Young people explore life’s challenges

‘Young people, peace and community’ event brings together young people from Blackburn, Huddersfield and Bolton

The problems of identity and stereotyping were among those addressed at a Quaker event in Huddersfield on 19 April when forty young people met to share and discuss the issues they face today. The event, ‘Young people, peace and community’, was organised by the Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB) as part of its work on ‘Building Peace in Diverse Britain’.. The participants, who were between fourteen and nineteen years old, were drawn from young people’s groups in Blackburn, Huddersfield and Bolton. They represented a range of faiths, cultures and communities.

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