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 June 29, 2022

Tag: young people

An insight into the latest trustee conversations

Wednesday, 29 June 2022 by Osaro Otobo

The British Youth Council is a charity and therefore has a Board of Trustees. Trustees act as lead representatives of the charity and we have a legal responsibility to act in the best interest of the charity and guide the strategic direction. We talk about a whole range of different topics that all feed into

  • Published in Blogs, Members Area
Tagged under: Board of Trustees, environment, membership, recruit, recruitment, Trustee, young people, youth voice

UK Young Ambassadors: Why the UK needs UN Youth Delegates

Thursday, 23 June 2022 by Maurizio Cuttin

As many of you might be aware, in early 2022, the UK Young Ambassadors began exploring the possibility of a UN Youth Delegate Campaign. For those that don’t know what this is, the campaign idea focused on re-establishing a UK-UN Youth Delegate program, thus allowing young people across the UK to once again have their

  • Published in Blogs, UK Young Ambassadors
Tagged under: commonwealth, delegate, European Youth Forum, international, uk young ambassdors, UN, UNYD, young people, youth, youth voice

Lobbying for votes at 16 at Parliament

Thursday, 23 June 2022 by Kaden Pradhan

Political freedom, parity, and equality are fundamental concepts that underpin a true democracy. This means giving every citizen of a nation the unqualified right to cast a vote on who they believe should be representing them on a local, regional, and national scale. In many cases, however, the youth are treated as an exception to

  • Published in APPG on Votes at 16, Blogs, UK Youth Parliament, Votes at 16
Tagged under: campaigning, lobbying, UK Parliament, Votes at 16, Votes at 16 Coalition, young people, youth, youth voice

Search begins to identify next charity leaders

Monday, 20 June 2022 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council is seeking out the next leaders of social and political change in the UK. The youth-led charity is looking for people aged 16-25 who are motivated by a belief in the work of the British Youth Council to achieve our vision of a world where all young people are respected and

  • Published in Members Area, News
Tagged under: Board of Trustees, Charity, governance, leaders, Trustee, young people, youth, youth charity, youth sector, youth voice, youth-led

Creating policy on the important issues facing young Europeans

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 by Maurizio Cuttin

Last month, from 13th May to 14th May, I joined my fellow European Youth Forum delegates virtually for my first ever Council of Members Meeting (COMEM). While I would have loved to join the rest of my colleagues in Brussels and attend in person, I was unable to do due to having tested positive for

  • Published in Blogs, UK Young Ambassadors
Tagged under: Council of Europe, europe, european union, European Youth Forum, uk young ambassdors, Ukraine, young people, youth voice

Looking ahead to the 2022 Commonwealth Youth Forum

Monday, 30 May 2022 by William Awomoyi

Next month marks the 2022 edition of the biennial Commonwealth Youth Forum, taking place in Kigali, Rwanda. The forum is the centrepiece of the Commonwealth’s youth engagement strategy and is the highest decision-making forum for young people in the Commonwealth. It brings young people together to build international youth networks, exchange ideas and contribute to

  • Published in Blogs, UK Young Ambassadors
Tagged under: commonwealth, commonwealth youth forum, global, uk young ambassdors, young people, youth voice

Co-founder takes on challenge to celebrate 21 years of UK Youth Parliament

Thursday, 19 May 2022 by Rosie Milsom

UK Youth Parliament turns 21 this year! Since 2001, UK Youth Parliament has given voice to over 10,000 young people as Members and Deputy Members of Youth Parliament. It enabled those from ALL backgrounds to experience representative democracy and campaigning on the issues they care about. For many, it has opened up career paths into

  • Published in Blogs, Challenge Events, Fundraising
Tagged under: UK Youth Parliament, young people, youth voice

UK Young Ambassadors attend European discussions in Budapest

Wednesday, 04 May 2022 by Sylvia Cullen

On April 21st, Sylvia, Tom and Maurizio traveled to Budapest for the Spring COMEM preparatory BICC meeting. COMEM is the European Youth Forum’s Council of Members meeting which happens bi-annually and focuses on things such as member admission and policy motions. BICC is the name of the subgroup of youth councils that the British Youth

  • Published in Blogs, UK Young Ambassadors
Tagged under: Budapest, European Youth Forum, uk young ambassdors, young people, youth voice

UK Youth Ambassadors: We support votes at 16

Tuesday, 26 April 2022 by Elif True

As international ambassadors, we have seen incredible progress in countries around the world in giving young people the right to vote. Even within the UK, in Wales and Scotland, young people aged 16 and above have been granted voting rights in local elections and referendums, enabling them to influence key decisions that affect their lives

  • Published in Blogs, UK Young Ambassadors, Votes at 16
Tagged under: uk young ambassdors, Votes at 16, voting age, young people, young voters, youth

British Youth Council reignites campaign for a lower voting age

Tuesday, 19 April 2022 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council is renewing its efforts to lobby politicians for a lower voting age of 16 as part of a 3-year partnership with The Body Shop. Together, they will develop a Votes at 16 manifesto, calling for all political parties to incorporate full voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds in all national elections

  • Published in News, Press, Votes at 16
Tagged under: elections, The Body Shop, uk elections, Votes at 16, Votes at 16 Coalition, young people, youth, youth voice
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Recent Posts

  • An insight into the latest trustee conversations

    The British Youth Council is a charity and ther...
  • UK Young Ambassadors: Why the UK needs UN Youth Delegates

    As many of you might be aware, in early 2022, t...
  • Lobbying for votes at 16 at Parliament

    Political freedom, parity, and equality are fun...
  • Search begins to identify next charity leaders

    The British Youth Council is seeking out the ne...
  • Creating policy on the important issues facing young Europeans

    Last month, from 13th May to 14th May, I joined...

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