The British Youth Council wishes a happy Trans Day of Visibility to all trans people across the UK.🏳️‍⚧️💫

Our Trustee, Ali Gibson, wrote a blog post on the importance of trans young people having visibility.

Check out Ali's blog via the link below🔗

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The British Youth Council wishes a Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates!
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#Easter2024

More than half a million young people declare health and wellbeing their biggest issue.

The Youth Select Committee report on the cost of living and its impact on young people's well-being is now available! 📃

Check it out via the link below👇

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You’ve got 4 weeks left to register to vote in the May elections📅

If you’ve never registered before, have moved house, or have changed your name, register to vote before the deadline on 16 April: gov.uk/registertovote

Save the date! UK Parliament Week is back: 18-24 November 2024🎉

Sign up now to get your free #UKPW kit packed with curriculum-linked activities bringing democracy to life and empowering young people to use their voices UK Parliament

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We're part of 'Our Generation Our Vote', a UK wide project aimed at teaching young people about politics and democracy, whilst also creating a space for young voices pre-general election 💪

Work with young people and want to take part? Visit the QR code below for more ⬇️

Did you know that there is under one month left to register to vote for the #LocalElections2024 ?

We've got you covered with a recap of everything you need to know before the 16th April!

Read this 🧵through to find out:

📍 Can I vote?
🗳 How do I register to vote?
🆔 How do I…

It's distressing to see a Black boy in Carlisle being racially attacked. We are aware that arrests have been made, however we hope the perpetrators will face charges for their actions. We send solidarity to the child and antiracistcumbria for their support for him and his family.

Calling EU citizens living in the UK! Did you know that you have the power to vote in the #EUElections2024 ?
🗳️ Don't miss out on this opportunity to have a say in the future of Europe.
Register & #UseYourVote in June! 🇪🇺🇬🇧
📍 elections.europa.eu

British Youth Council Maurizio Cuttin UKYA 🇬🇧🇺🇦

Blanket approach to cost-of-living support 'impacting youth mental health' cypnow.co.uk/news/article/b…

📢 The Youth Select Committee has just published a report about of the #CostOfLivingCrisis on young people's health and wellbeing.

The inquiry was mandated by 500,000+ youth voices so for our latest #podcast we got Food Ambassador Dev Sharma to tell us about the findings!…

Join us for Youth Practitioner Training 📣

Our free online training, funded by the Electoral Commission, is designed for youth practitioners interested in learning how to lead discussions on politics and democracy to empower young people to use their voices.

Topics include:

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The #BBCYoungReporterCompetition is back for 2024 and open for entries!

We want to hear original story ideas from people aged 11-18 across the UK

Find out more and enter ➡️ bbc.co.uk/youngreporterc…

The closing date is 24 March 2024 at 11pm

On 6 March, the Youth Select Committee published their report into the impact of the cost of living crisis on young people⁠.📜
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The report comes from months of gathering evidence from witness and experts.🗣️📝

Read the full report via the link below👇

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The British Youth Council extends a Ramadan Mubarak to all those observing across the UK. May this month bring you good health, peace, and reflection.

As the month of fasting begins, let us be mindful to those of us who are observing.

#Ramadan #Ramadan mubarak

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the women who have changed our world for the better.

Tell us about a woman who inspires you. ✍🏽👇🏽

#InternationalWomensDay #IWD 2024 #IWD

“Women’s rights are a proven path to fair, peaceful, prosperous societies. It is good for us all.

Together, let’s take urgent action to make it a reality.'

– António Guterres on Friday’s #InternationalWomensDay . un.org/en/observances…

On #internationalwomensday , we reflect on the experiences of the Jewish women who endured Ravensbrück concentration camp.