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Re: Morlo - Anglesey, North Wales

ade — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:10:12 -0000

liking the animoto...:)

Re: The bigger problem - knives or the media?

ade — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:32:36 -0000

What I find interesting about the debate around the knife/ gang culture is how invested politicians and the media re in believing it's true - each new story of a 'stabbing' is lit up in headlights - even when its not a stabbing (the young boy in Eltham who died in a fight that wasn't gang related or as a result of a knife led to a newsnight piece on gang and knife culture in London.

The sad fact is that we are talking ourselves into a culture where knives and guns are glamourised not by rap music but by the press and adults in general - we are sublimely coaching young people into behaviour that they wouldn't ordinarily condone

Re: Youth Story Animations

ade — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:51:19 -0000

wow that's an amazing film!!

Re: Assessing Soft Skills

ade — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:34:28 -0000

interesting idea but I am not sure I am entirely comfortable with the premise of using citizenship to create 'good citizens' - who are employable and will volunteer. For a society to develop effectively, its citizens have to be capable of engaing in processess both positively and negatively as long they have a critical understanding of the wider society.

I know V is very interested in the link beteween volunteering and employability, so it might be useful to speak to them about this?

Re: Why Bother Using the Web in Youth Work

ade — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:21:33 -0000

hey mas - this looks really interesting - sorry i couldn't make it on sat - was feeling awful! although i am really interested in the personal development stuff for young people, i was wondering whether there is an opportunity to develop a new way of working that doesn't end up as trying to use the web as tool but really looks at how the web can change the way we interact.

For example, many people are willing to interact in a different way with work colleagues and that has a huge impact on the way they work and engage at work and develop ideas etc - could that be applied to youth work?

Re: New YoMo Site

ade — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:09:22 -0000

the site is looovely!!!

Re: YoMo Foundation Update

ade — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:17:59 -0000

as one of the well meaning people that wasn't well organised, i would like to apologise for my inaction especially today as everyone blogs on world poverty!!!

Re: Digital Youth Work - Appreciating the Environment

ade — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:29:34 -0000

hey mas - i was thinking of how to do something in the experiment side and this is not the best idea in the world but what about something that encourages the young people to come up with ideas for how the want to re-design, shape their local environment and link that to a FB page or local blog and encourage comments...

Re: If you’re young your views really don’t count!

ade — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:35:27 -0000

For me the votes at 16 camapign isn't about viewing young people as potential adults rather it is about fairness - the law with regards to 16 year olds is messy - they can join the army but not vote? How does that make sense? Also I think young people have a right to have their vote counted along with adults - our voting should be open to larger numbers (and age ranges) because we should value their voice alongside adults' voices

Re: If you’re young your views really don’t count!

ade — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:36:27 -0000

I wouldn't say that it is a ground up campaign (from young people) but I don't think that makes the case for it invalid. I also don't think voting reduces young people's childhood. Young people are asked to contribute to wide range of discussions and decisions about their life and the fact that voting is not on the table seems to be ridiculous. I don't see voting as something that only adults get - I think we should be creating a society that encourages all of us to participate - (I am equally passionate about votes for prisoners) for me it is a matter of justice not responsibility. I don't care whether young people use their vote but I think it is important that they have the ability to vote - does that make sense?

Re: If you’re young your views really don’t count!

ade — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:28:19 -0000

Totally agree that the discussion about engagement should be about getting politicians to engage with the people they represent not the other way round - I think falling numbers of voters are going to push people locally and nationally to take that on more. There is also the possibility of getting some dynamic politician that believes that and then changes everything in politics like Obama's election did in the States.