Fed up of age discrimination? Email your MP today!

BYC (The British Youth Council) is part of Young Equals, a group of charities and young people who are campaigning to stop age discrimination.

You can become part of this campaign and take action today by emailing your MP today.

We want to get the message across that under-18s should not be excuded from age discrimination protection in the Equality Bill. Your e-mail will help raise awareness of age discrimination against children and young people and could make a real difference as these issues are debated in Parliament.

Take part today by clicking on this link: http://e-activist.com/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=126&ea.campaign.id=4442

Experienced age discrimination yourself? Give your evidence to the Young Equals survey

Thank you as always for your help,

BRITISH YOUTH COUNCIL CAMPAIGNS

Platform2 Deadline Extended!

Deadline for January travel now extended to the 12th October!

Platform2 is a fully-funded global volunteering scheme for 18 to 25 year olds.

Apply now for a trip that will change your world.
You can volunteer for 10 weeks with Platform2, fully paid for, leaving in January 2010.

Platform2 is a global volunteering scheme for 18 to 25 year olds who wouldn’t otherwise be able to visit a developing country and get involved with global issues of justice and poverty.

Are you 18 and 25?
Have (or are eligible to have) a UK passport and are resident in the UK?
Great! Then apply today and you could be volunteering in India, Nepal, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa or Peru.

You can apply online or print off an application form to send in.

You will find lots of info to help you in our programme overview.

Calling Young Researchers!

Young UnLtd is currently seeking volunteers to form a team of Young Researchers to gather insights about social change throughout the UK!

This is an exciting opportunity for any young person especially those wishing to:

· Develop their skills and understanding about social entrepreneurship

· Get a ‘behind-the-scenes’ view of what young social entrepreneurs have done to make their ideas a reality

· Learn techniques to develop and conduct valuable and relevant field research about young people and social change

· Be part of a team that will publish the research findings and disseminate a report to the public and private sectors

· Go on a 2-day training residential

This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are interested in young people, social change, politics, community activism, or social entrepreneurship. Also participants will get hands-on experience doing research in the field as part of a nationwide project.

We are looking for young people between the ages of 16-25 to apply to become a Survey Researcher or an Interview Researcher.

For further information, see the attached application pack or contact Nick Micinski, Young UnLtd Research Coordinator, at nickmicinski@unltd.org.uk or (02075661467).

Applications are due by October 7th.

Can you help CROYDON: MOVE 4WD?

Do you live/study/work in Croydon? Are you aged between 16-21 years old?

Are you passionate about your own development and achieving your dreams?

Would you like to help empower others to do the same thing?

If you are shouting YES! at the screen then

1 – LOL! &

2 – We need YOU!

We are running an exciting NEW project called ‘CROYDON: MOVE 4WD’ and need 10 passionate young people to become the first batch of 4WD AGENTS!

Hit us up asap at 4wdlondon@gmail.com with the below details (just copy and paste and fill in!):

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Full name:

DOB:

Borough:

Mobile:

What are you doing with yourself on a day-to-day basis right now?:

Give us a one liner about why you would like to become a 4WD AGENT:

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We’ll be in touch real soon!

“There’s a radical – and wonderful – new idea here… that all young people could and should be inventors of their own theories, critics of other people’s ideas, analyzers of evidence, and makers of their own personal marks on the world. Its an idea with revolutionary implications. If we take it seriously.” – Deborah Meier

Keep moving 4WD

The 4WD team

YOUR Platform2 CHANGE THE WORLD!

Platform2 is a fully-funded global volunteering scheme for 18 to 25 year olds. Apply online HERE

Autumn, kids heading back to school in shiny new uniforms, jumpers out… it’s time to book up for something exciting in January! Platform2 offers a global volunteering experience to 18-25 year olds from the UK. Change your world right now and apply today!

4WD <3s SENSE MEDIA! Oh and the update…. :-)

Dear 4WD Family

Hope you have had a relaxing and enjoyable long weekend!

Happy Easter for those who celebrate!

First a video for you! Reminds me of that age old accolade- Don’t judge a book by its cover…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

Our wonderful Chi has set up a FB Group just for those who live, work, or have any associations to LAMBETH. If you wanna help LAMBETH move 4WD please join the new 4WD: LAMBETH group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=68872411327&ref=ts

And the fantastic Agnes has set up a FB Group just for those who live, work, or have any associations or interest in LEWISHAM. If you wanna help LEWISHAM move 4WD please join the new 4WD: LEWISHAM group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=71635980487

More borough groups are too follow…

Remember if you wanna jump on board the 4WD train now is the time! E-mail Simone for more details: simone.4wd@gmail.com

If you have got in touch, we will get back to you soon!

On with the update

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SENSE MEDIA SHOUT OUT!

