Youth Work Week 2007

Theme for 2007 - All Different All Equal

One of the key defining qualities of youth work is that it respects and values difference, and that it encourages young people to do so too. That's one very good reason why The National Youth Agency's Management Board has selected "All Different All Equal" as the theme for Youth Work Week 2007, 1-7 November. Another is that this is also the theme of the current campaign being run by the Council of Europe with the European Youth Forum.

The European campaign, based on the slogan and logo first used in a similar youth campaign in 1995, is about respecting diversity, knowing about human rights and taking action in defending your own rights as well as standing up against the discrimination of others. We hope that Youth Work Week will enable some of the big themes of the European campaign to be translated into local action that can truly engage young people and make the sometimes abstract or worthy principles more meaningful.

We want people to interpret this theme in their own way. Maybe people will want to make a film that celebrates the way their youth club helps young people make friendships across barriers or about how their gay youth group makes potentially vulnerable young people feel secure and valued. Maybe young people will want to campaign on access issues for young people with disabilities, or to stage an event that focuses on anti-racism or human rights.

Information Pack now available as a pdf download

Youth Work Week 2007 - Information Pack

Tip: this version includes helpful guides which are best printed on A3 paper.

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