A successful National Youth Summit – hear from our colleagues!
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Published 11 Jul 2023 in Colleagues
Last week saw our Young Co-operators Network (YCN) members attend the second National Youth Summit in Birmingham hosted by Co-op's UK. Providing an opportunity for everyone in attendance to learn about co-operatives and explore radical solutions to the issues impacting young people, hear our colleague’s thoughts on a fantastic day!
So what happened on the day...
With inspirational speakers including an in-depth look at the future of AI, hands-on sustainable fashion workshops, social media training and more – the day was jam-packed with learning opportunities!
This year, YCN Co-ordinator Ayesha Di’Angelo sat on the final question time panel alongside other inspirational co-operators to discuss the importance of young people getting involved with making decisions and how we can encourage others to get engaged with the movement!
Encouraging more young people to become part of the movement, YCN Co-ordinator Ayesha Di’Angelo (second left) presented on the Young People panel
Have a read of what our young colleagues thought of the day!
Ryan Bird - YCN Member
"This was my first face-to-face event with the Co-op's UK and I was blown away by the positivity and creativity of every single young person in that room.
All of them had a genuine desire to work together to make this world a better place. It’s impossible not to feel inspired by that!"
Amina Imran - YCN Member & Colleague
"Attending the Youth Summit was a real eye-opening experience! Since I’ve only been at Midcounties for a year, it was a great opportunity to learn more about the benefits of being part of a co-operative, as well as how such a wide range of sectors are able to take advantage of this business model.
We really need to make more of a song and dance about what we have to offer as a Society… our ethical values and member-focused system can really change the world!"
