Equality in our society was the subject discussed when young people from Slough teamed up with others from around the country last week.

The Slough group was made up of members of the town's Youth Parliament and LGBT group Spectrum.

The group attended the Equality4Us convention at the London offices of Amnesty International on Wednesday, May 31 to explore the five key liberation campaigns for groups within society that are either under-represented or discriminated against; particularly women, young people of faith, those in black and minority ethnic, disabled and LGBT groups.

In response to 2016’s Youth Select Committee which found that hate crime is under reported, youth representatives also unpicked the barriers to young people reporting and created a good practice charter to help services make sure their processes are young people friendly.

Now in its seventh year, the British Youth Council’s Equality4Us convention included interactive, issued based workshops and sessions examining the issue of equality, how it affects young people as individuals and why the fight for equality continues.

Christie Campbell, from both SYP and Spectrum, said: “With SYP’s manifesto priority to promote equality for all and empower young people to feel safer in their communities, it was great to have this opportunity for young people to meet together, share experiences and propose new ways to support each other and determine policy and campaigns in these areas.”

The Slough Youth Parliament and Spectrum are supported by Slough Borough Council’s Young People’s Service. To find out more contact sloughforyouth@slough.gov.uk