Day: 7 July 2016
Cultural Literacy Emerges at Youth Parliament
July 7, 2016By Rebekah Andrews Cultural illiteracy was brought into the public sphere last week after six students from Mount Alexander Shire took part in the YMCA’s 30th year of Youth Parliament. They were six of 120 young people across Victoria to sit at State Parliament for the week. Given the platform, they chose to address an […]
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Getting Pot Through Parliament
July 7, 2016By Zainab Abou-Eid A team from Westbourne Grammar fought for the legalisation of marijuana to minimise harm inflicted on society as part of the YMCA Youth Parliament program.. Arguing for the their bill, the Westbourne Grammar students said they believed the ratification has the potential to create a positive environment. They were passionate as they […]
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A Bill for Safe Injecting Centres Passes through YP
July 7, 2016By Zainab Abou-Eid The bill to introduce medically supervised injecting centres in Victoria was passed after an intense and powerful debate in Youth Parliament. Protecting the community from exposure to discarded syringes and public IV drug use were the main focuses for the young people in the YMCA Youth Parliament program. The team said they […]
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Victoria’s Youth Add Their Voice to Duck Hunting Debate
July 7, 2016Image: Billboards have popped up across Melbourne featuring sport stars holding a slaughtered duck.“Duck shooting is not a sport,” the advertisement reads. Animals Australia have ramped up their campaign against duck shooting and so has Victoria’s youth. By Rochelle Kirkham This article originally appeared on SYN 90.7 Listen to SYN 90.7 audio on Youth Parliament’s bill […]
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