A BOUT HWK DEBATES
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SHOULD THE VOTING AGE
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INSPIRING OUR FUTURE GENERATION
HWK Debates is with the aim to provide our young people opportunities
as they will lead our tomorrow.
Directors Welcome
Note
Welcome to HWK Debates. As the
Athletic Community Trust and we had partnership requests from Green-
Director of HWK Debates I am please
wich Community College.
that you have shown interest in us. Let
HWK Debates is to hold regular debates and events with annual competi-
me tell you a little bit about myself. My
tions locally and nationally. Should we excel, then we will expand inter-
name is Hassan and I am studying Busi-
nationally. There are many new things that will launch and I would like
ness Studies at Shooters Hill Post 16,
to invite you to connect with us on Twitter and Facebook.
Greenwich. I am 19 years old and am a young adult like yourself.
Please email me if needed on [email protected]
I decided to come into debating while I was at Greenwich Community
College and as part of my GCSE Citizenship project, I launched a debat-
Regards,
ing society and today I am doing the same thing again because I know the
success we have had in our first debate which was on the London Riots.
As part of the debating team, we have 3 members who I know from a
Hassan Waqar
HWK Debates Director
long time and they have supported me in launching this today.
HWK Debates launched on 1st December 2013 and was in early prep
stages. We are supported by the Young Leaders Programme at Charlton
Greenwich Times Press Release– New Discussion Group Launched for Voice of Youth
Young people debates lowering the voting age at the inaugural HWK Debates. CACT and the GYPC teamed or
the first debates at the Valley. It involves 11 young people from GYPC and Local Youth Hubs run by CACT and
focused on the issue of “Lowering the Voting Age to 16 Years” and the government’s change Things Now Campaign HWK Debates is for using people aged 11-19 and works in partnership wit local schools, youth clubs and
businesses across London.
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