Young leaders host youth assembly with Liz Kendall MP
Young leaders host youth assembly with Liz Kendall MP
In July, we were delighted to welcome Liz Kendall MP to Braunstone Frith Primary to engage with 7 schools and 101 people over the concerns that are facing our young people today.
On the day we heard stories of students struggles: mental health and lacking support; housing and forced moves to temporary housing; and migration and the struggles immigrants face. Liz engaged with our young people during a ‘listening’ session and students described her responses as engaging, encouraging, and felt personally connected.
Being able to get involved with the event was a massive privilege and the stories shared were powerfully motivating. Perhaps we might even see a few independent campaigns, particularly since many young people shared their concerns over waiting lists for mental health and educational support.
At the end of the session Liz committed to: ensuring landlords take responsibility for disrepair and maintenance, encouraging the building of social housing, meeting with responsible parties to discuss the impact of early-stage mental health intervention, and working with the migration justice team to get migrant families included in the child poverty scheme.
Thanks to everyone involved, people were left feeling “hopeful”, “relieved”, and “proud” to name a small few of the positive emotions we were left with. We hope that Liz Kendall will stay as committed as we felt she was at the event, and our member institutions come back for me. The work has only just begun.
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