The Rwanda bill, like the 2 previous failed bills, is nothing but spin, distraction & scapegoating. It’s also a worryingly precedent by allowing a government to legislate something as fact when their Supreme Court found otherwise. It won’t ‘stop the boats’ and even Tories know it

Have a policy you want SSUNI to adopt? Now is your chance!✏️

By Friday, submit a policy for our delegates to debate and vote on to: ssuni.org/student-assemb…

An update on Student Assembly.

Come work with us! 📢

NI Youth Forum are recruiting a Youth Apprentice! This is an amazing opportunity to work with an incredible organisation that puts young people at the core of all its work 😊

#youthwork #belfastjobs #jobfairy

On Monday at Members Statements Robbie Butler MLA give our ALT Campaign a “warm hug on a chilly day”
Many people have watched, listened & asked how to ALT & set a reminder:

Here’s an ALT how to:
youtu.be/anUiaPa9jCQ?si…
& an ALT reminder setting screenshot
🫶PB & friends 💜

What a success! This day was phenomenal and I know the young people got a lot out of it. 😊

I’m so grateful that I get to work with these students every week delivering mental health education in our schools.

I want to thank all the organisers of ‘Making Connections’ event today for giving me the opportunity to speak of some of the support we offer in Early Intervention Lisburn.

If you need any information please do DM me and I’ll point you to the right service!

🌟 Exciting opportunity alert! Join us at our Employment Fair on May 2nd for Year 12-14 students. Connect with a variety of local employers, explore career paths, and kickstart your future! Don't miss out! In partnership with Belfast City Council #EmploymentFair #Belfast #FutureReady

We appreciate all of you for coming down to our car wash today! The turn-out was amazing despite the winds.

Thanks to you we managed to raise £300 for PAPYRUS 💜

#teampapyrus
#communitylove

‘My generation has been completely failed by our LLW education’
'When students were asked if they had been adequately taught about consent in school, 42.4% answered ‘briefly’, 34.8% said ‘no’, with 22.8% saying ‘yes’.' @ssuofni
buff.ly/4akl3p1

If anyone is looking a car wash this Saturday - funds going to a good cause!

“I think the time for listening to us is well and truly over,' says Lauren. 'They've had 10 years to do that and what we need to see now is action.'

Thank you ⁦Sophie Clarke⁩ for speaking to me about this really important topic! ⁦Secondary Students’ Union NI⁩ irishnews.com/life/my-genera…

If you’re finding today’s news distressing, here is an non-exhaustive list of links for organisations who work every day to support victims and survivors.

nexusni.org
rapecrisisni.org.uk
dsahelpline.org/contact-helpli…
childline.org.uk
victimsupportni.co.uk

News coverage & social media threads can often leave those who have experienced abuse or sexual violence feeling triggered.
We have put together some useful practical tips to help with those moments. Healing is not linear.

You are not alone.

#supportingsurvivors

𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
𝑾𝑰𝑵𝑵𝑬𝑹𝑺 of the 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐿𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝐴𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 🥳
Downtown were recognised for their longevity of 35 years supporting adults in the community.
LCCC South Eastern Trust

The eradication of child poverty - one of the most important & achievable actions to improve the mental health of the NI population.

Rates are rising 😢

This *needs* to be a priority for the Executive.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

Brilliant to share learning from local youth leaders about ensuring CYP have their voices heard. Great to have Jim Peacock Barnardo's NI & Dr Karen Orr StranCREU inputting to the chat. As one of the YP from Connected Minds YC said 'Give you people an opportunity, you won't regret it!'

Very excited to have the chance to present the ‘Let Us Learn’ report to Paul Givan on Wednesday!! I’m so proud to see the impact this report continues to have. #LetUsLearn

LLW has been a priority for SSUNI following the publication of our ‘Let Us Learn’ report.

From RSE to careers education, LLW is vital to the future of young people and needs to be dleievred consistently in schools!

#LetUsLearn