Are you connected to a Regional Youth Workers Network in your area?

Forums / Main Discussion Forum / Are you connected to a Regional Youth Workers Network in your area?

Author	Message
ariana_youthworkers@xtra.co.nz Member	# Posted: 18 Jul 2007 11:48 Reply Are you involved in a Youth Workers Network in your area? What are the Pros and Cons of a local Youth Workers Network?
Rod Baxter Member	# Posted: 24 Jul 2007 17:55 Reply Yeah I'm proud to be connected to WYN (Wellington Youth Network). Check out http://wellingtonyouthnetwork.wikispaces.com/ Cons? - sometimes a hassle to find the time to go to yet another bloody meeting that seems to come around so frequently! Pros? - catching up with other people passionate about young people - finding out about other organisations I can refer young people to - celebrating our work - discussing and debating tricky issues (like once we chatted about whether it was ok to let young people play music in youth centres if it had swearing in it...)
Mark Farrar Member	# Posted: 30 Jul 2007 20:09 Reply There is a long history here in Wellington and as a newcomer to NZ and a youth worker I got a lot from the network, going to meetings and finding out all about the range of initiatives and forms of colaborration, perhaps the nicest bunch of folk I could wish to meet... I'm now the proud organiser for Wellington - which is a special group of people... many being for a lot of the time an e-mail address on a list and at other times when something sparks an interest a person who calls up, steps up at a meetings or sends something through to share... we're looking ahead to a great year of colaborration.
Vic Coster Member	# Posted: 21 Nov 2007 15:11 Reply Hey Rod - what wsa the outcome of the swearing music in the youth centre discussion?
Rod Baxter Member	# Posted: 21 Nov 2007 16:11 Reply gee... can't totally remember... we're talking like 2001... It probably came down to having a discussion with the appropriate young people and doing some negotiation. I've got questions as to whether flat-out bans and hardcore rules ever work. Aren't rules meant to be broken? Young people should be partners in their development and giving them choices over less important things (like the music in our centre) helps develop skills in making more substantial life-changing decisions... what do others think?
Anonymous	# Posted: 19 Mar 2008 12:32 Reply Is there one in Auckland that anyone might know of?
Anonymous	# Posted: 20 Mar 2008 11:28 Reply There are a few in Auckland - email Ariana@youthworker.net.nz and she will put you in touch with the most approriate/closest network.
Anonymous	# Posted: 20 Mar 2008 11:29 Reply opps - ariana@youthworkers.net.nz
Lone Ranger Member	# Posted: 8 Aug 2008 23:37 Reply They sure are and its a great concept!!

Please Login or Create An Account to post a message to our forum.