As a response to Claire Fox’s views on votes at 16, published in the The MJ Magazine, our 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 produced an amazing article. It answers …
filibuster verb [ I or T ] /ˈfɪl.ɪ.bʌs.tər/ to make a long speech in order to delay or prevent a new law being made Available from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/filibuster We also lost a little bit of faith in democracy. As a youth council we supported our local MPMember of Parliament – A member of parliament is an elected …
WELCOME Apologies from Saadiqah B., Khadija A., Brandon G., Jess C., Sarah N., Samah K. Amber started of the meeting with ‘Guess the Councillor’ activity. VOTES AT 16 UPDATE Attendees of the second meeting for Votes at 16 Bill planning gave feedback to the Youth Council about the plans and discussions that have developed …
Oldham Youth Council attended the BYCBritish 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 Youthforia
An 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 OYC
Oldham Youth Council More On 3rd December Oldham …