Democracy is something to be cherished, something to be taken care of, said the Marshal of the Sejm, Elżbieta Witek, addressing the participants of the 29th session of the Sejm for Children and Youth.
Proceedings of the 29th Session of the Sejm for Children and Youth
The Marshal of the Sejm, Elżbieta Witek, who inaugurated the 29th session of the Sejm for children and youth, emphasized that the deliberations will be held in the plenary hall, which is called the “heart of democracy”.
Here each of the parliamentarians can express themselves freely, this is the place of Polish democracy. Democracy is something to be cherished, something to be cared for
she noted.
Referring to the topic of this year’s session of the Children’s and Youth Parliament – “to die, but with honor (Krystyna Budnicka). The heroic armed struggle of Jewish combat organizations against the Germans from the perspective of 80 years – for human, social and national honor and dignity, following the example of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising’ judged it to be a difficult task requiring sensitivity and emotion, the problem of decades ago.
Without peace there is no future
The marshal pointed out that this problem is both difficult and extremely timely.
Beyond our eastern border, Russia invaded Ukraine. We see these misfortunes, they happen right next to us
– she said.
I know that current topics may be more interesting to young people, but let’s remember one thing: if there is no peace, there will be no future where you can chase your dreams.
– she said.
Witek also drew attention to the way of debating, saying that when exchanging points of view, arguing, looking for different arguments, one must remember that everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
We don’t have to agree with them, but we do have to respect them
she added.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion
She addressed the members of the Children and Youth Parliament and asked them to remember during the discussion and exchange of views that everyone is entitled to their opinion and that one should always respect another.
You can criticize his behavior, but not himself
she pointed out.
We are different and that’s how it should be. That’s what democracy is all about, and that’s what progress is all about, that we’re always arguing about something
said the chairman of the Sejm.
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What is the Children and Youth Parliament?
The Children’s and Youth Parliament has 460 deputies. The organization of the chamber is modeled on the procedures in place in the real Sejm, which is supposed to familiarize the participants with the principles of Polish parliamentarism. The plenary debate and the work of the committee preceding it will be held in accordance with the previously adopted Electoral Law and the Rules of the Sejm for Children and Youth.
SDiM sessions are preceded by a committee meeting, in which the authors of the top-rated papers prepare a draft resolution. It is discussed and voted on during the SDiM plenary session in the Seym Assembly Room, which ends with the handing over of the SDiM resolution to a member of the Sejm Presidium.
The SDiM resolution is a call from young people to adults (politicians, municipalities, schools, organizations) to take action on the subject of the session of the Children and Youth Parliament. The organizers of the event emphasize that neither the SDiM meeting nor the resolution itself are normative or political.
The participants in the project are student teams of two people. They are composed of pupils from one school or a group of schools who are 13 years old on the date of commencement of recruitment, i.e. February 28, 2023, and at the same time on the day of the meeting of the Children and Youth Parliament (June 1, 2023) does not turn 18. Teacher supervision of the team is not required, but parental or legal guardian consent is necessary. You can only join the SDiM session once.
Candidates for deputies of the Children and Youth Parliament were selected in a competition on the basis of a completed recruitment task.
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Source: wPolityce
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