Would age be important at a meet?

[Friedrich]

There is a meet in the coming weeks in my city, and I was wondering whether my age would be a "problem"?

The meet is about the recent student riots and previous riots. I am only 16, and I imagine that the other people attending the meet will be at least 18, making me the youngest person present. I realise that when I apply for university what has happened recently will be very important, but at the moment I haven't been involved. Should I go regardless or just sit this one out?

[Admiral Swagmeister G-Funk]

Go for it! The issues affect you as much as anyone else, the revolution does not have age limits ;).

I know people as young as 14 who are active in discussions and campaigns, and it is inspiring apart from anything else.

[Friedrich]

Go for it! The issues affect you as much as anyone else, the revolution does not have age limits ;).

I know people as young as 14 who are active in discussions and campaigns, and it is inspiring apart from anything else.

Thanks for the advice, I think it's just nerves more than anything else. This will be my first meet.

[Who?]

You should go, I'm sure they would welcome you and appreciate your support regardless of your age.

[F9]

I was probably 14-15 when first started getting into (real) political shit, so no it wouldnt be a problem unless you make it ;)
Or the people there are idiots but we cant know that :p

But in any way, RevLeft wholehearted advices you to GO:)

[Spawn of Stalin]

Age is never an issue with any group worth working with, and if they do have a problem with you being only 16, they are not worth supporting. We have people your age and possibly younger who sometime come to Stalin Society and Party events.

[Spawn of Stalin]

Also, don't let nerves get the better of you, just go for it and remember the organisers want you to come, their existence relies on your support, they will be grateful for it.

[Widerstand]

I'm 19, both my affinity groups are full of people in their twenties or older.

A weekly meeting I go to is actually full of people who are 30 or older.

It doesn't matter really, if you're not terribly juvenile and they're not of the "more experienced than thou" mentality, it should work just fine.

Also, 16yos and 18yos usually get along just fine.

[Friedrich]

Thank you all for your input, I shall go :)

[Burn A Flag]

I know a leftist who's like 13. You'll do. Even if you're the youngest you should still go.

[The Red Next Door]

We had a 11 year old come to our event.

[The Idler]

Go with a responsible adult. Tell your parents who you're going with, where, how long for and how you're gonna get back.

[Admiral Swagmeister G-Funk]

Thanks for the advice, I think it's just nerves more than anything else. This will be my first meet.
Nerves are natural, but they will go away as you become more comfortable, provided that you go to this meet and decide that you are happy with your decision to do so.

Think about how mundane life would be if we didn't do certain things because we let nerves get the better of us.

[Jalapeno Enema]

The older you get, the less age matters.

I've gone to several meetings of an unrelated nature where I'm in the "kiddie group" which is composed of the under-30-crowd; age is completely subjective.

[Quail]

I'm one of the youngest members of Sheffield AFed (although I am 20 and younger members have joined since I did) but that hasn't stopped me from fully participating in things. You should go to the meeting, even if you don't say much. It took me a long time to learn to feel confident enough to speak my mind, and attending so many meetings definitely helped me to do that.

[The Garbage Disposal Unit]

Trust me, for older folk (and I'm only in my mid-twenties) there's nothing more exciting than young folk who are fucking stoked.

Except maybe older folk that haven't sold out.

[Red Rebel]

Go for it!


Would've put it in bold and a larger font, but this.

I didn't start to get physically active in social movements until I was 18; however, I was socially consious at the age of 16. More or less wasted those years as an armchair socialist on online political forums.

And as Virgin Molotov Cocktail said, old folks love young blood being interested.