A social and cooperative city can offer its citizens the right to participate in the production of a city according to their own needs and desires and, fosters feelings of personal safety, security and street support.

 Young people want to actively bring something new into being with a myriad of youth groups participating in city formation and questioning the de-urbanising tendencies of top down strategies. Globally, the youth remain on the edge of decision making in cities, with limited influence on political, economic, social and cultural development.

In this talk, guest speakers Prof. Soumitri Varadarajan and Dr Julie Rudner examine the opportunities and barriers for young people in their quest to meaningfully contribute to civic life.

AFP Talk Series 2016 - Youth Activism

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