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Youth Citizenship Commission

I come from worksop...

by haribo kid

well i come from worksop I volunteer in a church where we have all the council meetings to discuss the future of our town personally i go just to listen to what they have to say and by going to these meetings i have found so much out about politics and wish that every single person has the opportunity to go along and see how politics actually happen insted of sitting at home going god these elections are so boring and " what does the goverment do for us?" well i have learnt first hand that the goverment do a lot of things behind the scenes to make the towns in which we live in a safer place i am only 17 but have seen a massive difference since i started at the church 18 months ago it has changed my opipion about the town and what the counciors do so dont just sit there and do nothing next time you know there is a public debate please go and put your thoughts forward afterall if you don't who will?

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Human Rights Day 10th December 12 Noon

by Radfax

After the ULU candlelit vigil, on 9th Dec, don't all go home! And if you do, come back the next day.
10th December 12 noon onwards
Put this into the public eye, hand in hand with the way the police may potentially treat students & other citizens on the march on the 9th Dec.

Human Rights Day 10th December 2010
Calling one and all
Mass People's Assembly in celebration and support of "Human Rights"

Unite as ONE on this day. Make your voices heard.
Let us exercise our right to freedom of speech and peaceful demonstration
We are calling all peoples to join us in free and peaceful demonstration to celebrate this day "Human Rights Day"
The public assembly will begin at 12 Noon outside number 10 Downing Street in Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1.
This is an autonomous event and all are asked to maintain the peace and equilibrium in the spirit of celebration.
We do not want to pay for the mistakes of the bankers; we do not want the self elected quango government and councils to decide on unjust and repressive cuts.
We want free education, we want better health care, we want job security, and we want affordable, available housing.
We want real reform. We want the banks to be ordered to give their bonus money back, and pay back the money lent to them from the public's purse. We want vodafone to pay its taxes.
We want real proportional representation where all votes are counted.
We want war criminals to be brought to book.
We want fully transparent public consultations on all things that affect the people.
Government and councils decisions should be held to account by the people.
We want our government to begin bringing troops home from illegal wars, we want fair taxes with a say in how those taxes are spent by any government.
We want civil rights upheld.
We want human rights respected and recognized.
We are the people

Please take a moment to read the "People's Charter" at the following link, thanks, here's to a world of change
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/citi...

http://thepeoplescharter.blogspot.com/

Recent parliamentry statement

1114 HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2010 1:12:10
Fabian Hamilton
Andrew George
Peter Bottomley
Jim Shannon
Jonathan Edwards
Jim Dobbin
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Mr Mark Williams Mr Alan Meale

That this House on the occasion of Human Rights Day on 10 December 2010, commends the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo for his unceasing non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights and democracy in China; notes and further commends the release of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi; condemns the rise of arbitrary arrest and detention of intellectuals in China, Tibet and East Turkestan; urges the Chinese government to uphold the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to release immediately Liu Xiaobo and all prisoners of conscience; and encourages the Government publicly to support Charter 08, co-authored by Liu Xiaobo and signed by 300 Chinese intellectuals, which will bring about freedom, human rights and democracy for all the people of China, Tibet and East Turkestan.

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website?

by iamacitizen

has the ycc got a website i can visit??

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