Darmstadt starts youthplenum: her voice counts in politics!

A new youth plenary for 12 to 17 year olds was set up in Darmstadt. This platform will serve to give younger citizens a voice in urban politics. During a session, the city council decided to establish and finance the body, which should bring in the political concerns and ideas of children and adolescents in the urban decision -making process.

The youth plenum, which has a proposal, speech and hearing right in the specialist committees of the city council, will consist of a total of 47 members. 25 members are elected directly, 20 participants are selected from the youth houses in the districts by lottery procedures, and 2 places are reserved for the city student council. The election entitlement depends on the residence in Darmstadt and not on nationality. The term of office of the members is between 27 and 33 months.

financing and organization

For the organization and implementation of the election to the youth plenum, the city has already planned 122,000 euros in the budget, and additional 42,780 euros are available for material and public relations. The committee is said to days at least four times a year, whereby event and topic-related working groups can also be formed. A website as well as corresponding social media channels and messenger services are set up to effectively spread information. The exact date for the first session is still open.

The Greens in Darmstadt actively support this project. Sandra Seeger, spokeswoman for the Greens' youth policy, underlined the importance of the youth plenary and his role in the political participation of the city. Heiko Depner, party spokesman for the Greens of Darmstadt, emphasized the importance of integrating young people into political processes. A concept was developed in workshops and sessions that will later stand up to coordination in political committees. In addition, the youth plenum will have its own budget to strengthen its independence and actively represent the needs and wishes of the young people in urban bodies, as well as Gruene-darmstadt.de emphasized.

Two public youth participation events to work on the framework concept have been carried out to include the claims and expectations of the young population, such as DetailsQuellen

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