I am a 19 year old youth activist from Scotland. I run a group called Yep (Youth End Poverty) Dundee, which works with marginalised young people, particularly young HIV+, LGBT people and those who are sexually exploited. I am also the LGBT spokesperson for the Scottish Socialist Party, where I develop progressive policies around LGBT issues and organise direct action and protests against discrimination.

Blog Entries by Nick Henderson

Fleeing Torture But Finding Only Persecution

Posted April 23, 2008 | 03:55 PM (EST)


With just 17 days left until 19-year-old Jojo Yakob is due to be forcibly removed from the UK to his imprisonment, torture, and probable execution in Syria, our negative attitude to refugees and why we have it needs to be seriously looked at.

Jojo came to the UK in 2005...

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Voices From Davos

Posted March 23, 2008 | 07:28 AM (EST)


"Every generation has its own worries - the things that really get us." -- Emma Thompson, award-winning actress and campaigner against human trafficking. Click here to read Thompson's post.

The World Economic Forum is many things. A celebration of global capitalism and the cult of making more money than...

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The Road to Davos

Posted February 7, 2008 | 06:41 PM (EST)


The World Economic Forum is many things. A celebration of global capitalism and the cult of making more money than everyone else; the old white men dressed in thousand pound suits' club and a surreal mix of faces off the telly. For us, six young people chosen by the British...

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