CWVYS

Urdd Gobaith Cymru Peace and Goodwill Message
2020-05-18 00:00 - 23:59 UTC
What is the Urdd Peace and Goodwill Message? It is unique to Wales. It is a reflection of the desires of the young people in our society today. It is a call to action to leaders, to peers, to influencers. It is an opportunity to make a difference, to enable the next generation of leaders so that we can listen, learn and prepare the path for them to lead us into a better future.

Help us reach 15 million people in 50 countries around the world in 2020!

More information here: https://www.urdd.cymru/en/peace-and-goodwill/

Beth yw Neges Heddwch ac Ewyllys Da yr Urdd? Mae’n unigryw i Gymru. Mae’n adlewyrchiad o ddyheadau pobl ifanc yn ein cymdeithas heddiw. Mae’n alwad i weithredu i arweinwyr, i gyfoedion, i ddylanwadwyr. Mae’n gyfle i wneud gwahaniaeth, i hwyluso’r genhedlaeth nesaf o arweinwyr i ni allu gwrando, dysgu a pharatoi’r llwybr iddyn nhw ein harwain i ddyfodol gwell.

Helpwch ni i gyrraedd 15 miliwn o bobl mewn 50 o wledydd ar draws y byd yn 2020!

Mwy o wybodaeth yma: https://www.urdd.cymru/cy/neges-heddwch-eleni/

Mental Health Awareness Week
2020-05-18 00:00 - 2020-05-24 23:59
Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness Week will take place from 18-24 May 2020. The theme is ‘sleep’.

The week will focus on the connections between our sleep – or lack of it – and mental health. More info here: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week

National Children’s Day
2020-05-17 00:00 - 23:59
National Children’s Day UK is all about the importance of a healthy childhood, and how we need to protect the rights and freedoms of children in order to ensure that they can grow into happy, healthy adults.

It’s a day of celebration, but it’s also a great opportunity for councils, local services, community groups, sports clubs, schools, charities, families, carers – anyone involved with children – to raise awareness about projects they are running or things they care about.

More info: http://www.nationalchildrensdayuk.com/

The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
2020-05-17 00:00 - 23:59
The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia was created in 2004 to draw the attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexuals, transgender, intersex people and all other people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics.

More info here: https://may17.org/

CWVYS South West and Mid Regional Meeting
2020-05-15 13:00 - 14:00
The theme for next series will concentrate on ‘transitioning out of lockdown to the new normal’. To join email catrin@cwvys.org.uk

You can find details links from the previous meetings here: https://www.cwvys.org.uk/cwvys-regionals-and-covid-19-resources/

CWVYS North Wales Regional Meeting
2020-05-15 10:00 - 11:00

CWVYS Central South and South East Regional meeting
2020-05-14 10:00 - 11:00

Deaf Awareness Week
2020-05-04 00:00 - 2020-05-10 23:59
Deaf Awareness Week is a unique campaign in that so many different organisations participate, each able to promote their own work within the broad spectrum of deafness.

For more info visit: https://www.deafcouncil.org.uk/deaf-awareness-week/

Interim Youth Work Board – Marketing and Communications Group
2020-04-27 09:00 - 16:00, 2020-04-06 14:00 - 15:00
For more information, Joel Hodson is the Welsh Government contact on these groups, you can get in touch via joel.hodson@gov.wales

South West and Mid Wales CWVYS Regional Social ZOOM Meeting
2020-04-17 14:00 - 15:00
CWVYS Regional Social ZOOM Meetings will be held every fortnight for voluntary youth work organisations. During this unprecedented COVID-19 period, we believe it is important to reach out, connect and support our members.

We are providing a supportive space for the sector to: –

keep in touch with each othersupport and share knowledge and informationcommunicate to others the concerns and issues from the sectorand a bit of fun

Contact Catrin James catrin@cwvys.org.uk to receive the joining details to join the meeting in your region.

North Wales CWVYS Regional Social ZOOM Meeting
2020-04-17 10:00 - 11:00
CWVYS Regional Social ZOOM Meetings will be held every fortnight for voluntary youth work organisations. During this unprecedented COVID-19 period, we believe it is important to reach out, connect and support our members.

We are providing a supportive space for the sector to: –

keep in touch with each othersupport and share knowledge and informationcommunicate to others the concerns and issues from the sectorand a bit of fun

Contact Catrin James catrin@cwvys.org.uk to receive the joining details to join the meeting in your region: –

European Youth Information Day (EYID)
2020-04-17 00:00 - 23:59
The EYID slogan proposed for 2020 is ‘Climate changes, truth does not. Stay informed. Check for yourself.‘

The aim of the campaign is to invite young people to reflect critically and encourage youth advocacy about one of the hottest topics of the new decade: the climate emergency.

