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SUMMARY:How to engage people that disagree with you (part 1)
DESCRIPTION:Podcast \nHow to engage people that disagree with you (Part 1) – a period perspectiveEver struggled speaking with people who disagree with you?  \nWant to learn how to speak with people outside your echo chamber? \nAward winning menstrual health charity Irise International open the Act for Change Together podcast by tackling a big question in activism – how do we engage people in our work who disagree with us? We hear from Irise‘s young’ trustee and Empower Period Committee chair Sophie Rowson\, Irise’s ‘Agent of Change’ and Empower Period Forum member Nkechi Adeboye\, and Irise’s UK Projects Manager Acushla Young. \nIn Part 2 of this episode we will hear from the Director of Union of Justice\, as well as ex Lord Mayor of Sheffield and MEP\, Magid Magid.  \nAbout The Speakers  \nAbout Acushla Young \nMy name is Acushla Young and I am the UK Project Manager at Irise International. Irise works with girls\, women and people with periods across the UK and East Africa to end period poverty and shame\, and empower menstruators to reach their full potential. I first got involved with Irise as part of my Master’s course\, where I worked with our incredible team in Uganda to produce project evaluation. Now I have the honour of supporting hundreds of young people to lead their communities to period freedom. I am also on the board of trustees at Girl Friendly Society\, a fantastic organisation that builds girl’s confidence and ability to thrive in the UK. \nAbout Sophie Rowson \nSophie is a researcher and menstrual equality advocate living in Sheffield. She has been part of the Irise community since 2018 having started out as a fundraising and campaigning volunteer before joining Irise’s UK Board of Trustees in 2019. She believes in the power of collective youth-led advocacy and action to create a better world in which people with periods can thrive.  \nAbout Nkechi Adeboye  \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.  \nOrganisations  \nOther podcast episodes		\n		AFCT Podcast LaunchJuly 26\, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmThe 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. How to engage people that disagree with you (part 1)July 26\, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:00 pmAward winning menstrual health charity Irise International open the Act for Change Together podcast by tackling a big question in activism - how do we engage people in our work who disagree with us? 		\n		Mental Health in EducationJuly 27\, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pmNewport Mind present a podcast looking at Mental Health in education\, specifically secondary school provision for teachers. More than a statisticJuly 28\, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pmHeadlines about young people with lived experience of care focus on the negatives. We’re told they’re trouble-makers\, don’t do well at school\, live their lives on benefits and getting mixed up in crime. 		\n		Stop and SearchJuly 28\, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pmYoung people of The Warren are joined by the head of stop and search in Hull. We work with many young people who have been through the stop and search process and feel they have been stereotyped not only because of their race but also their age\, appearance and gender. 		\n		Being a Young RefugeeJuly 29\, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pmThe Kent Refugee Action Network (KRAN) presents a podcast on the false and harmful stereotypes that refugees confront. Narrated by KRAN's Youth Ambassadors\, young refugees describe their reality\, made worse by common myths about who they are\, and what they seek. 		\n		Being TransJuly 30\, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pmHow would you feel if your very existence was being debated\, ridiculed and judged everyday? Not just by the expected crowds\, but people who you love and share community with? 		\n		Facebook Has No StandardsJuly 30\, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pmWe share our stories of times people have assumed we’re not capable because of our disabilities\, how this made us feel and how this has pushed us to become activists. 		\n		How to engage people that disagree with you (Part 2)July 31\, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pmAward winning menstrual health charity Irise International open the Act for Change Together podcasts by tackling a big question in activism - how do we engage people in our work who disagree with us? Share This Story\, Choose Your Platform!
URL:https://actforchangetogether.org.uk/event/how-to-engage-people-that-disagree-with-you-a-period-perspective/
CATEGORIES:Irise,Podcast,Podcasts - Watch Back
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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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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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