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In this section you can find ideas and suggestions on how to
take action on different issues of social justice and human rights.
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Global Calender - Dates for your diary

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The Youth Opportunity Fund is back!

We are looking for keen young people to take charge of a £400,000 budget for 2009.

East End kids get chance to flash the cash

Make It Happen
Tower Hamlets youngsters are being given the chance to make a real difference to their borough, thanks to the Youth Opportunity Fund.

The Youth Opportunity Fund (YOF) allows 11-19 year-olds to apply for funding to help start up new activities or make improvements to the buildings they use in the borough. Local youngsters can receive between £500 and £5,000 to run activities such as after-school sports clubs, or between £5,000 and £10,000 to refurbish buildings like their local community centre.

More information about the Youth Opportunity Fund can be found www.amp.uk.net and application forms will soon be downloadable to access the funds. A second generic email will be sent to all contacts, but this is coming to you because of your particular specialism.

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We want you to have your say. Tell the Government your views.

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We will post consultations here so you can have a voice in the way your life is affected by adult decision makers.

This section gives young people the chance to get involved in current issues in parliament that affects you and your education.

This section also gives you the chance to participate in real government consultation and let them know how it really feels to be a student at school in the East End.

Find out what decisions are being made about your education:

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Get your students to Campaign for Western Sahara 11/6/2007

Early Day Motions are statements MP's can sign to express their support for
different issues. There is a new one supporting the human rights of the
Saharawi people from the Western Sahara, occupied by Morocco.

Find our about the issue read the War on Want webpage, click here.
And then get them to lobby their MP to sign. http://www.waronwant.org/?lid=14555
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Why Protest?

Watch a video of young people being interviewed about why they protest,
from the children’s on-line paper ‘Headliners’
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Climate Change and Londoners

Read a recent survey of young people about climate change and have your say on-line:
http://www.london.gov.uk/young-london/teens/top-stories/climate-change.jsp
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Life in London

Or just make a comment about your life in London at:
http://www.london.gov.uk/young-london/teens/feedback/index.jsp
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Edit the Young Londoners website

Apply to be guest editor of the Young Londoners website, deadline 30 Nov:
http://www.london.gov.uk/young-london/teens/guest-editor/become/index.jsp
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Nature and London

“Access to Nature” consultation.
Download the pdf and read the report and look at how it might affect you.
Then write your feelings to Ken Livingstone by 26th June. Details on what to do are on the webpages:
http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/strategies/sds/access-to-nature.jsp
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Campaign for children’s rights to be a priority for new commission

Fill in the form at the bottom of the page for the newly forming Commission for Equality and Human Rights and ask them what they are doing about children’s rights. The more young people who do this the greater the pressure will be for them to make it an important issue.
http://www.cehr.org.uk/content/contact.rhtm
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Campaign for Children’s Rights

Get involved in campaigning for children’s rights, find out about the
Children’s Rights Alliance for England and join their campaigning:
http://www.crae.org.uk/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=200&Itemid=139
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Campaign Against the Arms Fair in East London

The worlds largest arms fair comes to East London in September, 13-16.
Voice your opinion against arms sales and war.

Find our more - http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/08/322159.html

campaigns diary for Campaign Against the Arms Trade - http://www.caat.org.uk/events/diary.php#

Briefing information as downloadable pdfs on the Arms Fair - http://www.caat.org.uk/publications/armsfairs.php

Introduction to issues about the arms trade -
http://www.caat.org.uk/publications/intro-briefing-2006.php

Get your school to order the video made by young people at the Royal Docks School
about the Arms Exhibition and it can be used for campaigning or in citizenship lessons:

Where is the Love? 10 minute video exploring the DSEi Arms Fair, made by pupils at the nearby
Royal Docks Community School in 2004 Also including ‘Farnborough 2004 Air show or Arms Fair?’
9 minutes DVD format £5.50, plus 35p postage VHS format £4, plus 58p postage

Download the order form - http://www.caat.org.uk/resources/materials.pdf
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Campaign for a Fairer Justice System for Young People

Read about the Smart Justice campaign and if you agree sign
the on-line petition and think about how you can support it.
http://www.smartjustice.org/youngpeople/
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How Should Children be Treated in Jail?

Read the press release on-line about the death of a young boy due to
physical treatment in a secure unit. What do you think should happen?

CORONER URGES REVIEW OF RESTRAINT IN CHILD PRISONS
The coroner considering the death of 14 year-old Adam Rickwood in Hassockfield secure training centre has called for an urgent review of restraint in child prisons (May 31).

Adam hanged himself in August 2004 just hours after being subject to the nose "distraction" - one of three painful techniques designed by the Prison Service and approved by Ministers and the Youth Justice Board for use on children as young as 12…

Full press release:
http://www.crae.org.uk/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=314&Itemid=128
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Respecting Your Voices

Read a report about people respecting the voice of young people and then express your
own voice as a blogger, or think how you can change people’s perception of young people.

Report on campaigning for respect for children’s views:
http://www.youthnet.org/mediaandcampaigns/campaigns/respect

Be a Blogger on-line:
http://www.thesite.org/travelandfreetime/freetime/netandtech/createyourownonlinecontent
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Help Refugee Children Around the World

Read and watch videos about the United Nations campaign for the nine
million children refugees around the world. Join in their campaign.
http://www.ninemillion.org/Donate.aspx?localID=en

For a report on refugee children in London download the pdf, click on the link:
http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/refugees/docs/refugee_children_report.pdf

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Tower Hamlets also has another site for young people

Have your say, chat on line, see what's going on in your local area
Get involved with their Tower Hamlets Youth Partnership
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