Is this a bad idea? (Performing the "Spoken Word")?

I'm doing a project on setting up a club where, once a week, people can go up on stage and express their feelings and issues (about society mainly), which would reach out to youth and ultimately hope to reduce crime rates (in Oakland, California). This would be done through Spoken Word, which is like a monologue (or even can be done with others) in a rhythmic fashion, with a sort of beat to it. They talk about social issues. Is letting the youth go up to say whatever they want a bad idea?