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Presscouncil City of Chemnitz
Pressrelease: 771

Exchange to strengthen family-friendly structures

Press event: The children and youth representative of the city of Chemnitz visits the club Christmas hut on 28 November, 4 pm, Christmas market

On Monday, 28 November at 4 p.m., Ute Spindler, Children and Youth Representative of the City of Chemnitz, will visit the association's Christmas hut at the Chemnitz Christmas market. On this day, the Freundeskreis "Indira Gandhi" e. V. will present itself and provide information about children's rights, their active realisation and the diversity required for this in Chemnitz. Together with children, various discussions will be held on site to focus on the importance of children's rights for Chemnitz. The children and young people's representative finds out about the children's ideas and the organisation's Family Finder project. At the same time, she would like to recognise the work of all the clubs and associations in organising the club Christmas hut.

Media representatives are cordially invited to this event.

The organisation Freundeskreis "Indira Gandhi" e. V. is one of many associations presenting the implementation of children's rights in Chemnitz.
For the entire duration of the Christmas market, Chemnitz residents and visitors to the city will have the opportunity to talk to numerous associations at the association Christmas hut.

Background
Chemnitz clubs and associations have been campaigning for the realisation of children's rights for many years. 20 November is Children's Rights Day. Children's rights are human rights. "Children's rights are not a non-binding recommendation. Children's rights are applicable law."