Citizenship and Europe events for young people
About the events:
The events will take place in various UK cities between November
2008 and July 2009 and aim to involve young people aged 16-25 in
fun interactive activities which explore the way the European Union
works and consider some key issues affecting the EU today.
The events offer a fantastic opportunity for young people to
debate issues with MEPs and to develop their knowledge and
understanding of how they can have a stake in shaping the future of
the European Union. Following the success of similar events
that we ran last year in the East and South West - see
news story on
our website for further details, we would like to promote this
year’s events to a wider audience.
The aims and benefits of the events are:
- to raise awareness of how Europe is governed (in particular the
role and powers of the European Parliament) and some of the main
issues affecting the European Union today
- to encourage young people to think about the sort of Europe
they want to be part of and what action we need to take to achieve
this
- to provide a platform for the views of young people on European
issues, such as the environment, migration, poverty, international
security
- to provide an opportunity for young people to hear the views of
elected Members of the European Parliament and exchange views with
them
Dates and locations:
- Friday 28 November 2008 – London
- Friday 5 December 2008 – Birmingham
- Friday 23 January 2009 - Manchester
- Friday 10 July 2009 – Newcastle
Bookings can be made by completing the booking form and
returning to registrations@LSNeducation.org.uk