VIDEO: Formative Conditions in the North – Outsiderness and Youth Culture Violence Across the Nordic region, more and more young people are moving south. In Sweden, violence and crime are accelerating, which is spreading to Norway. How do we face these challenges? Meet playwright and educator Rebekka Brox Liabø and more for a debate led by Editor Arne O. Holm during the Arctic Arts Festival in Northern Norway.
Rebekka Brox Liabø: Helps Northern Youths to Find Their Voice Through Writing Harstad (High North News): Creating a safe framework for youth to explore writing about their own experiences and opinions and sharing their own words with several listeners. That is how pedagogue and playwright Rebekka Brox Liabø works with developing language skills and belonging among the young in Northern Norway.
High Noon 2024: Northern Debate on Youth, Preparedness, Democracy and Moral in the Arts Everything is set for the debate series High Noon during the Arctic Arts Festival in Northern Norway. This year's edition offers tunes from several young and up-and-coming artists – and various voices from Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. Among the primary guests is the critically acclaimed Icelandic writer Jón Kalman Stefánsson.
