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