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We, Generate is landing at Brighton Festival 2026 @brightonfestival

Dreamt up by our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), this is youth-led energy in action.

It’s all about reimagining humanity (hopefully). Not just talking about change, but shaping culture, questioning everything, and building something better together.

Think: workshops, live moments, real conversations + a full youth takeover.
A space to experiment, create, and find your people.

What’s on 👇
✨Create Your Dream City — collage your ideal world, your rules

✨@ Your Service — real talk on community + care with Jordan Stephens @jordanfstephens + Brighton youth voices

✨ And we’re closing it out with:
💫 a Youth Takeover at Brighton Dome Studio Theatre featuring a panel with @mikaelaloach @joycelynlongdon
🎶 plus a celebration of Brighton's community music and arts scene with @steamdown and more!

A celebration of hope, creativity, and what actually matters to you right now.
This right here is what happens when the people usually talked about, become the people doing the talking.

Come through. Connect. Create. Rethink everything.

💚 Our Future Creative Leaders: @kaia.ab @iwill_molly @jed.agb @mindbodyandearth @casey.galt @thenameisnaiya @Elsa__yeah, Fez, @channellevvy and @lucia_mashi

🔗 Get tickets via link in bio

💫Many thanks to our funders & partners: @weareinnovateuk, Chalk Cliff Trust @sussexcommunityfoundation, @enjoolatafoundation @brightonfestival @art_in_mind_brighton and @brightonyouthcentre

#BrightonFestival #BrightonYouth #BrightonEvents #WhatsOnBrighton #BrightonCreatives

We, Generate is landing at Brighton Festival 2026 @brightonfestival

Dreamt up by our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), this is youth-led energy in action.

It’s all about reimagining humanity (hopefully). Not just talking about change, but shaping culture, questioning everything, and building something better together.

Think: workshops, live moments, real conversations + a full youth takeover.
A space to experiment, create, and find your people.

What’s on 👇
✨Create Your Dream City — collage your ideal world, your rules

✨@ Your Service — real talk on community + care with Jordan Stephens @jordanfstephens + Brighton youth voices

✨ And we’re closing it out with:
💫 a Youth Takeover at Brighton Dome Studio Theatre featuring a panel with @mikaelaloach @joycelynlongdon
🎶 plus a celebration of Brighton's community music and arts scene with @steamdown and more!

A celebration of hope, creativity, and what actually matters to you right now.
This right here is what happens when the people usually talked about, become the people doing the talking.

Come through. Connect. Create. Rethink everything.

💚 Our Future Creative Leaders: @kaia.ab @iwill_molly @jed.agb @mindbodyandearth @casey.galt @thenameisnaiya @Elsa__yeah, Fez, @channellevvy and @lucia_mashi

🔗 Get tickets via link in bio

💫Many thanks to our funders & partners: @weareinnovateuk, Chalk Cliff Trust @sussexcommunityfoundation, @enjoolatafoundation @brightonfestival @art_in_mind_brighton and @brightonyouthcentre

#BrightonFestival #BrightonYouth #BrightonEvents #WhatsOnBrighton #BrightonCreatives

We, Generate is landing at Brighton Festival 2026 @brightonfestival

Dreamt up by our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), this is youth-led energy in action.

It’s all about reimagining humanity (hopefully). Not just talking about change, but shaping culture, questioning everything, and building something better together.

Think: workshops, live moments, real conversations + a full youth takeover.
A space to experiment, create, and find your people.

What’s on 👇
✨Create Your Dream City — collage your ideal world, your rules

✨@ Your Service — real talk on community + care with Jordan Stephens @jordanfstephens + Brighton youth voices

✨ And we’re closing it out with:
💫 a Youth Takeover at Brighton Dome Studio Theatre featuring a panel with @mikaelaloach @joycelynlongdon
🎶 plus a celebration of Brighton's community music and arts scene with @steamdown and more!

A celebration of hope, creativity, and what actually matters to you right now.
This right here is what happens when the people usually talked about, become the people doing the talking.

Come through. Connect. Create. Rethink everything.

💚 Our Future Creative Leaders: @kaia.ab @iwill_molly @jed.agb @mindbodyandearth @casey.galt @thenameisnaiya @Elsa__yeah, Fez, @channellevvy and @lucia_mashi

🔗 Get tickets via link in bio

💫Many thanks to our funders & partners: @weareinnovateuk, Chalk Cliff Trust @sussexcommunityfoundation, @enjoolatafoundation @brightonfestival @art_in_mind_brighton and @brightonyouthcentre

#BrightonFestival #BrightonYouth #BrightonEvents #WhatsOnBrighton #BrightonCreatives

We, Generate is landing at Brighton Festival 2026 @brightonfestival

Dreamt up by our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), this is youth-led energy in action.

It’s all about reimagining humanity (hopefully). Not just talking about change, but shaping culture, questioning everything, and building something better together.

Think: workshops, live moments, real conversations + a full youth takeover.
A space to experiment, create, and find your people.

What’s on 👇
✨Create Your Dream City — collage your ideal world, your rules

✨@ Your Service — real talk on community + care with Jordan Stephens @jordanfstephens + Brighton youth voices

✨ And we’re closing it out with:
💫 a Youth Takeover at Brighton Dome Studio Theatre featuring a panel with @mikaelaloach @joycelynlongdon
🎶 plus a celebration of Brighton's community music and arts scene with @steamdown and more!

