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Join our Campaign Group to receive training and support whilst driving the movement for Votes at 16 in Northern Ireland.

Politics in Action welcomes the steps taken to restore our political institutions. It is important for the young people we work with that government here is working and that young people can help shape our shared future.

Thanks to funding from the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust we are recruiting a Campaigns Officer to work with young people in Northern Ireland to ensure they have the same rights as their peers in Scotland and Wales.

Congratulations Professor (Emeritus) Monica McWilliams - patron of Politics in Action and one of the top 100 inspirational women of 2023.

Students from Friends' School in Lisburn and St Dominic's College in Belfast have asked, "Is the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement fit for purpose?"

We are recruiting a team of young people to produce a podcast series over the next few months that looks back to the accomplishments of the Good Friday Agreement, and looks forward to challenges involved in building a better peace. If you'd like to be involved in creating a high-quality podcast series supported by media professionals. Apply now at the link below.

Lucy Browne, an 18 year old student who has just finished her A Levels at Portadown College is bound for New Jersey thanks to her selection as a 'Protégé for Peace' alongside Victoria Maguire from Blessed Trinity College in Belfast.

Two of our young activists - Sabrina Baptista from Portadown and Sophia Atkinson from Donegal - have been selected to join the Shared Island Youth Forum. They will be part of a group of 80 young people across the island of Ireland who will meet and work together over the year ahead.

First cross-border youth manifesto launched in Milford, Donegal, and Portadown, County Armagh.

Jack finds his voice and inspires a Special Envoy!

Politics in Action hosted 'Minister For A Day Event' on Thursday 23rd of March.