So what has the EU ever done for us? Exploring the potential impact of Brexit on children
10:00am - 12:30pm /
Saturday 28th May 2016
/ Venue: Hearnshaw Lecture Theatre Eleanor Rathbone Building
Type: Seminar /
Category: Research
- Mike Jones
- Admission: Free to register
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On June 23rd 2016 adults will decide on the future of the UK’s membership of the European Union. While proposals to extend the vote to 16 and 17 year olds was defeated in the House of Lords, it reignited debate over the substance and scope of children’s democratic participation and their capacity to make informed political decisions. None of these discussions or, indeed, any of the wider debates surrounding the forthcoming referendum have considered the impact that the UK’s withdrawal from the EU might have on children’s rights and lives.
The European Children’s Rights Unit is hosting an event involving children and young people to explore BREXIT from the specific perspective of children. In particular, the event will:
• Shine a light on the potential impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on specific aspects of children’s lives;
• Explore children and young people’s understanding and views of the key arguments for and against UK withdrawal from the EU;
It will debate what leaving the EU might mean to children’s lives and rights in relation to issues such as their education, current and future job opportunities, their health and personal safety, community life, family life and immigrant children’s legal rights.
The European Children’s Rights Unit is hosting an event involving children and young people to explore BREXIT from the specific perspective of children. In particular, the event will:
• Shine a light on the potential impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on specific aspects of children’s lives;
• Explore children and young people’s understanding and views of the key arguments for and against UK withdrawal from the EU;
It will debate what leaving the EU might mean to children’s lives and rights in relation to issues such as their education, current and future job opportunities, their health and personal safety, community life, family life and immigrant children’s legal rights.