A celebration of hope, creativity, and what actually matters to you right now.
This right here is what happens when the people usually talked about, become the people doing the talking.

Come through. Connect. Create. Rethink everything.

💚 Our Future Creative Leaders: @kaia.ab @iwill_molly @jed.agb @mindbodyandearth @casey.galt @thenameisnaiya @Elsa__yeah, Fez, @channellevvy and @lucia_mashi

🔗 Get tickets via link in bio

💫Many thanks to our funders & partners: @weareinnovateuk, Chalk Cliff Trust @sussexcommunityfoundation, @enjoolatafoundation @brightonfestival @art_in_mind_brighton and @brightonyouthcentre

#BrightonFestival #BrightonYouth #BrightonEvents #WhatsOnBrighton #BrightonCreatives

We, Generate is landing at Brighton Festival 2026 @brightonfestival

Dreamt up by our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), this is youth-led energy in action.

It’s all about reimagining humanity (hopefully). Not just talking about change, but shaping culture, questioning everything, and building something better together.

Think: workshops, live moments, real conversations + a full youth takeover.
A space to experiment, create, and find your people.

What’s on 👇
✨Create Your Dream City — collage your ideal world, your rules

✨@ Your Service — real talk on community + care with Jordan Stephens @jordanfstephens + Brighton youth voices

✨ And we’re closing it out with:
💫 a Youth Takeover at Brighton Dome Studio Theatre featuring a panel with @mikaelaloach @joycelynlongdon
🎶 plus a celebration of Brighton's community music and arts scene with @steamdown and more!

A celebration of hope, creativity, and what actually matters to you right now.
This right here is what happens when the people usually talked about, become the people doing the talking.

Come through. Connect. Create. Rethink everything.

💚 Our Future Creative Leaders: @kaia.ab @iwill_molly @jed.agb @mindbodyandearth @casey.galt @thenameisnaiya @Elsa__yeah, Fez, @channellevvy and @lucia_mashi

🔗 Get tickets via link in bio

💫Many thanks to our funders & partners: @weareinnovateuk, Chalk Cliff Trust @sussexcommunityfoundation, @enjoolatafoundation @brightonfestival @art_in_mind_brighton and @brightonyouthcentre

#BrightonFestival #BrightonYouth #BrightonEvents #WhatsOnBrighton #BrightonCreatives

We, Generate is landing at Brighton Festival 2026 @brightonfestival

Dreamt up by our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), this is youth-led energy in action.

It’s all about reimagining humanity (hopefully). Not just talking about change, but shaping culture, questioning everything, and building something better together.

Think: workshops, live moments, real conversations + a full youth takeover.
A space to experiment, create, and find your people.

What’s on 👇
✨Create Your Dream City — collage your ideal world, your rules

✨@ Your Service — real talk on community + care with Jordan Stephens @jordanfstephens + Brighton youth voices

✨ And we’re closing it out with:
💫 a Youth Takeover at Brighton Dome Studio Theatre featuring a panel with @mikaelaloach @joycelynlongdon
🎶 plus a celebration of Brighton's community music and arts scene with @steamdown and more!

A celebration of hope, creativity, and what actually matters to you right now.
This right here is what happens when the people usually talked about, become the people doing the talking.

Come through. Connect. Create. Rethink everything.

💚 Our Future Creative Leaders: @kaia.ab @iwill_molly @jed.agb @mindbodyandearth @casey.galt @thenameisnaiya @Elsa__yeah, Fez, @channellevvy and @lucia_mashi

🔗 Get tickets via link in bio

💫Many thanks to our funders & partners: @weareinnovateuk, Chalk Cliff Trust @sussexcommunityfoundation, @enjoolatafoundation @brightonfestival @art_in_mind_brighton and @brightonyouthcentre

#BrightonFestival #BrightonYouth #BrightonEvents #WhatsOnBrighton #BrightonCreatives

The System is Broken: 90% of young creatives are worried about income stability. But despite the struggles, 44% of young creatives still dream of a creative career.

Our new research with @mpbcom reveals the stark truth: the cost of living and lack of access are silencing the next generation of creative talent. 85% can’t even afford the basic equipment they need. It’s time to move beyond short-term fixes. It's not a skills gap, it’s an access gap. And we’re fixing it through #PATHWAYSNOTPROJECTS.

Our partnership with @mpbcom is dismantling barriers by putting resources and decision-making directly into the hands of the young people who need it most. Together, we're building long-term #PATHWAYSNOTPROJECTS for the creative leaders of tomorrow.

The next generation are ready... are you?
Join the movement.🔗 Link in bio to read the full findings 👉🏽

📽️ Video by Levvy @channellevvy, one of our Future Creative Leaders. Includes photos and vids by Cassie Riches @riches_of_the_eye, a Lighthouse Young Creatives (LYC) alum.

Thanks to our funders @weareinnovateuk @weareukri

#YoungCreatives #CreativeIndustry #MPBLighthouse #CostOfLiving #UKArts #YouthTalent #PathwaysNotProjects #TalentIsEverywhere #CreativeAccess #YouthLed #CreativeIndustries #FutureCreatives #MPBLighthouse #NextGenerationCreativeTalent #CreativeEquity

Join us for Part II of Celebrating Humanity, Hopefully. This is gonna be a huge night of music, art and energy as Lighthouse’s Future Creative Leaders take over @brighton_dome Studio Theatre, closing out Brighton Festival.

