Involving young people in the Future City Game Jon Rea Strategic Lead for Engagement and...

Involving young people in the Future City Game

Jon ReaStrategic Lead for Engagement and ParticipationNottingham City Council, UK

Why?

• UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 12

• UK Education Act 2004• Sustainable Communities Act, Duty to Involve

• Equality Impact Assessments• Participation Strategy • Quality assurance – Hear by Right

Why really?

• Enables better decisions to be made• Provides creative, innovative solutions

• Assists community cohesion, builds social capital

• Develops capacity for the future• Improves attainment, career pathways• Open-minded and fun – refreshesgovernance and local democracy

Core Cities Youth, UK

• Core Cities summit, Nottingham

November 2007 – 16 youth delegates,

identified priority issues

• Core Cities youth summit, Nottingham

February 2009 – a two-day FCG

programme around the themes of transport,

environment and active citizenship

• Presentation to Core Cities leaders group, May 2009

• Core Cities summit, Liverpool, November 2009 – film and

project showcase, Department of Transport referral, part of

ongoing CC transport working group

Core Cities Youth, UK

• Core Cities summit, Nottingham

November 2007 – 16 youth delegates,

identified priority issues

• Core Cities youth summit, Nottingham

February 2009 – a two-day FCG

programme around the themes of transport,

environment and active citizenship

• Presentation to Core Cities leaders group, May 2009

• Core Cities summit, Liverpool, November 2009 – film and

project showcase, Department of Transport referral, part of

ongoing CC transport working group

Core Cities Youth, UK

• Core Cities summit, Nottingham

November 2007 – 16 youth delegates,

identified priority issues

• Core Cities youth summit, Nottingham

February 2009 – a two-day FCG

programme around the themes of transport,

environment and active citizenship

• Presentation to Core Cities leaders group, May 2009

• Core Cities summit, Liverpool, November 2009 – film and

project showcase, Department of Transport referral, part of

ongoing CC transport working group

Gorton, Manchester UK

• Urbis/Reclaim played FCG with hard to

reach young men from a socially deprived

area of Manchester

• Local partner input, real-life challenges

• Winning project idea involved utilising unused space in the

Market for creative community activities, providing a crèche,

and an advertising campaign to promote multi-ethnic traders.

• Other ideas around crime and community safety.

• Active citizenship, improved relations, personal prestige…

16 projects and counting, Estonia

• Involvement of Estonian Youth Club Union

• Funding from Estonian Ministry of Education

and Science and support from Swedbank as part

of corporate responsibility agenda

• New client groups, cohesion outcomes

• Not just about young people – intergenerational outcomes too