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 June 26, 2022

Category: Press

Press releases to journalists.

Black Lives Matter: Long-standing issues of anti-black racism and injustice must be addressed

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 by Rhammel Afflick

Yesterday a former US Police Officer was convicted of murder after the death of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis. The verdict, which was a historic moment, comes following almost a year of increased protesting seeking to address police brutality across the globe. The British Youth Council remains angered by the abhorrent murders of Black Americans

  • Published in News, Press
Tagged under: anti-black racism, Black Lives Matter, Black young people, injustice, police brutality, racial justice, racism, UK Government, young people

British Youth Council calls on government to replace lost EU funding

Monday, 11 January 2021 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council are calling on the UK government to announce its plans to replace significant funding lost since the UK’s exit from the EU. Following the ratification of the new trading and cooperation agreement with the European Union, organisations in the UK have lost access to Erasmus Plus. The youth-led charity is calling

  • Published in News, Press
Tagged under: Brexit, DCMS, Department for Education, employment, Erasmus, EU, eu referendum, europe, european union, trade deal, Turing Scheme, UK Government, young people

Young people held back by barriers to employment, report concludes

Wednesday, 16 December 2020 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council’s UK Young Ambassadors have conducted an investigation into the challenges for young people trying to secure high-quality jobs. The year-long extensive consultation has found that young people continue to face challenges when trying to access employment. The report, which was co-funded by the European Union, is published following a series of

  • Published in News, Press, UK Young Ambassadors

Higher education should be free according to young people across the UK

Thursday, 10 December 2020 by Rhammel Afflick

Following a nationwide consultation, a free university education has been declared the biggest priority for young people across the UK. The Make Your Mark ballot, which was delivered online, called on young people aged 11-18 to choose which issue they felt was a priority. More than 180,000 young people took part in the nationwide ballot,

  • Published in News, Press, UK Youth Parliament

New opportunity for young people to combat barriers to employment

Monday, 02 November 2020 by Rhammel Afflick

Youth Futures Foundation has announced a new partnership with the British Youth Council to put young people’s voices at the heart of all the not-for-profit’s activities. They are inviting charities and organisations working with young people who face barriers to employment to encourage them to apply.  Eleven young people will form the Future Voices Group,

  • Published in News, Press
Tagged under: employment, Future Voices Group, young people, youth, Youth Futures Foundations, youth voice, youth-led

UK Youth Parliament launches largest consultation of young people

Friday, 30 October 2020 by Rhammel Afflick

Young people across the UK can now take part in the annual Make Your Mark ballot, the largest UK youth consultation of its kind. The month-long campaign, which launches as part of UK Parliament Week, will give young people the opportunity to declare the most important issues facing the country. Make Your Mark gives young

  • Published in News, Press, UK Youth Parliament
Tagged under: ballot, consultation, DCMS, Make Your Mark, survey, UK Parliament, UK Youth Parliament, young people, youth voice

British Youth Council calls for an end to anti-Black police brutality

Saturday, 03 October 2020 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council is calling on decision makers to bring an end to anti-Black police brutality in the UK, in an effort to address the longstanding problems of racism, injustice and police violence. The impassioned plea was announced following the British Youth Council’s Annual Council Meeting, where members voted to actively support the movement

  • Published in News, Press
Tagged under: Black Lives Matter, Black young people, police brutality, racism, young people, youth charity, youth voice

Largest survey of young people in the UK returns in the Autumn

Tuesday, 18 August 2020 by Rhammel Afflick

UK Youth Parliament will launch its annual ballot of young people on the 1st November 2020 as part of UK Parliament Week. The nation-wide ballot gives young people aged 11-18 the opportunity to shortlist the topics they feel are the most important issues facing young people across the UK. Young people’s views will be gathered

  • Published in News, Press, UK Youth Parliament
Tagged under: ballot, colleges, democracy, Make Your Mark, schools, survey

British Youth Council welcomes £2bn government “kickstart scheme”

Wednesday, 08 July 2020 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council welcomes the Chancellor’s latest announcement in Parliament confirming the government’s £2bn “kick start” scheme. Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced the government’s plan to launch the new fund with the intention of creating more jobs for young people by subsiding wages for up-to six months. Research from the Resolution Foundation

  • Published in News, Press
Tagged under: Chancellor, HM Treasury, kickstart, young people, youth voice

UK Government must collaborate with young people to tackle climate change emergency

Tuesday, 07 July 2020 by Rhammel Afflick

The government have been urged by the British Youth Council’s Youth Steering Group to collaborate with young people to tackle the climate change emergency. The group have stated a youth engagement strategy, designed in collaboration with a diverse range of young people and organisations, should be established if the government want to tackle climate change

  • Published in News, Press, Youth Steering Group
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