 Afternoon
Registration
Evening
Opening dinner with keynote address, rap concert and dance group
Morning
The classical model of youth representation
Civil society youth organisations and National Youth Councils: youth NGOs acting as social partners
Working it out in practice - country case studies
Working groups and presentations on the history, successes and failures in representing youth
Afternoon
Working it out in practice - country case studies (continued)
Do they listen?
Views from young people working in the political process
Morning
The evolution of youth representation in the UK
Standards for youth representation, and the representation of disadvantaged young people in the four countries of the UK
From our point of view
The development of national youth institutions in the UK, and the challenges of representing young people. Does youth culture interfere with messages they want to convey?
Panel discussion and Q & A session
Afternoon
Grassroots
Visit to a local Youth Council/Youth Forum/ School’s Council. Youth participation, communication between authorities and young people, the formalities of local government and clashes of cultures
Evening
Talking up youth culture
The role of culture in young people’s lives, and the importance of youth culture in the educational and political processes
Look at Us – youth arts groups
Performances and the role of performance in the political process, the relevance of performance to the lives of young people
Morning
An advertiser’s dream
TV and cinema advertisements. Group discussion on the role of young people in the commercial media, its effects on the youth population and the adult world, and how far it represents reality
It’s all good money!
Q & A session on the representation of young people in the advertising world
Afternoon
The trouble with youth today
Group workshops based on newspaper articles about youth issues and youth representation: their effects on young people’s perceptions of themselves and on adult perceptions of young people
Scumbags? A newspaper’s coverage of young people and how this affects their role in society, but for better or for worse?
Efforts at inter-generationalism
Intergenerational dialogue in different countries and the reasons behind it
Morning
“We must educate our Masters”
Group workshops on the issues of the week, their relevance to local settings, approaches to better communication between young people and adults Reflections on participants’ individual situations and their plans for moving forward
Afternoon
Here’s what we’ll do
Reflections on participants’ individual situations and their plans for moving forward.
Evening
Closing dinner and party
Morning
Breakfast and departure
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