AdvocatED

AdvocatED is an online platform run by Advosoc (The Edinburgh University Advocacy Society) which aims to encourage students of all writing abilities to contribute pieces of work that advocate for causes they are passionate about.

AdvocatED also offers writing advice for students who would like to enter the world of activism and advocacy journalism, but aren't sure where to begin.

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It’s Hard to be a Youth Climate Striker

In my last year of high school, I was involved in Scottish Youth Climate Strikes – a peaceful climate crisis awareness group that operated through public engagement and school strikes. It was a time in my life where I met many like minded people, learned valuable skills and was even interviewed by Sky News. Note however that I say was – shortly after starting university in 2020 I had to stop. This was due to several factors but the straw that broke the camel’s back was the issues forming within the community itself. Part of what makes the climate strike movement so powerful is the youth – these inspiring young people determined to stand up for the planet when their elders won’t. And despite their age, the attempts of solving the problem are anything but immature. Marches involving millions worldwide, eloquent call-outs of world leaders acting like children themselves, and a dignified persistence as they stand in front of renowned buildings with homemade signs every Friday for month

The Scottish Governments National Action Plan on FGM: Progression and Cooperation

The Scottish Governments National Action Plan on FGM: Progression and Cooperation In February 2016, the Scottish Government published their national action plan to prevent and eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM) 1 . The practice has been outlawed in Scotland since 1985 and is described as a mark of violence against women and girls. Misleadingly FGM is solely attached to religion, and common misconception fails to attach the cultural importance of the practice to regional tradition. Those particularly affected are located in the east, west and north-eastern countries of Africa 2 . It is also common in some regions of the Middle East. FGM has been described by the Scottish Government’s Health and Social Care Sector as being starkly discriminative, providing no health benefits and weighted with severe long-term consequences for the victim. The physical aspect of FGM is summarised as follows: “all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other

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