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December 2024 newsletter

The latest edition of our new partners and stakeholders has been published! SYP Chair Ellie Craig MSYP reflects on…

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Screenshot of SYP's December 2024 partners and stakeholders newsletter, which is available to read at: mailchi.mp/syp/dec24.
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    Participatory budgeting for a rights based approach to recovery

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    Hi everyone, my name is Ellie Craig. I am the MSYP for Glasgow Cathcart and the Deputy Convener of the…

    #Bounce Back, #Education, #Human Rights
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    Periods Don’t Stop for a Pandemic

    SYP’s Bounce Back campaign calls for a human rights based approach to the recovery from the…

    #Bounce Back, #Human Rights, #Period Poverty, #Poverty
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    OECD report on assessment calls for meaningful engagement of young people

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    SYP have welcomed the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) latest report on “Upper-secondary education student assessment in…

    #Education
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    The Separated Children of Afghanistan

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    The rise to power of the Taliban in Afghanistan over recent weeks was a shock and a horror to many…

    #Human Rights, #International
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    It’s Time to Take MLMs Out of Commission

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    I’m sure we all know someone in an MLM (multi-level marketing scheme); that’s how widespread and embedded they are in…

    #Jobs
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    Tackling racial inequalities in Scotland – is it worth it?

    At a time when decision makers are pressured to tackle the fall-out from the Covid-19 pandemic on numerous fronts, is…

    #Bounce Back, #Human Rights, #Jobs, #Young People of Colour
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    How emotional literacy can help young people’s mental health

    In SYP’s current national campaign, Bounce Back, mental health and wellbeing was identified by young people…

    #Bounce Back, #Education, #Human Rights, #Mental Health
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    Youth Work – supporting young people through Scotland’s recovery

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    As Scotland recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, youth work will be more important than ever to Scotland’s young people. That’s…

    #Bounce Back, #Human Rights, #Youth Work
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    Standing with the Uyghur Peoples of China

    Trigger Warning: This blog contains themes of murder, rape, and torture that could be triggering or distressing for some people.

    #Human Rights, #International
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    The Barnahus Model — Putting Human Rights at the Heart of our Justice System

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    The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP), at its heart, has always been an advocate for approaching important policies in a human…

    #Human Rights, #Justice
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    SYP Welcomes Free Music Tuition Announcement

    SYP have today welcomed the news that the Scottish Government has committed to giving Councils an extra £7m to fund…

    #Culture, #Education
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    Consultation Response Calls for Reunion Rights and Safe Passage Routes

    White image with a quote alongside the SYP logo. The quote reads: Young people in Scotland are demanding fairer and humane changes to immigration, where the UK is upholding Human Rights, assists and protects the most vulnerable people that have found themselves in the worst possible situation where they were forced to flee their own country due to conflicts, repressions and persecution.

    This month the Scottish Youth Parliament responded to UK Government’s consultation on the ‘New Plan for Immigration’. The response is…

    #External Affairs, #Policy
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