Activism Links
Categories:
General
Human Rights
Political Parties
Youth Participation
General
Act Now
ActNow is the first online volunteering service in Australia to focus specifically on young people (16 to 35 years) and their interests, such as the environment, sports, arts, human rights, working with animals or community work.
Co/Motion
Co/Motion is an American site which aims to engage young people in activism to stop gun violence.
Freechild Project
The Freechild Project offers resources for social change with and by young people.
Global Youth Action Network
The Global Youth Action Network is setup to facilitate youth
participation and intergenerational partnerships in global decision-making;
support collaboration among diverse youth organizations; and provide tools,
resources, and recognition for positive youth action.
Kids Help Line
This site provides information on developing peer counselling skills for young people,
detailing specific training initiatives in each State and Territory.
Peer Skills
This site provides information on developing peer counselling skills for young people,
detailing specific training initiatives in each State and Territory.
Millennium Kids
Millennium Kids is a youth participation initiative out of Western Australia focusing on
environmental activism.
United Nations Youth Association
The United Nations Youth Association of Australia (UNYA) is a non-profit organisation
dedicated to raising awareness about the United Nations and other international issues
amongst school students. UNYA also acts as an important voice for youth opinion on
international issues at state, national and international levels.
Volunteering SA
Volunteering SA is the peak body for all South Australian volunteering issues.
Human Rights
Child Rights Information Network
The Child Rights Information Network is a global network that disseminates information
about the Convention on the Rights of the Child and child rights amongst non-government
organisations, United Nations agencies, inter-governmental organisation, educational
institutions, and other child rights experts.
Committee on the Rights of the Child
The Committee on the Rights of the Child is the body that monitors how well States are
meeting their obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. There's lots of
interesting information to be found here.
Defence for Children International
The Australian section of Defence for Children International is the local link in a global
chain of children’s rights agencies recognised by the United Nations. There are some
excellent research documents to be found if you click on the button marked 'advocacy'.
Equal Opportunity Commission of South Australia
This link takes you to the Equal Opportunity Commission of South Australia. They
are currently redeveloping their resources for young people.
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission is a national independent statutory
government body, established in 1986 by an Act of the federal Parliament, the Human Rights
and Equal Opportunity Commission Act. Matters which can be investigated by the Commission
include discrimination on the grounds of race, colour or ethnic origin, racial
vilification, sex, sexual harassment, marital status, pregnancy, or disability.
Lawstuff
Lawstuff is a fabulous website created by the National Children's and Youth Law Centre for
young people providing legal information specific to each State and Territory, as well as
information about young people's rights.
National Children's and Youth Law Centre
The National Children's and Youth Law Centre is Australia's only national community legal
centre dedicated to addressing human right issues for children and young people through
legal change.
Racism. No Way
This fabulous site provides teaching and discussion tools for exploring racism issues with
young people.
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Here you'll find a copy of the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Youth Challenge
Prepared by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, this online resource
provides information to young people about human rights and responsibilities.
Political parties
The following links are for South Australian and Australian political parties.
Australian Democrats
Australian Democrats (SA Branch)
Australian Greens
Australian Greens (SA Branch)
Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party (SA Branch)
Family First Party
Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia (SA Branch)
Nick Xenophon (Independent Senator for South Australia)
Youth participation
Active8
Active8 Premier's Youth Challenge is a South Australian youth leadership and personal
development program conducted by the Office for Youth in partnership with young people,
schools and community service providers.
Activism 2000 Project
This American information clearinghouse project was founded in 1992 as a private,
non-partisan organisation to encourage young people to speak up and pursue lasting
solutions to problems they care deeply about.
Forum for Youth
Investment
The Forum for Youth Investment is dedicated to increasing the quality and quantity of
youth investment and youth involvement by promoting a "big picture" approach to
planning, research, advocacy and policy development among the broad range of organisations
that help constituents and communities invest in children, youth and families. To do this,
the Forum is committed to building connections, increasing capacity and tackling
persistent challenges across the allied youth fields.
FReeZA
FReeZA provides the opportunity for young Victorians to enjoy all-ages live band gigs and
dance parties in drug- and alcohol-free, supervised, safe and secure venues. FReeZA
providers establish and support FReeZA Committees made up of young people from the local
community so that events are organised and run by young people for young people.
Foundation for Young Australians
Follow the links to the Foundation's youth participation strategy.
Lawstuff
This page on the Lawstuff website leads you to heaps of links focusing on youth
participation.
Minister's Youth Council
The South Australian Minister's Youth Council (MYC) is made up of 14 young
people, aged between 12 and 25, who advise the Minister for Youth about issues
that affect young people, such as pathways between education, training and
employment, juvenile justice and alcohol use. MYC enables young South Australians to have an opportunity
to participate in Government decision-making and the planning, development and
implementation of relevant policies and programs.
National Youth Week
National Youth Week, a celebration for young people, is a state, territory and local
government initiative. It is an event run by young people, for young people, and
encourages ideas sharing, education, and most of all participation and celebration.
Office for Youth
Click on the link for Office for Youth Programs to get information on a wide variety of
South Australian youth participation initiatives, including local government youth
advisory committee grants and the Youth Register, as well as a downloadable copy of the Youth participation handbook, written especially for organisations wanting to involve
young people in boards and committees.
One Stop Youth Participation Shop
An interesting youth participation website from Canada with a supermarket theme (you'll
have to see it to know what we mean!). There are lots of good resources here; it's worth
having a look.
Peer Support Foundation
The Peer Support Foundation provides schools, and their communities, with programs
designed to develop physical, social and mental wellbeing, including leadership and
citizenship initiatives. These programs are implemented across the whole school and
support a safer and happier environment where effective teaching and learning can occur.
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