uncomfortable in a situation. In my opinion the worst symptom of anxiety is a panic attack.

A panic attack is a malfunction of your body’s ‘fight or flight’ mode. It’s a natural defence where your body releases lots of adrenaline to deal with a situation. So if you need to escape a dangerous situation you can run faster and for longer than you normally could. Panic attacks occur when the ‘fight or flight’ mode suddenly kicks in despite there being no danger.

It should be noted that panic attacks aren’t dangerous, and they can’t cause you serious harm, but they can be terrifying to experience. They can last anywhere from five and 20 minutes.

The worst panic attack I suffered from was during PE once. I felt my throat close up after running a race. I am massively

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competitive, and I lost. At first I just felt angry, then the world became a blur and the ground shook. I couldn’t breath and

overall I feel so much better.

Panic attacks and anxiety is probably much more common than you think.

At first I just felt angry then the world became a blur And if you are a sufferer there are lots and the ground shook I felt intense nausea. I collapsed just after getting to the finish line. I crawled to the side or the track in tears. After a while I was able to control myself.

It was not always that bad, but it did prevent me from doing everyday things, and massively affected my confidence.

Eventually I began talking to somebody about my problems, and I felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. I practiced speaking to people more, and put myself into challenging situations; I chose drama for my GCSEs. Occasionally I still feel anxious over small things, but

of ways to stop them. Talk to your GP to get referred for help, or you can contact Exposure’s partner organisation Open Door on 020 8348 5947 to talk to a councillor. If you don’t feel able to do face-to-face counselling a lot of work can be done over the phone or even online.

The important thing is that you don’t just suffer. It’s common to think you’re the only one who is going through what you are, but teenage-anxiety.co.uk say that one-in-seven people suffer from anxiety of some form. If that is you, don’t suffer alone.

For advice on this or any other issue see the list of local services in the directory on p23

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Loga Suren takes the cane to corporal punishment Britain remains one of the few places in Western culture not to ban parents from smacking their children. In a recent survey by NSPCC, 60% of the parents say they hit their children. The law says that parents can smack their children as long as there is no reddening of the skin. This law is flawed.

Smacking children shatters their self-confidence, and distorts their perspective of the world, let alone making them think it’s acceptable to hit other people.

I spent my childhood in Sri Lanka. At school there, the cane was the master, and the teacher was an emotionless spectator merely wielding it. There, my psychology was chiselled into shape. And it was there that forty years previously my parents were made to believe in strict education and impeccable discipline.

Consequently, my home life became something similar to school with unrelenting emphasis on learning and discipline.

family moved to England, and I found that teachers here did not hit children. I quickly grew to love school, and I found my creativity thriving. But I was lucky.

Where in my home the cane was cast aside, I know that in many other British Sri Lankan Tamil homes the corporal punishment continued.

And later during secondary school exams, in too many of these homes, the whip cracked again. The grades of one Sri Lankan child were compared to that of other Sri Lankan children. The fact that some had done better than others became more important than the efforts of the individual, even if their grades were good.

I understand that our parents feared for us, that we wouldn’t grow up to be good people and achieve, but there are less damaging ways to instil good values in children. Giving rewards (or even just congratulating) when the child does the right thing or performs well for one.

I remember that the ‘gold merit star

The cane was the master, & the teacher was an emotionless spectator merely wielding it On weekdays I had school, on Wednesday evenings it was Maths tuition, and on weekends I had spoken English classes. The law of the cane was ‘fair’ and consistent throughout – one mistake equalled one hit. And each hit reduced my self-esteem by tenfold, becoming imprinted in my memory.

Hitting children scars them, and makes redundant all those moments when a child is shown affection.

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stickers’ in primary school motivated me more than any smack ever did.

The punishment based system cripples creativity (as the child becomes too afraid to do anything outside of the norm) while the reward based system nurtures it. Parents should present themselves as positive role models, and hitting children does exactly the opposite. It is counterproductive as the child develops a dislike for studying as they’re studying out of fear, not enjoyment.

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I believe smacking is the quick method to bring about immediate discipline for lazy parents, who cannot be bothered to explain right and wrong to a child. These are also parents who cannot be dedicated enough to their child, for whatever reason, to develop them into a responsible adults.

Children today are the parents of

tomorrow, and we hold the key to social reform. Numerous studies have confirmed that if parents hit children, the children will eventually hit their own children. This cycle needs to be broken, and I believe the best way to break it is by informing our generation of why hitting children is wrong.

For advice on this or any other issue see the list of local services in the directory on p23

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‘Liam’ takes the pressure out of growing up “C’mon everybody’s doing it. Take a pull on it you pussy.”

So, I thought, “Why not?”

I was 15, and I had many friends.

I didn’t want to turn into a loner by alienating myself. I gave into peer pressure because I thought that if I didn’t say ‘yes’ to my so-called friends then they would disown me. I would go from Mr Popular to the kid that people picked on.

Being a part of a group and fitting in is what most teenagers want. Being picked on is the worst – no one wanted to be that guy. So you copy others to avoid being bullied even if what you’re doing is something bad.

Crime took a hold of my life. The police quickly got to know my face and name, due to all the things my group was up to. I used to wake up, meet up with my friends go to school. As soon as we’d get out we’d smoke weed, and do stupid stuff. And because we were high, we got the munchies, and we’d go to the local supermarket and steal stuff.

This was also the time when I started lying to my mum. I never wanted her to see me high, so I would stay out until the effects of the weed wore off. It hurt me to look my mum in the eyes, and lie to her about where I’d been and what I was

They didn’t care about me. They didn’t come and see me at the police station; they didn’t call me to hand touch my shoulder and saw make sure I was all right doing. I was too ashamed to tell her the truth.

