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Monday, 18 January 2010
Positive steps with Truro's Young Women's Conference

Young women prepare for groundbreaking conference and manifesto

YWCA Truro is urging young women to get involved in a groundbreaking conference to celebrate achievements and consider challenges that need to be met for girls and women in Cornwall.

The conference, on International Women's Day 8th March, will showcase Cornish young women's talent: song writing and performance, drama, dance, film making and storytelling, but there will also be the opportunity to get involved with workshops and hear speakers address serious issues around YWCA's 4 key areas of work: health and well-being, education, skills, jobs and work, money and debt and crime and violence

Young women aged between 11 to 30 years are invited to come forward and get involved in the preparations. 

Sam Pashley, YWCA's centre manager, says, "This is an amazing opportunity for young women in Cornwall to speak out about what really matters to them and have their voices heard by people who can really influence change in the county and beyond."

Young Women Can Achieve (YWCA's young women's steering group) meets regularly in Truro, but there are plans to take this group out across the county. These young women are already working hard towards the conference and also Cornwall's first Young Women's Manifesto (a first draft for consultation will be presented on the day). Current membership ranges in age from 14 to 23 and hot topics at the last meeting included housing, family, relationships, debt, education and employment

Using film and storytelling, the manifesto will outline national and local priorities for young women and their calls for action regarding services in the area and public attitudes.

If you want to learn more about the conference or you work with young women who you feel could contribute to this event, please get in touch with Jo, Ruth or Wendy on 01872 263112 or email truro@ywca.org.uk