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SUMMARY:Getting Active & Making Change
DESCRIPTION:Panel Discussion \nGetting Active & Making ChangeAre you looking to make a difference and create change? Are you really passionate about an issue but aren’t quite sure how to get started? Do you want to hear from other young activists to see and hear how they got involved with youth social action and changemaking campaigns? \nIf the answer is yes\, then you’re in the right place! \nJoin us for a discussion with 3 young activists from across the UK. They will share their stories of how they got involved in changemaking and offer advice and top tips on how you can too! \nWe’ll start off by each speaker talking about their experiences and sharing the knowledge they’d like to share with you. We’ll have some questions prepared and we’ll also open up to questions from you\, the audience\, so you can get some of the answers and advice you’re looking for. \nThe Hummingbird Project\nhttps://www.hummingbirdproject.org.uk/ \nMy Life My Say\nhttps://www.mylifemysay.org.uk/ \nNewport Mind\nhttp://www.newportmind.org/ \nAbout the speakers \nAbout Ben (he/him) – Wellbeing Ambassador at Newport Mind \nBenjamin Phillips is one of many young volunteers at Newport Mind. Their official title being the ‘Wellbeing Ambassadors’\, they provide mental health and wellbeing services to young people in the Newport area by helping with mental health challenges\, raising awareness\, and finding ways to improve services through changemaking and governance. Ben is also part of the Youth Voice Group\, a group of Wellbeing Ambassadors that have direct communication with the Board of Directors at Newport Mind\, which ensures young people have their voices heard in big changes within the service. \nAbout Martina – Hummingbird Project Young Leader \nMartina is a young Doctor from Sudan and a Hummingbird Young Leader.\n \nMartina has recently taken part in the G7 official youth conference and her team persuaded Boris Johnson to put mental health on the agenda on behalf of young people in the UK. Martina also has been part of the Hummingbird Project’s campaigning for safe and legal routes which has included writing a youth led report which has been submitted to the government\, and letters that have been given to Priti Patel and Boris Johnson. You can see a video which Martina helped write and film here: https://youtu.be/Iijb94rPRaM  \nAbout Diana (She/her) – My Life My Say \nDiana is a Young Leader for MyLifeMySay and a Fuse Designer co-designing community solutions to tackle some of the challenges young people face. Alongside this\, she is a global mentor for iamthecode\, helping to tackle the current global STEM skills shortage in marginalised communities. Diana is also an ambassador for the Brokerage\, a social mobility charity working to drive positive change in the workplace. Diana works on different projects\, such as an international youth podcast: A-Z Talks.  \nOrganisations \nShare This Story\, Choose Your Platform!
URL:https://actforchangetogether.org.uk/event/getting-active-making-change/
CATEGORIES:Hummingbird Project,MLMS,Newport Mind,Panel Discussions
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210730T160000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210729T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210729T160000
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SUMMARY:Black Bristol
DESCRIPTION:PODCAST & DISCUSSION \nBlack BristolProject Zazi are a part of Off The Record and last year launched their resource “Black Bristol”. Black Bristol is an interactive timeline for young people exploring some of Bristol’s most important history that is often left out of lessons/resources within the education space. Join Black Bristol creative director Lewis Wedlock and young people from Project Zazi’s service as they talk about Black Bristol as well as the importance of accurate historical accounts where education is concerned. \nOff The Record\nhttps://www.otrbristol.org.uk/ \nAbout the speakers \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 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.  \nOrganisation \nShare This Story\, Choose Your Platform!