It carried on and on. The same pattern.

Smoke weed, steal stuff. It was getting to the stage where I thought I was getting very good at shoplifting. I wasn’t getting caught, and was becoming brazen. I would take more than everyone else and then give it to them to make me more popular.

Then one day, I got caught as I was leaving one supermarket. I felt a cold

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the guard. In my head all I could think about was how upset my mum would be?

This was the best day of my life, because I realised that these people I was hanging with were not my friends. They didn’t care about me. They didn’t come and see me at the police station, they didn’t call me to make sure I was all right, or if I’d been released, or arrested and charged, they didn’t care or know if I was going to court… nothing. Just nothing.

But when I have sweets and crisps and drinks they were all over me. And it got

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Mussirah Carina

Photograph by Renee Osubu styling by Mussirah Moossun & Carina Sapiains

me thinking if they were friends they would have been concerned. Maybe real friends would have encouraged me not to steal in the first place.

While at the police station I just wanted to get home, apologise to my mum and accept my punishment.

I did other things with my time from that point onward. I went to my local youth club were I met some real friends, who encouraged me to take advantage of positive opportunities like Exposure.

That’s how I managed to write this article here.

Peer pressure happens to everyone, and can be harmless. You just have to realise when you’re being encouraged to do things that will make your life worse.

It’s also important to understand the motives of the people around you. The hardest part is saying ‘no, I won’t do that’, but if you can, you should, because that’s what an adult does.

For advice on this or any other issue see the list of local services in the directory on p23

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what’s orld

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Russia Meteor crash

USA

On the 15 February 2013, 800 miles east of Moscow, Russia, in the Ural Mountains, a meteor crashed down to the Earth injuring at least 950 people. Scientists have said that the meteor was the largest to have hit Earth in a 100 years. The large rock was mainly made of iron and was 55 feet in diameter. It bolted down to earth at 33,000 mph — 15 times the speed of a bullet fired from a gun. Astonishingly the Global Network of Sensors, which monitors radiation levels on the planet said, “The energy released from the meteor was thirty times the amount of energy released from the Hiroshima atomic bomb.”

Great Britain Neigh problem?

USA

Throughout the month of March 2013 in England, many big name supermarket companies withdrew a number of their products from the shelves after the discovery of horsemeat within what should have been beef foods. Many tests were carried out to determine if any horsemeat was found in other products labelled as beef.

Over 5,000 tests were carried out across the UK and around 44 tests resulted positive for horsemeat found within the retailed foods. It was thought the horsemeat was bought cheaply from Eastern Europe by food importers.

South Africa Oscar Pistorius

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In South Africa, at their home in Pretoria, 30-yearold model Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead by Gold medal winning paralympian Oscar Pistorius on the 14 February 2013. She was shot four times through a closed bathroom door. It is believed that the couple had been together since November 2012 and police said they were investigating claims that security guards at the Silver Woods Country Estate had gone to the house two hours prior to the shooting after neighbours reported a disturbance.

However, Pistorius has stated that he thought Ms Steenkamp was in bed and it was an intruder that had entered his home. Trial is set for later this year.

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China Backham plays for the Orient

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On the 4th March 2013, Essex raised footballer David Beckham became a global ambassador for Chinese football. Although signing for French Football Club Paris St Germain he will combine his ambassadorial role with playing for his team.

As an ambassador he will have to attend league matches, and help the image of football by helping to promote the beautiful game to the children of China. “I’m excited by the prospect of promoting the world’s greatest game to Chinese sports fans as I’ve seen first hand the growing interest in football there,” claims Beckham, “This is a wonderful sport that inspires people across the world and brings families together, so I’m relishing the opportunity of introducing more fans to the game,” he adds.

North Korea Ready for war?

USA

There has been unrest between North Korea and South Korea in April 2013, North Korea have threatened to start attacks on not only their Southern counterparts but also the United States. The threat has been stirred up from the North Koreans locking South Korean workers out of a joint factory complex.

They then announced that they will restart a nuclear reactor, which would ultimately create plutonium used for nuclear bombs.

Because of these threats the US are sending ballistic missiles to their naval and air bases in the country of Guam. Some would say that North Korea does not harness the technology to come up against the US but US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has stated that the North Korean threats to Guam, Hawaii and the US main lands have been taken seriously.

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where LEO TOPALOV I first found out about Exposure through the Youth Offending Service. I had to attend Exposure as a part of my supervision order.

I didn’t want to go at first, but as soon as I opened the door, my first thought was, “Wow”.

The office itself was very cozy, the atmosphere relaxed with helpful staff at hand. There were computers for all, video editing facilities and enough equipment to run a number of multimedia projects at the same time. Not to mention the hot drinks and doughnuts the Exposure manager Andy generously supplied.

My initial role was to assist the graphic designer in preparing visual content for Exposure magazine. This meant learning software like Photoshop and In Design. At one point I made an illustration of Mona Lisa wearing a gas mask for the front cover.

But most of the fun came from working on commissioned projects, which were paid for and sometimes required travelling outside London.

The experience I gained at Exposure later helped me to set up my own youth magazine called Steep, which was published in a foreign language. It only managed to last a year, but in that time I learnt so much about publishing, not to mention how impressive it made my CV look. By combining this with my Exposure work I then found myself working abroad for several newspapers, web news agencies and even a local TV channel.

I now work as a freelance journalist in Russian newspaper, covering topics on crime, politics and social issues. Most of it is research and writing, but occasionally work requires me to travel to major events and to meet important officials…. Not far removed from what I did at Exposure actually.

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