We’re hyped to welcome the brilliant Steam Down to headline the evening. They'll be joined by local performing poets and musicians Pabz, Hutch and Airz. Plus DJ sets from Joycelyn Longdon, Lovellious and Elsa Yeah! Together they’re bringing the sounds to keep the energy moving all evening.

The lobby will be filled with artwork created by young people through workshops with Art in Mind @art_in_mind_brighton, turning the whole building into a celebration of creativity, connection and possibility.

Expect big sounds, good people, and a truly special atmosphere with @steamdown @joycelynlongdon@hutchutchutchutch @lovellious_ @poetically_pabz @airz.co.uk@elsa__yeah

Come as you are. Bring your people. Together let’s celebrate humanity, hopefully 💛
Grab you £5 tickets - link in our bio 🔥

​Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026.

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation and @brightonfestival.

#BrightonFestival #WeGenerate #FutureCreativeLeaders #SteamDown #BrightonDome

Join us for Part II of Celebrating Humanity, Hopefully. This is gonna be a huge night of music, art and energy as Lighthouse’s Future Creative Leaders take over @brighton_dome Studio Theatre, closing out Brighton Festival.

We’re hyped to welcome the brilliant Steam Down to headline the evening. They'll be joined by local performing poets and musicians Pabz, Hutch and Airz. Plus DJ sets from Joycelyn Longdon, Lovellious and Elsa Yeah! Together they’re bringing the sounds to keep the energy moving all evening.

The lobby will be filled with artwork created by young people through workshops with Art in Mind @art_in_mind_brighton, turning the whole building into a celebration of creativity, connection and possibility.

Expect big sounds, good people, and a truly special atmosphere with @steamdown @joycelynlongdon@hutchutchutchutch @lovellious_ @poetically_pabz @airz.co.uk@elsa__yeah

Come as you are. Bring your people. Together let’s celebrate humanity, hopefully 💛
Grab you £5 tickets - link in our bio 🔥

​Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026.

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation and @brightonfestival.

#BrightonFestival #WeGenerate #FutureCreativeLeaders #SteamDown #BrightonDome

Join us for Part II of Celebrating Humanity, Hopefully. This is gonna be a huge night of music, art and energy as Lighthouse’s Future Creative Leaders take over @brighton_dome Studio Theatre, closing out Brighton Festival.

We’re hyped to welcome the brilliant Steam Down to headline the evening. They'll be joined by local performing poets and musicians Pabz, Hutch and Airz. Plus DJ sets from Joycelyn Longdon, Lovellious and Elsa Yeah! Together they’re bringing the sounds to keep the energy moving all evening.

The lobby will be filled with artwork created by young people through workshops with Art in Mind @art_in_mind_brighton, turning the whole building into a celebration of creativity, connection and possibility.

Expect big sounds, good people, and a truly special atmosphere with @steamdown @joycelynlongdon@hutchutchutchutch @lovellious_ @poetically_pabz @airz.co.uk@elsa__yeah

Come as you are. Bring your people. Together let’s celebrate humanity, hopefully 💛
Grab you £5 tickets - link in our bio 🔥

​Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026.

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation and @brightonfestival.

#BrightonFestival #WeGenerate #FutureCreativeLeaders #SteamDown #BrightonDome

Join us for Part II of Celebrating Humanity, Hopefully. This is gonna be a huge night of music, art and energy as Lighthouse’s Future Creative Leaders take over @brighton_dome Studio Theatre, closing out Brighton Festival.

We’re hyped to welcome the brilliant Steam Down to headline the evening. They'll be joined by local performing poets and musicians Pabz, Hutch and Airz. Plus DJ sets from Joycelyn Longdon, Lovellious and Elsa Yeah! Together they’re bringing the sounds to keep the energy moving all evening.

The lobby will be filled with artwork created by young people through workshops with Art in Mind @art_in_mind_brighton, turning the whole building into a celebration of creativity, connection and possibility.

Expect big sounds, good people, and a truly special atmosphere with @steamdown @joycelynlongdon@hutchutchutchutch @lovellious_ @poetically_pabz @airz.co.uk@elsa__yeah

Come as you are. Bring your people. Together let’s celebrate humanity, hopefully 💛
Grab you £5 tickets - link in our bio 🔥

​Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026.

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation and @brightonfestival.

#BrightonFestival #WeGenerate #FutureCreativeLeaders #SteamDown #BrightonDome

Join us for Part II of Celebrating Humanity, Hopefully. This is gonna be a huge night of music, art and energy as Lighthouse’s Future Creative Leaders take over @brighton_dome Studio Theatre, closing out Brighton Festival.

We’re hyped to welcome the brilliant Steam Down to headline the evening. They'll be joined by local performing poets and musicians Pabz, Hutch and Airz. Plus DJ sets from Joycelyn Longdon, Lovellious and Elsa Yeah! Together they’re bringing the sounds to keep the energy moving all evening.

The lobby will be filled with artwork created by young people through workshops with Art in Mind @art_in_mind_brighton, turning the whole building into a celebration of creativity, connection and possibility.

