YPSO - Young People Speak Out

The FUNC (Funky’s United Nations Challenge) survey is now available online. If you want the government of Wales and the UK to know what you think about what’s happening in your life, this is your chance to let them know.

If you work with children or young people, please let them know about this opportunity. If you are interested in children’s rights please publicize this as widely as possible

We want as many children and young people as possible to do the survey. We will then take the findings to United Nations Children’s Rights Committee. It is their job to tell the UK and Welsh governments how they can improve the way they are carrying out their obligations under the UNCRC.
The findings of this survey will have a real impact on how the Government of Wales plans and delivers laws.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FUNC2012

F.U.N.C 2012 Survey

http://www.thesprout.co.uk/en/news/discriminatiin-education/09608.html

Discrimination In Education | Latest News The Sprout is the Cardiff news, events, activities, information and support website for young people in Cardiff. Information ranges from education to housing, jobs to the environment and more.

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/equal-access-to-student-fininancial-support-fund.html

EQUAL ACCESS TO STUDENT FININANCIAL SUPPORT FUND We the undersigned demand equal access to the Student Financial Support Fund for asylum...

YPSO Presents: Asylum Monologues, an Ice&Fire rehearsed reading! Incredible testimonies of young people seeking sanctuary in the UK! Get your FREE TICKET now!

YPSO PRESENTS: ASYLUM MONOLOGUES To celebrate Welsh Refugee Week 2012, Young People Speak is hosting a rehearsed reading of Asylum Monologues, followed by a panel discussion on issues affecting refugees and asylum seekers young people. Asylum Monologues is a script about the experiences of young people seeking sanctuary in Britain ...

Fancy going to the Beyond the Border Story Telling Festival 2012 for free? You can go if you can tell a true story. Have a look here:

True Stories Told Live ‘Once a month upstairs at Kemi’s cafe in Cardiff Bay five people tell others a true story about their lives. Each story is around ten minutes long and delivered without notes. Funny, sad, profound, bewildering, angry, all we ask is that the story is yours and that it’s true.’

Ministers raise concerns over asylum X-ray pilots | Children & Young People Now Read

We will be interviewing Vaughan Gething AM for our next newsletter!

Welsh Government Consultation:

Social Services (Wales) Bill, 12/03/12 [W]- CIW The Welsh Government is consulting on the proposed Social Services (Wales) Bill. Consultation ends: 01/06/12.

"Peers voted to protect payments for children in civil cases"

Fresh defeats for legal aid bill The government suffers its 10th and 11th defeats in the House of Lords over plans to shake up the legal aid system.

Asylum children X-rays condemned The children's commissioners in the UK have condemned plans to use dental X-rays to assess the age of young asylum seekers.

Welsh Government backs bid for Wales to become the first “nation of sanctuary” - Wales News - News - Becoming the first “nation of sanctuary” would blaze a trail in nation's care for refugees and asylum seekers.

Reconnect with Research - Scholars at risk - Centre for the Study of Human Rights - Home English language and research classes for refugee and asylum seeking scholars8 May – 3 July 2012 (eight Tuesday evenings 5.30pm – 7.30pm) Deadline for applications: Midday, Wednesday 18 April