National Youth Council of Ireland

Guest: Valery Molay

In this episode we are joined by Valery Molay to discuss racial justice and its connection to young people, Ireland, and how it is firmly connected to global youth work. Some questions discussed in this episode:

• What is racial justice?
• Why is it important for global youth work?
• How do we challenge racism in our practice and sector?
• How important are ‘our’ spaces with young people in challenging and talking about race/prejudice/uncomfortable topics

Guest: Valery Molay – Climate activist and member of the Youth 2030 team.

In this episode we are joined by Valery Molay to discuss what exactly climate justice is and how it is firmly connected to global youth work. From climate change, climate revolution, to climate justice. We explore it all and connect to practice. Some questions discussed in this episode:

1. What is the difference between Climate Action and Justice?

2. Why is this important for youth work?

3. How do we support youth workers in tackling climate justice?

In this episode we unpack the starting point for all youth workers in working with young people in a global way. How do we relate to the journeys that happen in youth work? How do we see this movement and understand the complexities in connecting global issues to our everyday lives? We discuss the importance of challenging and moving people through the stages of the global issues spectrum.

‘You only see the world from where you are standing’

On this episode we focus on the “quick tips” to being a global youth worker. Perhaps one of the most challenging aspect of the global youth workers is understanding and exploring who we are and what drives us.

This episode explores what separates youth work from global youth work. We explore some theory around the Five Faces of Globalisation and to where and how exactly young people are now connected globally. The new reality for young people is this globalised connection of culture, politics, environment, technology, and economics. The challenge is for youth work to explore and deepen our understanding of how deep and interlinked these five faces and connections are.

On this episode we explore we can use global youth work to understand world affairs and connecting them to practice. Politics, Trump, Israel, UN, Covid-19, BLM, World Hunger, Climate Change, Global South, conspiracy theories, twitter sphere.

How important is having these conversations with young people? How do we filter through the narratives? How do we deal with conspiracies?  How important is supporting a culture of global learning/challenging in a youth space?

Questions explored in this episode:

How we can use global youth work to understand world affairs and connecting them to practice.

How important is having these chats with young people? How do we filter through the narratives?

How important is supporting a culture of global learning/challenging in a youth space?