Candidate Manifestos 2008 - Young Hackney

Ify ObawyeMy name is Ify and I am here to talkabout my vision for where we live.We are the children of the presentand the adults of the future and Ibelieve that the area we live in isthe best. I mean, if Hackneywasn’t great we wouldn’t behosting the Olympics!But, there are a number ofthings that we can do to makeit even greater.I would like to make many positivechanges that can help reduceyouth crime and inspire youthharmony:• Activities during school breaks(sports, music, drama, dance, trips).• Events after school (music,homework and sports leagues).• Community youth meetings –about current concerns, ideas,sexual advice and drugsawareness.I am a youth, just like you, on amission, which I will complete,and my mission, just like you, isto make changes that I feelstrongly about, just like you.All this will take time to achievebut I’m here to make sure that wetake one step a day to realise ourdreams, so please don’t get mymessage twisted, I’m not here toadd a tick on my CV, I’m askingyou to be real!And I will hope that you take mymessage seriously, believing in theunited power of our vision andactions, and the ability that eachand every one of us can make apositive difference to the placewe live in!If Hackney wasn’t great we wouldn’t be hosting the Olympics!