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Read more about what we do Join the UK Youth Parliament mailing list _____________________________________________________________ Holocaust Memorial Day: Ignorance is no longer an excuse.
Photograph by Tim Turner Ben Balla-Muir, Deputy Member of UK Youth Parliament for Horsham and Mid Sussex, has produced a blog as part of “Speak Up Speak Out”, remembering Holocaust Memorial Day last week. _____________________________________________________________ Election Fever – Biggest Turnout?
We are in the middle of election season at UKYP which started in the run up to Christmas and will carry on over the next couple of months. UKYP will be updating the elections list with as many details as possible so please do submit the latest election details and results as soon as possible via the new website submission form. _____________________________________________________________ Dec 19th : Positive For Youth Government Strategy launched. UKYP to feature in plans to put youth voice at heart of decision making. The Governments strategy - Positive for Youth was launched this week by Children's Minister Tim Loughton MP. What do you think? Be the first to comment on our forums. View the Department for Education Positive for Youth here: http://www.education.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople/youngpeople/Positive%20for%20Youth/b00200933/positive-for-youth-the-statement "Positive For Youth makes a strong, long-awaited commitment to young people to support their relationships, their ambitions and opportunities to be successful. The strategy brings a welcome partnership approach from central and local Government and the voluntary sector in order to give young people the best possible start in life, supporting them to become engaged and active citizens. Whilst the strategy underlines a strong strategic direction towards a positive, young people-focused vision, I have concerns around the achievability and measurability of the strategy, particularly during this time of austerity and limited investment in local youth provision." Josh Harsant PG Group, and UKYP rep to stakeholders group to DFE on Positive for Youth. Xavier Hussain UK Youth Parliament Media representative said: “It is also particularly worrying that the statement continues to allow councils to cut our youth groups and centres, as the Government "won't tell them [the councils] what services to deliver or how to deliver them", and is allowing private organisations to bid to take those services. I will continue to campaign with the UK Youth Parliament for more concrete measures to tackle youth unemployment, rescue youth services faced with closure and reduce the cost of higher education - so that my student debt doesn't have to skyrocket as the Government's debt falls.” Dec 16th : MYPS go to Downing Street to hand in messages to PM supporting childrens rights as part of year of action for UN Convention Rights of the Child.
Emma Chadwick MPY Leeds and Media spokesperson said: “The UK Youth Parliament totally supports the UN Convention of Rights for the Child. As a parliament we believe in free speech, free expression on any issue that affect us and this is supported by Article 12 of the Convention. We also believe in the potential of the young representative voices to actually make a difference to our society – especially when there is so much inequality still to be addressed. We look forward to a day when these rights are not only accepted in principle but influence the thinking, decision making and allocation of resources by decision makers so that children are free from fear, poverty and inequality.” Phooja Khatri, MYP, (15), (pictured) from Harrow, said: "Politicians and adults go to Downing Street but for children and young people to be here on such an eventful day is really meaningful and a huge honour. It is so important that young people are heard by politicians." The event was organised by a coalition of organisations led by Childrens Rights Alliance England with a mixed delegation including representatives of BYC and UKYP. Three MYPs attended: Back row from the left: 2nd Kaleb Blackwood 16 (with hat) MYP Camden, 4th from left Rhammel Afflick MYP 17 Kingston (shirt and tie), 5th Pooja Khatri MYP 15 Harrow. ___________________________________________________________ New UKYP Annual Sitting 2011 video Short trailer of UK Youth Parliaments Annual Sitting, July 2011 in Leeds.
_____________________________________________________________ "Lets Go Transport" campaign House of Commons Debate 2011
Image: Jamie Davies, House of Commons 4/11/11 The event formed part of www.parliamentweek.org Take Part Online Watch the 2011 UK Youth Parliament House of Commons Sitting Read the full Hansard write up of the UKYP House of Commons Sitting Join the UKYP Facebook Group _____________________________________________________________ Get involved
Want to know more? Find out how else you can get involved with the UK Youth Parliament - Click here for more information. _____________________________________________________________ RECENT NEWS HEADLINES FROM UKYP DECEMBER : Positive For Youth Government Strategy launched - Read DECEMBER : MYPS go to Downing Street to hand in messages to PM supporting childrens rights as part of year of action for UN Convention Rights of the Child - Read NOVEMBER: Young People Take Over Parliament and Call on Public to Back their Cause 'Make public transport cheaper, better and accessible for all' - Read NOVEMBER: "Lets Go Transport" campaign chosen - Read NOVEMBER: New UKYP Annual Sitting 2011 video - Read OCTOBER: 65,000 Young People To Have Their Say - Read OCTOBER: Young people vote to “Make Your Mark” - Read SEPTEMBER: Radio 1’s BIG CONVERSATION - UKYP & BYC at City Hall - Read SEPTEMBER: UKYP future secure at British Youth Council - new contract announced - Read AUGUST: UKYP MYP's invited to take part in "BBC Radio 1's The Big Conversation” – Be there to be heard - Read AUGUST: MYP INVITED TO No 10 TO SHARE HIS PERSPECTIVE - Read AUGUST: LOOTING AND RIOTS - "CONDEMNED" - Read JULY: UKYP ANNUAL SITTING 2011 BLOG - Read JULY: UKYP ANNUAL SITTING 2011 NEWSPAPER - Read JULY: SITTING SUCCESS SETS THE AGENDA FOR YEAR AHEAD - Read JULY: BYC/UKYP TO ATTEND UNITED NATIONS - Read JULY: UK YOUTH PARLIAMENT ANNUAL SITTING STAND IN SILENCE AND SOLIDARITY FOR NORWEGIAN YOUTH - Read JULY: UK YOUTH PARLIAMENT'S 11TH ANNUAL SITTING HOSTED BY LEEDS UNIVERSITY - Read JULY: LONDON UKYP LAUNCHES "SCRUTINY COMMISSION" - WITH THREE INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARIES - Read JUNE: FUTURE FUNDING FOR UKYP ANNOUNCED BY DFE - Read JUNE: EDUCATION SELECT COMMITTEE REPORT PRAISES UKYP BUT QUESTIONS GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO YOUTH SERVICES - UKYP Spokespeople React Read --------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2003 - 2011 : UK Youth Parliament | |||
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UKYP is run by young people for young people. We provide a unique platform that enables young people to use their energy and passion to change the world for the better. Having engaged hundreds of thousands of 11-18 year olds over the last ten years, UKYP gives the young people of the UK a powerful voice which is heard and listened to by local and national government, providers of services for young people and other agencies who have an interest in the views and needs of young people. 