Firstly wanna big up DUANE over at SENSE MEDIA who empower young people through media… we had a meeting this week which is only going to benefit the 4WD movement- he has some serious stuff going on, check out SENSE’s blog at:

www.wemakesense.wordpress.com

SENSE is also having a youth consultation/workshop THIS SUNDAY (19th April)

You will be able to find out a lot more about SENSE, meet the team and will get to brainstorm with a BAFTA winner! STUART BAMFORTH has worked on programs like PIMP MY RIDE (UK). For more details on the consultation see FB event page:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=82951353144

To book a place email info@wemakesense.org

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The East End Film Festival is going down throughout April, see link for full details:

http://www.eastendfilmfestival.com/
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CHARGE

Charge is a movement aiming to help young people break through into the media sector! They’ve got a few competitions going on right now for the MUSIC crew…

Get your music video on TV + win tickets to Wireless Festival

If you’re between 16-25 years old and have made a music video, then now is your chance to get it broadcast on national TV! To enter, simply send us your video. The five videos with the most views on our YouTube profile will be broadcast on Charge on Community Channel with the overall winner receiving tickets to The Wireless Festival at Hyde Park!

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Make your own music video

Ever watched a music video and think you can do better?
If you’d like to make your own music video, then you can apply for a free place on the Charge music video workshop. You’ll also receive £400 to make your own video! Hurry places are limited!

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WIN tickets to The Great Escape Festival

Maybe you just fancy winning some free tickets?
Enter our Youth Music competition and win tickets to see some of the best upcoming artists from around the world at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton.

For more details on all these opportunities see:

www.communitychannel.org/charge

Check out the Charge Myspace page for the latest news:

http://www.myspace.com/chargetv
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CULTURAL INDUSTRIES SHORT COURSES

City Uni London has a range of short courses designed to help develop the skills and knowledge needed to start or progress a career in MUSIC, FILM, TELEVISION, LIVE EVENTS, or VISUAL ARTS. Follow the link below for courses atarting in Aprl 2009.

www.cityac.uk/cae/cfa/cultural_creative_indiustries/index.html or e-mail:

cae@city.ac.uk

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“You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams. Imagination plus innovation equals realization.”-Denis Waitley

Remember to send any info to me for inclusion in the 4WD updates!

And keep checking the blog www.live4wd.wordpress.com

Keep moving 4WD team!

Naomi + the 4WD team

MTV POSITIVE CHANGE ‘EARTH JOURNALISM’ AWARD

MTV Positive Change Award

Attention all young and inspired writers, bloggers, journalists, musicians…

“Not only is it real, it’s here, and its effects are giving rise to a frighteningly new global phenomenon: the man-made natural disaster” – Barack Obama

We are calling on all MTV fans whether you’re a bedroom rock star or an art class film director, with a chance to enter The Internews Earth Journalism Awards Competition! Enter the MTV Positive Change category of the competition, with your best, most original piece of content on climate change for a chance to pick up your award in Copenhagen.

Competition is open for entry from June 22, 2009 to September 7, 2009

CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS

Great opportunity for young East Londoners- DEADLINE TOMORROW!

* Great opportunity for young East Londoners – UpRising leadership programme – Apply Now!*

DEADLINE MONDAY 6TH JULY MIDDAY!

If you live in Barking & Dagenham, Newham or Tower Hamlets and are 19-25 years old, this is an opportunity for you! If not, you may know someone who fits this profile so please forward this on to them. UpRising is a fantastic opportunity for young East Londoners who want to change East London for the better.

UpRising is a free of charge part-time leadership programme that runs over the course of a year. There are 60 free places available for young people from Barking & Dagenham, Newham or Tower Hamlets. Applications are now open for 2009/10 – just visit www.uprising.youngfoundation.org to apply.

Those who are successful in joining UpRising will:

• gain leadership skills for their future career – whatever it might be

• receive high quality training including a two day leadership retreat

• have the space to reflect and develop personally

• receive help and support to transform their community for the better

• work together with other UpRisers

• receive support from fellow UpRisers, mentors and the UpRising team

• have opportunities to attend exciting events and to go on learning visits – to institutions such as The Houses of Parliament, local town halls, government departments or the BBC.

To learn more, check out the programme brochure http://uprising.youngfoundation.org/fileadmin/downloads/UpRising_brochure_2009_final.pdf

If you have any questions you can contact the UpRising team on 020 8709 9029 or at uprising@youngfoundation.org.uk. You can also visit our website at www.uprising.youngfoundation.org.

To apply fill in the application form available here:

http://uprising.youngfoundation.org/fileadmin/downloads/09_UpRising_Application_FINAL.doc

4WD delivering *Social Chameleonism* workshop at 2morro!

I am just finalising the prep for the workshop I’m delivering at 2morro Festival on Southbank 2MORRO!

Very exciting stuff! Will let you know how it goes! Also excited to see lots of 4WD’s friends- Matt Kepple (YSE), Duane Melius (Sense Mag), Steve Moore, Amanda Gore….. it’s going to be AMAZING!

I am also sitting on a panel with Sam Conniff, Andy Hamflett, and Sophie Manning to discuss the negative portrayal of young people in the media and what can be done to change perceptions!

Really looking 4WD to it! Will let you all know how it goes

Want to be a volunteer for Ctrl.Alt.Shift at the NASS Festival??

Ctrl.Alt.Shift are looking for 24 volunteers to help them out at the RELENTLESS NASS action and music festival 9th-12th July in Bath + West Showground!

click here for full details