Hi, I’m Jess and I’m the Greater Manchester representative for Oldham Youth Council. I wanted to join Oldham Youth Council as a way to build my confidence and make new friends. I ran for elections in 2016, I took an active role in all of the campaigns that I could, including a discrimination campaign that included a trip to Poland (check out http://oldhamyc.com/listen/2017-poland/)
I started getting into representation on a wider North West scale while attending Youthforia. I started attending North West events about the devolution of power towards the Manchester region. Elections were run to have a elected role for this position, I happily got it and have been working with Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) since.