Julia Reda
2013-08-29 14:45:26 UTC
Hi everybody,
after we have decided at our last board meeting that we want to support
the League of Young Voters www.youngvoters.eu , I have talked to the
organisers from the European Youth Forum. These are my notes on the
phone call:
League of Young Voters was started in 2011.
study why young people don't vote.
result: no communication between parties & youth, lack of information
for young people on elections, both on the competences of the EP and on
specific policy issues.
LYV tries to bridge gap, inform young people on elections, get parties
to speak about youth issues and to specifically target youth in their
public communication (e.g. through social media etc.)
other youth organisations are already members in youth forum
LYV wanted to get European parties committed to actually targeting young
people, talk to youth wings more. Therefore, they signed agreements with
parties, highlighting youth wings and committing them to working together.
The parties also agreed to pick up issues that Youth Forum gives to them
(e.g. through the stuff that comes up on the LYV website)
LYV will organise debate and contact youth wings to propose candidates
for the debates.
LYV will publish a comparative analysis of EP manifestos on issues
important to youth.
LYV will host a competition debate between youth wings (with debating
teams).
LYV will offer a training seminar for young candidates (spring next
year, after the EP lists have been elected).
LYV will publish a report on youth participation and representation in
EP elections (in autumn)
Regional branches of LYV (8 approved ones atm, 7 new applicants),
national youth councils can apply to become official branches of lyv:
only open to politically neutral organisations (France and Finland are
among participating countries where we have members, they will give us
contact info), regional branches will host local activities and provide
regional content for the LYV website in the respective languages.
Usually, the support of the LYV includes a significant financial
contribution by mother parties → they will work out a proposal suitable
for us as we don't have a mother party yet and don't have any money.
Since the mother parties are supposed to sign a document committing them
to including youth in the EP elections campaign (see above), they will
send us a document to present at the PPEU meeting on September 4.
On May 9-11 2014, there will be a European Youth Event (EYE) in
Strasbourg with 5-10000 youths expected. It was initiated by the
European Parliament and the European Youth Forum will be a main
organiser. They will keep us in the loop if and how YPE can participate.
The Forum is interested in presenting the League of Young Voters at our
March conference in Brussels.
Asked about our connection to Amelia, told them we are in touch.
Julia
after we have decided at our last board meeting that we want to support
the League of Young Voters www.youngvoters.eu , I have talked to the
organisers from the European Youth Forum. These are my notes on the
phone call:
League of Young Voters was started in 2011.
study why young people don't vote.
result: no communication between parties & youth, lack of information
for young people on elections, both on the competences of the EP and on
specific policy issues.
LYV tries to bridge gap, inform young people on elections, get parties
to speak about youth issues and to specifically target youth in their
public communication (e.g. through social media etc.)
other youth organisations are already members in youth forum
LYV wanted to get European parties committed to actually targeting young
people, talk to youth wings more. Therefore, they signed agreements with
parties, highlighting youth wings and committing them to working together.
The parties also agreed to pick up issues that Youth Forum gives to them
(e.g. through the stuff that comes up on the LYV website)
LYV will organise debate and contact youth wings to propose candidates
for the debates.
LYV will publish a comparative analysis of EP manifestos on issues
important to youth.
LYV will host a competition debate between youth wings (with debating
teams).
LYV will offer a training seminar for young candidates (spring next
year, after the EP lists have been elected).
LYV will publish a report on youth participation and representation in
EP elections (in autumn)
Regional branches of LYV (8 approved ones atm, 7 new applicants),
national youth councils can apply to become official branches of lyv:
only open to politically neutral organisations (France and Finland are
among participating countries where we have members, they will give us
contact info), regional branches will host local activities and provide
regional content for the LYV website in the respective languages.
Usually, the support of the LYV includes a significant financial
contribution by mother parties → they will work out a proposal suitable
for us as we don't have a mother party yet and don't have any money.
Since the mother parties are supposed to sign a document committing them
to including youth in the EP elections campaign (see above), they will
send us a document to present at the PPEU meeting on September 4.
On May 9-11 2014, there will be a European Youth Event (EYE) in
Strasbourg with 5-10000 youths expected. It was initiated by the
European Parliament and the European Youth Forum will be a main
organiser. They will keep us in the loop if and how YPE can participate.
The Forum is interested in presenting the League of Young Voters at our
March conference in Brussels.
Asked about our connection to Amelia, told them we are in touch.
Julia
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