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The annual RUCKUS! Youth Activism & Anti-Racism Conference is back for another exciting year. RUCKUS! is a free conference for high school-aged youth of Colour, their Allies and other concerned youth. The 2008 theme is “You Don’t Need A Sign to Protest”. Come participate in a number of engaging & exciting workshops that will challenge you to find your own unique way of being an activist and affecting social change. Registration is now open to schools, students & all interested youth. Please email ruckus@youthactionnetwork.org to register and to be added to the RUCKUS! listserv for updates & reminders.

DIRECTIONS TO RUCKUS! 2008

We look forward to meeting all of you who have registered for the conference. The address for the building where you will be registering is New College at the University of Toronto - 21 Classic Avenue. The address is also on the poster (see above). Here is a link to the google map as well: http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=21+classic+avenue+toronto&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=28.868934,78.75&ie=UTF8&ll=43.663075,79.400103&spn=0.007886,0.019226&z=16&g=21+classic+avenue+toronto&iwloc=addr

Directions:

• Take the 510 Spadina streetcar (any one - they all go south)
• Get off at Harbord Street (which is the second stop after leaving the station)
• Walk half a block south to Classic Avenue
• Walk east (left) on Classic Avenue to 21 Classic
• Note: There will be signs and volunteers to help direct you once in the vicinity of the building

WORKSHOPS @ RUCKUS! 2008
We are excited to offer you a selection of amazing and engaging workshops that will get you thinking critically about yourself and your place in the world. Please download this document (ruckus-2008-workshop-descriptions.pdf ) to find an itinerary as well as a tentative list and description of the workshops that will be offered at RUCKUS! this year. Please note that registration for the workshops will happen on the mornings of both days between 9:30am-10:30am and that some workshops are only offered on one of the two days. If you have any questions/concerns please contact us at ruckus@youthactionnetwork.org.

TABLING @ RUCKUS! 2008
RUCKUS! invites organizations, groups and service agencies to register a table at this year’s RUCKUS! conference. This is a great opportunity to outreach to hundreds of youth from across the GTA. You are welcome to bring displays, resources, pamphlets and anything else you need to promote your group or cause. We are asking for a $20 tabling fee/day in order to support the RUCKUS! conference costs. Please send an email to ruckus@youthactionnetwork.org with your group’s name, contact person, what day(s) you will be tabling, what you will be bringing and what you will be using the table to promote. There are only 10 tables available so please register as soon as possible if you are interested and note that they will be made available on a first-come-first-serve basis.

CALL FOR RUCKUS! 2008 WORKSHOP PROPOSALS

DEADLINE: Closed

Young activists, community leaders, students, youth groups and youth-led initiatives are invited to submit proposals for engaging, interactive and critical workshops.

This year we hope to show youth that there are a number of ways that they can be activists by using their talents, gifts and passions to fight social injustice. We encourage workshop proposals from young people and groups who can demonstrate that they have been able to affect change in very unconventional but effective ways. Workshops should challenge youth to be attentive to issues that are important to them and then creative about the ways they can mobilize around those issues. Please email proposals to Alpha Abebe: alpha@youthactionnetwork.org

Download Call for Proposals Here: call-for-proposals_ruckus-2008.pdf

VOLUNTEER WITH RUCKUS! 2008
Here are a couple of exciting ways you can volunteer with RUCKUS! this year: Join the RUCKUS! Youth Steering Committee. The committee will meet regularly to brainstorm, organize & run the 2008 RUCKUS! conference. This is a great opportunity for you to be part of something great and gain a meaningful leadership experience.

Other volunteer positions:

v Conference set-up/take down
v A/V, Technical Support
v Registration Table, Information, giving directions for conference participants
v Promoting RUCKUS! in schools (handing out flyers, putting up posters, approaching teachers to sign up their classes)
v Taking photos during the conference
v Writing an article about Ruckus / Journalist
v Other (you tell us)

Please email Alpha Abebe (alpha@youthactionnetwork.org) with your full name, phone number and desired volunteer position before October 15, 2008: Download Volunteer Call Out Here: volunteer-with-ruckus-2008.pdf

REGISTER YOUR CLASS FOR RUCKUS! 2008
If you are a teacher, school staff or administrator and would like to register your class or a group of students for the RUCKUS! conference then please download and send in the registration form. Remember, the earlier you register the better chance you have at securing spots in the workshops of your students’ choice! If you are student, then feel free to pass this form on to a teacher at your school and encourage them to register your class.

Download School Registration Form Here: ruckus-2008-early-registration-form-for-schools.doc

REGISTER FOR EDUCATORS’ WORKSHOP SERIES
Teachers and other educators are invited to register for the RUCKUS! Educators’ Workshop Series, which runs parallel to the youth workshops on Friday and Saturday. For more information about the workshops and registration procedures, download the registration form below.

Download Educators’ Workshop Series Registration Form Here: ruckus-2008-educators-workshop-series-registration-form.doc

REGISTER YOUR GROUP/CLUB/ORGANIZATION FOR RUCKUS! 2008
Are you a staff person at an organization that provides services to youth? Are you a youth-led initiative that is interested in attending RUCKUS! Are you a community group or club that has youth members? If so then register the youth in your organization or group for RUCKUS! 2008. Note that Friday’s session is during school hours so youth who are in school during that time should be registering with their class for Friday’s session. Otherwise, please register your group for either or both sessions.

Download Organization/Group Registration Form Here: ruckus-2008-early-registration-form-for-groups_clubs_organizations.doc

REGISTER YOURSELF FOR RUCKUS! 2008
Are you a young person interested in attending RUCKUS!? If you are in high school and would like to attend Friday’s session then please talk to your teacher about registering your class since it is during school hours. If you are not in school during Friday’s session and/or if you are interested in attending RUCKUS! on Saturday then please fill out this registration form.

Download Individual Youth Registration Form Here: ruckus-2008-early-registration-form-for-individual-youth.doc