Reshape Our Future: 2022 Youth Forums

Melbourne Museum, Melbourne

Arrival/Registration Open

• Welcome to Country - Uncle Tony Garvey (he/him) - Wurundjeri Elder

• Young MCs to set the scene - Natarsha Bamblett (she/her) - Yorta Yorta/Bangerang, Warlpiri, Wuradjeri and Kurnai woman, multi-business owner, mum, facilitator, speaker, performer, mentor, and Jacob Gamble (they/them) - YACVic young peer facilitator, 3CR radio hostess, youth advocate

We will hear from amazing young people as to why empowering young people as leaders is so important for their communities and society as a whole.

Speakers:

• Linh, Aakriti, Tiffany and Joseph - VicSRC representatives

• Divergent Fel (she/her) - Youth Disability Advocacy Service Young Leader graduate

• Berat Kaya (he/him) - Hume City Council Young Citizen of the Year

Break time + making new friends

Young people are underrepresented in all levels of government, with the average age of an MP in Federal Government being 51. Young people are leading the way on social change, whether its calls for action on climate change, mental health, consent and so much more. We will explore how young people's voices and perspectives can be heard, and how we can build your pathways to power.

Speakers:

• Katie Hall MP (she/her) - Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs

• Ashleigh Streeter-Jones (she/her) - thought leader, writer and activist

• Arya Banerjee (he/him) - Victorian Youth Congress

• Luke Hall (he/him) - Run For It lead workshop coordinator, The Bicycle Network data analyst

Fully catered lunch

This workshop will explore what true allyship is, why it is important and how we can all be better allies and ensure that we keep allyship at the heart of all our actions. We will explore tangible steps to improve your allyship and ways to harness being an ally to make change and not just noise.

Speakers:

• Elsa Tuet-Rosenberg (she/her) - co-founder of antiracism organisation Hue, educator, facilitator, activist, organiser and performer

• Krushnadevsinh (Kano) Ravalji (he/him) - youth and multiculturalism advocate

• Jessi Hooper (she/her) - Youth Disability Advocacy Service Young Leader graduate, VicHealth FutureHealthy community champion, Youth Parliamentarian

Wrap-up and close for the day!

Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre

Arrival/Registration Open

• Welcome to Country - Darren Atkinson (Uncle Dozer) - Local Bpangerang leader

• Young MCs to set the scene - Steph Grant (she/her) - high school student and advocate; Riya Rajesh (she/her) - YACVic young peer facilitator

This is an interactive session which will explore the theme of youth leadership and what it looks like. We’ll discuss topics like what we need to do to make leadership more accessible, inclusive and available for young people locally.   

YACVic Young Peer Facilitators will lead this session at each table.

Break time + making new friends

Accessing education as disabled young people can be complicated. Join our amazing guest speakers as they share their experiences, and how the disability justice movement is fighting for inclusiveness.

Speakers:

• Tim Chan (he/him) - adult autistic non-speaker and advocate for access, participation and inclusion for people with disability

• Mac Zamani (he/him) - 18-year-old queer and disabled youth advocate currently undertaking year 12

• Srishti Chatterjee (they/them) - Sociology and Media & Communications researcher at the University of Melbourne, disability advocate

• Moderator: Is Hay (they/them) - facilitator and advocate

Enjoy a fully catered lunch.

Young people are underrepresented in all levels of government, with the average age of an MP in Federal Government being 51. Young people are leading the way on social change, whether its calls for action on climate change, mental health, consent and so much more. We will explore how young people's voices and perspectives can be heard, and how we can build your pathways to power.

Speakers:

• Eli Davern (he/him) - former Albury Youth Mayor, 2022 Young Citizen of the Year, youngest 2022 federal election candidate (seat of Farrer)

Wrap-up and close for the day!

Robinvale Leisure Centre, Robinvale

Arrival/Registration Opens

• Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony

• Young MC to set the scene - Conor Pall (he/him) - 2022 Victorian Young Achiever of the Year, domestic violence victim/survivor advocate

We will hear from amazing young people as to why empowering young people as leaders is so important for their communities and society as a whole.

Speakers:

• Stephanie Hartshorn (she/her) - Youthrive Rural Youth Network youth engagement leader

• Bayden Clayton (he/him) - Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service client services officer

• Milla Devlin (she/her) - Youth Ball founder

Break time + making new friends

This is a safe space for young people to talk about their experiences navigating intersectional sexual health, consent, sex education and relationships.

Speakers:

• Anne-Marie Kelly (she/her) - Centre for Excellence in Rural Sexual Health senior health promotion manager

• Will Burns (he/him) - Swan Hill Rural City Council youth support officer, young person involved in Sexy & Safe (rural sexual health program)

• Meagan McGregor (she/her) - Salvation Army youth AOD worker

Fully catered lunch, with a live performance!

Young people are underrepresented in all levels of government, with the average age of an MP in Federal Government being 51. Young people are leading the way on social change, whether its calls for action on climate change, mental health, consent and so much more. We will explore how young people's voices and perspectives can be heard, and how we can build your pathways to power.

Speakers:

• Conor Pall (he/him) – 2022 Victorian Young Achiever of the Year, domestic violence victim/survivor advocate

• Laura Crozier (she/her) – VicSRC project officer, co-creator of Growing Up Clueless podcast

Wrap-up and close for the day!

Forge Theatre & Arts Hub, Bairnsdale

Arrival/Registration Open

• Welcome to Country
• Young MC to set the scene - Brodie Pyle (he/him) - comedian and creator of Gippsland Promotions

We will hear from amazing young people as to why empowering young people as leaders is so important for their communities and society as a whole.

Speakers:

• James Bush (he/him)
• Brodie Pyle (he/him)
• Kaitlin Woolford

Break time + making new friends

Let’s explore our rights, and what it means to be a young person in the workplace! We will work through things like peer work, lived experience, ensuring our rights as young workers are protected, and creating a safe space to share experiences.

Speakers:

• Jes John (she/her) - Gippsland East Local Learning & Employment Network
• Riley Legg (he/him) - Gippsland East Local Learning & Employment Network

Fully catered lunch, with a live music performance by Olivia Lay (she/her).

Young people are underrepresented in all levels of government, with the average age of an MP in Federal Government being 51. Young people are leading the way on social change, whether its calls for action on climate change, mental health, consent and so much more. We will explore how young people's voices and perspectives can be heard, and how we can build your pathways to power.

Speakers:

• Kirsten Van Diggle (she/her)

Wrap-up and close for the day!