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MSYPs select new national campaigns

Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament have voted to select their three new national campaigns for the next two years.

#Campaigns, #Gender-based violence, #Mental Health, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #Youth Work
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    Cabinet Speech -Addressing the Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Young People

    Last month myself and 6 other MSYPs along with Members of the Children’s parliament met with the Scottish Cabinet for…

    #COVID-19
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    UNCRC Scotland Bill -Supreme Court Challenge Statement

    We are, like most other organisations, not able to comment on the specifics of the live legal challenge to the…

    #Human Rights, #UNCRC
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    Cabinet Speech — Putting Rights at the Heart of the COVID-19 Recovery

    Hi! My name is Mollie McGoran, MSYP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, and last month I had the pleasure of…

    #Bounce Back, #Campaigns, #COVID-19
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    SYP74 — How an online Sitting works

    Three times a year, MSYPs from across the country come together at SYP Sittings. The purpose is to propose, discuss,…

    #Scottish Youth Parliament
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    Children and young people meet Cabinet on landmark day as UNCRC Bill passes stage 3.

    Today saw the fifth Annual meeting between children and young people and the Scottish Cabinet I have had the privilege…

    #Human Rights, #Meaningful Engagement, #UNCRC
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    Reading for Pleasure: The Culture and Media Committee Want You to Get Involved!

    Reading for pleasure is more important for children’s cognitive development than their parent’s level of education and is a more…

    #Culture
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    MSYPs Choose to Challenge on International Women’s Day

    To mark International Women’s Day (IWD) and to begin sharing our work on Women’s History Month, SYP brought together our…

    #Equality
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    Why ‘unprecedented times’ need UNCRC Incorporation

    Emily Harle MSYP Blog post by Emily Harle MSYP, Convener of SYP’s Equality and Human Rights Committee In a Scotland…

    #Human Rights, #UNCRC
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    Statement on Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill from SYP Board

    SYP is a human-rights based organisation. Our values of diversity and inclusion are at the heart of who we are.

    #Justice
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    Statistics are not stories: it’s time to listen to young people about their mental health

    We all know that 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem in their lifetime, but statistics are not stories. They do not represent the lived experiences of young people.

    #Mental Health
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    Liam’s role on the COVID-19 Education Recovery Group

    Wild times just now, for everyone. Everything is changing by what feels like the week. But still, we must group…

    #COVID-19, #Education
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    10 reasons to apply to be SYP’s next Communications Officer

    You’ll be endlessly inspired by a cohort of young people. There’s so many examples to back up this statement…But something…

    #Scottish Youth Parliament
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