Campaign! Make an impact (CMAI)

Nations involved     
Wales
England

Project leads  
Karin Molson, The Shire Hall, Monmouth
Alison Bodley, British Library       

Project timeline
April 2011 to May 2012

'Campaign! Make an impact', a British Library led innovative programme, uses historical campaigns to inspire young people into active citizenship and modern day campaigning.  The Five Nations Network grant provided an opportunity for the South West England and South Wales CMAI networks to work together on a initiative that would enable skills and experience sharing, support and mentoring and the development of school-based projects that would enable young people both sides of the border to share campaigning skills, experiences and issues. Download the report

Aims

• To bring young people from England and Wales together to identify similarities and differences in issues that affect both groups.
• To identify differences between the nations in how to influence people for change.
• To identify differences between the nations’ two political systems.
• To work cross-border and learn from experienced CMAI practitioners to develop provision and resources for Welsh CMAI projects.
• To use the project experience to develop a CMAI network in Wales.

Actions

The school project was in three parts:
Step 1: Experience Sharing Day
Step 2: Individual Nation projects in Wales and England
Step 3: Student Celebration Event

Outcomes

• Identification of shared issues.
• Identification of differences between the nations’ two political systems and influencing people for change.
• Cross-border working, experience sharing and networking.