Participation risks at a time of change
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Reflections on the participation journey • Photos – permissions • Flickr: http:// www.flickr.com/photos/practicalparticipatio n • Blog / comment: http:// www.practicalparticipation.co.uk / • Wider conversation: http://rightspace.org.uk/ Bill Badham Practical Participation
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Participation risks at a time of change is a photo presentation, looking at risks and responses to the active involvement of children and young people to improve services and get a better deal. Blog @ www.practicalparticipation.co.uk
Transcript of Participation risks at a time of change
Reflections on the participation journey
• Photos – permissions
• Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/practicalparticipation
• Blog / comment:
http://www.practicalparticipation.co.uk/
• Wider conversation:
http://rightspace.org.uk/
Bill BadhamPractical [email protected] www.practicalparticipation.co.ukTwitter: @billbadham
Georgia, young carer, aged 12: participation may start as transactional, but grows to be about relationship, being and belonging
A. My life – participative democracy
that makes a difference to me
B. Our voice – representational democracy that can have wider influence
C. Poor attempts at representational
democracy,disconnected from lived lives Caitlin, young
carer, aged 9
Participation risks
No discernable change?
Poor community engagement leads to disconnection, sense of betrayal and no discernable change
Participation risks: veneer covering up the cracks of poverty and social exclusion
Participation risks: come and join me in my organisation to do my stuff
When are adults supporting young people on their terms on their issues?
Participation risks: collective rights to participate are only valid and relevant where underpinned by individual rights, freedoms and civil liberties
Participation risks: who participates and who profits?
Participation risks:
Another brick in the wall – our attitudes may have changed but have our behaviours in supporting children and young people to make change happen where they live?
Participation risks: we live here too; what progress toward being equal citizens now?
Participation risks:
Prejudice and discrimination toward the young are all around us. What do you see?
Participation risks:
Change happens! Make sure we notice, share and celebrate
Participation risks?
Joy in children and childhood in the public space
Article 12
Protection Protection RightsRights
Provision Provision RightsRights
Participation rightsParticipation rights
Children and young people’s Children and young people’s right to a good childhoodright to a good childhood
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
AND YOUNG PEOPLE
