About the Danish-Ethnic Youth Council
The Danish-Ethnic Youth Council is a new youth council, initiated by The Danish Youth Council and the Ministry for Refugees, Immigration and Integration in Denmark.
The council works towards engaging young people with different cultural backgrounds in Danish society and to give a voice to ethnic minority youth.
The council thus works towards ensuring higher participation in the societal debate, and in the voluntary organizations, so important to Danish society.
Activities of the council
Danish-Ethnic Youth Council has free hands to plan and participate in activities concerning subjects related to integration, citizenship and engagement in democratic society.
Within this framework the council plans activities that aim at furthering the participation in community building in Denmark and to function as an advisor for municipalities, ministries and companies regarding integration, citizenship and engagement in the democratic society.
Members of the council
The council consists of 14 young people with interest in integration and diversity. The members were elected for a period of 2 years during a founding conference running from February 26-28, 2010.
Get in contact
If you want to get in contact with any of the members of the council or want to know more about the council and its activities feel free contacting the coordinator of the council Michael Johnson. You can reach him by sending an email to mjo@duf.dk or by calling + 45 60 20 14 18