Opening the summer school, which is being held online for the second year running due to Covid, Debbie told the participants: “For me politics is all about empowering communities and my vision for the summer school is that we nurture you; the next generation of community activists.”
One of the participants is Heather Price, from Saddleworth, explained why she wanted to take part in the summer school, saying: “My sister took part a few years ago and every year she’s told me I need to sign up because it’s such a brilliant experience.
“I want to go into a career in the area of human rights so I think the summer school is a great opportunity to learn everything I can.
"I’m particularly looking forward to the session with Francesco Motta, who is a commissioner for human rights and a former head of the UN mission in Iraq.”
Other guest speakers during the week include Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham; deputy Labour leader, Angela Rayner MP; Green MP, Caroline Lucas; and rugby league legend, Kevin Sinfield.
