Youth Tree is coming soon!

A while back I already attended you on Tim's project here.

Youth Tree is a creative networking platform aimed at propelling young people into volunteering through their participation in a free two day event on the 14th and 20th of January.

It's looking set to really get more young people inspired, knowledgable, networked and confident, so they can go out into the world and act on issues rather than sitting in front of the TV!

There are still plenty of places available for the first day so please tell anyone, especially youngsters, to have a look.

Day One (14th January), held at the Moores Building, Fremantle, aims to network volunteer organisations and young people through their participation in building a 3 meter high tree sculpture out of industry and household waste.

Day Two (20th January), the tree sculpture will be placed in the middle of Murray Street Mall, where participants from Day One will engage the public by discussing thought-provoking questions about solutions to the worlds problems with them. Responses to the questions will be drawn, painted and written on ‘leaves’ of re-used material as a means of seeding socially oriented thinking in the broader community.

Mr Kenworthy said: “There are a lot of young people out there who feel strongly about the problems facing humanity, and who want to do something about them. But we often feel overwhelmed or don’t know where to start. And then there are all these great organisations tackling those problems right now, and they’re crying out for more volunteers; for more people who care. Why not bring the young people and the organisations together? That’s Youth Tree in a nutshell.”