Expect big sounds, good people, and a truly special atmosphere with @steamdown @joycelynlongdon@hutchutchutchutch @lovellious_ @poetically_pabz @airz.co.uk@elsa__yeah

Come as you are. Bring your people. Together let’s celebrate humanity, hopefully 💛
Grab you £5 tickets - link in our bio 🔥

​Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026.

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation and @brightonfestival.

#BrightonFestival #WeGenerate #FutureCreativeLeaders #SteamDown #BrightonDome

Join us for Part II of Celebrating Humanity, Hopefully. This is gonna be a huge night of music, art and energy as Lighthouse’s Future Creative Leaders take over @brighton_dome Studio Theatre, closing out Brighton Festival.

We’re hyped to welcome the brilliant Steam Down to headline the evening. They'll be joined by local performing poets and musicians Pabz, Hutch and Airz. Plus DJ sets from Joycelyn Longdon, Lovellious and Elsa Yeah! Together they’re bringing the sounds to keep the energy moving all evening.

The lobby will be filled with artwork created by young people through workshops with Art in Mind @art_in_mind_brighton, turning the whole building into a celebration of creativity, connection and possibility.

Expect big sounds, good people, and a truly special atmosphere with @steamdown @joycelynlongdon@hutchutchutchutch @lovellious_ @poetically_pabz @airz.co.uk@elsa__yeah

Come as you are. Bring your people. Together let’s celebrate humanity, hopefully 💛
Grab you £5 tickets - link in our bio 🔥

​Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026.

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation and @brightonfestival.

#BrightonFestival #WeGenerate #FutureCreativeLeaders #SteamDown #BrightonDome

Join us for Part II of Celebrating Humanity, Hopefully. This is gonna be a huge night of music, art and energy as Lighthouse’s Future Creative Leaders take over @brighton_dome Studio Theatre, closing out Brighton Festival.

We’re hyped to welcome the brilliant Steam Down to headline the evening. They'll be joined by local performing poets and musicians Pabz, Hutch and Airz. Plus DJ sets from Joycelyn Longdon, Lovellious and Elsa Yeah! Together they’re bringing the sounds to keep the energy moving all evening.

The lobby will be filled with artwork created by young people through workshops with Art in Mind @art_in_mind_brighton, turning the whole building into a celebration of creativity, connection and possibility.

Expect big sounds, good people, and a truly special atmosphere with @steamdown @joycelynlongdon@hutchutchutchutch @lovellious_ @poetically_pabz @airz.co.uk@elsa__yeah

Come as you are. Bring your people. Together let’s celebrate humanity, hopefully 💛
Grab you £5 tickets - link in our bio 🔥

​Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026.

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation and @brightonfestival.

#BrightonFestival #WeGenerate #FutureCreativeLeaders #SteamDown #BrightonDome

Join us for Part II of Celebrating Humanity, Hopefully. This is gonna be a huge night of music, art and energy as Lighthouse’s Future Creative Leaders take over @brighton_dome Studio Theatre, closing out Brighton Festival.

We’re hyped to welcome the brilliant Steam Down to headline the evening. They'll be joined by local performing poets and musicians Pabz, Hutch and Airz. Plus DJ sets from Joycelyn Longdon, Lovellious and Elsa Yeah! Together they’re bringing the sounds to keep the energy moving all evening.

The lobby will be filled with artwork created by young people through workshops with Art in Mind @art_in_mind_brighton, turning the whole building into a celebration of creativity, connection and possibility.

Expect big sounds, good people, and a truly special atmosphere with @steamdown @joycelynlongdon@hutchutchutchutch @lovellious_ @poetically_pabz @airz.co.uk@elsa__yeah

Come as you are. Bring your people. Together let’s celebrate humanity, hopefully 💛
Grab you £5 tickets - link in our bio 🔥

​Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026.

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation and @brightonfestival.

#BrightonFestival #WeGenerate #FutureCreativeLeaders #SteamDown #BrightonDome

what’s a tradition that you love?

can you go back & get it?

next Monday (25th) Lighthouse are doing just that. With 2 events at Brighton Dome Studios dreamt up by the Future Creative Leaders

Panel on Sankofa at 1:30PM

Party headlined by Steam Down from 7PM

Edited by @frankmyersvideo !!

Against all odds - What does a modern music team look like?

Ren is a force. Resilience and fire. Proper Celt.
Crazy story. Overcomer. The team are sick. A healthy operation. Praise worthy. In control vs out of control. Explored alternative routes to artistic sustainability. Sharing the spoils. Fire escapes the confines and lights the way.

📸 by @nuriacastro_photo

Against all odds - What does a modern music team look like?

Ren is a force. Resilience and fire. Proper Celt.
Crazy story. Overcomer. The team are sick. A healthy operation. Praise worthy. In control vs out of control. Explored alternative routes to artistic sustainability. Sharing the spoils. Fire escapes the confines and lights the way.

📸 by @nuriacastro_photo

Against all odds - What does a modern music team look like?

Ren is a force. Resilience and fire. Proper Celt.
Crazy story. Overcomer. The team are sick. A healthy operation. Praise worthy. In control vs out of control. Explored alternative routes to artistic sustainability. Sharing the spoils. Fire escapes the confines and lights the way.

📸 by @nuriacastro_photo

Against all odds - What does a modern music team look like?

