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A reminder that there is a weekend of activities coming up involving the youth in Gozo, which has been organised by the Gozo University Group, in collaboration with Agenzija Zaghzagh.
The ‘Youth Gozo’ programmed gets underway on Friday morning at the boys’ Lyceum school, there will be a debate consisting of form 5 students, both from the boys and the girls secondary schools, which will cover themes related to Active Citizenship and Vote 16.
This will be following by a social event in he evening at at Lucky Jacks, Downtown, Victoria, starting at 8.00pm, with a live performance from The Novel. There will be music, food and beverages. NGOs will present their work and promote young adults’ role in their communal work.
On Saturday morning, a conference will take place at the Oratory Don Bosco, starting at 10.00am, in which a number of speakers as well as MEP candidates for the upcoming EU elections will discuss current issues pertaining to Active citizenship, the upcoming EU elections and Malta’s representation within the EU.
Clint Camilleri, Cyrus Engerer, Kevin Cutajar and Stefano Mallia will present themselves in retrospect, tracing back their personal achievements through active citizenship in the aim of encouraging the youth to participate more in society. A number of speakers will also make a brief presentation.
The organisers said, “our aim is to inform the youth as well as to give them the incentive to be more active in the community. Young Gozitans are at the centre of ‘Youth Gozo,’ a weekend-long event which promotes the youth in their social milieu.”
“We must ensure a bright future for Gozo and thus invest more in the youth: give them a voice and allow them to participate in discussions and events in which they can express themselves and their ideas, ” they said.
The Gozo University Group and Agenzija Zaghzagh “encourage every and any young person to take part on the Friday evening and Saturday morning events in the programme.”
