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You may have already seen the films of the Candidate Speeches for Cheshire Youth Parliament. Before the young people standing for election get to this point they attend a Candidates Weekend. All young people in Cheshire can attend the Candidates Weekend and over 2 days we provide some training to help young people consider whether they really want to stand for election, and if so what they would stand for.

Some of the criticisms of the Youth Parliament system are that its not truly representative and that the people that get elected are just elected on the basis of how many friends they’ve got. The Youth Voice team in Cheshire have been working really hard to ensure this isn’t what happens up there. Prior to the weekend they organise meetings at youth clubs in each region to encourage young people to attend the training. The training activities we use include Read the rest of this entry »

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Film from the training with Bournville Village Trust. Photos are also on Flickr. Looks like there will be a lot of busy young people in Birmingham!!

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Short film showing the candidates speeches for the Cheshire Youth Parliament West Region.

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Short film showing the candidates speeches for the Cheshire Youth Parliament East Region.

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In this short 20 minute session Tim & attendees explored how different social media tools can support work with young people, collaboration between organisations and campaigning for change. If you would like to find out more about using social media tools in your work, get in touch with Tim: tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk

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