Caitlin Watson

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Youth Voice – Time to connect with youth

I would ask you to take a moment to reflect on your life journey. Who have been the important people who have supported you? Who...

Youth voice – Youth vote needed

There is only so much you can say in 400 or so words – that’s why I am going to dig deeper into the theme...

Youth voice – The Covid class

I am an alumni of the ‘Corona Class’ of 2020! At the beginning of May I was scheduled to graduate from university and then bam!...

Youth voice – Lockdown lessons

I thought I would take the opportunity to reflect on what has been the younger generation’s closest thing to a ‘wartime moment.’ One of the...

Youth voice – Determination in isolation

“In the midst of every crisis lies great opportunity.” Albert Einstein’s words are a timely reminder as we begin our unprecedented ‘national lockdown’ journey. In...

Youth voice – The youth wave

A wave of youth activation and participation is rolling on to our shores. Parliament has recently received its youngest MP in 42 years, the Green...

Youth voice – Growing ‘bus culture’

On an average week I use five different modes of transport to get from A to B – ferry, car, bus, walking and recently skateboarding...

Youth voice – Open minded approach

Being a young person, I have found that I have brought the median age of our local board down by quite a few years! I...