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Who am I?
02 September 2010
With the launch of the ‘Who am I?’ campaign and video, the PLAnet youth fellowship are seeking to challenge negative stereotypes of young people, and are encouraging 11 - 20 year olds who are involved in community projects to enter the awards and get recognised.
3729.9 miles
01 September 2010
Meet PLAnet ambassador Jawad Shah, and find out why he is asking people to walk 3729.9 miles.
What’s the best way to improve your community?
17 August 2010
Take the PLAnet summer survey and tell us what young people think about improving their communities.
Could you be the stars of our campaign? Enter our photo challenge
25 May 2010
We want to make young people the stars of our marketing campaign for the 2010 awards. We’re asking groups to take part by taking photographs of their group that show the positivity, cooperation and friendship at the heart of a PLAnet project. You could be featured on our website or poster, and will be entered in a prize draw to win a digital camera for your group.
Read more of Could you be the stars of our campaign? Enter our photo challenge
Where are they now? ChatBack Productions
03 March 2010
Philip Lawrence Award winners ChatBack Productions are in the news again with their latest project - a film called ‘Handle with Care’. Local comedian and soap star Josie Lawrence has joined the group of young people to star in the film which is currently being filmed in Dudley.
Young people unfairly demonised by adults
28 August 2009
Research launched today shows two thirds of adults in Britain overestimate the number of young people involved in crime. Furthermore, one in 10 of the adults questioned over-estimated youth crime by a staggering eight times, effectively labelling two in every five teenagers a criminal. In reality just 5.7 per cent of young people are involved in crime
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