Grassroots Youth Collaborative
Got something to say about the TTC? We want to hear about it!
Post-Secondary is Possible Info Fair
The Council of Educators of Toronto (CET) and Toronto Community Housing (TCH) are co-hosting an info fair on post secondary access and outreach programs with on May 15th from 4-8pm at 931 Yonge St.
This is a great ‘one stop shop’ opportunity for youth to learn about the different options and pathways to access post secondary education. There will be raffle prizes and refreshments. TTC reimbursements will also be available.
For more information on the CET please click here, and for more information on TCH, please click here.
Inside UforChange: UforChange Presents: Skills →
Come out and support UforChange on May 24th at the Paint Box Bistro (555 Dundas St. East)
Join the UforChange Crew for a summer night jammed with a DANCE & DJ BATTLE, live painting, cheap but classy food, drinks and great company!
Interested in being apart of this event? Audition…
Update: Meeting Postponed!
This meeting has been postponed due to insufficient RSVP’s. The meeting will take place on Thursday, September 19th, 2013, same place, same time. A reminder will be sent in August.
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ACTION PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
Date: May 9, 2013 Thursday, September 19th, 2013
Time: 6 – 8 pm
Location: Rexdale Community Hub, Albion Neighbourhood Services, 21 Panorama Court, Suite 14, Toronto, ON M9V 4E3
On May 9th, 2013 The Look At My Life Project’s action planning committee will meet from 6 – 8 pm at the Rexdale Community Hub. This meeting will follow up on ideas and points generated at the Policy Dialogue and continue planning next steps for the Action Planning Committee and objectives for the upcoming year. We hope that all of you can come out and commit to being part of this group.
A light dinner will be served
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us at amadeusztheproject@gmail.com
FYI: Power of One 2013
Early bird tickets till
May 18th!
May 18th!
Power of One 2013
Thursday, June 13th at 6 pm
Snell Hall, St. James Cathedral
We believe it takes just one individual to make a difference in a young person’s life.
Start your journey as a youth mentor at this year’s Power of One event.
Join us on June 13th at 6 pm at the Snell Hall in Toronto.
Stay tuned for updates on our special keynote speaker, silent auction items, event sponsors, and performances.
We look forward to celebrating the night with you!
Looking for Volunteers: GET Schooled- calling youth, community leaders aand more
GYC’s new partner initiative G.E.T. Schooled launches at the AGO on Wed May 1st as part of the National Youth Arts Week Launch Party with the Hon. Michaëlle Jean (and more)! G.E.T. Schooled is a new creative community of grassroots knowledge where young people are both the learners AND the teachers…They’re looking for 8 awesome volunteers to come celebrate and help support their cause!
If you’re a fan of art and culture, this is definitely the place to get involved! Please forward this and share it on twitter/FB with your networks!
Free next Wed? commUnity T.O. wants YOU to G.E.T. Schooled! http://goo.gl/j3y3M
View Larger Last year more than 100 individuals representing over 80 organizations participated in 3 Arts Labs in a collective process to explore what works, what doesn’t, who’s doing what and how we can do better together as the first step in finding ways to develop the youth arts sector with a focus on business. On May 8th, I would like to invite you to a wrap up meeting in which Arts Services will present a report and propose recommendations based on the findings of that process. Join us as we work together to fine tune these recommendations and to collaboratively develop tangible next steps forward to enhance the sector.
Who should attend: Groups and organizations working to build professional and entrepreneurialskills in young artists; decision-makers encouraged
When: May 8th, 11am-1pm
Where: COBACollective of Black Artists, Daniel Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. East, Suite 130, Toronto
Please RSVP: to Liz at artsservices@toronto.ca
View Larger GYC will be offering our clinics with Tai (our mentor) from 5:30-6:30pm and then the rest of the night is a bunch of speakers and then the youth dialogue with Michaelle Jean and then some networking/party time from 8-10pm.
View Larger https://www.facebook.com/events/162063513957016/?notif_t=plan_user_joined#
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BtypRbFwBVk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BtypRbFwBVk
Before he was convicted of murdering a policeman in 1981 and sentenced to die, Mumia Abu-Jamal was a gifted journalist and brilliant writer. Now after more than 30 years in prison and despite attempts to silence him, Mumia is not only still alive but continuing to report, educate, provoke and inspire.
► REBELS WITH A CAUSE FILM FESTIVAL, CINEMA POLITICA AT YORK and JUSTICE IS NOT COLOUR-BLIND host the FREE SCREENING of Stephen Vittoria’s new feature documentary - an inspiring portrait of a man whom many consider America’s most famous political prisoner - a man whose existence tests our beliefs about freedom of expression. Through prison interviews, archival footage, and dramatic readings, and aided by a potent chorus of voices including Cornel West, Alice Walker, Dick Gregory, Angela Davis, Amy Goodman and others, this riveting film explores Mumia’s life before, during and after Death Row - revealing, in the words of Angela Davis, “the most eloquent and most powerful opponent of the death penalty in the world…the 21st Century Frederick Douglass.”
Film length: 120 min.
