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SUMMARY:Creating Accessible Opportunities for Young People
DESCRIPTION:Panel Discussion \nCreating Accessible Opportunities for Young PeopleDo you want to hear from young change makers and activists about their opinions on how to make opportunities accessible for young people? \nDo you also want to hear from organisations who have experience in including young people in their projects\, organisations\, and decision making? \nIf you’re thinking “yes\, that would be interesting”\, book yourself onto this discussion. \nIn this event you will hear from young people who have experienced inclusion and exclusion within opportunities made for them. They’ll talk about the barriers they may have faced and discuss the things organisations or projects might do to “attract” and “appeal” to young people. \nOrganisations will also share the things they’ve learnt through trial and error along the way\, which may act as some useful top tips for those of you who are hoping to create opportunities for young people. \nTogether\, we will discuss the things we can do collectively to create accessible and inclusive opportunities for young people. \nLeonard Cheshire\nhttps://www.leonardcheshire.org/ \nOff The Record\nhttps://www.otrbristol.org.uk/ \nReclaim\nhttps://www.reclaim.org.uk/ \nAbout the speakers \nAbout Megan \nAs well as myself being neurodivergent (I have dyslexia) I have worked in the third sector in Disability charities for the last 12 years in various different roles. The one thing all these roles have in common is that I have witnessed how the voices of disabled people count for much less than those without disabilities. When I was given the opportunity to lead the change makers project I jumped at the chance\, what better way to there be to work towards making society a fairer and more inclusive place than to champion the voices of young disabled people and facilitate change making. Young people are the future and they have the best\, most exciting ideas\, in my opinion. \nAbout Lewis \nLewis Wedlock is an activist\, academic and social psychologist. He is the social action lead for Project Zazi and one of the youngest lecturers in the UK at 23 years old. In 2020\, he was named as one of the most influential young people in the South West for the second time. www.lewiswedlock.com \nAbout The young people of Project Zazi \nThe young people of Project Zazi engage with Zazi’s services – we will be joined by young people from both the social action group and masculinity groups provided by Team Zazi.  \nAbout Isabella Martini  \nHi\, I am Isabella Martini\, a Manchester girl with Italian and Austrian heritage! I have worked with RECLAIM for two years. I started as a youth worker and now I help out in managing the amazing team. I am extremely passionate about working class young people’s voices! A postcode should not have an effect on their future!  Also changing the norm around absent parents and the effects it has on young people\, this is my own work. Out of work life I do a lot of acting and always outdoors! Currently learning to roller skate\, all tips needed! \nAbout Mel \nHi my name is Mel\, I am 16 and Romanian. \nI study Maths and Philosophy at college and I am passionate about climate change and smashing the patriarchy. I have been working with RECLAIM since year 8 on the lead programme and I have been a part of FullTimeFierce and now an Alumni member.  \nI have run\, organised and led a ‘protest party.’ This allowed young people to not only lead on a full event but enjoy themselves in a safe environment.  \nOrganisations \nShare This Story\, Choose Your Platform!
URL:https://actforchangetogether.org.uk/event/creating-accessible-opportunities-for-young-people/
CATEGORIES:Discussion panel events,Leonard Cheshire,OTR,Panel Discussions,Reclaim
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SUMMARY:Importance & Impact of Youth Involvement
DESCRIPTION:workshop \nImportance & Impact of Youth InvolvementYouth participation is a difficult cliff to traverse\, and can feel hard to do in a way that meets an organisation’s needs and those of the young people too. So\, any professional will have one obvious question – is it worth the work? This panel’s answer is… – yes! \nWe’d like to use this panel discussion to showcase and talk about “What happens when you listen to and involve young people in your project\, organisation\, or service?” \nWe will hear from both organisation leaders and young people on the importance and impact of involving young people. We will talk about the benefits for young people but also the massive benefits it can offer projects\, organisations\, or services. \nThe young people on the panel talk about their own experiences and answer these important questions: \n“What is it like to be meaningfully involved as a young person?”\n“What is it like when you aren’t?” \nCome join us and watch the conversation! \nThe Warren of Hull\nhttps://www.thewarren.org/ \n42nd Street\nhttp://42ndstreet.org.uk/ \nThe Winch\nhttps://thewinch.org/ \nMy Life My Choice\nhttps://www.mylifemychoice.org.uk/ \nAbout the speakers \nAbout Claire \nI’m Claire and have been working for 42nd street for nearly four years. I have always been involved in social action\, campaigning and youth voice at the organisation. I feel really passionate about ensuring that young people are involved in the design of services and love hearing their ideas.  \nAbout Lydia \nI have been working at The Warren for nearly 4 years now. I started as a street based outreach worker\, supporting young people to access service when necessary. For the past 18 months I have been supporting young people with any campaign/social change work that we are doing here at The Warren and supporting our Young People’s Parliament\, “The Thing”. I have experienced youth involvement in decision making at its absolute best over the last 4 years and I know it takes a lot of hard work and reflection to ensure that this process works to benefit both young people and The Warren as an organisation. \nAbout Lzzy \nMy name is Lzzy (she/they). I have been part of The Warren since November 2015 and have been involved in many projects and groups in this time. My interests are mainly focused around military history (WW2 specifically). Also\, I enjoy all sorts of music from classic Rock and Roll all the way up to stuff that was released yesterday. \nMy most recent project that I am proud to steer is The Warren’s Minecraft project\, where we are replicating The Warren within a virtual space. I came up with this idea during lockdown as a way to still allow access to The Warren for young people in the unique circumstances we were in. \nAbout Suraya \nComing from a criminal justice background supporting youth in North London\, I encompass limitless passion and enthusiasm to educating others on the lived inequalities of varying communities through the power of research and advocating. As a Social Citizen Scientist and Peer Advocate by experience\, I am on a journey to better understand the research world in adjacent to exploring elements of justice as a young person\, and a BA student studying Social Work at Middlesex University. I hold mixed experiences in both fields of work\, ranging from courts\, youth offending and prison work on a Pan-London level\, to working on a prosperity model for Euston with UCL institute for Global Prosperity. I hope to continue this line of work and delve into different avenues of work. \nAbout Lisa \nI came to MLMC straight from my BA and have been working at MLMC ever since. I came to MLMC because I wanted to support young people with learning disabilities to speak\, be heard and lead on projects\, campaigns and anything else they want. \nFor the past 18 months I have supporting our young people with campaign work and supporting out Young Champions’ Parliament and I’m thrilled that Minty and I are here to tell you more about what we’ve been up to and how you can do this with your projects.  \nAbout Minty \nMy name is Minty. I’ve been with My Life My Choice for about 5 years. I’ve done lots of different projects like the young person’s group and Power Up. I really enjoy art\, playing with my dogs\, being with my family and friends and speaking up for young people with disabilities. The most important thing to me is love\, to love others\, and importantly\, yourself. A big thing I have been working on is mental health. It’s so important to us all and I feel that for a lot of people\, it’s a very difficult topic to talk about.  \nOrganisation \nShare This Story\, Choose Your Platform!
URL:https://actforchangetogether.org.uk/event/importance-of-youth-involvement/
CATEGORIES:42nd Street,Discussion panel events,MLMC,Panel Discussions,The Warren,The Winch
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