New SDLP Youth Executive Campaign for Young People
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Thursday July 17, 2008 17:55
by sdlpyouth - SDLP Youth
SDLP Youth has elected its new executive at the group's Annual Conference held at the Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast. Conference speakers included Party Leader Mark Durkan MP, Deputy Leader Dr Alasdair McDonnell MP and Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie MLA.
Speaking after the first meeting of the new SDLP Youth Executive, the newly elected Chair of SDLP Youth, Peter Armstrong, said: "SDLP Youth have held an incredibly successful Annual Conference with guests from charities, youth development organisations and other political youth groups. Youth Conference have passed a large number of motions on issues affecting young people, which we will campaign on over the next year and lobby for at SDLP Party Conference.
"SDLP Youth is now bigger, stronger and more active than ever before. We regularly organise protests, political debates, workshops and other social events across the north. Our members are active in their local SDLP branches and SDLP Youth are active within the Young European Socialist (ECOSY) group allowing our members to attend conferences across Europe.
"At its first meeting, our new Youth Executive have decided on a range of hard-hitting campaigns to draw attention to the problems faced by young people. SDLP Youth are also planning for upcoming recruitment drives at University Fresher's Fayres and Colleges throughout the north, where we intend to recruit a record number of young people."