Ren is a force. Resilience and fire. Proper Celt.
Crazy story. Overcomer. The team are sick. A healthy operation. Praise worthy. In control vs out of control. Explored alternative routes to artistic sustainability. Sharing the spoils. Fire escapes the confines and lights the way.

📸 by @nuriacastro_photo

Against all odds - What does a modern music team look like?

Ren is a force. Resilience and fire. Proper Celt.
Crazy story. Overcomer. The team are sick. A healthy operation. Praise worthy. In control vs out of control. Explored alternative routes to artistic sustainability. Sharing the spoils. Fire escapes the confines and lights the way.

📸 by @nuriacastro_photo

Against all odds - What does a modern music team look like?

Ren is a force. Resilience and fire. Proper Celt.
Crazy story. Overcomer. The team are sick. A healthy operation. Praise worthy. In control vs out of control. Explored alternative routes to artistic sustainability. Sharing the spoils. Fire escapes the confines and lights the way.

📸 by @nuriacastro_photo

Against all odds - What does a modern music team look like?

Ren is a force. Resilience and fire. Proper Celt.
Crazy story. Overcomer. The team are sick. A healthy operation. Praise worthy. In control vs out of control. Explored alternative routes to artistic sustainability. Sharing the spoils. Fire escapes the confines and lights the way.

📸 by @nuriacastro_photo

Against all odds - What does a modern music team look like?

Ren is a force. Resilience and fire. Proper Celt.
Crazy story. Overcomer. The team are sick. A healthy operation. Praise worthy. In control vs out of control. Explored alternative routes to artistic sustainability. Sharing the spoils. Fire escapes the confines and lights the way.

📸 by @nuriacastro_photo

Against all odds - What does a modern music team look like?

Ren is a force. Resilience and fire. Proper Celt.
Crazy story. Overcomer. The team are sick. A healthy operation. Praise worthy. In control vs out of control. Explored alternative routes to artistic sustainability. Sharing the spoils. Fire escapes the confines and lights the way.

📸 by @nuriacastro_photo

Against all odds - What does a modern music team look like?

Ren is a force. Resilience and fire. Proper Celt.
Crazy story. Overcomer. The team are sick. A healthy operation. Praise worthy. In control vs out of control. Explored alternative routes to artistic sustainability. Sharing the spoils. Fire escapes the confines and lights the way.

📸 by @nuriacastro_photo

Against all odds - What does a modern music team look like?

Ren is a force. Resilience and fire. Proper Celt.
Crazy story. Overcomer. The team are sick. A healthy operation. Praise worthy. In control vs out of control. Explored alternative routes to artistic sustainability. Sharing the spoils. Fire escapes the confines and lights the way.

📸 by @nuriacastro_photo

Against all odds - What does a modern music team look like?

Ren is a force. Resilience and fire. Proper Celt.
Crazy story. Overcomer. The team are sick. A healthy operation. Praise worthy. In control vs out of control. Explored alternative routes to artistic sustainability. Sharing the spoils. Fire escapes the confines and lights the way.

📸 by @nuriacastro_photo

Against all odds - What does a modern music team look like?

Ren is a force. Resilience and fire. Proper Celt.
Crazy story. Overcomer. The team are sick. A healthy operation. Praise worthy. In control vs out of control. Explored alternative routes to artistic sustainability. Sharing the spoils. Fire escapes the confines and lights the way.

📸 by @nuriacastro_photo

Against all odds - What does a modern music team look like?

Ren is a force. Resilience and fire. Proper Celt.
Crazy story. Overcomer. The team are sick. A healthy operation. Praise worthy. In control vs out of control. Explored alternative routes to artistic sustainability. Sharing the spoils. Fire escapes the confines and lights the way.

📸 by @nuriacastro_photo

Led by Dr Fez Sibanda, 'Go Back and Get It: Exploring Sankofa' is a facilitated inquiry that explores reclaiming inherited wisdom and activating hope.⁠
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With Mikaela Loach, Joycelyn Longdon and local storyteller, Naiya, plus Brighton’s young creatives.⁠
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The audience will reflect, contribute and co-write a living manifesto, reimagining futures through dialogue, collective imagination and action.⁠
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Monday 25 May, 2-30 pm⁠
Brighton Dome Studio⁠
£5⁠
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Ticekts via the link in @lighthouse_btn bio or visit luma.com/aqpxlyfq ⁠

Sankofa. A proverb of the Akan people of Ghana. A bird that flies forward while looking back. 🐦‍⬛

On 25 May, Brighton’s young creatives are doing exactly that - going back to get it!

📅 Monday 25th May | 2–3:30PM (Doors at 1:30PM)
📍 Brighton Dome Studio Theatre
🎟️ £5 | Ages 14+ | Booking required
🔗 Link in @lighthouse_btn bio | https://luma.com/aqpxlyfq

Go Back and Get It: Exploring Sankofa is a live conversation, a collective inquiry and a living manifesto built in real time, by the people in the room.

Join Fez Sibanda, @mikaelaloach , @joycelynlongdon & @thenameisnaiya for a conversation that doesn’t just ask the questions, but sets the precedent for our day takeover at Brighton Dome.

As part of our city and festival-wide We, Generate programme, ignite the day with conversation, community and collective writing that asks: what wisdom did we leave behind, and how do we use it now?

