RUCKUS! is a free activism & antiracism conference for high school-aged youth of Colour, their Allies and concerned youth. It is back for another exciting year promising to bring an amazing selection of engaging workshops that will get youth to think critically about themselves and the world we live in today. Register by February 8th to reserve your spot!

Become engaged, register today and take action for a better future ! 

YOUTH GALLERY 2010

Got something to say.. but don’t know how to say it? Say it here ! At RUCKUS! this year we put an emphasis on activism through the arts. We aim to provide a space whereby youth feel safe and able to express themselves artistically! Submissions will be placed in the Youth Gallery for all to see! We are looking for poetry, photographs, videos, etc to be displayed at the Youth Gallery.

Submissions are due by February 12 2010. If you have any questions or inquires please email Sandra Vides Martinez at svm89@yorku.ca

Empower: Youth, Arts, and HIV/AIDS Activism Launch Party!

Check out Drag Performances, Interactive Panel Discussions, Fashion,
Visual Art Exhibitions, Discussion Panels, and Sexy Safer Sex Information! Come out to
an interactive, action-packed World AIDS Day event with performances,
exhibitions and discussions by local youth activists and educators,
service providers and community organizers. This is a Queer Positive
space.

This FREE interactive symposium will launch “Empower: Youth, Arts and
Activism: An HIV/AIDS Activism Manual for Youth by Youth.” For more
information on the manual, see below.

Everyone is welcome. Snacks & Refreshments Provided. Guests will
receive a free copy of the manual upon arrival.

For questions or more information, please contact cuhi.admin@utoronto.ca

EVENT DETAILS:

Date: November, 26, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 9:00pm
Place: William Doo Auditorium*,
New College, University of Toronto.
45 Willcocks
(SW Corner of Willcocks and Spadina. Closest Subway Station: Spadina)

* Wheelchair accessible.

*** The launch will be preceded by a talk by Dr. Jessica Fields
(Sociology, City University of New York), “Under Lock and Key: Sex
Education and the Effort to Prevent and Protect”, as well as a
networking reception. These events are organized as part of the Youth
Sexual Health RIG.

Event date/time: November 26, 2009
4:00 - 5:30: Dr. Jessica Fields talk - Women and Gender Studies
Lounge, 2nd Floor Wilson Hall Residence (20 Willcocks)
5:30 - 6:00: Networking Reception
6:00-9:00: Manual Launch & Symposium - William Doo Auditorium (45 Willcocks)

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Empower: Youth, Arts, and Activism

The manual, Empower: Youth, Arts, and Activism, is designed for youth
by youth, and features a diverse range of projects put forward by
passionate, inspiring and fired-up individuals committed to social
change. Each individual, group and project is committed to challenging
social and structural issues around HIV and AIDS. From HIV positive
youth fighting stigma to peer education projects and safer sex
parties, this manual honours the work of communities creating spaces
to talk about the issues that matter most.  And? each project is
accomplished with the use of art!

Partners of Empower: Youth, Arts, and Activism:

Youth Action Network
www.youthactionnetwork.org/

Gendering Adolescent AIDS Prevention (GAAP)
www.utgaap.com

Centre for Urban Health Initiatives (CUHI)
www.cuhi.utoronto.ca

Printing of the manual has been generously supported by CATIE.

To order a FREE copy of the manual after the launch, please visit the
CATIE Ordering Centre at www.catie.com after the launch. CATIE Centre
Catalogue Number ATI-26158.

More details about online availability of the manual will be available
after the launch.