Young Scots for Independence
| Young Scots for Independence | |
|---|---|
| Convener | Cailyn McMahon |
| Vice Convener | Charlotte Armitage |
| National Secretary | Robyn Graham |
| Treasurer | Fergus McGowan |
| Headquarters | Gordon Lamb House 3 Jackson's Entry Edinburgh EH8 8PJ |
| Ideology | Scottish independence Scottish nationalism Social democracy |
| Mother party | Scottish National Party |
| International affiliation | European Free Alliance Youth |
| Website | theysi.scot |
The Young Scots for Independence (YSI), formerly known as the SNP Youth, is the official youth wing of the Scottish National Party (SNP) composed of SNP members aged between 16 and 30.
The YSI maintains autonomy from the SNP and as such is entitled to formulate its own policies and run its own campaigns.
The YSI is represented on the SNP National Executive Committee by the National Convener and is entitled to send delegates to party conferences as well as nominate members for internal positions within the party.
Objectives[edit]
The organisation has 4 main aims that are set out in its constitution, these are:
(b) the furtherance of all Scottish interests;
(c) to promote, co-operate and assist the Scottish National Party in its endeavours to realise independence for Scotland and the furtherance of Scottish interests; and
(d) to promote the political representation and interests of young people in Scotland.
History[edit]
The organisation was set up in the 1970s to campaign for Scottish Independence under the name of the Young Scottish Nationalists (YSN) before changing its name in 1996 to the Young Scots for Independence. For a period it was also known as the SNP Youth.
When the SNP debated NATO membership in 2012, the YSI prominently came out in opposition to supporting NATO on the basis of opposition to Nuclear weapons. [1]
The organisation took a short hiatus during the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum campaign working on projects such as Generation Yes. It subsequently relaunched and underwent significant reorganisation in 2015.
Many prominent members of the SNP have been involved with the YSI, including the current party leader and First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon and the Deputy First Minister John Swinney, as well as former Cabinet Secretary for Finance Derek Mackay.
In 2017, the YSI took forward a resolution to the SNP's Spring Conference supporting the 'Time for Inclusive Education' (Tie) campaign.[2] The motion was passed by SNP members overwhelmingly. [3] Following on from the successful passing of the motion in 2018 John Swinney the Cabinet Secretary for Education and lifelong learning announced that Scotland will become the first country in the world to embed the teaching of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex rights in the school curriculum..[4]
Regional branches[edit]
To ensure members from across Scotland can play an active part in the organisation the YSI has a regional level sharing the same boundaries as the Scottish Parliament regions for the election of 56 list MSPs. These are:
- Central Scotland
- Glasgow
- Highlands & Islands
- Lothian
- Mid-Scotland & Fife
- North East Scotland
- South of Scotland
- West of Scotland
Regional Associations are governed by the constitution of the organisation, the Scottish National Party and the organisations ‘Regional Association Rules’ and are organised by a Regional Executive Committee elected by the members of the respective regions.
References[edit]
- ↑ "SNP youth wing attacks Nato U-turn as 'wavering in opposition to nuclear'". STV News. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ↑ "'End the bigotry': SNP backs 'Time for Inclusive Education' campaign for LGBT teaching". CommonSpace. 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ↑ "Which party has just backed inclusive education?". PinkNews - Gay news, reviews and comment from the world's most read lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans news service. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ↑ correspondent, Libby Brooks Scotland (2018-11-09). "Scotland to embed LGBTI teaching across curriculum". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
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