For more info keep an eye on https://www.eryica.org/

Central South and South East Wales CWVYS Regional Social ZOOM Meeting
2020-04-16 10:00 - 11:00

World Health Day
2020-04-07 00:00 - 23:59
The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization, as well as other related organisations. More info here: https://www.who.int/westernpacific/news/events/world-health-day

Interim Youth Work Board Meeting
2020-04-01 10:00 - 13:00
This meeting will take place in Gwynedd, for more details please contact Joel Hodson who is the Welsh Government contact on these groups, you can get in touch via joel.hodson@gov.wales or get in touch with the Board via YouthWorkBoard@gov.wales

International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV)
2020-03-31 08:00 - 17:00
The International TDoV is an annual holiday celebrated around the world. The day is dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments and victories of transgender & gender non-conforming people while raising awareness of the work that is still needed to save trans lives. More here: https://tdov.org/

Principal Youth Officers Group Meeting
2020-03-30 09:30 - 16:00, 2020-03-30 09:00 - 15:00
For more information on these groups please contact Tim Opie via tim.opie@WLGA.GOV.UK

Interim Youth Work Board – Digital Youth Work Advisory Task and Finish Group Meeting
2020-03-27 10:00 - 12:00
For more details please contact Joel Hodson who is the Welsh Government contact on these groups, you can get in touch via joel.hodson@gov.wales

Interim Youth Work Board – Strategic Partnership Group on Young People Are Thriving
2020-03-25 09:00 - 15:00
This meeting takes place at Cathays Park 2 in Cardiff. For more information, Joel Hodson is the Welsh Government contact on these groups, you can get in touch via joel.hodson@gov.wales

ASH Wales annual Wales Tobacco or Health Network (WTHN) Conference
2020-03-19 09:30 - 13:30
“Stubbing out Smoking; Breathing new life into Workplace Wellbeing”

This year we are focussing on
Workplace Wellbeing. Dr Llinos Haf Spencer from Bangor University will
present findings from 2019 report, Wellness in Work and will demonstrate the
latest evidence for the return on investment of supporting a healthy
workforce. We will also hear about the challenges and opportunities
around delivering a meaningful health and wellbeing programme.

20% of the workforce in Wales
are still smoking. Wales has the highest rate of sickness absence in the
UK and smokers take more sick days – around 5.6 days; smoking breaks cost
businesses £2k per smoker in lost productivity ever year.

Employee
wellbeing is a key issue that companies right across the employment spectrum
are striving to address. They are constantly adapting and looking for in
work health support solutions they can invest in that will provide them with
positive rewards. More than 60% of smokers want to quit and 44% make a
serious quit attempt every year. They are far more likely to success if
they quit with help.

Details and registration of the conference can be found on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stubbing-out-smoking-breathing-life-into-workplace-wellbeing-tickets-94432465045

The conference will have a
smoking focus but the audience will be a mixture of employers, frontline
workers, housing, local authority and the care sector.

The ideas and opportunities
raised at this event will be fed back to senior policy makers across Wales with
recommendations for future action.

CWVYS Executive Committee meeting
2020-03-18 09:00 - 16:00

Child Sexual Exploitation National Awareness Day
2020-03-18 00:00 - 23:59
More info here: http://www.stop-cse.org/national-child-exploitation-awareness-day/

World Sleep Day
2020-03-13 08:00 - 17:00
World Sleep Day® is designed to raise awareness of sleep as a human privilege that is often compromised by the habits of modern life. More info here: https://worldsleepday.org/

No Smoking Day
2020-03-11 00:00 - 23:59
More info here: https://ukpublichealthnetwork.org.uk/events/no-smoking-day-2020-03-13/

Preventing Youth Homelessness 2020
2020-03-09 10:00 - 16:30
End Youth Homelessness Cymru and the Wales Centre for Public Policy are jointly holding an event in Cardiff City Hall on 09/03/20.

We will be joined by some very special guest speakers, including Stephen Gaetz (Professor and President of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness), Melanie Redman (President & CEO – A Way Home Canada) and David French (Director of Policy and Planning – A Way Home Canada).

The event will include updates on the development of Housing First for Youth and Upstream in both Canada and Wales, as well as the Canadian YAP tool.

The event is split into two sessions. The first session will reflect on the impact of the WCPP’s Preventing Youth Homelessness report 2 years on and considering how well Wales is making the shift to Youth Homelessness prevention. Session 2 will consider different methods of identification of those at risk of becoming homeless.

You can register here: Eventbrite

If you have any questions please email End Youth Homelessness Cymru’s Hugh Russell, via hughrussell@llamau.org.uk

Interim Youth Work Board – Strategic Partnership Group on Workforce Development
2020-03-06 10:00 - 13:00

National Youth Work Conference
2020-03-04 09:30 - 16:00
You can find more information about the Conference, including the Agenda and Workshop details by visiting https://www.cwvys.org.uk/2020-youth-work-conference/

Self-Harm Awareness Day
2020-03-01 00:00 - 23:59
More info here: https://youngminds.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-us/success-stories/self-harm-awareness-day/
