SpeakOut Junior Spring 24

Junior!

Hey!

Welcome back to SpeakOut Junior, Who Cares? Scotland’s magazine for our younger members.

This issue I’ll be telling you all about International Women’s Day and Care Experienced History Month. And you’ll hear from members who attended this year’s Carelidh. I hope you all had a

happy Care Day. I’m looking forward to getting outside to play, I love seeing the flowers bloom and going for picnics with my friends.

Love,

Buddy

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Buddy Bear 12 Bear Street Beartown

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Celebrating

Each year we mark Care Day on the 2nd Friday in February. This is a time for communities to unite to raise awareness of what care experience is and celebrate Care Experienced people.

Who Cares? Scotland throws a ceilidh (or Carelidh!) each year to celebrate. A ceilidh is a traditional Scottish dance where people wear kilts, eat haggis, and dance special dances. Of course, Buddy was there this year, dressed in his finest kilt!

Who Cares? Scotland members, Ryan and Kirsty, came to this year’s Carelidh and wrote about all the fun they had...

Care Day!

By Ryan and Kirsty

This year the Carelidh took place in Glasgow at The Engine Works and one of my highlights was the bright decorations, creating an atmosphere of warmth and fun.

Colourful lights spread cheer and delight. As I walked through the busy rooms, I couldn’t help but feel excited. The night was electric from the moment people started arriving and as the music kicked off, people flooded the dance floor. I found myself swept away by the

beats of the drums and the energy of the dancers, losing myself in the celebration unfolding around me.

If you weren’t dancing your socks off there was the chance to get your face painted, get temporary tattoos, get a drawing of yourself done or get photos from the photo booth to take home with you.

But beyond the big festivities, the small moments from this year’s Carelidh are the ones I’ll remember… sharing laughter and stories with friends and family, eating delicious treats and taking a moment to appreciate the simple joys of life.

Ask Buddy

Asking questions helps us understand the world around us. On this page, I’ll do my best to answer your questions! If you are still not sure, you can ask a grown-up you trust or someone who works for Who Cares? Scotland to read over this page with you.

What is International Women’s Day?

International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on the 8th of March each year to highlight the successes of women and girls, raise money for women’s charities, and campaign for the equal rights of women.

In the past, and sometimes still today, women have had fewer opportunities than men. They might not be allowed to:

Go to school Have a job Vote Drive a car

That is why we must keep talking about what still needs to change, to make sure that women and girls everywhere have equal rights.

When everyone is treated fairly, no matter their gender, sexuality, whether they are Care experienced or not – the world will be a better place.

Great Girls of the World

We think all women and girls should be celebrated, but here are a few and the great things they’ve done:

Malala Yousafzai is the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala grew up in Pakistan and at age 11 the Taliban took over control of the village where she lived. They said girls could no longer go to school. Malala began speaking out in protest and when she was 14 she was attacked and her family fled to the UK. Now Malala has graduated from Oxford University and has set up a charity to continue to fight for girls around the world to receive an education.

Megan Rapinoe famously led the U.S. Women’s National Football team to become World Cup Champions in 2019. But there’s so much more to Rapinoe than her ball skills! Rapinoe is a devoted women’s rights advocate who has been fighting for equal pay in sports.

Greta Thunberg is one of the world’s most widely known climate activists. At age 15 Greta held the first “School Strike for Climate” outside the Swedish parliament in 2018. The protest was widely covered, and hundreds of thousands of young people across the world joined her “Fridays for Future” strikes. She has since spoken in front of leaders across the world.

Ada Lovelace was born in 1815 and is considered by some to have been the first ever computer programmer. Ada grew up fascinated with maths and science which was very unusual for a woman at the time.

Experienced Care

In April, we celebrated Care Experienced History Month. This year our members Leah, Billy, Rebecca, and Charlie worked with people who study history to make a Tik Tok series to share what they had learnt.

Rebecca told us about the history of “Poorhouses” where Care Experienced people were sent in the 1900s in Scotland.

Poorhouses were not very nice places to live. They were dirty and people living there often got sick because of this.

Leah talked about “child migration”, which was a time when the government sent the children of poor families away to live in other countries like Australia and Canada. Thankfully they stopped doing this about 40 years ago.

History

Billy learned about “Industrial Schools” where children were sent to learn skills. This was sometimes as a punishment for bad behaviour or for just being Care Experienced. Boys learned crafts like woodwork and joinery, while girls learned to wash, cook, and sew.

So how didbetterthingsget for ExperiencedCare people?

Care Experienced Characters

Finally, Charlie talked about how Care Experienced people have been portrayed in films. Did you know that Spiderman, Batman, and Harry Potter were all Care Experienced? Spiderman was looked after by his aunt and uncle, as was Harry Potter, and Batman was cared for by the state.

Celebrating YOU

This is the part of SpeakOut Junior where we get to hear from you about all the exciting things you have been up to. If you’d like to see yourself in the next magazine, ask a grown-up to emailorgcomms@whocaresscotland. to send us your photos, artwork or stories. Or send them to 40 Wellington Street, Glasgow, G2 6HJ.

Well done to Sinead who performed in the musical, The Lightning Thief with Kelvin College. Sinead played the part of Katie Gardner and had to rehearse in preparation for the show all day, three times a week!