Let’s activate hope; not just hold it ✨

Introducing your panel for ‘Go Back and Get It: Exploring Sankofa’ next Monday, 25 May at Brighton Dome Studio for Brighton Festival 2026.

Mikaela Loach is an author, climate justice organiser, and speaker recognised by major media as a leading climate voice. Named one of Prospect magazine’s 2024 “World’s Top Thinkers,” she co-directs AWETHU School of Organising, is a The Safina Center junior fellow, and has built a 300,000-strong online community. @mikaelaloach

Dr. Joycelyn Longdon is an award-winning environmental justice technologist, communicator and PhD Candidate at the University of Cambridge. Her PhD research centres on the design of justice-led conservation technologies for monitoring biodiversity with local forest communities in Ghana – essentially Shazam for nature. @joycelynlongdon

Naiya is a local storyteller, community leader and is a Lighthouse Future Creative Leader. As an artist he pushes the boundaries of music and storytelling. His debut project “LSS” (Long Story Short) marked a defining chapter in his career, offering listeners a deep dive into his world. Naiya is deeply inspired by his lived experience, he aims to inspire and inform through his own personal growth, discipline and self-belief. @thenameisnaiya

Dr Felize Sibanda is an Assistant Professor in Education at the University of Sussex. Her research focuses on race, coloniality and higher education. Fez is particularly interested in how marginalised groups experience education. She is also a consultant at Lighthouse, supporting the Pathways not Projects programme and is a Lighthouse Future Creative Leader.

🗓️ Monday 25 May, 2026
⏱️ Doors 1.30 PM & Event 2 - 3.30 PM
📍Brighton Dome Studio
🎟️ £5 - booking required - link in bio 🔥
​
Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026.

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation and @brightonfestival

#Sankofa #BrightonFestival #SocialJustice #Memory #RadicalHope

Introducing your panel for ‘Go Back and Get It: Exploring Sankofa’ next Monday, 25 May at Brighton Dome Studio for Brighton Festival 2026.

Mikaela Loach is an author, climate justice organiser, and speaker recognised by major media as a leading climate voice. Named one of Prospect magazine’s 2024 “World’s Top Thinkers,” she co-directs AWETHU School of Organising, is a The Safina Center junior fellow, and has built a 300,000-strong online community. @mikaelaloach

Dr. Joycelyn Longdon is an award-winning environmental justice technologist, communicator and PhD Candidate at the University of Cambridge. Her PhD research centres on the design of justice-led conservation technologies for monitoring biodiversity with local forest communities in Ghana – essentially Shazam for nature. @joycelynlongdon

Naiya is a local storyteller, community leader and is a Lighthouse Future Creative Leader. As an artist he pushes the boundaries of music and storytelling. His debut project “LSS” (Long Story Short) marked a defining chapter in his career, offering listeners a deep dive into his world. Naiya is deeply inspired by his lived experience, he aims to inspire and inform through his own personal growth, discipline and self-belief. @thenameisnaiya

Dr Felize Sibanda is an Assistant Professor in Education at the University of Sussex. Her research focuses on race, coloniality and higher education. Fez is particularly interested in how marginalised groups experience education. She is also a consultant at Lighthouse, supporting the Pathways not Projects programme and is a Lighthouse Future Creative Leader.

🗓️ Monday 25 May, 2026
⏱️ Doors 1.30 PM & Event 2 - 3.30 PM
📍Brighton Dome Studio
🎟️ £5 - booking required - link in bio 🔥
​
Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026.

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation and @brightonfestival

#Sankofa #BrightonFestival #SocialJustice #Memory #RadicalHope

Introducing your panel for ‘Go Back and Get It: Exploring Sankofa’ next Monday, 25 May at Brighton Dome Studio for Brighton Festival 2026.

Mikaela Loach is an author, climate justice organiser, and speaker recognised by major media as a leading climate voice. Named one of Prospect magazine’s 2024 “World’s Top Thinkers,” she co-directs AWETHU School of Organising, is a The Safina Center junior fellow, and has built a 300,000-strong online community. @mikaelaloach

Dr. Joycelyn Longdon is an award-winning environmental justice technologist, communicator and PhD Candidate at the University of Cambridge. Her PhD research centres on the design of justice-led conservation technologies for monitoring biodiversity with local forest communities in Ghana – essentially Shazam for nature. @joycelynlongdon

Naiya is a local storyteller, community leader and is a Lighthouse Future Creative Leader. As an artist he pushes the boundaries of music and storytelling. His debut project “LSS” (Long Story Short) marked a defining chapter in his career, offering listeners a deep dive into his world. Naiya is deeply inspired by his lived experience, he aims to inspire and inform through his own personal growth, discipline and self-belief. @thenameisnaiya

Dr Felize Sibanda is an Assistant Professor in Education at the University of Sussex. Her research focuses on race, coloniality and higher education. Fez is particularly interested in how marginalised groups experience education. She is also a consultant at Lighthouse, supporting the Pathways not Projects programme and is a Lighthouse Future Creative Leader.

🗓️ Monday 25 May, 2026
⏱️ Doors 1.30 PM & Event 2 - 3.30 PM
📍Brighton Dome Studio
🎟️ £5 - booking required - link in bio 🔥
​
Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026.

