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    The role of men and boys in tackling sexism in the workplace

    Sexism in the workplace session at the Festival of Politics 2024. From left to right, sitting on stage: Alannah Logue MSYP, Session chair and SYP trustee, Claire Reindorp, CEO at Young Women's Trust, Jack Anderson MSYP and Carolyn Currie, CEO at Women's Enterprise Scotland.

    This year marked the 20th annual Festival of Politics held at The Scottish Parliament in August every year. There are…

    #Campaigns, #Equality, #Gender-based violence, #Jobs
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    MSYPs discuss ending gender-based violence at SYP82

    MSYPs sitting round a table in a committee room during SYP82 at The Scottish Parliament

    At the beginning of November, over 30 MSYPs from across Scotland came together to debate and discuss different solutions for…

    #Campaigns, #Gender-based violence
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    #CabinetTakeover 2024: Investing in and protecting youth work services

    MSYPs, MCPs and Cabinet sat round in a circle in a meeting room at the Cabinet Takeover in November 2024

    In November 2024, Hamish Nott MSYP and Daniela Onyewuenyi MSYP gave a speech to the First Minister and…

    #Cabinet, #Campaigns, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #Youth Work
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  • NSPCC Child Safety Online

    Green rectangle on left with NSPCC Scotland logo at the centre at the top. Image of young girl playing a game on the right with a controller in her hands while wearing a headset.

    The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) is currently carrying out a youth-led project that will run from December 2024 until…

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    25 years of youth voice and devolution: SYP82 in Parliament 

    MSYPs in The Scottish Parliament chamber at SYP82

    Since 2017, SYP has been working in partnership with the Scottish Parliament to increase young people’s representation and involvement in…

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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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    SYP welcomes Youth Work (Scotland) Bill

    Launch of Youth Work (Scotland) Bill at Citadel Youth Centre in Leith, Edinburgh. SYP CEO Jamie Dunlop at the back, alongside other sector colleagues and young people with Martin Whitfield MSP at the front.

    As details of a new Bill to strengthen the role of youth work in Scotland are revealed today, SYP welcomes…

    #Campaigns, #Education, #UNCRC, #Youth Work
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  • UK Youth Parliament in Scotland

    Logos of UK Youth Parliament, UK Government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, National Youth Agency and SYP overlaid on a semi-transparent image of the House of Commons.

    The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) was established in 1999 to provide opportunities for young people, including those from marginalised communities,…

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    Children and young people prepare for annual Cabinet meeting

    Bird's eye view of St Andrew's House, the Scottish Government HQ, in Edinburgh.

    Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs) and the Children’s Parliament (MCPs) will today take part in the Annual Cabinet…

    #Cabinet, #Campaigns, #Gender-based violence, #Human Rights, #Mental Health, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC, #Youth Work
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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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