In Conversation with... Unfearties

Unfearties are individuals who are courageous in discussing children’s issues, are making a difference in children’s lives, and who are willing to speak up for, and stand alongside, children. In 2021, the Year of Childhood, the year Scottish Parliament unanimously voted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots Law, and the 25th Birthday year of Children's Parliament, we have been revitalising our Unfearties movement.

On Tuesday 28th September 2021, we invited all our Unfearties to join us to think about what makes a movement, and what makes us 'Unfeart'. The event began with an inspirational discussion between Cathy McCulloch (Co-Director, Children's Parliament), Clare MacGillivray (Director, Making Rights Real) and Maff Potts (Founder, Camerados). We then split into break-out rooms to consider children's rights as adults' promises through a short art activity and shared our own stories of Unfeartieness.

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During this event we:

💚Created a shared understanding about the Unfearties movement.

💚Learned how we can inspire hearts and minds in and beyond the movement.

💚Shared practical ideas which can help to make rights a reality for children.

💚Made individual or collective promises to promote, protect or defend children’s human rights and share achievements to inspire others.