Alliance Youth

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"Young Alliance" redirects here. For the youth branch of the Danish party New Alliance, see New Alliance (Denmark)#Young Alliance.

Logo of the Alliance Youth

Alliance Youth is a youth political organization linked to the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. It exists to promote Liberal, progressive and non-sectarian politics in Northern Ireland, through promoting policies, running in campaigns and arranging meetings with elected representatives^{[citation needed]}.

Alliance Youth is an umbrella organization, incorporating the youth wing of the Alliance Party (Young Alliance) and Liberal/Alliance Societies at Northern Ireland universities.

Alliance Youth is involved in local campaigns on anti-racism, road safety and suicide prevention.^{[citation needed]}

It is also a full member of LYMEC and a candidate member of the IFLRY^{[citation needed]}, through which it has supported campaigns for freedom of movement within Europe, reform of European agricultural policy, and democracy in Belarus.^{[citation needed]}

At the 2008 Alliance Youth AGM, the following Officers were elected:

Chair - Stephen Martin^{[citation needed]}

Vice Chair - Stephen Herron^{[citation needed]}

Secretary - Mark Baillie^{[citation needed]}

International Officer - Chris Andrews

The Executive also consists of QUB Alliance Chair Michael Bower and UU Alliance Chair Rory Kelly.^{[citation needed]}