Week Commencing 14th May, Menatl Health Awareness Week, saw us release our series of camouflage body paint images. These images were part of a project in collaboration with Oldham Theatre Workshop and centred around poung people’s mental health. Working with the amazing Emma Cammack (http://www.emmacammack.net/) a project was set up using body painting techniques to …
On 28th June 2017 T.Jay Turner officially handed over the Youth Mayor reigns to Mohammed Marouf Ahmed. T’Jay has done and amazing job over the last 12 months and will be remembered fondly by children, young people and adults across Oldham. T.Jay has left very big shoes to fill but Marouf is more than …
Welcome Amber started the meeting with an ice breaker. OYC
Oldham Youth Council More Leadership Roles It was brought before the Youth Council that the leadership roles were being taken by the same Youth Councillors and that this created 2 problems. Firstly that the limited numbers of roles are not being fairly distributed across the members. It was …
Welcome Marouf started his final meeting as Chair with youth councillors sharing a piece of good news. Manchester Terror Attacks Chris spoke to the group offering support for anyone who needs it. He also reiterated that everyone will have opinions about what happened on Monday and that statements and opinions should be challenged not the …
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Welcome Apologies Adam H, George, Isabelle, Jess C, Melissa, Lydia, Nazmul, Jahanzeib, Marya, Samah, Georgia, Roshni, Jake. Oldham Pledge Suzy Ashworth came to update the OYCOldham Youth Council More about the Oldham Pledge. The passports have been printed and at this moment its being piloted in several schools across Oldham in year groups across all …
Welcome Marouf welcomed everyone including guests from Madhlo who had come along to take part in a consultationConsultation is when members of an organisation gather information/feedback from members of the public or group on a project or scheme. More. Apologies Melissa, George, Roshni ConsultationConsultation is when members of an organisation gather information/feedback from members of the public or group on a project or scheme. More Members from Mahdlo came along to the meeting to join a …
Oldham Youth Council attended the BYC
British Youth Council – A Youth Lead organisation representing 11-18 year olds across Great Britain. More Convention 3 and Youthforia
An organisation in which youth councillors from the North West meet up and work on campaigns and training. More meeting last weekend, held at Manchester Metropolitan University. Topic’s of discussion included the UKYP
United Kingdom Youth Parliament – The Parliament Organisation for MYPs and DMYPs. The UKYP is known for the yearly debate in the Houses of Parliament, in which MYPs attend to debate the top 5 issues, that were voted on in the MYM voting scheme.... More campaigns (votes at 16 and curriculum for life) plus a consultationConsultation is when members of an organisation gather information/feedback from members of the public or group on a project or scheme. More on how YouthforiaAn organisation in which youth councillors from the North West meet up and work on campaigns and training. More is doing. From the mouths of attendees: YCllr Marouf Ahmed, ChairThe Youth Councillor who runs the meeting, heads up the organisation and has the casting vote. Or something to sit on but probably the first one on our site :-)... More of OYCOldham Youth Council More On 3rd December Oldham …
Once again Oldham’s Youth Voice Family is taking part in Takeover Challenge and the first day of the challenge saw many departments taken over by young people.
Welcome apologies – Hannah, Shariq, Suraya, Tasneem, Lydia, Ge, Khadija, Alan Question Time Marouf asked the youth council whether they had got ten questions each to ask Council leaders for question time and that they should email or Facebook message Chris with them. Marouf stressed that it was very important to attend and that Youth Councillors …
The latest YOUTH VOICE FYI! https://paper.li/OldhamYC/1458056169?pub_id=ab558fe3-078f-4a38-aea7-805172d3e614 Thanks to @ZoeLlewellyn_OE @TristanCorkPost @OhioJFS #thursdayvibes #greatermanchester
The latest YOUTH VOICE FYI! https://paper.li/OldhamYC/1458056169?pub_id=f4a12697-1717-4ff1-bf48-8b599cfd6a60 Thanks to @TheRedFisher1 @weare_spotlight @denizyildirim79 #thursdayvibes #greatermanchester
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