► After the screening of the film, a panel will be speaking about
+ Racist policies in the North American criminal justice system
+ Inconsistencies between governmental criminal justice policies and international law
+ Prison systems as oppressive tools of the state
SPEAKING ON THE PANEL WILL BE:
STEPHEN VITTORIA - Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal writer, director and producer (via Skype)
MOHAMMED MAHJOUB – Infamous Canadian security certificate detainee who has spent the last 12 years in either detention or house arrests.
Facilitated by Chris Deo - CHRY 105.5 NEWS NOW host.
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DATE & TIME: Thursday May 2, 2013 | 6PM - 9PM
LOCATION: Nat Taylor Cinema, N102 Ross Building, York University Keele Campus, 4700 Keele St
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► We regret that the film does not have caption. Nat Taylor Cinema is wheelchair accessible.
For info and accessibility contact: rebels@opirgyork.ca
SAPACCY Support Group-Manage Substance Use Triggers
Substance Abuse Program for African Canadian and Caribbean Youth
SAPACCY
SUPPORT GROUP
COME LEARN HOW TO MANAGE YOUR
TRIGGERS.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE SUBSTANCE
USE TRIGGERS.
When: Every WEDNESDAY May 15th to July 17th, 2013
Time:4:30pm-6:00pm
Location: 80 Workman Way 6th floor, Rm. 6115
Workman Way is an internal street on the CAMH site at 1001 Queen
Street west between Ossington and Shaw
For details please call AYO @ 416-535-8501 ext. 33569
Or E-mail: Ayodele.okpoye@camh.ca
A Triple Threat to Equity: Changing Prioritites for Toronto Schools
Social Planning Toronto would like to invite you to A Triple Threat to Equity: Changing Priorities for Toronto Schools, please feel free to distribute this information with your friends and other concerned community members.
The Ministry of Education provides additional funding to school boards to support ESL students and students living in poverty. However the Toronto District School Board, like many Boards across the Province, uses much of this funding on other purposes.
Join us on in launching a campaign to get the TDSB to spend the funding it receives for ESL students and students living in poverty on programs and supports that provide equitable learning opportunities for our City’s most marginalized students.
Date: Monday, May 6th, 2013
Time: Registration begins at 6:30 PM, Presentation begins at 7:00 PM
Location: Metro Central YMCA Auditorium
2nd Floor, 20 Grosvenor St. (two blocks north of College Subway, west of Yonge)
Toronto, Ontario M4Y 2V5
To register, please visit http://atriplethreattoequity-eorg.eventbrite.ca/ or contact Mary Micallef at mmicallef@socialplanningtoronto.org or by calling 416-351-0095 ext.251
Democracy Forum: Scarborough Civic Action Network- Let’s get the convo going!
Thursday May 9, 2013
| 5:30-8:30pm
| Scarborough Civic Centre
| 160 Borough Drive
| 5:30-8:30pm
| Scarborough Civic Centre
| 160 Borough Drive
Scarborough residents are invited to take part in an exciting conversation on ways to engage after election time. Take this opportunity to get your civic action toolkit and connect with a wide range of civic groups & activities in Scarborough!
Space is limited-register now!
What’s in store….
The Fourth Wall Exhibit
Travelling all over Canada, The Fourth Wall exhibit explores ways to make local politics more accessible, friendly, and participatory. The exhibit looks at 36 ways of transforming city call and the way we engage at the local level. This highly regarded exhibit makes its way back to Scarborough for the forum. Make sure to come early to view it!
Dave Meslin
Curator of the Fourth Wall exhibit, artist and organizer Dave Meslin joins us to talk about ways of making local politics more accessible to and representative of Scarborough residents.
Guled Arale and Farnaz Behrooz
Meet some faces behind the Scarborough Civic Action Network. Guled Arale, Steering Committee member and Farnaz Behrooz, Coordinator at SCAN, will discuss current work around civic engagement and the importance of local democracy and civic network development in Scarborough.
Paul Bocking - Scarborough Civic Champion
Paul Bocking, a resident, organizer, activist, secondary school teacher, amateur filmmaker, and Bluffs Advocate writer (and more!), isn’t shy when it comes to local engagement in Scarborough. Hear from the guy who’s tackled all sorts of local issues in all sorts of different ways!
Four workshops for you to choose from!
Choose from one of four fantastic sessions on different ways to engage in local issues
Workshop A: Neighbourhood Associations
Meet with Scarborough Neighbourhood Associations who are actively involved in their local neighbourhoods and hear about what it takes to start or support your own neighbourhood association!
Workshop C: The Politician’s Office
Ever wonder what it’s like in a Councillor’s office? How do politicians respond to your concerns when you contact them? Listen to former Scarborough Councillors and representatives from Councillors’ offices!
EVENT FLYER
Workshop B: Community Action Projects
Ever had an idea or vision to change something in your community? Chances are, you’re not alone! Hear from action-oriented residents and learn how to start a local campaign or project!
Workshop D: Activist Groups
Occasionally, we hear of activism taking place in the downtown urban core. But did you know that activism happens in Scarborough, FOR Scarborough? Listen to community activists and how they work on pressing issues that matter to you! INFORMATION PACKAGE
Cost: FREE!
TTC Tokens and light refreshments provided
For a list of participating groups, or to register, visit:
ScarboroughDemocracy.eventbrite.com
For more information, please contact:
scarboroughcivicactionnetwork@gmail.com | 416-491-3456 416-491-3456 x. 409
