Participation




Come see UK Youth's Hearing Unheard Voices telling you how it is...

 
In a variety of exhibitions showcasing Young People’s experiences from Young Travellers, Homeless, LGBT, Refugee’s, In Care, BME, NEET, Disabled as well as a collection of campaign’s from UK Youth Voice.
 
  • Video footage and animations expressing experiences of Young people with disabilities
  • Comic strip animations and illustrations detailing the rights of LGBT Young People
  • Video projections of what female role models look like to Disadvantaged Young Women
  • A series of short films looking in depth to the stereotypes faced by Young People in Care
  • The first edition of the Hearing Unheard Voices newspaper depicting positive news articles regarding Young People
  • Interview footage of Young Refugees experiences
  • A dance performance of what it means to be a BME Young Person
  • A series of photography collections showcasing images of stereotypes faced by Young Traveller

The UK Youth Parliament would like to thank you for all your support over the past 12 months.
It has been another great year for us and here are
some of the highlights from 2009...

· Members of Youth Parliament made history by debating in the House of Commons chamber – the first time anyone
other than MPs have debated in the Commons.
 
· Over 500,000 young people voted in UK Youth
Parliament elections.
 
· Thousands of young people have been engaged with our campaigning work on abolishing tuition fees, cheaper bus
fares for young people and improved political education.
 
· Over 75,000 comments were posted on our
online forums.
 
· The UKYP and BT Seen and Heard Awards celebrated
the positive role young people play in their communities.

· We had 1,500 press mentions and MYPs
appeared everywhere from BBC Breakfast,
to the Times to Channel 4 News.

· 480 opportunities for young people to shadow
a government minister have been created as part
of our work with The Youth of Today.
 
· Over 400 young people, youth workers and
decision makers attended UK Youth Parliament's
9th Annual Sitting at the University of Kent to
develop campaigns and create a new manifesto.
 
· The MWH Awards celebrated the work of Members of Youth Parliament.
 
· We launched a new DVD, Got Any Change?,
featuring young people telling inspiring true stories about how they got involved in the UK Youth Parliament and what they have achieved.
 
· We held nine events, giving young people a safe space to discuss terrorism and violent extremism.


Sincere thanks to all of our partners for making all of this possible, and massive congratulations to the many thousands of young people who are of course at the heart of all these successes. We look forward to yet more progress in 2010.
 
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Throughout 2009, the UK Youth Parliament was supported by:
The Department for Children, Schools and Families, Local Authorities, BT, MWH, the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice, the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Department for Transport, the Parliamentary Education Unit, the Electoral Commission, the House of Commons, the Association of Chief Police Officers, Children in Need, iMeta, Votivation, 11 Million, the Talent and Enterprise Task Force and the British Museum.