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation and @brightonfestival

#Sankofa #BrightonFestival #SocialJustice #Memory #RadicalHope

Introducing your panel for ‘Go Back and Get It: Exploring Sankofa’ next Monday, 25 May at Brighton Dome Studio for Brighton Festival 2026.

Mikaela Loach is an author, climate justice organiser, and speaker recognised by major media as a leading climate voice. Named one of Prospect magazine’s 2024 “World’s Top Thinkers,” she co-directs AWETHU School of Organising, is a The Safina Center junior fellow, and has built a 300,000-strong online community. @mikaelaloach

Dr. Joycelyn Longdon is an award-winning environmental justice technologist, communicator and PhD Candidate at the University of Cambridge. Her PhD research centres on the design of justice-led conservation technologies for monitoring biodiversity with local forest communities in Ghana – essentially Shazam for nature. @joycelynlongdon

Naiya is a local storyteller, community leader and is a Lighthouse Future Creative Leader. As an artist he pushes the boundaries of music and storytelling. His debut project “LSS” (Long Story Short) marked a defining chapter in his career, offering listeners a deep dive into his world. Naiya is deeply inspired by his lived experience, he aims to inspire and inform through his own personal growth, discipline and self-belief. @thenameisnaiya

Dr Felize Sibanda is an Assistant Professor in Education at the University of Sussex. Her research focuses on race, coloniality and higher education. Fez is particularly interested in how marginalised groups experience education. She is also a consultant at Lighthouse, supporting the Pathways not Projects programme and is a Lighthouse Future Creative Leader.

🗓️ Monday 25 May, 2026
⏱️ Doors 1.30 PM & Event 2 - 3.30 PM
📍Brighton Dome Studio
🎟️ £5 - booking required - link in bio 🔥
​
Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026.

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation and @brightonfestival

#Sankofa #BrightonFestival #SocialJustice #Memory #RadicalHope

CELEBRATING HUMANITY, HOPEFULLY

As part of Lighthouse’s city-wide We, Generate programme, our Future Creative Leaders take over Brighton Dome Studio Theatre for an evening celebrating community, creativity and collective imagination.

As night falls, the space transforms.

Headlining the evening are Steam Down @steamdown — the genre-defying collective known for turning every room into a congregation. They’ll be joined by local artists and DJs for an improvised, intergenerational gathering of music and connection. Featuring Hutch, Jocelyn Longdon, Elsa, Lovellious + more. @hutchutchutchutch
@lovellious_
@joycelynlongdon
@elsa__yeah

Expect jazz, soul, spontaneity and sweat.

Beyond the stage, the lobby becomes a living gallery of artwork created by young people throughout the festival in collaboration with Art in Mind.

This is not a showcase. It's a gathering.

We, Generate is the culmination of a month-long series of Future Creative Leaders events across Brighton Festival, each asking the same question:
What does it look like to activate—not just inspire—young people’s hopeful imagination?

Come as you are.
Leave activated.

Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026. @brightonfestival

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation and @brightonfestival

#WeGenerate #BrightonFestival#SocialJustice #CommunityArt #RadicalHope

GO BACK AND GET IT: EXPLORING SANKOFA

What happens when a generation chooses to look back, not with nostalgia, but with purpose?

Led by researcher and cultural strategist Fez Sibanda, this live inquiry explores what wisdom has been left behind, what tools already exist, and what it means to activate hope and not just hold it.

Joining the conversation:

✨ @mikaelaloach - activist, author and campaigner for climate and racial justice

✨ @joycelynlongdon - environmental justice technologist, writer and founder of Climate in Colour

✨ @thenameisnaiya - local storyteller and community leader

Together with young voices from Brighton's grassroots creative communities, they'll explore inheritance, imagination and the courage to reimagine - live, in dialogue with the room.

Through collective writing and audience contribution, we’ll create a living manifesto: a declaration of intent, shaped in the moment by the people in the room.

The writings will be on the wall. Literally.

🗓️ Monday 25 May 2026
⏱️ Doors 1.30 PM & Event 2 - 3.30 PM
📍 Brighton Dome Studio Theatre
🎟️ £5 - booking required - link in bio 🔥
​
Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026. @brightonfestival

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation and @brightonfestival

#WeGenerate #BrightonFestival #Sankofa #BrightonDome #YouthLed

What happens when the industry model doesn’t fit the artist? You build a new one.

TONIGHT Come on down to The Old Market. This is a rare chance to hear directly from Ren @renmakesmusic and the team around him shaping one of the most innovative independent artist projects today. @connorhunnisett

Together we’ll be exploring what it really takes to build an artist outside the traditional industry model, and with care at the centre.

This is a conversation for artists, creatives, and anyone rethinking how culture gets made.

🗓️ Weds 13 May 2026
⏱️ Doors 6 PM & Event 6.30 - 8 PM
📍The Old Market
🎟️ £5 - booking required - link in bio 🔥

Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026.

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation @brightonfestival and @tomvenue

#RenMakesMusic #IndependentArtist #FutureCreativeLeaders #BrightonFestival #ArtistDevelopment

What happens when the industry model doesn’t fit the artist? You build a new one.

TONIGHT Come on down to The Old Market. This is a rare chance to hear directly from Ren @renmakesmusic and the team around him shaping one of the most innovative independent artist projects today. @connorhunnisett

Together we’ll be exploring what it really takes to build an artist outside the traditional industry model, and with care at the centre.

