OYC Meeting Minutes – 17/04/19
WELCOME
Apologies :- Katie R., Alex R., Megan B.
OLDHAM PLEDGE – SUZY CHAPMAN
Suzy and Laura from Oldham Pledge has come into the meeting to hand over a certificate from the OP that shows OYC’s support of the pledge.
YOUTHFORIA
An organisation in which youth councillors from the North West meet up and work on campaigns and training. More – LOUIS TWEEDLE
Louis from the Youthforia
An organisation in which youth councillors from the North West meet up and work on campaigns and training. More Steering groupA group that manages (steers) projects and work done for an organisation. One example is Youthforia NW’s Steering Group, which plan all the events occurring at a Youthforia NW Meeting. More is attending meetings of different youth cabinets and councils to see how he could help each youth council, and what each youth council is doing within their area.
#NOMOREKNIVES – CHRIS
On the 8th of April, OYC
Oldham Youth Council More attended the #NoMoreKnives event that was held in The Oldham Academy North. The Deputy Headteacher of TOAN was a victim of knife crime, as his brother (Colin McGinty) was sadly taken through a case of mistaken identity. As apart of the event, a video was filmed to raise the awareness of the #NoMoreKnives event which was shown in the meeting.
Oldham Youth Council did some creative consultationConsultation is when members of an organisation gather information/feedback from members of the public or group on a project or scheme. More at the event, getting the grasp on the perception of Knife Crime in TOAN, which had knife crime as a high issue on the 2018 Make Your Mark
A Nationwide campaign, run by UK Youth parliament, that gathers information on what is important to the youth of the United Kingdom. More ballot. These questions related to what the young people believed the cause of the rise in knife crime was, which areas of Oldham they deemed the most dangerous, and anonymous questions, which focused on if young people had any links with an event with a bladed weapon.
In a priorities meeting (10/04/19), the meeting focused on the BYC
British Youth Council – A Youth Lead organisation representing 11-18 year olds across Great Britain. More issued Knife Crime Awareness, and how this could be adapted for an effective consultationConsultation is when members of an organisation gather information/feedback from members of the public or group on a project or scheme. More which could be sent out to schools across the borough.
AMNESTY – JODIE
A mum had ordered some resources from the human rights activist group Amnesty International, resources that included the helping of aiding certain international issues, and a passport filled with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which were given out to Youth Councillors who attended the meeting.
WEBSITE – CHRIS
We have a new website! The website has gone under a refresh, to update it to a modern viewpoint. The layout was shown to Youth Councillors at this meeting, after a small group of testers tried out the format a week prior, and the feedback was mostly positive. Youth Councillors were asked to try out the format on their phones.
POSH AMBASSADORS – CHRIS
Pioneers of Sustainable Hope (POSH) is a new project started by YouthforiaAn organisation in which youth councillors from the North West meet up and work on campaigns and training. More NW (Youth Focus NW), funded by Scottish Power. YouthforiaAn organisation in which youth councillors from the North West meet up and work on campaigns and training. More are wanting three Pioneers from each Local Area in YouthforiaAn organisation in which youth councillors from the North West meet up and work on campaigns and training. More, making up 75 ambassadors. The appointed Pioneers for Oldham are Tia, Tai and Hamra.
EVENTS AND TRIPS – EVENTS OFFICER
Events and Trips that are up and coming have been given out to the youth councillors who attended the meeting.
