TV3’s Elaine Crowley launches the Young Social Innovators Speak Out National Tour 2015
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TV3’s Elaine Crowley and students from Donahies Secondary School, Donaghmede today launched the Young Social Innovators (YSI) ‘Speak Out’ Tour which will run nationwide from Thursday March 5th to Thursday March 26th as part of the YSI 'Social Innovation Action Programme'.
6,500 teenagers from across Ireland will speak out on the social issues they are tackling in innovative and inspiring ways. Health, homelessness, domestic violence, LGBT rights, disability, community and bullying are just some of the issues that these young social innovators will address throughout the month of March.
Young Social Innovators is a non-profit organisation that believes in the power of youth. Through its programmes, training and events, Young Social Innovators enables young people to grapple with difficult social issues, advocating reform and advancing change. Each year, thousands of young people are supported to explore social issues that concern them and come up with a variety of responses to these. In this way, Young Social Innovators builds social capital and helps young people create a fairer and more caring Ireland. For more information visit www.youngsocialinnovators.ie
Pictured at the launch are: Elaine Crowley, TV3’s Midday with (from left) Jordan Farrell, Adam McDonald, Jason Yeats and Tomike Jinad, all students at the Donahies Community School, Donaghmede. PHOTO: LEON FARRELL/PHOTOCALL IRELAND
SPEAK OUT Event Schedule:
- 5th March: Royal Theatre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, 11am
- 10th March: Cork City Hall, 11am
- 11th March: Cork City Hall 9.30am and 1.00pm
- 12th March: Lime Tree Theatre, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick 9.30am and 1.00pm
- 18th March: Round Room, Mansion House, Dublin City, 9.30am and 1.00pm
- 19th March: Lyrath Estate Convention Centre, Kilkenny 9.30am and 1.00pm
- 23rd March: Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre, Dublin, 11.00am
- 24th March: TLT Concert Hall, Drogheda, Co. Louth, 11.00am
- 25th March: Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, 9.30am and 1.00pm
- 26th March: Waterside Theatre, Derry 11.00am