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Click on the logo above to go to the UK Youth Parliament Website
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| STOMP your way to the UK Youth Parliament Elections
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to do? Nowhere to go? Not being heard? Nobody listens? Nothing changes? So
what????? Do I care?????? Whatever………..
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Are
you aged 11-18? Enthusiastic? Motivated?
Committed to issues
affecting young people? If so, then STOMP…
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| Speak up |
Take action |
Organise |
Make a difference |
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STOMP was a one-day event for all 11-18 year olds who are interested in standing up,
telling people what they think and making a difference.
It took place on Friday
17th February 2006 from 10am - 4pm at Dudley College, (Broadway Campus).
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Cheaper public transport; more activities, youth centres and things to
do;
more information about mental
health, sexual health and STI’s;
and more counsellors available in schools;
more lights on the street;
more positive headlines in the media rather than
headlines and stories which portray young people as yobs and druggies
young
people have told us what they want
- how can you help to make it happen?
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will help you communicate with and represent young people's views; learn how to
campaign, and how to get funding to make things happen. Find out how to get
involved in setting up your own projects and activities, join the Youth Council
or stand for election to the UK Youth Parliament.
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UNITED YOUTH PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS 2006
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Are you aged 11-18? Enthusiastic? Motivated?
Committed to issues affecting young people?
Will you respect and listen to the views of other young people in Dudley borough
and
represent them at a local, regional and national level?
Do
you fancy a challenge? New opportunities and experiences?
The
chance to meet new people and make new friends?
If so, follow the twelve steps below to become a ‘Member of the Youth Parliament’
(MYP).
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Twelve steps to becoming a ‘Member of Youth Parliament’ for
Dudley…
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1. Fill in a registration form (available through schools, youth centres and libraries) to
get your name on the participants list for STOMP.
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2. STOMP your way along to Dudley College on Friday 17th February 2006
and be ready for kick-off at 10am!
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3. Take part in workshops, which will develop your
communication skills, and help you plan projects, speak in public, run a
campaign, and make people stand up and listen to what you have to say.
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4. After lunch (yum, yum) attend a workshop all about the
United Kingdom Youth Parliament (UKYP) and find out what it involves, the
amazing opportunities on offer and what commitment you need to give to
represent your fellow young people of Dudley borough.
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5. If you decide the UKYP is for you….. then fill out a
candidate statement outlining why you want to be a member of the UKYP,
what skills and attributes you could bring to the job and what you would
hope to achieve for the young people of Dudley.
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6. Read out your statement to the other participants at
STOMP.
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7. Everyone at STOMP will have one vote to decide who
should go forward as a candidate in the borough-wide elections.
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8. The top ten candidates will have their statements
distributed to all secondary and special schools, and colleges in Dudley
borough, and voting will take place on Friday 3rd
March.
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9. Votes will be counted……
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10. The ten candidates will be invited to Dudley Council
House on Friday 10th March to hear the results of the UKYP
Dudley Elections 2006
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11. The two young people with the most votes will become
‘Members of Youth Parliament’ for Dudley, and those in 3rd
and 4th position will become deputies.
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12. MYP’s and deputies will attend a regional residential
weekend on 17th – 19th March to meet MYP’s
from other areas in the West Midlands, and to launch their year in office!
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For more information on STOMP
or the UKYP please contact:
Jody Pritchard, Active Citizenship Programme Manager,
Dudley Youth & Community Team
01384 815172 or email jody.pritchard@dudley.gov.uk
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