Bristol businesses are invited to find out how the city’s young people would like to shape its future at an event next month.
Called ‘Our Bristol, Our World’, it will give young people from less advantaged communities the chance to discuss the issues that matter to them with business and civic leaders.
“It is staged by Bristol youth empowerment organisation Babbasa, which has been commissioned by the Mayor of Bristol to lead young people’s input into his One City Plan – the blueprint for the development of the city and its people over the next three decades.
The event, from 6pm to 9pm on October 22 at City Hall, has already been welcomed by the Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees, who described it as “an amazing opportunity” for young people.
Mayor Rees, who has committed to attend the event, said: “I think it’s going to be an amazing opportunity to get involved in the Bristol One City Plan and to really make sure that young peoples’ voices and visions are heard and actually put down on paper for what Bristol will be in the coming decades.”
Babbasa CEO Poku Osei said: “The One City Plan will help to shape the future of our city and will impact on the lives of young people across it, so it’s vital that they have their say.”
Babbasa’s youth ambassadors will look at four strands of the city’s future in their discussions with attendees at the event:
Our Needs, Our Aspirations – Education and employment opportunities for young people
Our Culture, Our Politics – Access to art, politics and issues facing young people as citizens of Bristol
Our Climate, Our Planet – The climate emergency in Bristol
Our Health, Our Wellbeing – The mental and physical health of young people in Bristol
Babbasa has a vision to create a world where young adults are inspired and able to realise their employment and enterprise ambitions, irrespective of where they live, their nationality, ethnicity, gender, race, sexuality or faith.
It supports young people aged 16-25 with their professional ambitions, whether they are looking to move into further education, employment, or self-employment.
Babbasa’s unique development programmes have a proven track record in engaging some of Bristol’s hardest to reach communities and has engaged nearly 70 cultural communities, supported 1,600 young people and has a network of over 150 cross-sector agencies and organisations.
More information on ‘Our Bristol, Our World’ can be found here