Sinead & The Lightning Thief Perfect Pikachu

“My favourite day of rehearsals was the day we went into the theatre for the first time. We did this the week before the show once we started to rehearse, I was starting to get nervous, but I was also excited. I had the best time on stage during the shows and it went so quickly.”

Gotta catch em’ all!

Thank you to 7-yearold Lacey from Falkirk for sending us this adorable drawing of Pikachu. We’d love to collect drawings of all the Pokémon!

All I want is a Duck!

JJ from North Lanarkshire Children’s Home sent us his comic strip which is about being listened to. The comic shows JJ is sad as he does not have a duck. Then he asks staff for a pet duck. Then he researches ducks. His workers support him to get a duck. The story ends with a happy JJ, as he has a pet duck. What do you wish for? Why not make your own comic strip about it!

Wee Diamonds are Out & About

The Wee Diamonds group have been making the most of the weather lately by enjoying a trip to the park to play some rounders and feed the swans. This group for members and their carers meets fortnightly for fun activities in Paisley.

In It To Win It

Once you have completed the IN IT TO WIN IT pages please return them to us by Thursday 29th August 2024 to be in with a chance of winning a £25 voucher of your choice. You can do this by giving the page to your Who Cares? Scotland Advocate or by asking a grown-up to email a photo of your entry to membership@whocaresscotland.org or post it to 40 Wellington Street, Glasgow G2 6HJ.

Good luck!

Just For Fun Colour Me In

Cut this page out and send us your finished picture! We love seeing your artwork. Ask a grown up to either email us at membership@whocaresscotland.org or post it to 40 Wellington Street Glasgow, G2 6HJ.

The WC?S Phone Book

Find out if we have an advocate in your area

West Central

Morag Cantwell

Advocacy Coordinator (Forth Valley) 07523 512 612

Mary Bateman

APW Falkirk and Stirling 07739 078 247

Caroline Ironside

APW Stirling 07849 084 996

Jemma Kane

Advocacy Coordinator (Kibble) 07540 823 286

Rachel Outram

APW West Lothian 07985 089 947

South East

Sophie Morris

APW East Lothian 07985 046 739

Lisa Fleming

APW Midlothian 07712 872 078

Ellie Crozier

APW Edinburgh 07712 870 390

South West

Denise McMillan

APW East Ayrshire 07932 101 076

Lindsay Cook

APW East Renfrewshire 07973 801 709

Fiona Simpson

APW Glasgow 07787 560 472

Kim Campbell

APW Glasgow 07712 870 343

Sharon Edwards

APW West Lothian 07779 451 117

Sophie Edwards

APW West Lothian 07849 086432

Sarah Herbert

APW Kibble and East Dunbartonshire 07849 086 681

Joanne Hunter

Development Officer (Clackmannanshire) 07715 312 015

Sorcha Tams

APW Falkirk and Good Shepherd Centre 07598 580 320

Sherril Wright APW Falkirk and Clackmannanshire 07849 090 688

Beth Simpson

APW (SP) West Dunbartonshire 07787 560 467

Johanna Kaz

APW Stirling and Seamab 07971 474 168

Keira Kerracher

APW Edinburgh & Sycamore 07849 083 003

Josh Gilbert

APW Edinburgh & Scottish Borders (Mat Cover) 07849 083 003

Sheryl Kay

APW South Ayrshire 07738 195 692

Pamela Hynes

APW Argyll & Bute, Crossreach 07739 078 244

Heather Nailard

APW Argyll & Bute 07769 325 000

Claire Campbell

Lifelong Advocate 0330 107 7540

Kieran Platts Development Officer Edinburgh 07841 033 104

Keith Ward Development Officer – South East (CB/ Communities that Care) 07712 870335

Carolelynne Cameron

Lifelong Advocate 07748 145 955

Caroline Breen

APW Renfrewshire 07394 418 025

Donald Walker

Advocacy & Participation Coordinator 07712 865 958

Grown

Lanarkshire

Ray MacLean

Advocacy Coordinator

North Lanarkshire 07523 512 800

Brenda Ann Murphy

APW North Lanarkshire 07849 083 141

Elle Scott

APW North Lanarkshire (Mat Cover) 07849 086 188

Jacqueline McLachlan

APW North Lanarkshire 07841 033 020

Kerry Connor

APW North Lanarkshire 07841 033 019

North

Jantine van Loon

APW Highland 07850 852 708

Sian Wild

APW Shetland and Participation and Project Coordinator 07974 370 714

North East

Lynne Williamson

APW Aberdeenshire 07712 869 576

Abigail Pass

APW Angus 07810 570 222

Lisa Allan

APW North Lanarkshire 07790 341 265

Mags Corr

APW North Lanarkshire 07841 033 018

Russell Stewart

APW North Lanarkshire 07849 083 248

Laura Campbell

Development Officer

North Lanarkshire CB 07849 086 191

Ewen Kerr

Advocacy Coordinator

South Lanarkshire 07970 515 442

Karen Monkman

APW Orkney 07849 087 753

James Cameron Coordinator 07583 050 179

Lynne Morris

APW South Lanarkshire 07786 068 138

Michelle McAtear

APW South Lanarkshire 07841 033 107

Louise Murdoch

APW South Lanarkshire 07849 090 684

Jessica Varney

APW Rossie YP Trust 07849 083 246

Paul Lamont

APW Dundee 07787 436 681

Ashley Donaldson

APW North East 07743 936 550

Ewan Duthie

APW North East

Peripatetic 07825 269 678