URL:https://actforchangetogether.org.uk/event/black-bristol/
CATEGORIES:OTR,Panel Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210728T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210728T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T015102
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210727T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210727T180000
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SUMMARY:Getting Active & Making Change (Panel 1)
DESCRIPTION:Panel Discussion \nGetting Active & Making Change (Panel 1)Are you looking to make a difference and create change? Are you really passionate about an issue but aren’t quite sure how to get started? Do you want to hear from other young activists to see and hear how they got involved with youth social action and changemaking campaigns? \nIf the answer is yes\, then you’re in the right place! \nJoin us for a discussion with 3 young activists from across the UK. They will share their stories of how they got involved in changemaking and offer advice and top tips on how you can too! \nWe’ll start off by each speaker talking about their experiences and sharing the knowledge they’d like to share with you. \nNewport Mind\nhttp://www.newportmind.org/ \nPeer Power\nhttp://www.peerpower.org.uk/\n \nNorthern Ireland Youth Forum\nhttp://www.niyf.org/\n \nABOUT THE SPEAKERS \nAbout Aaliyah (she/her) – Peer Power \nI’m a Peer Leader and Young Campaigner in Peer Power. I’ve been working with Peer Power for two years now and have had opportunities from Peer Power to attend conferences\, deliver training\, coach professionals and influence system changes across NHS and more. I’ve managed to make a difference by delivering my own wellbeing workshop to a youth club and leading a campaign on improving mental health awareness and support systems in the education sector. I’m passionate about improving systems across youth justice\, social care and adolescent mental health services and it’s a core part of our work at Peer Power. \nAbout Niamh (she/her) – Northern Ireland Youth Forum \nI have been involved with NIYF since 2016\, and have been on their executive committee since 2018. Not only have I had the chance to be involved in a multitude of campaigns and events\, while also meeting people from all across the country\, but I also now know how a truly youth led organisation works. Being a part of NIYF has really helped me grow as a person in my knowledge\, lobbying\, researching and confidence\, both in personal life and when speaking to decision makers. I’m looking forward to sharing my experiences with everyone else! \nAbout Poppy (Wellbeing Ambassador at Newport Mind) \nI have been a proud Volunteer for Newport Mind since March and it is something that I find extremely fulfilling. Being able to positively impact my community and voice my opinion while learning more about mental health support and social action is something I feel privileged to experience. The skills I have gained\, and the opportunities that I’ve had\, has given me the confidence to speak up and really make a difference! I look forward to meeting you all to share more details about how you\, too\, can get involved. \nOrganisations  \nShare This Story\, Choose Your Platform!
URL:https://actforchangetogether.org.uk/event/getting-active-making-change-panel-qa/
CATEGORIES:Hummingbird Project,Newport Mind,Panel Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210727T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210727T133000
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SUMMARY:Listen Up Manifesto Launch
DESCRIPTION:Panel Discussion \nListen Up Manifesto LaunchWe are six activism organisations joining forces across the UK to empower\, platform and drive young voices for change. Young people aged between 12-25 years old have created this Manifesto and Campaign. We believe in the power of the youth. We want young people to lead the decision making and creation of the Covid-19 recovery plan to ensure young people’s needs\, values and demands are met\, enabling a more equity driven society to follow from the hardships of the pandemic. We are told that young people are the future\, but we are ready now\, in the present\, to make change and be heard. We have been unfairly ridiculed\, belittled and ignored for far too long. The Covid-19 pandemic has only made this more evident in the handling of each aspect of life addressed in our Manifesto. This Manifesto outlines the asks\, suggestions and demands we are all proposing to the Government and change makers.  \nIrise\nhttps://www.irise.org.uk/about-us/ \nThe Warren of Hull\nhttps://www.thewarren.org/ \nComics Youth\nhttps://comicsyouth.co.uk/ \nChilypep (Children & Young People’s Empowerment Project)\nhttps://www.chilypep.org.uk/\n \nNorthern Ireland Youth Forum\nhttp://www.niyf.org/ \nDownload (digital version)Download (print version)ABOUT THE SPEAKERS \nAbout Katie (she / her) – Comics Youth Host \nKatie Heyes is a young journalist\, freelance writer\, blogger and mental health advocate with a wealth of experience in social change making. Katie has worked on a lot of campaigns such as ‘My Body Is Not Your Business’ and our LGBTQIA+ takeover event last year. Katie has lived experience of being marginalised in a number of ways and uses these experiences to champion other people and always try to challenge people’s perspectives on things that are important to making the world more equal. Having a key role in the creation of this Manifesto has enabled Katie to use her love for writing and social change to a great use. \nAbout Erin (she / her) – Comics Youth Panelist  \nErin is a business projects and compliance analyst and part of that is running projects identifying problems with processes or IT systems and working with lots of different partners to ensure that everything runs smoothly.  \nErin feels like this has helped with the campaign as she is constantly trying to think about how our campaign will affect everyone in society and what we might need to do to make sure our goal is understood by all and the processes we take are fair. The part of the campaign Erin is enjoying the most is just being in such a carefully curated safe space that she truly feels able to be herself in without any question. Erin feels it’s inspired her to want everyone to be able to feel that way all the time. \nAbout Lizzie (she / her) – Irise International Host \nHi i’m Lizzie! I am deeply passionate about gender equality and menstrual health for all people with periods across the globe.  I have been part of the Irise family since writing my MA Global Development dissertation in partnership with them back in 2018. As a member of Irise’s Empower Period Committee\, I am constantly inspired by what young people can achieve when they are provided with the support and space to do so. \nAbout Anastasia Matveeva (she / her) – Irise International Panelist \nSport and the humanities have always been my passions. I am a keen rower and have been since I was 11. But I’ve always seen that as a hobby\, my real interest lies in philosophy and understanding the core values a human being holds and how we use those values to treat others. This is why Irise is such an interesting organisation to me. By using our fortunes we reallocate those values that we hold onto the people who need our help. As a strong believer that humanity is better united\, it’s only comprehensive to say that together voices are better heard.  \nAbout Ravan (he/they) – The Warren Youth Project Host \nHi\, I am Ravan\, I’m 17 years old and decided to become a part of this manifesto to help young people\, such as myself\, by talking about the issues within the mental health service and the good and bad parts and ways the government can improve on them post lockdown. As we know\, the pandemic hasn’t done any one any favours for their own mental health and the services within the UK have been needing improving for a while. Becoming a part of this manifesto has allowed me to express how I feel about the current protocols taken in these services and give ideas on how they can help improve their service for other young people.  \nAbout Amy (she / her) – The Warren Panelist \nMy name is Amy and I’m 19 years old. My favourite colour is purple and I have a cat and a hamster at home. I have recently just joined a kickstart programme at the Warren so I have gone from young person to staff member. At the Warren we have been focusing on looking into how young people have been being treated by mental health services. As a service user myself I’ve seen the effects of inadequate care on vulnerable young people and believe it is really important that this issue is raised in every way possible\, and the manifesto seemed like an amazing opportunity for us to be heard. I am really excited to be involved. \nAbout Eliza Mcaughtrie (she / her) – CHILYPEP \nHi \, my name is Eliza and I’m 14 years old\, I was inspired by attending climate strikes to campaign for change and I have been training with CHILYPEP as part of the Gen Z activism group. I became involved with the youth manifesto because I have always felt angry that the government refused to listen to young people even on issues that hugely affect us and our futures. Being involved in this manifesto has motivated me to pursue activism and made me feel connected to other young people who feel the same as I do. \nAbout Jia (she / they) – CHILYPEP \nMy name is Jia and I am 18. I decided to become part of this campaign because I want to help create a fairer world. I feel honoured to be able to contribute to something that could have such a positive impact on young people’s lives.  \nAbout Cohen Taylor (He/Him) – NIYF Host \nHi\, my name is Cohen and I live in Belfast\, I am a newly elected member to the Northern Ireland Youth Forum Executive Committee. I am passionate\, and believe we need to stand up and fight for equality and opportunity for all. \nI am a strong advocate for Integrating our education system here in NI. I’ve had the privilege of an Integrated Education myself and I believe it is essential that we learn together to build a shared future. \nAbout Eoin Millar  (He/Him) – NIYF Panelist \nHI I am Eoin Millar\, I am currently studying History\, Politics and Finance at my school. I am going into my second year of A-Level studies and thoroughly enjoying the content. \nThrough the School & Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children & Young People\, I have spoken alongside and to those people of influence and decision makers to better raise the voice of young people and their issues. \nI am passionate about  Youth participation and representing the voice of young people to have their say and opinions heard as young people are the present and future. \nOrganisations  \nShare This Story\, Choose Your Platform!
