** WHAT IS YOUTH WEEK ALL ABOUT?! **
Running from May 1-8th, Youth Week is a festival that celebrates the diversity and exuberance of youth community engagement and creativity in
This year Youth Week 2010 will focus on creative activism, and will highlight creative ways in which youth are contributing to dialogues of social justice as well as their communities as a whole.
Goals of the Week ¸ CHALLENGE concerned youth to take concrete steps from awareness to action¸ BUILD a strong global network of youth working for just and sustainable communities¸ CELEBRATE the initiative and creativity of young people¸ PUBLICIZE positive examples of youth initiative and activism¸ PROMOTE critical youth participation in and access to democratic processes and media.
Core Values of the Week 1. popular education, grassroots action and real involvement in decision-making - led by youth 2. exploring peaceful, alternative approaches toward a just and sustainable world 3. respecting the diversity of identities, needs, beliefs, cultures and actions 4. appreciating and building on what has been achieved by the generations before us.
SPEAKERS CORNER: GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? SAY IT HERE!
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COST? FREE
What’s your dream for your community both local and abroad? If you have statement to make here’s your chance to make it. Participate in YAN’s first ever speakers corner, live from the streets of
BUTTON MAKING WORKSHOP WITH YOUTH LINE
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WHERE? Youth Action Network’s Office –
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COST? FREE! Refreshments to be served!
Facilitator Aniska Ali from Youth Line presents a button making workshop called ‘My Life’. During this workshop participants will be asked to create/design a button that represents something important to them. We will then take to the streets of
PHOTOVOICE – ‘ I HAVE A DREAM’
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WHERE? Youth Action Network’s Office –
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COST? FREE ! Refreshments to be served!
Photographs submitted by youth will be displayed in YAN’s office. The theme for this photo voice surrounds it self around dreams for the future. At YAN we strongly believe that youth have the power to change the future. Through this photo voice we will display pictures that capture youth’s hopes and dreams for the future.
Want to submit a picture?
** SUBMIT BY MAY 6TH TO HAVE YOUR PHOTO DISPLAYED AT THE ‘ I HAVE A DREAM’ PHOTOVOICE **
FIRE IT UP!
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WHERE? Youth Action Network’s Office –
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COST? FREE ! Refreshments to be served!
Looking for specific information and advice on getting your group up and going? Come and join other youth from all across the GTA for this FREE workshop where we will discuss various methods of taking action creatively!
Want to become involved? Want to participate? Contact:
Sandra Vides
at
svidesmartinez@gmail.com
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