To
Listen to ...
 ...means
to be aware that young people should be involved in the
dialogue on decision-making processes. Therefore "youth
issues" should be on the agendas of both local authorities
as well as of international organisations.
| YOUNG
VOICES
OF THE BALTIC SEA REGION
WHAT?
International youth conference
WHEN, WHERE?
15-18 May, Kalmar, Sweden
WHO?
Young people and civil servants
from all UBC member cities
WHY?
To support youth involvement
To discuss "youth issues"
To exchange experience
To get inspiration
To establish "youth work" in UBC
MORE INFORMATION?
www.kalmar.se/ungdom
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There are many approaches, e.g. Agenda 21,
UN Convention of the Right of the Child, even UBC Social
Charter underlining the importance of including young people
in the building of our common future
However...
§ Do we really consider youth issues within our daily
work?
§ Are our cities "youth friendly"? What
about UBC?
§ Do young people have the possibility of being heard
when ever they want to be?
§ Finally, what are the most important issues for
the young in their hometowns? And do these issues reach
the agenda of the local decision-makers?
Can all those questions be easily answered?
Most probably, not...
Union of the Baltic Cities together with
the region and municipality of Kalmar and the Baltic Sea
Secretariat for Youth Affairs decided to launch the YOUNG
VOICES of the Baltic Sea Region project promoting youth
involvement within the Baltic Sea Region and the UBC membership.
On 15-18 May Kalmar hosts the conference
for young people aged 15-25, civil servants dealing with
youth issues from all 105 UBC member cities, as well as
from other interested cities and organisations.
The aim is to develop a motion on the future relations between
the UBC and young citizens in the member cities. Both the
ways of supporting the youth initiatives in the cities as
well as the establishing of a network or a commission dealing
with youth participation within the UBC shall be considered.
Additionally, the conference is to highlight
the youth participation on the local and global levels and
to show the best practices on the youth work and youth initiatives
in the municipalities. The conference offers the arena for
young people to meet their peers from different countries
and to discuss the different and common issues important
to them.
It is of great importance that your city
is represented in Kalmar! Looking forward to meeting you
there!
| Further information:
Ms Magdalena Marchlewicz
Project Secretary
Young Voices of the Baltic Sea Region
Tel.+46 480 450098
e-mail: mmarchlewicz@o2.pl
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