Active Global Citizenship Conferences

Key Stages 3-4


Please note that the details below refer to the 2010 conferences, which have now finished. Information for the 2011 conferences will be displayed as soon as it is available. In the meantime, use the links on the right to explore conference resources from past years. You may want to use them to hold your own workshops or a Learning Day for your school.

 

Contact the campaigner listed below to find out more and to book your place.


London The Holloway Resource Centre Friday 8 October John Mclaverty 0207 802 9981
Liverpool Liverpool University Monday 11 October Jo-Anne Witcombe 0161 234 2793
Bristol Ashton Court Friday 15 October Jennifer Martin 0117 916 6475
Birmingham Birmingham University Friday 22 October Sophia Ireland 0121 634 3611
Glasgow Mitchell Library Saturday 30 October Sara Cowan 0141 285 8874

Our conferences are a great way to give secondary school students and sixth formers the skills and motivation to take action on global poverty.

This year’s conferences will lead to a better understanding of global poverty and its links to climate change, and will inspire and engage young people to take action for a more just and sustainable world.

Through fun workshops, passionate debates and first-hand stories from Oxfam staff, young people will learn how to articulate their thoughts on complex global issues, and develop skills in campaigning.

The conferences mark the beginning of an exciting programme that provides young people with the opportunity to really get involved in active global citizenship.

At the conference each school group will design an action plan aiming to engage their peers, members of their communities and decision makers in the issues raised by the conferences.

Benefits for you and your students

  • Develop students’ skills in leadership and active debating, and increase their confidence in making their voices heard
  • Increase students’ understanding of social justice, and equip them with the skills and motivation to change their world
  • Give students the opportunity to learn first-hand from Oxfam staff working with the world’s poorest communities.
  • Meet curriculum requirements including critical thinking and enquiry, advocacy and representation, and taking informed and responsible action.

The conferences are free – but places are limited. To book your school’s place or just to find out more, contact your nearest Oxfam Youth & Schools Campaigner today.

To see what happened at our Manchester conference last year, watch this short video

 

 
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