Exec meeting number 2

We had our second meeting last weekend. Not just us, but we were joined by a few members of the Assocciation of Black Methodist Youth. We spent our time playing giant jenga . . . and discussing the 'Youth Violence' resolution.
Heres a reminder of what it said to refresh your memory;

Youth Violence (passed)

Proposer: Rob Redpath (Manchester & Stockport)

Seconder: Lydia Barlow (York & Hull)

Youth Conference notes:

• That incidents of Violence among young people have increased in recent years

• That people of all ages across the nation are more strongly concerned about being attacked by gangs of young people

• That young people, particularly those from ethnic minority backgrounds, are being subjected to increased levels of suspicion by the police and general public

Youth Conference believes:

• That violence in all its forms is abhorrent to God since Christ was subjected to crucifixion

• That no-one should be afraid of young people without good cause

• That the Methodist Church has a responsibility to act as a voice for those who are ignored, both the young people who are being unfairly treated and others who feel threatened

Youth Conference requests:

• That Methodist Conference be asked to consider a project to investigate the roles that local churches have to play in reducing the wide-ranging issues resulting from youth violence including prejudice

• That we include and involve other denominations, faiths and secular organisations in this work

• That MYE incorporate the work of ABMY, look into other possible actions and, if appropriate, pass this knowledge on to a region for possible inclusion into a Mission Possible

We spent a long time discussing these issues to come to the conclusion that actually, we as too bodies cannot know the answer or the right way forward on this issue. So we decided to continue working on the issue in the future by working with other groups who are working on this too.

It was really great fun and the guys from ABMY were awesome people.

Look out for this project in the near future!