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Every year, the United Nations host International Youth Day, a campaign to draw attention to the cultural and legal issues surrounding youth. This year’s theme is “Youth Engagement for Global Action”, with the aim of shedding light on the need for youth engagement to make local, national and global institutions more inclusive in order to strengthen their capacity and relevance.
Globally, the topic of racism came to the forefront of mainstream media as well as social and political conversations, following the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests. We wanted to get youth perspectives on their personal experiences of racism and the tangible steps they believe would result in long-term change.
Four articulate young women volunteered to share their views of race relations within the UK, their personal experiences of racism and tangible steps they believe would create long-term change*. We've shared the powerful video messages from teens; Tani, Dara, Mally and Priscilla.
Please follow @BarnetYouth_ on Instagram (if you haven’t already!) for more inspiring video messages from young people as well as youth news and events.
#youthday #youth4globalaction
*Please note the views are those of young people and don’t necessarily represent the views of Barnet Council
Click here to return to the "Support for families, children and young people" page.
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Every year, the United Nations host International Youth Day, a campaign to draw attention to the cultural and legal issues surrounding youth. This year’s theme is “Youth Engagement for Global Action”, with the aim of shedding light on the need for youth engagement to make local, national and global institutions more inclusive in order to strengthen their capacity and relevance.
Globally, the topic of racism came to the forefront of mainstream media as well as social and political conversations, following the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests. We wanted to get youth perspectives on their personal experiences of racism and the tangible steps they believe would result in long-term change.
Four articulate young women volunteered to share their views of race relations within the UK, their personal experiences of racism and tangible steps they believe would create long-term change*. We've shared the powerful video messages from teens; Tani, Dara, Mally and Priscilla.
Please follow @BarnetYouth_ on Instagram (if you haven’t already!) for more inspiring video messages from young people as well as youth news and events.
#youthday #youth4globalaction
*Please note the views are those of young people and don’t necessarily represent the views of Barnet Council
Click here to return to the "Support for families, children and young people" page.
Click here to return to the Community Help Hub homepage.
