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Youth Activism

Students Must Take the Lead in Politicising Youth

Megan Sherman | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: UK Education, Democracy, UK Parliament, Youth Vote, Campaign, Youth Activism, UK Politics, Student Politics, Students, UK Universities & Education News
Megan Sherman

All too often students take their own political consciousness for granted, but we must accept the immediate task of nurturing political enthusiasm in schools and colleges. 60% of people aged between 18 and 24 don't vote. The biggest barrier right now is the absence of a basic political education.

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Irish President Gives Youth Their Voice

Scott De Buitléir | Posted 14.11.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Citizenship, Youth Politics, President, Cork, Michael D. Higgins, ÉIre, Ireland, Galway, Dublin, Youth Activism, Irish Politics, Irish, UK Politics, Video, UK Politics News
Scott De Buitléir

Using the tagline 'Take Charge of Change,' Being Young and Irish is a series of seminars organised by President Higgins whereby people aged between 17 and 26 can have their say on where Ireland is going.

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What Does Camping Have to do With Boosting Your CV?

Wayne Bulpitt | Posted 19.06.2012 | UK
Read More: Skills, Scouts, Youth, Unemployment, Youth Activism, Youth Unemployment, Employment, UK News
Wayne Bulpitt

Youth unemployment is undoubtedly one of the challenges of our time - we can play our part in equipping young people to overcome it. Not just because we want to do our best - but so they can too.

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Why Politicians and Youth Issues Don't Mix

Shreen Ayob | Posted 12.05.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Education, Youth Vote, Youth, Youth Activism, Youth Unemployment, Education Policy, UK Politics News
Shreen Ayob

In an elegant experiment on empathy sociologist Sam Richards attempted and succeeded to encourage an auditorium full of Americans to sympathise with Iraqi terrorists.

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Palestine's Internal Divisions are Crushing its 'Arab Spring' Movement

Kieron Monks | Posted 09.10.2011 | UK
Read More: Palestine, Arab Spring, Youth Activism, Occupation, UK News
Kieron Monks

Palestine's revolutionaries have both, predominantly formed of young, foreign-educated, middle-class idealists. Their backgrounds allowed them to understand the Occupation from an intellectual perspective.

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