URL:https://actforchangetogether.org.uk/event/listen-up-manifesto-launch/
CATEGORIES:Irise,Panel Discussions,The Warren
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SUMMARY:AFCT Podcast Launch
DESCRIPTION:PODCAST & DISCUSSION \nAct for Change Together Podcast LaunchThe Act for Change Together Podcast platforms the experiences of young people across the UK who want to change the narrative on assumptions that have been made about them.  \n\nThey want to tell you that they are more than the label you have assigned to them.\nThey want to tell you how you can be a better ally.\nThey want you to have conversations with those reinforcing these stereotypes and help them change the narrative. \n\nHosted by Holly\, one of the steering group members\, The Act for Change Together Podcast Launch event brings together the voices who feature on the 8 episodes to give you snippets of their discussions as each episode features a different set of young people with unique experiences.  \nThis event will also give you more insight into the podcast making process and the challenges they faced along the way in the hope of inspiring others to use podcasting as a tool for conversation.  \nVOYPIC (Voice of Young People in Care)\nhttp://www.voypic.org/ \nKent Refugee Action Network\nhttps://kran.org.uk/ \nIrise\nhttps://www.irise.org.uk/about-us/ \nNewport Mind\nhttp://www.newportmind.org/ \nComics Youth\nhttps://comicsyouth.co.uk/ \nGrapevine Coventry (CYA)\nhttps://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/\n \nThe Warren of Hull\nhttps://www.thewarren.org/ \nAbout the speakers \nAbout Holly – Host \nHolly is a member of the Act for Change Together Festival steering group following her participation in the UpRising Environmental Leadership Programme in Birmingham in 2019/2020. The Act for Change Fund has allowed Holly to stay connected to UpRising and the rest of the alumni network and continue work on her social action campaign Sustainable Water Use Birmingham. \nOutside of her environmental campaigning via social media\, Holly works as a Legacy and Experience Officer at Practical Action\, an international development NGO.  \nAbout Martha  \nHi\, My name is Martha and I am 24 years old. I am a Young Leader in Voice of Young People in Care (VOYPIC). I was in kinship Care from 2003 to 2015 and then I moved into Supported living. I am currently studying my BSc Degree in Social Work in University. So far I have achieved 7 GCSEs (A-C)\, a Double Award A level in Health and Social Care\, a HNC in Health and Social Care and a HNC in Social and community Work. \nAbout Osama  \nMy name is Osama\, I am from Syria. I came to the UK 3 years ago as a refugee. I am a member of the British Youth Council\, and sat on their steering group to represent young refugee issues. This summer\, I will start a Bachelors degree at Christchurch University. I started to work for KRAN as a Youth Ambassador 18 months ago. I am also a member of the Act for Change Together Festival steering group.  \nAbout Nkechi  \nNkechi is a recent graduate of economics and software engineering with a range of volunteering experience with Sheffield based and international charity which in addition to Irise International\, include FoodWorks\, South Yorkshire Housing Association\, Women Working Worldwide and Chayn. Interest areas of Nkechi include the role of FinTech for financial inclusion\, tech policy and the role of technological advancement for the effective realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals. \nAbout Megan \nHi I’m Megan and I’m 15 years old. I enjoy playing music and I also love doing crafts. I am a Wellbeing Ambassador at Newport Mind. As Wellbeing Ambassadors we support other young people with their mental health. I am involved in writing funding bids\, campaigns and fundraising\, and I am also on a youth sub group to the Board of Directors at Newport Mind. \nAbout Lucy \nLucy has worked on multiple award-winning programmes and campaigns here at Comics Youth – as well as leading on different social justice initiatives. Lucy is a keen advocate for marginalised youth and uses her complex lived experience to better inform her change making in the best ways she can. Lucy has used the opportunities granted by Act for Change Fund to engage in podcast making\, campaign development\, making safe space agreements and more!  \nAbout Joey (he/him) from CYA \nI’m Joey\, I’m 23 years old and I work for the NHS. I’m an activist and passionate about campaigning because it’s important to me that everyone has a voice. I love art and photography. \nAbout Fenix (he/him) from The Warren \nOrganisations  \nOther podcast episodesShare This Story\, Choose Your Platform!
