SDLP Youth

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SDLP Youth is the youth wing of the Northern Ireland political party the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). It is organised throughout Northern Ireland and plays an active role within the SDLP. It consists of party members under the age of 30 and is entitled to representation on the central Executive. Among its members are included councillors and party officers.

1 Executive
2 Campaigns
3 International
4 External links

[edit] Executive

Gary McKeown- Chair
Peter Armstrong- Vice-Chair
Ashleigh Ismail- Campaigns
Gavin Boyd- Campaigns
Clare Muldoon- Communications
Malachy Quinn- Universities & Colleges
Matthew McDermott- Ordinary Executive Member

[edit] Campaigns

Current campaigns include:

One President, One Island, One Vote- aimed at securing a vote for northern residents in Irish Presidential elections
Working to abolish the political protocol at the University of Ulster which bans political organisation on campus
Opposition to university fees
Fairtrade Further
Anti-Slave Labour
Workers' Right
Supporting the Irish Language
Opposition to cluster munitions

Past activities have included a campaign urging the closure of the Sellafield Nuclear Power Station in Cumbria, and a campaign called One Island, One Currency urging greater acceptance of the euro in Northern Ireland, through the establishment of a dual currency zone.

[edit] International

As social democrats, SDLP Youth has strong European and international relations with fellow socialists. It plays an active role in many political debates, events and festivals including the IUSY World Festival, and IFM Winterschool. SDLP Youth's current logo, launched in September 2007, incorporates the symbolism of the party's main international affiliations i.e. a red rose being held in a hand (Socialist International) and a star (Party of European Socialists), to reflect its social democratic outlook.