CAYPAKS International Conference 23rd - 25th July
The Children and Young People Are Key Stakeholders Conferences was recently held in Perth at the Sheraton. The purpose of the conference was to contribute to the understanding of children, young people and their families in the community and the factors that influence their wellbeing.
I was contracted to organise the Youth Day on the 23rd July. We had 50 young people attend and participate in a range of workshops. The morning workshops were all about building skills - these included leadership training, mind mapping, networking and public speaking. The afternoon included creative workshops around the main messages that young people wanted to say during the rest of the conference. The workshops included hip hop, drama, art and multimedia. Some of these messages included:
We(Young People) are approachable.
We want to know about you and we want you to know about us.
We are here, We are now and We matter, “Let our voices be heard”
Change is a process that we all have to be involved in.
We would rather be heard than seen.
How you affect us today, will affect us beyond tomorrow.
The rest of the conference went off without a hitch. There is a Facebook entry for the conference too if you're interested.
posted by Alicia Curtis @ 1:19 PM
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