This is a conversation for artists, creatives, and anyone rethinking how culture gets made.

🗓️ Weds 13 May 2026
⏱️ Doors 6 PM & Event 6.30 - 8 PM
📍The Old Market
🎟️ £5 - booking required - link in bio 🔥

Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026.

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation @brightonfestival and @tomvenue

#RenMakesMusic #IndependentArtist #FutureCreativeLeaders #BrightonFestival #ArtistDevelopment

What happens when the industry model doesn’t fit the artist? You build a new one.

TONIGHT Come on down to The Old Market. This is a rare chance to hear directly from Ren @renmakesmusic and the team around him shaping one of the most innovative independent artist projects today. @connorhunnisett

Together we’ll be exploring what it really takes to build an artist outside the traditional industry model, and with care at the centre.

This is a conversation for artists, creatives, and anyone rethinking how culture gets made.

🗓️ Weds 13 May 2026
⏱️ Doors 6 PM & Event 6.30 - 8 PM
📍The Old Market
🎟️ £5 - booking required - link in bio 🔥

Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026.

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation @brightonfestival and @tomvenue

#RenMakesMusic #IndependentArtist #FutureCreativeLeaders #BrightonFestival #ArtistDevelopment

What happens when the industry model doesn’t fit the artist? You build a new one.

TONIGHT Come on down to The Old Market. This is a rare chance to hear directly from Ren @renmakesmusic and the team around him shaping one of the most innovative independent artist projects today. @connorhunnisett

Together we’ll be exploring what it really takes to build an artist outside the traditional industry model, and with care at the centre.

This is a conversation for artists, creatives, and anyone rethinking how culture gets made.

🗓️ Weds 13 May 2026
⏱️ Doors 6 PM & Event 6.30 - 8 PM
📍The Old Market
🎟️ £5 - booking required - link in bio 🔥

Part of our Future Creative Leaders (FCL), We, Generate programme for Brighton Festival 2026.

💫 Many thanks to our funders & partners @weareinnovateuk Chalk Cliff Trust, @sussexcommunityfoundation @enjoolatafoundation @brightonfestival and @tomvenue

#RenMakesMusic #IndependentArtist #FutureCreativeLeaders #BrightonFestival #ArtistDevelopment

7 ways artist teams can support artist minds 🫂

🤷

in collaboration with our good friends at Lighthouse, who tomorrow will be presenting an evening of looking truly at what it might mean to build a healthy artist project in this day and age. The Old Market. 6-8PM.

the guest speaker is very special.

#brighton

7 ways artist teams can support artist minds 🫂

🤷

in collaboration with our good friends at Lighthouse, who tomorrow will be presenting an evening of looking truly at what it might mean to build a healthy artist project in this day and age. The Old Market. 6-8PM.

the guest speaker is very special.

#brighton

7 ways artist teams can support artist minds 🫂

🤷

in collaboration with our good friends at Lighthouse, who tomorrow will be presenting an evening of looking truly at what it might mean to build a healthy artist project in this day and age. The Old Market. 6-8PM.

the guest speaker is very special.

#brighton

7 ways artist teams can support artist minds 🫂

🤷

in collaboration with our good friends at Lighthouse, who tomorrow will be presenting an evening of looking truly at what it might mean to build a healthy artist project in this day and age. The Old Market. 6-8PM.

the guest speaker is very special.

#brighton

7 ways artist teams can support artist minds 🫂

🤷

in collaboration with our good friends at Lighthouse, who tomorrow will be presenting an evening of looking truly at what it might mean to build a healthy artist project in this day and age. The Old Market. 6-8PM.

the guest speaker is very special.

#brighton

7 ways artist teams can support artist minds 🫂

🤷

in collaboration with our good friends at Lighthouse, who tomorrow will be presenting an evening of looking truly at what it might mean to build a healthy artist project in this day and age. The Old Market. 6-8PM.

the guest speaker is very special.

#brighton

7 ways artist teams can support artist minds 🫂

🤷

in collaboration with our good friends at Lighthouse, who tomorrow will be presenting an evening of looking truly at what it might mean to build a healthy artist project in this day and age. The Old Market. 6-8PM.

the guest speaker is very special.

#brighton

7 ways artist teams can support artist minds 🫂

🤷

in collaboration with our good friends at Lighthouse, who tomorrow will be presenting an evening of looking truly at what it might mean to build a healthy artist project in this day and age. The Old Market. 6-8PM.

the guest speaker is very special.

#brighton

7 ways artist teams can support artist minds 🫂

🤷

in collaboration with our good friends at Lighthouse, who tomorrow will be presenting an evening of looking truly at what it might mean to build a healthy artist project in this day and age. The Old Market. 6-8PM.

the guest speaker is very special.

#brighton

7 ways artist teams can support artist minds 🫂

🤷

in collaboration with our good friends at Lighthouse, who tomorrow will be presenting an evening of looking truly at what it might mean to build a healthy artist project in this day and age. The Old Market. 6-8PM.

the guest speaker is very special.

#brighton

7 ways artist teams can support artist minds 🫂

🤷

in collaboration with our good friends at Lighthouse, who tomorrow will be presenting an evening of looking truly at what it might mean to build a healthy artist project in this day and age. The Old Market. 6-8PM.

the guest speaker is very special.

#brighton