Abbreviation NDYA Headquarters Edmonton, Alberta Region served Canada | Type Political Organization Location Alberta, Canada | |
Purpose Advocating for youth in the Alberta NDP | ||
The New Democratic Youth of Alberta (NDYA) is the official youth branch of Alberta's NDP, and act as a youth advocacy group within the centre-left party. Any party member between the age of 14 and 30 is automatically considered a member of the New Democratic Youth of Alberta (NDYA).
They feel that "issues of working-class empowerment, gender equality, environmental sustainability, and the tolerance of sexual preference, as well as other struggles for social justice, provide the necessary foundation for the formation of a better, more humane, society."
2016 Executive
The current executive is currently made up of 10 youth from across the province:
The organization's executive serves one year terms, with a review of the executive every year at either the Alberta NDP's provincial council, provincial convention, or at the NDYA yearly convention.
Georgia Becker- Co-Chair
Kelsey Fortier- Co-Chair
Jordan Van Schaik- Secretary
Alan Parish- Treasurer
Caitlin Pettifor- Federal Youth Liaison
Hannah Schlamp- Member At Large
Hayley Brown- Member At Large
Kevin Smith- Member At Large
Shafir Walji- Member At Large
Liam O'Keefe Member at Large