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'Walk in Our Shoes' Protest
Young people from Birmingham will be asking Councillors and the Government to ’Walk in Our Shoes’ when they rally in Chamberlain Square today.
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Invest in young people says Birmingham youth worker
Members of 30 youth clubs from across Birmingham gathered in the city centre today to protest at cuts to their budgets.
They placed shoes in Chamberlain Square to 'symbolise teenagers who will be left out on the streets' if their youth clubs close down.
The council blames central government for the reductions; campaigners say they won't be saving much.
Russell Green, a youth worker in Birmingham, thinks the council should be investing in young people.
Rally in Birmingham over cuts to youth services
Young people from Birmingham will unite today, is a protest against cuts to clubs and youth projects in the city.
Representatives from 30 clubs from across Birmingham will meet at Chamberlain Square in the city centre, where the 'Walk in Our Shoes’ rally will begin.
Part of the Birmingham Youth Service funding crisis has being caused by the withdrawal of £1m funding by the Birmingham Schools Forum.