JUNAID ASHRAF

MA GLOBAL DIPLOMACY: SOUTH ASIA, SOAS

I am an experienced advocate for youth empowerment, have worked as an elected Councillor since 2017 and founded the Melting Scot.

I currently chair the Black Lives Matter working group for Scotland’s fourth largest local authority leading on the implementation of anti-racist education resources across 23 high schools.

Through Melting Scot, I am improving the policy discussion of BAME issues and inclusion of minority voices in the media in Scotland. I have led national campaigns to increase the financial support provided to young carers as well as lobbied government to reduce the voting age to 16. As an environmental enthusiast, I have successfully advocated for the climate change emergency to be declared within his local authority.