UNCRC25 with the OCO
A Playful City partnered with the Ombudsman for Children’s Office on a Street Art Campaign to raise awareness about A Playful City & to mark the 25th Anniversary of Ireland’s Ratification of the UNCRC
With the support of the OCO, A Playful City engaged with audiences, young and old in order to advocate, consult and educate young people on their rights as enshrined under the UNCRC. In particular, their right to play and to be heard.
A Playful City brought together some of Ireland’s most respected artists to realise this goal in the form of a street art campaign:
Emily Robyn Archer
Michelle Considine
DUDA
Millie Egan
Claire Faithorn
Sharon Greene
Stephen James Smith
Shane Sutton
SHANE SUTTON, STEPHEN JAMES SMITH & MACK SIGNS, Benburb Street
with kind support from OCO, The Law Society and Complex Theatre
MICHELLE CONSIDINE, Waterways Ireland Visitors Centre
with kind support from OCO & Waterways Ireland
DUDA, Spencer Dock
with kind support from OCO & Waterways Ireland
EMILY ROBYN ARCHER, SHARON GREENE, MILLIE EGAN & CLAIRE FAITHORN
with kind support from OCO, The Young People & Staff at St Andrew's Resource Centre, Pearse Street
RTE 2's news2day covers the UNCRC25 Street Art Campaign
As part of this UNCRC25 project, Stephen James Smith kindly wrote and donated this poem that speaks about a world of childhood in Ireland - this is exhibited on Benburb Street, Dublin 1
From...To...
A poem by Stephen James Smith
From a rite of passage
To a bowl porridge
From Happy Slappings
To inappropriate Snapchat happenings
From Dead legs
To 6ft under…
From The Circle Game
To it being your round
From apple drops
To double drops
From Refresher bars
To refresher courses
From winner winner chicken dinner
To gis a go of your fidget spinner
From kiss-chasing
To the Rat Racing
From Mommies & Daddies
To Doctors & Nurses
From discotheques twerking
To ballroom dancing
From pushing swings
To swiging flagons
From Tip The Can
To Puff the Magic Dragon
From Cartoons on TV
To junk food in grams and keys
From Cops & Robbers
To shooting up
From Terrible Twos
To ASBOs (anti-social behaviour / young offenders)
From Manhunt
To gunmen
From 3 & in
To 3 & 1s
From it’s 1 for all
To it's all 4 one
From seesaws
To suicides
From Snakes & Ladders
To stairway to heaven
From the Children of Lir
To homeless kids here
From Dustin the Turkey
To burnt Christmas dinners
From jumpers for goalposts
To fraping Facebook posts
From St Vincent de Paul
To Adam & Paul
From British Bulldog
To IRA
From hide & seek
To a constructive critique
From Wendy house
To Wet Houses
From skateboarding
To waterboarding
From pony trekking
To bareback riding
From running errands
To becoming parents
From first memories
To alzheimers
From playing marbles
To losing them
From Humpty Dumpty
To being called a numpty
From Truth or Dare
To dare I tell you?
From starter nappies
To starter homes
From umbilical cords
To bungee cord
From Roger Rabbit
To Playboy Bunnies
From Hopscotch
To scotch-on-the-rocks
From Lego bricks
To selfie-sticks
From Dinosaurs toys
To App stores buys
From Candy apples
To Candy Crush
From sticks & stones
To broken bones
From Cyberbullying
To accountability
From astronauts
To headspace
From stargazing
To centralizing
From no stress
To mindfulness
From breastfeeding
To recycling
From prosperity
To reality
From wonder
To doubt
From baby wipes
To bottom lines
From development
To growth
From private
To public
From being named
To being anonymous
From learning to speak
To learning to listen
From the past
To the future
From young
To old
From you
To me
From fearful
To playful