Young people are a powerful voice with a key role to play in the promotion and protection of human rights.
In this podcast interview Sarah Atkinson, International Youth Coordinator for Amnesty International, talks about her recent visit to Hong Kong and the launch of the Asia Pacific Youth Network - a community connecting young people in the Asia Pacific who want to make change happen. This network is open to all individuals desiring social change; aiming to connect them to issues of interest and to open doors to new opportunities for action.
Sarah discusses the importance of social media to such a network and the human rights movement generally and underlines young people as valuable advocates for tolerance and peace. Looking ahead to the campaigns the network will be focusing their energies on, she sees that the scope for local and global engagement will not only include, but be driven by young people.
For more information please visit the Asia Pacific Youth Network profile on ammado.
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I will be inviting all of those who heard an excerpt of this interview at the National Conference on Volunteering & Service (Atlanta, Georgia, June 1-3) to take advantage of the full podcast. Important views of how young people and participatory media can come together to make social change happen.