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    #CabinetTakeover 2024: Ending gender-based violence

    First Minister, a Member of the Children's Parliament and Martha Dickie MSYP at the Cabinet Takeover in November 2024.

    In November 2024, Martha Dickie MSYP and Esperanza Giesen MSYP gave a speech to the First Minister and…

    #Cabinet, #Campaigns, #Equality, #Gender-based violence, #Scottish Youth Parliament
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    Our experience as Anti-Racist Champions

    MSYPs Daniela Onyewuenyi and Adauju Molokwu presenting on behalf of ARC at SYP’s 81st Sitting in June 2024.

    By Daniela Onyewuenyi MSYP and Shafa Waqas MSYP How ARC Began Daniela: In March 2024, SYP’s Anti-Racist Champions…

    #Anti-racism, #Equality, #Equality and diversity, #Scottish Youth Parliament
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    Reflecting on our SQA Advisory Group – young people’s views on qualifications and assessments

    Three images of MSYPs in a school classroom at an SYP event.

    Between 2021 and 2024, the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) worked in partnership with the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) on a…

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    #ScotClimateWeek: Young people’s climate stories

    A graphic with a green background and comic style animations featuring a hand drawn storyboard showing a young person learning about fast fashion, getting involved in their school's eco committee, learning about local climate issues, going vegetarian and becoming an MSYP to advocate for climate action. Text at the top reads: '#ScotClimateWeek'.

    Over the past few months, myself and other MSYPs have been enjoying regular meetings with the Scottish Government’s Climate Directorate…

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    #ExecutiveTakeover 2024: Invest in and protect youth work services

    Children's Parliament activity at Executive Takeover

    At the Annual Children and Young People’s Executive Takeover 2024, Tom Schmoll MSYP and Beth MacKay MSYP gave a speech…

    #Campaigns, #Education, #Executive Takeover, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC, #Youth Work
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    #ExecutiveTakeover 2024: Increase mental health training and education

    Image of Scottish Government Permanent Secretary John-Paul Marks, SYP Chair Ellie Craig MSYP and a Member of the Children's Parliament.

    At the Annual Children and Young People’s Executive Takeover 2024, Maya McCrae MSYP and Marianna Medina MSYP gave a speech…

    #Campaigns, #Executive Takeover, #Mental Health, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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    #ExecutiveTakeover 2024: End gender-based violence

    Image of MSYP and MCPs in a meeting room at St Andrew's House for 2024's Executive Takeover.

    At the Annual Children and Young People’s Executive Takeover 2024, Shafa Waqas MSYP and Skye Allan MSYP gave a speech to…

    #Environment, #Equality, #Gender-based violence, #Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament
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    Getting ready for UNCRC implementation in Shetland

    Shetland MSYPs holding up a Shetland flag against a SYP pop-up banner

    By Joe Smith and Bertie Summers, MSYPs for Shetland Islands We both recently had the enormous pleasure of…

    #Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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    Bold action required to tackle the climate emergency

    SYP has long recognised the impacts of climate change as a global climate emergency. To tackle that climate emergency we…

    #Climate Change, #Climate Crisis, #Environment, #Scottish Youth Parliament
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    My experience on the UK Youth Select Committee 2023

    Graphic with a dark green background. Image of Isla Grant MSYP standing on left with a white border. British Youth Council Youth Select Committee logo in a circle in the middle. Picture of Big Ben in London in the sunshine on the right.

    In August and September 2023, I was offered the exciting opportunity to go to UK Parliament in London and sit…

    #BYC, #Mental Health, #Right to Food, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UKYP, #UNCRC, #YSC
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