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What is Use Your Voice?
Amnesty UK is inviting young people to Use Their Voice and share their ideas for the positive change they want to see in their communities and beyond, helping to uplift human rights for all.
With the right to vote, young people will have a direct say in shaping our society and in decisions about our lives, education and communities.
But a vote only matters if it’s backed by the freedom to speak out, share ideas and push for rights respecting schools, communities and futures.
Use Your Voice is your space to speak openly about what needs to change, share ideas for a fairer world and work with Amnesty UK to bring those ideas to life.
Young people have always been agents of change. Now more than ever, we need your ideas, your energy and your vision in order to drive real change on the issues which matter most to young people.
- What needs to change?
- What would make our world fairer?
From a listening campaign in school, to speaking directly with decision-makers and organising for local change, your ideas will then help shape a national Youth Manifesto led by young people across the UK.
How It Works
We’ve set out four steps on the Use Your Voice journey, to support you in using your voice and shaping a youth-led movement for human rights that drives human rights priorities into the next general election.
Step 1: Listen - To get Use Your Voice started, we want you to find out what young people in your school care about through listening conversations.
Step 2: Create your Vision - Next, you’ll shape a powerful vision for the human rights change you want to create.
Step 3: Take action & Influence locally – Use your vision as a driving force to engage with your community. Reach out to your local MP, host youth-led hustings, ask meaningful questions and champion human rights locally.
Step 4: Submit your vision & shape national change - Send your Vision for Change to us at Amnesty International UK so it can become part of a wider movement and contribute to the National Youth Manifesto.