Are you a child or young person with something to say? Become a Young Thinker and tell us what you think

The Young Thinker forum

Hi! My name is Jodie Griffiths-Cook and I’m the ACT Public Advocate and Children and Young People Commissioner (PACYPC). Part of my job in the ACT Human Rights Commission is to make things better for children and young people in the ACT. I’m really interested in hearing directly from children and young people, and not just from the adults who work with them.

That’s why I’m introducing the Young Thinker forum.

If you are a child or young person under 25 years old, tell me what you think about the topic below or about a different community or social issue that you feel strongly about.

Current Topic:

This year I would like to invite you to design and create my 2020 Children and Young People Commissioner electronic holiday card!

You can draw, paint, craft, or in some other way, digitally create an image you would like to see on my card. This can be anything you want, like what do the holidays mean to you and your family and friends, or what do the holidays look like at your house? My chosen entry (or entries) will appear on my electronic holiday card.

Let your creative spark run free and send in artwork by Wednesday the 16th of December. To enter, click the link below or post your artwork to the mail box address below.

Not very creative….? Don’t worry, you can still get involved! I would like to hear what you are most looking forward to in 2021? Or about anything else you want to tell me about? Let me know what’s on your mind! You can submit your entry in any format you want!

You can:

write a message or a story
create an artwork or comic strip
submit a video or audio recording
write and/or record a song.

You can do this on your own or with friends.

What will happen to what you send us?
Will you share what I send you or use my name?
Do you need help with more personal concerns?
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The Young Thinker Rules

You must be under 25 years old.
You must live, go to school/university, or work in the ACT.
If you want what you send us to be shared, then we need your permission. Your name will only be shared or published if you tell us you want it to be.
You have the right to be recognised as the person who created your work. In some circumstances, we may need to contact you to check what you would like us to do to uphold your rights.
If you are under 12 years old, you need the permission of a parent or guardian to send us material. (Your parent or guardian doesn’t have to agree with what you say though.)
We will not share your material if it could harm, hurt or offend other people, or if it discriminates against people.
If you send through a video recording, we will not share the video if you or anyone else can be recognised in the recording. For example, if it shows your face or the faces of others.
If we have concerns or worries about your safety or wellbeing, or someone else’s safety or wellbeing, we may have to share your information.

We will treat what you send us carefully and follow the Information Privacy Act (2014), the Human Rights Commission Act 2005 and the Children and Young People Act 2008. This means that the personal information you provide to us will be kept private and will generally not be passed on to another person or organisation unless you agree or a law requires us to. You can find more information about your privacy rights and our legal responsibilities, including how you can see what information we have about you and complain if we don’t use it in the right ways.

Entering the Young Thinker forum

Online

Complete the Young Thinker online entry form.

Mail

Mail it to us at GPO Box 158, Canberra ACT 2601 along with the consent form.

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