Alliance Youth Party of Northern Ireland
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| Chairperson | Luke Patterson |
| Vice-Chairperson | Thomas Blain |
| Headquarters | 88 University Street, Belfast BT7 1HE, Northern Ireland |
| Ideology | Liberalism[1][2] Pro-Europeanism |
| Mother party | Alliance Party |
| European affiliation | European Liberal Youth (associate)[3] |
| National partnership affiliation | Young Liberals |
| Website | allianceyouthni.org |
Alliance Youth Party of Northern Ireland, commonly Alliance Youth, is a liberal[1] and centrist Northern Irish youth and student movement of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, based in Belfast.[4]
Membership and Organisation[edit]
Alliance members who are under 31 years old automatically become members of Alliance Youth if they choose to share their details at registration. Alliance Youth is also responsible for overseeing Alliance Societies at Northern Ireland universities. Young Liberals Northern Ireland does not organise in any of Northern Ireland's Universities, encouraging members to become active within Alliance Youth societies.
The Young Liberals and Alliance Youth consider each other "sister parties".[5]
The wing is part of the Votes at 16 campaign.[6]
The youth wing is chaired by Luke Patrerson, born 2003, a human, social and political sciences student at University of Cambridge.[7]
Activity[edit]
Alliance Youth actively campaign on issues affecting young people, and aim to shape policy of the main party in these areas. Previous campaigns have focused on racism, child poverty, and human trafficking, as well as specific domestic issues facing young people, such as mental health care, tuition fees, sustainable transport, LGBT rights and homelessness.[8]
Executive[edit]
The current executive is as follows:[9]
| Position | Holder |
|---|---|
| Chair | Luke Patterson |
| Vice Chair | Thomas Blain |
| Secretary | Ethan Furlonger |
| Treasurer | Cohen Taylor |
| (Acting) Campaigns & Development Officer | Amy Thomas |
| Equality, Diversity & Welfare Officer | Eoin Meehan |
| Under 18 Membership Officer | Ellen Taylor |
| International Officer | Ciara Campbell |
| Social Media Officer | Jamie Harpur |
| Policy Officer | Ross Walmsley |
| QUB Alliance Rep | Amy Thomas |
| UU Alliance Rep | Thomas Blain |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parties | Northern Ireland Political Parties". BBC News. 1998-10-14. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Wolfram Nordsieck. "Parties and Elections in Europe". Parties-and-elections.eu. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 2015-08-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "members-organisations", Alliance Youth, European Liberal Youth
- ↑ Rosalind Skillen (27 April 2022), Parties’ youth wings give us all hope for a better future, Belfast Telegraph
- ↑ https://www.youngliberals.uk/rejoin_erasmus
- ↑ "Coalition members – Votes at 16". Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ↑ Meet the new generation changing the face of local party politics, Belfast Telegraph, Tuesday 3 May 2022, print
- ↑ "About Alliance Youth". Alliance Youth. Retrieved 28 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "About Alliance Youth". Alliance Youth. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2015. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
- facebook
.com /AllianceYouthNI / -Facebook page
- twitter
.com /AllianceYouthNI - Twitter page
- www
.allianceparty .org - Official party website
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- home
.qubsu .org /clubssocieties /alliance / - QUB Alliance
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