In many communities around the world, young people play a vital role in the journey towards social justice in various communities. Youth activism has been influenced by experiences recorded during and post the acute COVID-19 pandemic. There is evidence of young people being more interested in unstructured volunteer involvement that is organized and led through informal youth networks focused on issues that young people are passionate about and want to add their voices and actions to bring about positive change.
In this webinar, a global all-youth panel led by moderator Dr. Chris Millora will explore current evidence about youth activism, its scale, relevance, and the relationship between activism/volunteerism and youth empowerment/leadership giving voice and taking action to make an impact and effect change.
In continuing to give thought leadership to these topics IAVE is delivering a series of 4 global webinars for 2023 focused on youth volunteering. Learn more at https://www.iave.org/event/youth-volunteering/
About the series:
IAVE continues to have a strategic interest in youth volunteering and the key issues that are challenging young people today. IAVE networks and members continue to place a high priority on their engagement with young people. In listening to these voices IAVE made the decision to consider a further two youth volunteering focused topics. The topics chosen of youth well-being and youth activism have been influenced by experiences recorded during and post the COVID-19 pandemic. There is evidence of an emerging crisis in young people’s well-being particular their mental health. There is also evidence of young people being more interested in unstructured volunteer involvement that is organized and led through informal youth networks focused on issues that young people are passionate about and want to add their voices and actions to bring about positive change.
Presented by:
Dr. Chris Millora, Lecturer in Education and Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow, Goldsmiths, University of London
Panelists:
- Maria Lucia Atauje, UX, Editorial & Graphic Communications Professor, Volunteer at Proa, Peru
- Rand Bakeer, Community Activist, Palestine
- Olivia Clarke, Project Coordinator, Young Manchester, UK
- Zyril Jeff G. De Los Angeles, Founder & Chairperson, Ugyon Youth Organization, Philippines
- Gustavo Pereira de Oliviera, Commercial Coordinator, Leader of Atados HUB, Brazil
- Talha Karaman, Turkish refugee, Volunteer at Freiwilligen-Zentrum Augsburg, Germany
- Julianna Martin, Student, Trinidad & Tobago Red Cross Youth Member, Trinidad & Tobago
- Sam Turay, Africa Regional Manager, IAVE GNVL, Sierra Leone
Recorded: September 12, 2023