Charter

The purpose of the Speak Out ltd (SpeakOut) Charter is to acknowledge and define SpeakOut’s unique philosophy and practice. The Charter acts as a shared organisational commitment and underpins all of SpeakOut’s programs and initiatives.

Our Future

Change your world.®
SpeakOut will actively lead, and partner in, a worldwide social change movement that nurtures the creativity, participation and voices of young people.

Our Purpose

Creating opportunities for people to change their world.®
SpeakOut equips young people to overcome disadvantage and change their world through creativity and enterprise.

Our Values

Love and Compassion in our actions.
Respect and Accountability in our relationships.
Creativity and Innovation in our solutions.
Sustainability and Collaboration in our practices.
Accessibility and Fun in our environments.

Our Principles

SpeakOut's core principles are detailed under the headings listed below. To download our complete Charter, including the full details of our principles, click here [PDF, 142kb].

1. Leadership, partnership and transparency
   * Activism
   * Communication
   * Partnership
2. Human rights, needs and potential
   * Capacity
   * Pathways
   * Participation
   * Technologies
   * Celebration
3. Environmental awareness and responsibility
   * Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
   * Environmentally Sound Technologies
4. Creativity and Creative Innovation
   * Engagement
   * Expression
   * Education
   * Enquiry
   * Enterprise

The SpeakOut Charter is informed by:
* The United Nations Global Compact
* Australia Council for the Arts Creative Innovation Strategy
* The Fourth Pillar of Sustainability: Culture’s Essential Role in Public Planning
* The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child