GOVERNANCE CULTURE & (YOUTH) PARTICIPATION
GOVERNANCE CULTURE & (YOUTH) PARTICIPATION
For Student & Stad, politics is more than ruling for four years and campaigning. Politics starts with listening, especially to groups that feel unheard. Young people deserve a permanent seat at the table because they will live the longest with the choices that are made today. Youth participation is, therefore, not a luxury but a necessity. As a youth party, we have kept the City Hall sharp for more than thirty years. We believe in politics that collaborates, is constructive, and takes responsibility. A politics that makes Groningen more beautiful, but also pays attention to national and international developments, such as human rights that are increasingly under pressure.
For Student & Stad, politics is more than ruling for four years and campaigning. Politics starts with listening, especially to groups that feel unheard. Young people deserve a permanent seat at the table because they will live the longest with the choices that are made today. Youth participation is, therefore, not a luxury but a necessity. As a youth party, we have kept the City Hall sharp for more than thirty years. We believe in politics that collaborates, is constructive, and takes responsibility. A politics that makes Groningen more beautiful, but also pays attention to national and international developments, such as human rights that are increasingly under pressure.
GOVERNANCE CULTURE & (YOUTH) PARTICIPATION
We create support for decision-making with clear consultation evenings, where residents know in advance what phase a decision is in and what their input means.
We involve young people in decisions that affect their lives and future, such as climate, education, culture, events, and housing development. We clearly illustrate the long-term effects of policy and actively ask young people for advice on their vision and expectations for the future.
We adequately support small parties so that council members can work independently and cooperation between the coalition and opposition (dualism) is strengthened.
We contribute, even from Groningen, to international human rights. Among other things, by sheltering threatened human rights activists through Shelter City and providing funds for the reconstruction of Jabalya, a city in Gaza with which Groningen has had a connection for years.
We create support for decision-making with clear consultation evenings, where residents know in advance what phase a decision is in and what their input means.
We involve young people in decisions that affect their lives and future, such as climate, education, culture, events, and housing development. We clearly illustrate the long-term effects of policy and actively ask young people for advice on their vision and expectations for the future.
We adequately support small parties so that council members can work independently and cooperation between the coalition and opposition (dualism) is strengthened.
We contribute, even from Groningen, to international human rights. Among other things, by sheltering threatened human rights activists through Shelter City and providing funds for the reconstruction of Jabalya, a city in Gaza with which Groningen has had a connection for years.