URL:https://actforchangetogether.org.uk/event/podcast-launch/
CATEGORIES:Comics Youth,Grapevine,Irise,KRAN,Newport Mind,Panel Discussions,Podcast,Reclaim,The Warren,VOYPIC,West End Women and Girls
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210726T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210726T153000
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SUMMARY:Youth Action Participation Plan
DESCRIPTION:Watch back the Discussion & workshop \nYouth Action Participation Plan Do you want to get young people more involved in your service\, but feel like you don’t know how to do it?  \nDoes it feel like a risk you don’t know how to navigate?  \nListen to speakers from 42nd Street\, Peer Power & BeatFreeks who collectively have years of experience in engaging young people and involving them in services and service offers at various levels within their organisations. In this session you’ll come away with a Youth Action Participation Plan (YAPP\, for short) with ideas tailored to your organisation’s needs and direct actions that you can go back to your organisation and implement!  \nYouth Voice is a valuable tool\, and we hope this workshop shows you how you can take that tool and use it for yourselves! \nPeer Power\nhttp://www.peerpower.org.uk/ \n42nd Street\nhttp://42ndstreet.org.uk/\n \nBeatfreeks\nhttps://www.beatfreeks.com/ \nAbout the speakers \nThe speakers of this workshop have years of experience in engaging young people and involving them in services and service offers/provision at various levels within their organisations. In this session they will share their expertise to help develop actionable steps for you to integrate youth participation into your own organisations.  \nAbout Claire from 42nd Street  \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 Tom from Beatfreeks \nAs a Community Developer at Beatfreeks\, Tom works to inspire young people across backgrounds\, locations and disciplines to create ideas\, movements\, art and enterprises that improve their lives and the lives of those around them.  \nTom is passionate about engaging the wider community with innovative and extraordinary activity. Through running various creative projects\, he has a wealth of experience providing platforms for young people to give insight and influence\, as well as the opportunity to develop their skills and influence. \nAbout Anne-Marie from Peer Power \nAnne-Marie Douglas is founder and CEO at Peer Power Youth and is a champion for lived and learned experience\, love and empathy in the transformation of support services for children and young people. She has worked in participation and youth engagement for over 20 years across children’s health\, social care and youth justice services in both voluntary and statutory sector roles. Anne-Marie is a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow having travelled to the USA and Canada to research the role of empathy in support services. \nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-marie-douglas-00a07718/  \nTwitter: @annemdouglas @peer_poweruk \nOrganisations  \nShare This Story\, Choose Your Platform!Other Panel Discussion events		\n		Importance & Impact of Youth InvolvementJuly 28\, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmYouth 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.  		\n		Creating Accessible Opportunities for Young PeopleJuly 30\, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmDo you want to hear from young change makers and activists about their opinions on how to make opportunities accessible for young people? 
URL:https://actforchangetogether.org.uk/event/youth-action-participation-plan/
CATEGORIES:42nd Street,BeatFreeks,Organisation,Panel Discussions,Peer Power,Workshop
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